Whether putting together a major cultural event or operating a business that helps clients navigate the intricacies of the financial forest, one must first be passionate about connecting with people.

Ask Daysi Jacobson. She was a key organizer for the recent — and very successful — Hispanic Night at the link. She is also CEO and founder of Daysi Jacobson Accounting, Tax & Financial Strategies, as well as Jacobson Wealth Builders.

And she will enthusiastically tell you what, for her, ties it all together: “The thing I most enjoy is the connection with people.”

Jacobson was born and raised in Ecuador, moving to the United States when she was 21, though at the time she didn’t speak a word of English. Because students in her home country select and prepare for a career path in high school, she began to learn accounting at the age of 14.

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