Katie Mercer

Katie Mercer is a Certified Public Accountant with over a decade of experience spanning public accounting, small business development, and tax advisory. As the founder and CEO of Merci Finance, she has helped voice actors, creatives, and small business owners navigate tax compliance, entity formation, and startup strategy, bringing practical, real-world guidance to entrepreneurs at every stage of their journey.

Katie's background includes nearly five years at KPMG in audit and deal advisory, where she worked on mergers and acquisitions for corporate and private equity clients, as well as roles at Weaver and Cherry Bekaert advising businesses on accounting transformation and CFO-level strategy. She has hands-on experience helping small businesses with LLC and S-corp structuring, franchise tax compliance, partnership returns, and nonprofit formation, making her well-versed in the challenges business owners face on a regular basis..

A Texas A&M alumna with a BBA in Management and a Master's degree in Accounting, Katie has also built businesses herself, having co-founded and operated multiple businesses for over a decade.

Tish Hicks

Tish Hicks is an accomplished LA voiceover artist and the creator, CEO, and Master Sensei of The V.O. Dojo, a holistic, full-training program that guides, supports, connects, and accelerates voiceover artists every step of the way from "I don’t know" to working pro!

She has been telling stories in all genres of voiceover (commercials, animation, video games, tv narration, promo, audiobooks et al) for 25+ years including being the voice of many high profile and long-running campaigns like Subaru and Citibank.

Tish is a 2020 Stevie Award Winner for Female Entrepreneur of the Year and the Dojo for Company of the Year. She is a graduate of Northwestern University’s Theatre Department where bringing stories to life was instilled as a way of life.