Having just graduated from college, I was hoping to get some profound wisdom from this iconic person….and low behold, all I got from him was this and I paraphrase: “Work hard, make money, take care of your Mom and family and now let’s take a photo together.” I was a younger and kind of wondered about how simple his statement was…but little did I know that what he had sub-consciously planted in me, was the drive to have Focus with Full Awareness - essentially being Mindful. And that short but mind blowing interaction with him planted a seed in me about curiosity, about innovation, about looking at the root causes of most experiences and my drive to remain in a space of equanimity in all I do.

Professional Highlights

• Founder and Principal of Mindful-CPA and Mindful-Pro with 25 years plus of work experience

• Inner MBA - New York University 2021. BS in Accounting & Business Admin - California State University, Northridge 1993

• Independent Consultant & Trainer with Thomson Reuters, 20-20 Services LLC, Western CPE, Cerifi and Illumeo

• Professional experience includes working with EY, PW, PwC, IBM Global Business Services & Potential Project

• Client Experience includes: Fortune 50 companies, Client Service Firms (national, regional, small to midsize), Start-Ups and more

• UCLA - Adjunct Faculty from 2003 - 2019

• Vipassana Insight Meditation Retreats - 40 days in silence over the years

• Several Mindfulness Retreats and Coaching with the following Mindfulness Teachers: The Dalai Lama, Craig Marshall, S.N. Goenka, Robert Thurman, Jon Kabat-Zinn, Sharon Salzberg, Dan Siegel, Teachers of Transcendental Meditation and Self Realization Fellowship.

• Certified Mindful Professional from Mindful U - 2020

• Certified in Corporate Based Mindfulness Training from Potential Project - 2017

• CPA and CGMA from California

• Detailed professional background at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sunishmehta/