How a blawg led to a Forbes editor position with Kelly Phillips Erb [GWL133]

Kelly Phillips Erb is a Senior Editor at Forbes where she writes about tax and tax policy; she also serves as editorial lead for Bankable by Forbes. She was previously a managing shareholder at The Erb Law Firm, P.C., where she focused on tax law for businesses and families. Kelly is also a mom to three children, so she can add “dinosaur expert,” “cupcake baker” and “hockey mom” to her resume. In this episode, she shares her story about how spending time developing her craft, writing about tax law, finding her unique voice and making tax law accessible to everyone didn’t go unnoticed.

What You’ll Learn in this Episode:

• How Taxgirl got started with her career and writing her blog,
• How she found her unique voice and unique writing style and how she managed to make tax law understandable and accessible to most people,
• How she thought her blawg went unnoticed for a while until she started winning ABA awards and then got an offer from Forbes,
• Her book “Home, Sweet Rental: Busting the Hype Of Homeownership” and how home ownership is declining with Millennials, and how home ownership might not make financial sense to everyone,
• How her family factors into the mix, and how she always knew that she wanted to be a mom and also wanted to work. How it was important for her to have the two co-exist.

Resources:

Home, Sweet Rental: Busting The Hype Of Homeownership Kindle Edition

by Kelly Phillips Erb  (Author),‎ J. Christopher Erb  (Author)

http://amzn.to/2BEs32E

Contact Information:

Kelly can be found on various platforms and her handle is @taxgirl

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