Los Angeles Build Expo 2026
Los Angeles Convention Center - West Hall A - Los Angeles, CA
Sam Hallburn
Director of Operations | Devine Consulting
Presenter bio
Samantha Hallburn is the driving force behind Simplified Accounting Management and PBS Accounting and Tax Solutions. With nearly a decade of entrepreneurial experience in the financial sector and a comprehensive background spanning over 20 years in finance, marketing, HR, and sales, Sam brings a wealth of expertise to the table. As the founder of Simplified Accounting Management, a QuickBooks and financial consulting firm catering to businesses of all sizes, Sam has earned a stellar reputation for her strategic insights and dedication to client success. Additionally, her role as the founder and CEO of PBS Accounting and Tax Solutions further underscores her commitment to empowering business owners on their journey toward growth and prosperity.
Sam's impressive accolades, including her alumni status with Intuit's Accountant Council, advisory board membership with Insightful Accountant, member of the Woodard Trainer/Writer Coalition, and her prior involvement as a board member of Bozeman Professional Women, attest to her unwavering dedication and leadership in the industry. Recognized as one of Insightful Accountant's 2023 Up-and-Coming ProAdvisors, Top 100 ProAdvisors of 2024, and nominated for the 2023 Ignition Top 50 Women in Accounting awards, Sam's passion for excellence and innovation is evident in every aspect of her work!
QuickBooks for Contractors: Your Financials Are Talking. Are You Listening?
Most contractors don’t have a QuickBooks problem, they have a transparency problem. Thinking they can skip investing in the accuracy of their numbers leads to thousands upon thousands of lost dollars and sometimes, the demise of the business altogether. Accurate numbers tell a story: which jobs are actually profitable, where cash is quietly leaking, and whether the business can survive its next growth spurt. Most owners just aren’t set up to hear it, because "good enough" books were never built to talk back.
In this session, we will walk you through how a profit and loss report in QuickBooks can look right, but actually be wrong. Attendees leave with a clear picture of what their financials should look like in QuickBooks Online, AND be telling them. The goal is for you to walk away with a better picture of what it actually looks like to run a contracting business that makes decisions from real numbers.
Target audience: Owners and decision makers at contracting, subcontracting, and trade firms
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