Unstuck & Unstoppable: Introducing the COCPA Coaching Collaborative (CCC)

Doug Slaybaugh, CPA, PCC, is the founder of The CPA Coach, where he helps CPAs, CFOs, and accounting executives navigate their careers, leadership growth, and work-life balance. With over 25 years in and around public accounting and more than a decade of professional coaching experience, Doug specializes in career transitions, leadership development, and building the skills needed for success in both public accounting and industry.

Unlike traditional firm-based coaching, Doug provides independent, unbiased guidance tailored to each client’s journey. His deep, results-driven coaching approach helps professionals earn promotions, improve workplace experiences, and make critical career decisions. Having worked with firms and companies of all sizes nationwide, Doug brings a wealth of expertise and a commitment to transforming the accounting profession.

Outside of coaching, Doug is a dedicated parent, horror buff, bibliophile, and self-proclaimed Scrabble underdog to his wife. Learn more at The CPA Coach.

Michelle Kooi is a CPA and professional coach, writer (her first book, "Burn" will be available in February 2025) and speaker, who left traditional public accounting and tax work after 19 years to focus on helping leaders, small business owners and individuals in a way that was more aligned with her values and vision for her life, and where she could have the impact she wanted. As an intuitive guide, she helps women like her to get the support, guidance, self-care, tools and confidence they need to reach their goals without burning out, so they can live and work feeling more aligned and empowered.  She supports them to look at time differently, know and honor their values, harness their superpowers, and learn to set boundaries.  Michelle works with many women who are neurodivergent.  She now balances her coaching and consulting business with a life full of adventure and work she is passionate about instead of tax returns and balance sheets.  She lives in Durango, Colorado and loves to play outside in the mountains, on the trails and on the river. She is a Mom of two grown kids, an avid reader, a personal development junkie, a devoted yogi, and loves to adventure with her life partner, Jimbo, and dog Hiker.

A former EY audit partner and SEC alum, Jenn now empowers professionals to express their soul in both work and life. A CPA, author, and ICF-certified coach with 20+ years in professional services and over a decade coaching, she guides professionals to build meaningful careers, and pursue bold dreams. Now an instructor at the University of Denver, Jenn is living proof that it’s never too late to transform — she published her first book and earned her master’s degree in her 40s.