About Fit Small Business
Since founding Fit Small Business in 2013, over 80 Million readers have relied on us to deliver the best answers to their small business questions.
We know that business owners like you wear many hats. This means having to make important decisions in a wide variety of areas where you may have little direct experience. It also means you are time stretched, and need to make those decisions as quickly and efficiently as possible.
That’s why we’re here – to help you make the best decisions for your business, and to do so as quickly and efficiently as possible.
We do this by hiring experts with deep industry experience, and putting our readers at the center of everything we do as a business. That’s what you get here at Fit Small Business. Great advice from true industry experts in each of our topics of focus.
Our Topics of Focus & Industry Experts
Accounting
Tim worked as a tax professional for BKD, LLP before returning to school and receiving his Ph.D. from Penn State. He then taught tax and accounting to undergraduate and graduate students as an assistant professor at both the University of Nebraska-Omaha and Mississippi State University. Tim is a Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor as well as a CPA with 28 years of experience. He spent two years as the accountant at a commercial roofing company utilizing QuickBooks Desktop to compile financials, job cost, and run payroll. Tim has spent the past 4 years writing and reviewing content for Fit Small Business on accounting software, taxation, and bookkeeping.
Retail
Meaghan Brophy is a Retail Expert at Fit Small Business focusing on small business retail and ecommerce content. Meaghan’s 10+ years of retail experience includes working at local book and dance supply stores, handcrafting gifts at an eco-friendly manufacturer, developing private label brands, and managing a team of more than 40 sales and service professionals at a local spa.
Previously, Meaghan was the Editorial Director of Independent Retailer monthly print magazine. She has also been a guest speaker at conferences, including Independent Retailer Conference, NY NOW, and RetailWire BraintrustLIVE segments.
Office Technology
Corey is an expert in the voice-over-internet-protocol (VoIP) world having written about the subject for five years. A former tech writer and reporter for GetVoIP, Corey also has expanded expertise in unified communications as a service (UCaaS) technology and contact center as a service (CPaaS) platforms.
Human Resources
Throughout her career, Heather has worked to help hundreds of small business owners in managing many aspects of their business, from bookkeeping to accounting to HR. Before joining Fit Small Business, Heather was the Payroll/HRS Manager for a top cloud accounting firm in the industry. Her experience has allowed her to learn first hand what the payroll needs are for small business owners.
Sales
Jess Pingrey is a seasoned subject matter expert passionate about providing the best answers about sales and customer service. She has 13+ years experience in sales, customer relationship management platforms, marketing, and content creation. Her background includes launching the sales department of a successful B2B startup, training teams on using software effectively, and serving as a customer experience champion.
Marketing
Elizabeth Kraus has more than a decade of first-hand experience starting and running a marketing agency hands-on, and over 20 years experience in small business marketing and branding. She’s built dozens of websites and pushed thousands of pieces of content into top rankings using SEO content marketing to help businesses produce marketing and sales qualified leads and convert them.
Financing
Tricia Jones is a subject matter expert at Fit Small Business, specializing in business financing and business banking. Before joining the team at FSB, Tricia spent 13 years as a loan specialist for USDA Rural Development. She currently serves as the local town auditor overseeing and reporting on the town financials.
Real Estate
Gina is a subject matter expert focusing on real estate education, lead generation, marketing, and investing. After getting her real estate licenses in New York and New Jersey, Gina worked with clients to find their ideal homes in the tri-state area. She was also Head of Learning and Agent Development at a real estate brokerage, where she developed curriculum and onboarding materials to train real estate professionals. Those positions, coupled with her experience as a high school English teacher, formed her passion for an educational approach to writing and real estate.
Insurance
Nathan Weller is a subject matter expert at Fit Small Business focusing on commercial insurance. He has 15 years of experience in insurance: operations, FNOL, and claims handling. He also helped build a claims department at an insurance start-up. In between his time working at different insurance carriers, he spent 8 years running a small, non-profit organization. Nathan understands the small business daily operations as well as the complexities of insurance.
How We Make Money
We earn money primarily through commissions that are earned when you purchase products and services featured on our website.
We know that earning and keeping your trust is what makes Fit Small Business successful. That’s why 100% of our recommendations are editorially independent. Our industry experts recommend whomever they think is the best option, regardless of any financial relationship. It’s been that way since we founded our site in 2013, and we never plan on changing that.
Learn more about how we make money by reading our editorial policy and view our full list of partners here.
Company Leadership
Everyone here at Fit Small Business, including our CEO, exists to support our industry experts and help them deliver the best answers to your small business questions.
David co-Founded Fit Small Business with Marc Prosser in 2013. David has over 20 years experience as an entrepreneur and manager building and leading teams of 100+ team members generating 9 figures in revenue. In addition to leading the overall strategy and operations for the company, David remains heavily involved in editorial leadership, and ensuring that we are always delivering the best answers to your small business questions.
Casey joined Fit Small Business in 2017 as one of the first 20 employees. Casey tapped into her background in sales and tech recruiting and soon took over the Business Development Department, doubling revenues year over year, three years in a row. Now, on top of managing all performance marketing and conversion rate optimization for Fit Small Business, Casey is heavily involved in HR, accounting, and company leadership initiatives.
As Vice President of Marketing, Meenal leads the overall strategy for both the Marketing and Analytics teams at Fit Small Business. Since joining the team in 2018, Meenal advanced from SEO associate to head of marketing; and has focused on a variety of areas within the company, including onpage and offpage SEO, data and KPI analysis, and managing a team of marketing experts. Meenal has a bachelor’s degree in Economics and Journalism/Media Studies from Rutgers University.
Rebecca Michael has more than 15 years of experience in publishing and digital media. She previously served as a Head of Content and Editor-in-Chief for a large digital marketing company specializing in content strategies for small businesses. Rebecca has over 20 years of writing experience in online TV, blogs, and news sites. She is the VP of Content over Fit Small Business and The Close in addition to the entire Technology Advice portfolio of sites where she’s developed topic teams of excellence that deliver high-quality content to our readers.
Join our Team
People are our primary competitive advantage, and we take hiring, training, and motivating the best team possible very seriously.
We offer a 100% remote work environment, with competitive compensation and benefits. This includes health insurance and 401K with matching for all US employees, and 4 weeks of paid time off for all team members globally.
We believe that diversity, equity, and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. We celebrate applicants of all backgrounds regardless of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, or veteran status.
If you are looking for an excellent place to both leverage your existing skills and take your career to the next level we hope you will consider our open positions.
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