Harriet Greenberg will be one of the first to tell you that fashion and finance go hand-in-hand. As a partner in Friedman LLP's Fashion Services Group, Harriet uses her more than 30 years of CPA experience to oversee a host of clients representing all aspects of the fashion industry. While being an accountant is a numbers game, for Harriet it's also crucial to keep abreast of the constant and rapid change that is characteristic of the fashion world. So, she lends her time to industry organizations and even writes about the subject.
With a busy job that requires lots of homework, a passion for mentoring other women in her firm and raising two boys, Harriet has relied on the characteristic organization of her profession to keep up with a hectic schedule. "I scheduled everything from homework time to TV and video game time," admits Harriet. And while that might seem extreme, she says it "all turned out well" when she looks to her two sons who are a doctor and laywer-to-be. "Every day I think about how lucky I am and how glad I am that I stuck it out."