Expert Roundup

How Professional Certification Actually Impacts Your Career

Six professionals share what their credentials did for them, and one argues you might not need one at all

Published March 12, 20267 min read6 experts featured

Featured Experts

Kevin O'Shea

Coach & CSCS, Triple F Elite Sports Training

Edith Forestal

Cybersecurity Specialist, Forestal Security

Thomas W. Carey

Senior Partner, Carey Leisure & Neal

David Cochran

HVAC Contractor, Cochran Heating & Air

Joe Spisak

CEO, Fulfill.com

David Hirschfeld

Partner, Sahara Investment Group

Sources

1.Featured.com Expert Roundup(accessed Mar 12, 2026)

Brennan Kolar

Founder, Atlas CPA Index

Brennan Kolar is the founder of Atlas CPA Index, an independent CPA review comparison platform covering all 55 U.S. jurisdictions. With over 10 years of experience with CPA review, he built Atlas to help candidates find the right review course based on how they actually learn, not which provider has the biggest ad budget.

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