Instructors

"People don't care how much you know, until they know how much you care" 

As Intuit's endorsed training partner, Real World Training receives many applications a year from QuickBooks experts around the country.  We hire only the best of the best.  Our selection and training procedures are rigorous.  Those instructors that succeed are not only QuickBooks and accounting experts, but have extensive real world business experience.  What sets our instructors apart from the rest is that fact that they truly care about helping others. 

Meet Our Instructors 

David J. O'Brien, CPA

Brad White

Brad is Chief Operations Officer of Real World Training. He has consulted with thousands of QuickBooks users. Brad is a former small business owner with extensive real world experience. He uses this experience to help students get the most out of QuickBooks.  Brad calls Plano, Texas home.

Trevor Matheson
Trevor is the Vice President of Product Development for Real World Training. Trevor has been teaching QuickBooks since 1997 and consistently impresses audiences with his in-depth product knowledge and entertaining speaking style. Trevor has owned and operated several small businesses before becoming a full-time instructor.  When Trevor isn't teaching, he helps develop our Learning Products. Trevor lives in Southlake, Texas.

Mary Beth Raimondi, CPA
Mary Beth began training for Real World Training in 1999. She started training and consulting on QuickBooks back with QuickBooks DOS. She owns and operates a tax and accounting practice, which began more than 19 years ago and specializes in QuickBooks clients. Mary Beth has taught several accounting courses at the college level. She lives in Trumbull, Connecticut.

Regina H. Smith
Regina began teaching QuickBooks in 1999. She has taught thousands of students how to best set up and use QuickBooks. Her real world experience provides her with a great knowledge of QuickBooks, which she enthusiastically passed on to her students. Regina owns and operates an accounting practice back home in Boise, Idaho.

Gary Gernbacher
Gary has 15 years of business consulting experience including classroom and one-on-one instruction. Gary uses his own small business ownership experience to bring relevant examples and a common sense approach to each class. Gary lives in Savage, Minnesota.

Gary Almquist

Gary has been training small businesses for more than 5 years. He currently owns his own small business and intimately understands the myriad challenges faced by small businesses. Gary lives in Nevada, Missouri.

Shauna Wortinger, CPA
Shauna has been training and consulting QuickBooks users for over 4 years. Her focus is teaching students how to be confident and accurate QuickBooks users. Shauna is a dedicated instructor who's enthusiastic, knowledgeable, and fun! Shauna lives in Sebring, FL.

Amy Ferguson
Amy is a former Controller who has extensive QuickBooks experience. Her enthusiastic teaching style will keep you engaged throughout your seminar. Amy calls Salt Lake City home.

Michele Hoover
Michele is a CPA with real world QuickBooks experience. She enjoys sharing what she knows about QuickBooks in a fun and dynamic way. Michele provides QuickBooks consulting in her hometown of Cleveland, Ohio.

Brent Peterson