Tuesday P. Brooks, MBA’01 — A Degree in Growing a Business with PURPOSE
Tuesday P. Brooks, MBA’01 Media Management was a featured guest on the popular podcast “GROW MY ACCOUNTING PRACTICE” hosted by Profit First Pros, Mike Michalowicz and Ron Saharyan.
Tuesday had a dream and a vision, and she realized that through partners, other resources, and relationships, she could make that dream come true, not only by helping her with her business but by providing careers and opportunities for others.
Tuesday pays it forward on a global level with a program she started in Africa. This extraordinary contribution and novel way to grow a business is one more way that Tuesday is putting her stamp on the world. Tuesday’s focus is on young women in Africa who need opportunities and a framework to set up a business of their own. The women were trained in bookkeeping in the AJOY way (Tuesday’s own system of small business finance). This year, the first cohort of 11 young women graduated skilled in pursuing their dreams.
This story of Purpose-Centered Education and Tuesday’s thought-provoking business ideas and efforts are the core of the podcast feature. Listen to the podcast to learn more.
About Tuesday P. Brooks
Tuesday P. Brooks, MBA is a business owner, educator, trusted tax & accounting advisor, and proud US veteran. Her role with a housing advocacy organization, boutique CPA tax firm, and private equity investment firm precipitated the launch of a financial management firm of her own in 2009. Her company, AJOY, is committed to improving the profitability of micro and small business enterprises.
Tuesday’s vision is to catalyze the growth of financially sound women-led companies that employ across the US. As such, she works tirelessly to provide direction to aspiring entrepreneurs on how to start and grow. Her keen knowledge of accounting for small businesses makes bookkeeping, tax compliance, credit readiness, and cash flow management accessible to early-stage business owners and non-profit founders. She leverages her certification as a Profit First professional to consult with business owners who seek to implement Profit First principles in their business.
Tuesday has educated more than 3,500 aspiring entrepreneurs and has developed strong relationships with community-based organizations and government agencies that provide technical assistance to entrepreneurs and freelancers primarily through one-to-one coaching, workshops, and business curriculum development. Tuesday is a frequently sought panel presenter and workshop facilitator and has been honored multiple years as a Best For New York Changemaker. Tuesday is a mentor with MicroMentor.org and BE NYC Mentors programs and teaches financial literacy to young adults through school programs and internships at her firm. She sits on the board of several community-based organizations that promote arts or education. Tuesday is a Business Advisor for the Goldman Sachs One Million Black Women – OMBW: Black in Business program.
Tuesday is a native New Yorker. She has a Master of Business Administration from Metropolitan College of New York in Media Management, a Master of Arts degree from Teachers College, Columbia University, and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Binghamton University.
Her financial management firm, AJOY, specializes in ventures in media, sports, arts, entertainment, beauty, fashion, wellness, and professional services. AJOY is certified M/WBE, DBE, SBE, EBE, EDWOSB, and SDVOSB and provides technical assistance to business owners seeking to successfully attain certification for their company as well. AJOY is an official supplier to Intuit to provide Quickbooks Online training as part of the 1 Million Black Businesses Initiative powered by Operation Hope and Shopify.