Kendall Chavez grew up in Long Beach, CA and went on to graduate from the University of Colorado with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business, a minor in Mathematics, and a Master’s Degree in Financial Accounting. After beginning her career at Sempra Energy, she shifted to tax preparation and strategy, where she excels in the complex challenge of minimizing tax liabilities within legal boundaries. Her firm, Taxes by the Sea, focuses on providing clear and effective tax strategies for creative business owners in the music video and advertisement production industries, making complex tax information accessible and manageable. Kendall enjoys being outdoors, training for obstacle course races (but rarely doing them), cooking, taking care of her plants, meeting any animal, and spending time with her husband, daughter, and dog.