# EP530: Ashley Jocic - No Time, No Problem: Building A Virtual Firm During Life Chaos

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Podcast: [The Successful Bookkeeper Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-successful-bookkeeper-podcast-404887)
Published: 2026-05-05T10:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.thesuccessfulbookkeeper.com/podcast/ashley-jocic-no-time-no-problem-building-a-virtual-firm
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Duration seconds: 1724

## Resource

See what the team at The Successful Bookkeeper has on right now → Ashley Jocic started Florida Keys Bookkeeping at one of the most turbulent moments imaginable: a separation, COVID shutdowns, and a career pivot — all at once. What followed was five years of growing a fully virtual bookkeeping firm while navigating a new marriage, a daughter, an international move to Serbia, and twins. This episode is a masterclass in building something real when life refuses to slow down. Chapters [00:00] Life chaos that sparked the business [04:18] Early career and Bookkeeper Launch [07:04] Finding the first clients [10:40] Newborn, new marriage, slow growth [13:28] Twins force a systemization sprint [18:35] Running a US firm from Serbia [25:11] Building referral relationships [32:10] Plans for intentional growth [40:55] Protecting your work time Starting From a Real Moment Ashley's path into bookkeeping started with her dad. She'd been handling his books and noticed something: "I remember seeing the relief on his face when he knew his bookkeeping and his bills were handled." That moment made her realize bookkeeping is more than data entry — it lifts a genuine mental burden from business owners. Combined with a background in government accounting and a timely refresh through the Bookkeeper Launch course, she had what she needed to start. Growing Slowly — On Purpose Ashley's early client growth was deliberate and unhurried, mostly driven by a professional website and a referral from her father's network. "If someone called me and wanted a bookkeeper, I ended up doing their bookkeeping," she says. There was no aggressive outreach strategy at first — and that was fine. Her constraints as a new stay-at-home mom meant slow, steady growth was the only kind that fit. She and her husband aime…

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