10+ years at the highest levels: Big 4, venture capital, and operating companies.
Where I started. A year ago I thought AI was still far from replacing CPAs. Hallucinations, security issues, firm policies. Plenty of reasons to wait.
I was wrong.
What changed. AI moved fast. Research tool, then workflow tool, now agents that actually execute. I stopped watching and started building.
Where I am now. I built the same systems I wish I had when I started running businesses. Clean books. Real-time P&L. Tax planned in advance. A team that actually communicates. That is the baseline here, not the premium.
The finished work, not another app to run.
MAN^CPA is an AI-native financial firm for owner-operated businesses. We sell the finished work, not software: payroll, books, tax, and CFO advisory in one accountable relationship. AI runs the production, a Big 4 trained CPA owns the judgment, and the client gets clean numbers and clear decisions. Built to move at the speed a real business runs.
Done for you payroll built for operating reality. Compensation structures, filings, and compliance handled end to end.
Clean books every month with a real P&L an operator can actually run on. Labor, rent, supplies, margins, all tied out.
Returns filed, quarterly estimates planned, S-Corp and multi-year strategy handled in advance. No April surprises.
I don't just advise businesses. I build them too.
Tech-driven platform that monitors DMV systems and alerts customers when appointments open up in real time. Operating across TX, NC, NJ, NY, FL, NV, and Ontario.
Co-founded as a UTA sophomore to help US families call Vietnam affordably. One of the first platforms to let customers recharge phone credit online automatically, long before FaceTime existed.
State-licensed CE school approved by TDLR Texas. Practical, modern courses for licensed professionals, starting with cosmetology and expanding into skilled trades.
Luxury nail spa in Columbus. The nail industry built the Vietnamese-American community, raised our families, and created our foundation. Carrying that legacy forward and raising the bar.
Family comes first. Everything I build is grounded there.
I invest real time in early-career professionals, especially international students finding their footing. Just paying it forward.
I speak on tax strategy, wealth management, fund operations, and AI in accounting.
Currently focused on financial strategy and AI agent development. Always building, always learning.
The best way to reach me is through email, LinkedIn, or Substack. I try to respond to everyone.