Her Story
About Angela
Angela Holcomb, CPA, is an accounting and professional services leader currently serving as a Manager at Deloitte, where she has progressed through roles as Consultant and Senior Consultant. Her professional background encompasses accounting, audit, assurance, internal controls, financial analysis, and process improvement. Prior to joining Deloitte, she served as a Senior Assurance Associate at Schreiber Advisors, P.C., Senior Internal Auditor at Trinity Health, and Accountant at Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP. Her experience includes financial statement audits, compliance testing, risk assessment, internal control evaluations, and the development of more efficient accounting and audit processes. At Deloitte, Angela has developed specialized expertise in family office accounting and tax basis bookkeeping, including reviewing financial statements, developing logic for custom accounting software used in private equity waterfall calculations, and overseeing detailed work performed by her team. Her career reflects a consistent interest in solving complex problems and improving processes. She describes herself as a problem solver, innovator, and visionary, with a philosophy centered on recognizing that change is constant and using that change as an opportunity to create better systems and outcomes. She holds a Master of Accountancy in Financial Accounting from Walsh College and a BBA in Accounting from Rochester Christian University, graduating Summa Cum Laude at the undergraduate level. Beyond her technical accounting career, Angela brings a creative and entrepreneurial perspective to her professional life. Her background includes music, crafts, quilting, sewing, and an ongoing interest in Western Renaissance Astrology, which she has pursued as a side venture through readings and the creation of related objects, such as prayer beads. She credits her creativity with strengthening her approach to complex professional problem-solving. Her career philosophy emphasizes resilience, embracing change, protecting personal well-being, and creating environments where people can perform meaningful work. She encourages emerging professionals—particularly women in demanding corporate environments—to avoid taking workplace challenges personally, recognize unhealthy levels of stress, prioritize their health and needs, and have the confidence to shape a career and future that align with their values.
Her Interview
Ten minutes with Angela
01What do you attribute your success to?
I attribute my success to resilience, adaptability, creativity, and a willingness to embrace change. My career has required me to navigate different environments and continuously develop new ways of solving problems. I have learned that change is inevitable, and rather than simply reacting to it, I want to understand it, influence its direction, and help create better outcomes.
02What’s the best career advice you’ve ever received?
The most important lesson I have learned is not to take things personally. I have also learned to recognize when a work environment is creating excessive stress and to understand that my health and personal needs must remain a priority. Professional success should not require sacrificing my well-being, and recognizing whether an environment is healthy or toxic is an important part of building a sustainable career.
03What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?
My advice applies to everyone, but it is especially important for women entering high-pressure professional environments: learn not to take everything personally and recognize your own value. Pay attention to the environment in which you work and be willing to acknowledge when it is creating excessive stress. Your own health and needs should remain a priority. I also encourage young professionals to embrace change rather than fear it and to think creatively about how they can help shape the future of their organizations and industries.
04What are the biggest challenges or opportunities in your field right now?
Challenges can be opportunities, depending on how we frame them: I am currently asking myself how to responsibly integrate AI into my work.
05What values are most important to you in your work and personal life?
I value adaptability, innovation, creativity, authenticity, personal well-being, and continuous growth. I believe we have the ability to influence our own direction rather than simply react to circumstances. I also value meaningful work and finding ways to make processes more effective so that people can spend more time on work that creates genuine value.
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