Meet Rhett, the up-and-coming star at HWJ since 2019, who’s as fresh to the accounting scene as an untouched ledger on the first day of the fiscal year. With his diploma from Arizona State University practically still warm from the printing press, Rhett’s on a quest to add those three magical letters, CPA, after his name—turning the daunting CPA exam into his personal Hogwarts.

But don’t let his burgeoning professional career fool you. Rhett’s life isn’t all debits, credits, and diaper changes. Nope, Rhett has an ace up his sleeve—literally. When he’s not crunching numbers or figuring out the mystery that is a sleeping schedule for his young son, Rhett is a master of card magic tricks. That’s right, folks, with a flick of his wrist and a shuffle of his deck, he can make your tax worries disappear (metaphorically speaking, of course—Rhett insists on keeping everything above board).

So, whether he’s dazzling his small, growing family with a “pick a card, any card” routine or navigating the intricate world of tax codes and deductions, Rhett’s blending the art of illusion with the precision of accounting. He may still be in the early years of his career, but with card tricks that could make even a seasoned magician do a double-take, Rhett’s proving that balancing life, work, and magic is all in a day’s work.