Lisa Campbell, founder of Profit First Professionals Canada

Hi, I'm Lisa Campbell

I founded Profit First Professionals Canada to help bookkeepers, accountants, business coaches and entrepreneurs build profitable, systemized, sustainable businesses — without losing sleep. Now, I want to help you, too.

My journey

From entrepreneurial struggle to financial success

Entrepreneurship has always been in my blood — by 21, I was a Certified Esthetician and had opened my own salon within six months of graduating. Going to school at night to learn how to manage my own financials turned into a side gig as a bookkeeper, run from a corner of my living room.

At the same time, I was in an extremely unhealthy marriage with someone who devalued me and my contributions. Our home was a toxic environment that felt inescapable, and my part-time bookkeeping gig wasn't going to support me and my three kids. I was at rock bottom — drowning in debt and struggling to stay afloat. I had to make a plan and get out, not just for myself, but for my children.

After years of planning and exhaustion, I finally generated a steady income that became the bottom line of my freedom. In 2016, I proved to myself that I could not only remove myself from a foul eleven-year relationship, but push past limits I once thought were unobtainable.

Lisa Campbell

Turning experience into a mission

I've gone on to take what I learned in my own journey and apply it to other businesses. Studying the Profit First cash flow methodology, I became a Certified Mastery Profit First Professional, and my mission became helping business owners everywhere get in control of their finances.

I've worked with private clients, been a guest speaker on webinars and podcasts, and built Accelerate 2 Advisor™ — an intensive mastermind helping bookkeepers and accountants move from compliance and overwhelm into high-value advisory. Bringing that same system to Canada, I founded Profit First Professionals Canada: a network of trained bookkeepers and accountants who guide entrepreneurs into predictable, sustainable profitability.

Now, my mission is to help entrepreneurs become profitable — and empower the bookkeepers and accountants who support them.

Interviews

I've been a guest and host on several podcasts

Sharing financial expertise and helping founders understand that money isn't complicated — their relationship with it is.

  • The Successful Bookkeeper

    What You Need To Know About Scaling Your Bookkeeping Business

  • She Thinks Big

    Guiding Clients To Profitability With Lisa Campbell

  • The Bloom Living Podcast

    Profit Your Way to Success

  • Grow My Accounting Practice

    Making The Leap To The Consultative Model

  • Grow My Accounting Practice

    Profit First Canada Is In The House

  • Growing Your Firm

    How to Systemically Accelerate Your Firm's Growth

  • The Successful Bookkeeper

    How To Pivot Your Business For Greater Success

  • The Successful Bookkeeper

    How A Positive Mindset Impacts Your Business

  • The Successful Bookkeeper

    Know Your Value By Implementing Systems In Your Bookkeeping Business

  • Building The Premier Accounting Firm

    From Beautician, To Bookkeeper And Now Business Advisor

  • Universal Accounting Center

    Creating an Accounting & Bookkeeping Service That Can Thrive

  • Wealth Without Bay Street

    Business Profit Coaching To Keep More of Your Money

Let's write your own business comeback story

I've come all the way from entrepreneurial hell to financial freedom. Now it's time for you to make the change — and for me to show you how.