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Emerging Leaders Share Book Club Insights

January 13, 2026

Over the past six months, participants of the Emerging Leaders Book Club met to explore three powerful titles: Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey, The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel and The Obstacle Is the Way by Ryan Holiday. Three of the NJCPA members who led the book discussions — Matt Mojica, Brandon Ventura and Lexi Wilson — share why these books were chosen as well as the insights and “aha” moments that inspired them.

Topics discussed:

Why these three books were chosen
Common themes across the books
Insights that stood out
Big-picture messages
How insights from the books can be applied in your career
Future of the book club

Resources:

Brandon M. Ventura

Brandon Ventura, CPA, is chief financial officer and head of tax strategy at Trillium Wealth.

Don Meyer

Don Meyer, CAE, is the chief growth officer of the New Jersey Society of CPAs, where he is responsible for setting the vision, strategy and direction for the organization’s marketing, communications and membership campaigns and for driving the success of a deep and broad swath of organizational initiatives.

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Lexi Beth Wilson

Lexi B. Wilson, CPA, RMA, PSA, is a senior manager at Bowman & Company LLP.

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Matthew J. Mojica

Matthew Mojica, CPA, is an associate manager of financial reporting at Prudential Financial. He graduated with a B.S. in Accounting from Stockton University.