Trusted financial professionals
dedicated to your success

Trusted financial professionals
dedicated to your success

You don’t choose just anyone to babysit your children, train your dog, or remove your tonsils. You look for people you can trust, ones who have expertise and strong recommendations. You need the same high standard for your financial data management.


The team at Brilliant Numbers has the expertise you need. Everyone is certified in QuickBooks® Online. Five members hold Advanced Certification. Each team member continues to study and learn by attending webinars and conferences that teach us more about QuickBooks® and multiple connected apps to help you with efficiency and ease.

Esteemed businessman looking out of luxury office window in peaceful thought, with his laptop.

You don’t choose just anyone to babysit your children, train your dog, or remove your tonsils. You look for people you can trust, ones who have expertise and strong recommendations. You need the same high standard for your financial data management.


The team at Brilliant Numbers has the expertise you need. Everyone is certified in QuickBooks® Online. Five members hold Advanced Certification. Each team member continues to study and learn by attending webinars and conferences that teach us more about QuickBooks® and multiple connected apps to help you with efficiency and ease.

Esteemed businessman looking out of luxury office window in peaceful thought, with his laptop.
Old black floppy disk labeled "Then and Now", Success in numbers

Our History

Our founder, Susan Pruskin, began using QuickBooks® in the 90s when you purchased a floppy disk and shoved it into the A drive of your computer. Things have certainly changed since then, and Susan has embraced that change. Our company was founded in 2008 with one client. Over fifteen years we’ve expanded our team and worked with over five hundred businesses. In 2023, we changed our focus to our subscription model, working with larger businesses who need a vast array of assistance with their financial data management. We handle the bookkeeping, but we dive much more deeply into the level of tasks necessary for complete understanding.

Our History

Our founder, Susan Pruskin, began using QuickBooks® in the 90s when you purchased a floppy disk and shoved it into the A drive of your computer. Things have certainly changed since then, and Susan has embraced that change. Our company was founded in 2008 with one client. Over fifteen years we’ve expanded our team and worked with over five hundred businesses. In 2023, we changed our focus to our subscription model, working with larger businesses who need a vast array of assistance with their financial data management. We handle the bookkeeping, but we dive much more deeply into the level of tasks necessary for complete understanding.

Old black floppy disk labeled "Then and Now", Success in numbers

Meet the Team


Looking to meet our Brilliant team? Well, here we are! We're proud to introduce you to our amazing group of professionals - each one dedicated, passionate, and highly skilled in their respective areas of expertise. We value collaboration and communication above all else, which means you can trust us to work closely with you to help you achieve your business goals. So why settle for anything less than the best? Join forces with us today and discover what it means to work with an elite team committed to your success!
Susan Pruskin, President of Brilliant Numbers, smiling for a close up headshot.

Susan Pruskin

Position: President

Susan has been using QuickBooks since the 90s when she first took the floppy disk out of the green box and shoved it into the A drive. What a long way we’ve come since then! She has been named in the Top 100 of North American QuickBooks ProAdvisors nine times. She is currently a member of the Intuit Partner Council, a prestigious group of people who meet on the Intuit campus twice a year. She founded this firm fifteen years ago and loves helping business owners meet their goals and dreams by helping them with their financial data.

Susan Pruskin, President of Brilliant Numbers, smiling for a close up headshot.

Susan has been using QuickBooks since the 90s when she...

Susan Pruskin

President

Amber Turlington

Position: Numerical Curator

Amber joined Brilliant Numbers during the summer of 2023 after graduating with honors from
UNC-Chapel Hill. A native of North Dakota, she enjoys the milder climate of North Carolina,
hiking, and spending time on the coast with her husband and two children. She is certified in
QuickBooks Online and appreciates the ease of integrating new clients.

Amber joined Brilliant Numbers during the summer of 2023 after...

Amber Turlington

Numerical Curator
Rachel Sagris, Numbers Manager, smiling for headshot, sitting in office.

Rachel Sagris

Position: Numbers Manager

One of our brilliant team members, Rachel is advanced certified in QuickBooks Online, the software she loves because of so many features that help meet the individual needs of our clients. You may think numbers are easier to manage than people, but she believes that is not necessarily true! She has a love for hiking that grew from a summer spent with her grandmother taking her to National Parks around the country. She loves living in North Carolina with her wonderful family, but a mountain cabin beside a creek would be a great choice.

Rachel Sagris, Numbers Manager, smiling for headshot, sitting in office.

One of our brilliant team members, Rachel is advanced certified...

Rachel Sagris

Numbers Manager
Judy Stewart, Numbers Herder, smiling for headshot, sitting in office.

Judy Stewart

Position: Numbers Herder

Since April 2021, Judy has been a member of our team. She holds Advanced Certification in QuickBooks Online, which she loves for the multiple ways of sorting reports. Her favorite movies are Sci-Fi, with a very special nod to Star Wars. In addition to reading and baking, she loves working on doll houses. She’s had two of them for over twenty years! Judy is an Army Veteran, which is how she met her husband in Germany, married him in Denmark, and then had two sons with him. One is working on his Eagle rank in Boy Scouts before he joins the Army next year. The younger one is the Cat Whisperer, loved by all three of their cats. She’s been to a lot of places in this world, and her favorite is the mountains.

Judy Stewart, Numbers Herder, smiling for headshot, sitting in office.

Since April 2021, Judy has been a member of our...

Judy Stewart

Numbers Herder
Christine Vesterby, Techie Bookkeeper, smiling for headshot, sitting in office.

Christine Vesterby

Position: Techie Bookkeeper

Christine joined the team in January 2022. She’s an Advanced Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor and loves how user-friendly it is. She is our go-to for all things Tech! Her favorite hobby is reading, but she also loves a good romantic comedy movie. Before moving to North Carolina, she lived in several states and calls herself a wanderer. We hope she doesn’t wander too far away from us!

Christine Vesterby, Techie Bookkeeper, smiling for headshot, sitting in office.

Christine joined the team in January 2022. She’s an Advanced...

Christine Vesterby

Techie Bookkeeper
Amy Mathes, Client Success Manager, smiling for headshot with dark gray background.

Amy Mathes

Position: Client Success Manager

Amy joined us in February 2021. She is certified in QuickBooks Online and loves the ease of integration with other software. In addition to bookkeeping, she takes care of our client communications. She recently discovered that she is descended from both Daniel Boone and Buffalo Bill Cody which inspires her to channel her inner pioneer spirit, embracing new adventures and exploring new areas. She’s searching for new museums, lovely restaurants, classic movies, and local jazz bands. She was born in Maine, grew up in Florida, spent a decade in San Francisco, then back to Florida after stops in New York City and Virginia. We are delighted to have her in North Carolina now!

Amy Mathes, Client Success Manager, smiling for headshot with dark gray background.

Amy joined us in February 2021. She is certified in...

Amy Mathes

Client Success Manager