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Juan Lerma’s FutureMe

Chief Operations & Financial Bear, Build-A-Bear Workshop

Key Stats

Salary: $291,500 - $425,425
Weekly hours: 50+

Thousands of kids are depending on you to keep Cuddles cuddly.
Right off the bat, your company starts with a nice advantage—you don’t have to pay anyone to build your product. The customers do it themselves! But you still have plenty to think about, from where to get the best price on the softest stuffing to where the next Build-A-Bear workshop should be. In a mall? In a stadium? In a doctor’s office?

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How Juan Lerma got here

Work Experience

  • 5 years: Director of Financial Planning and Analysis
  • 5 years: Accounting Manager or Controller
  • 3 years: Public Accounting Senior Auditor or Tax
  • 3 years: Public Accounting Auditor or Tax
  • 1 summer: Senior year internship
  • 1 summer: Junior year internship
  • Joined the AICPA What’s this?
  • Joined my state society What’s this?
  • Passed the CPA exam What’s this?

Colleges Juan Lerma is considering

Graduate

Undergraduate

High school

Class of: 2007

Scholarships Juan Lerma is considering