Discover Worthwhile CPE

Individual CPAs can enjoy the same benefits as our firm and alliance partners.

Elevate your professional growth with a diverse range of offerings, including proctored webcasts, on-demand courses, engaging level training, and live public events near you. GLS serves as your one-stop shop for high-quality CPE, empowering you to stay ahead in the dynamic world of accounting.

Webcast

GLS leverages the AdvanceCPE platform so its easy for you to take proctored rebroadcasts. Browse our schedule of over 100 webcasts per month to pick the course that best meet your learning goals so you can stay up to date and confidently tackle your work.

On Demand

GLS partners with LCvista to give you access to the CPE you need anytime, anywhere. Our on demand courses are self-paced so you can start and stop as needed. GLS’s growing on demand library makes it a great one-stop shop for education.

Nonprofit Book

If you serve NFP clients and are looking for a book to help educate the board about their fiduciary responsibilities, then Money Matters for Nonprofits is here to support you. The books make excellent client gifts and we offer bulk discounts on signed copies.

Level Training

Are you new to the audit world and feeling a little overwhelmed? Perhaps you were given some on-the-job training but are looking for added support in a small group session. Consider joining one of our Level cohorts supporting interns through experienced seniors.

Other Offerings

GLS instructors are featured frequently at conferences and seminars. Check out our events calendar to find out when we’ll be in a city near you! We also offer monthly newsletter and weekly blogs to keep you up to date on items impacting the profession.

Webcasts

Unlock Superior Learning with GLS Webcasts

Your Schedule, Your Topics

GLS partners with the best instructors in their fields to provide timely, relevant, and practical CPE. Our webcasts are offered at a variety of times throughout the day so that you can pick and choose what works best for your schedule. Don’t see a course at a date or time that works for you? Simply submit a request and we will arrange a proctor for you!

Subject matter experts are available to answer your questions and the platform features helpdesk support for any technical concerns. Moreover, our platform provides transparent tracking of completed polls and your CPE certificate is available immediately. Purchase tokens today and apply them to register for courses as needed to easily elevate your learning plan.

Detailed and Helpful

Feedback from past webcast participants


Melisa is always very detailed in her presentation and gives good examples.


Presenter is very knowledgeable and speaks very clearly.


Very thorough and excellent examples used in the presentation.


Melisa is an excellent speaker. Her slides and charts are helpful. Thank you.


Speaker was very knowledgeable and all the examples really helped me to understand Topic 842.

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On Demand

On-Demand Learning with GLS: Your Education, Your Way

Seeking quality continuous education on your terms? GLS is here to support you with over 150 hours of content that you can access anywhere you have the internet. Start a course, pause, and resume at your convenience. Do you want to revisit a section? No problem! Move at your own pace and ensure you have mastered the material. We have content in a variety of fields of study to help you find what you need to be successful. Our catalog is expanding so check back frequently for new courses and instructors!

Empower Nonprofits with Financial Literacy

Empowering Leaders with “Money Matters for Nonprofits” 

Do you serve nonprofit organizations and find board members struggling to understand your audit presentations or seeming uninterested in the financials? For many navigating financial matters within nonprofits can be challenging, which is why Melisa published Money Matters for Nonprofits: How Board Members Can Harness the Power of Financial Statements by Understanding Basic Accounting. Available in Kindle, Audio Book, and Paperback formats, Money Matters demystifies financial statements and basic accounting to empower nonprofit board members to fulfill their fiduciary duties confidently. The book makes great client gifts and can help support nonprofit board members in helping nonprofits thrive!

Jaclyn Veno CPA | Auditing Level Training | CPE

Easy to Understand

Testimonials

“Melisa has accomplished the difficult task of explaining complex financial concepts with every day and easy-to-read language that even those brand new to the nonprofit world can understand. I highly recommend nonprofit board members, executive directors, or anyone that works with nonprofit finances read this book to deepen their understanding of nonprofit financial concepts and better equip themselves to deliver on their missions.”

Heather Blake
CEO
Girls on the Run International

Level Training

Are you looking to build more robust audit fundamental skills?

Perhaps you work at a firm that provides “on the job training” but no formal new hire education or maybe you want to explore switching to audit and want to learn the basics. Our level training cohorts are a great place to master the fundamentals of auditing. These cohorts are a mix of learners from different firms which allows you to hear stories and bounce ideas off of others in similar positions. Our instructor Jaclyn understands what it is like to walk in your shoes and fosters a sense of community to create meaningful relationships so you have someone you can call on when you are stuck. From brand-new interns to seasoned seniors, our cohorts cater to various experience levels. We offer cohorts several times per year so you can solidify your audit skills whenever you are ready.

Delightful and Interactive

Testimonials


“I really enjoy how a decompression time is built into this course or starts a fun way for us to get to know our groups, other people and get comfortable to answer questions. She’s really interactive which is great to make sure everyone is learning and understanding the material presented.

Keep it up! As a non-native speaker, I really can follow your course. Thanks Jaclyn! :)”


Presenter is delightful.  I generally disdain live trainings like this, but her pace and clarity make her one of my favorites. 

She was great at giving examples to tie the knowledge into everyday life and how we can be more skeptical! I really enjoyed this section and was not bored for a second!

Passion for Learning

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The Genuine Learning Newsletter keeps you up to date about what you need to know in the accounting profession.  The newsletter will arrive in your inbox on the last day of the month (and occasionally when an important announcement is made). Inside, you'll find insights into recent standard settings activity, updates on GLS activities, and a collection of links to keep you abreast of crucial developments in the industry.

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Jaclyn Veno CPA | Auditing Level Training | CPE

Melisa Galasso, CPA, CSP, CPTD

Melisa F. Galasso is the founder and CEO of Galasso Learning Solutions LLC. A CPA with nearly 20 years of experience in the accounting profession, Melisa designs and facilitates courses in advanced technical accounting and auditing topics, including not-for-profit and governmental accounting.

Her passion is providing high-quality CPE that is meaningful, creates efficiencies and improves quality, and positively impacts ROI. She also supports essential professional development, audit level training, and train the trainer efforts.

Melisa is a Certified Speaking Professional, a Certified Professional in Talent Development (CPTD), and has earned the Association for Talent Development Master Trainer™ designation. Her passion for instructional design and adult learning techniques is one of the differentiators that set her apart from other CPE providers.

She also serves on the FASB’s Not-for-Profit Advisory Committee (NAC), AICPA Council, and the AICPA’s Women’s Initiative Executive Committee (WIEC). She also serves as a Subject Matter Expert for the Center for Plain English Accounting. She previously served on the AICPA’s Technical Issues Committee (TIC), the VSCPA’s Board of Directors, and is a past Chair of the NCACPA’s A&A committee. In addition, Melisa is the author of Money Matters for Nonprofits: How Board Members Can Harness the Power of Financial Statements by Understanding Basic Accounting which is available on Amazon or anywhere you purchase books online.

Melisa received a Top 50 Women in Accounting Award in 2021 by Ignition, is a 2020 Enterprising Women of the Year Award recipient, and was honored as a “40 under 40” by CPA Practice Advisor in 2017, 2018, and 2019. She was also named the 2019 Rising Star by her regional NAWBO chapter, received the Don Farmer award for achievement in technical content instruction, and earned several other awards for public speaking and technical training.