Author, Podcast Host & Business Owner; Speaker on Diversity and Overcoming Obstacles to Become Your Best Self

Charlotte, NC, USA
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Nesha Pai Biography

Nesha Pai is the founder of Pai CPA, PLLC in Charlotte, NC. She began her career and cultivated her passion for helping businesses within the world-renowned accounting firm Arthur Andersen, and later within multiple, privately held Fortune 500 companies. She realized she had a strong pull towards the small business and entrepreneurial sector.

Pai started her accounting firm in 2011 and was one of the first in the industry to create a fully remote office model, along with giving employment opportunities to primarily to stay-at-home moms.

In January 2020 , Pai published her book “Overcoming Ordinary Obstacles”, which won the award in the Multicultural Non-Fiction category by the 2020 competition of the American Book Fest.

Pai is currently known as an international speaker, activating women and entrepreneurs to go boldly into the life of their dreams by cultivating the right tools to overcome the obstacles in their way.

She was named as one of the Top 50 Most Influential Women of 2020 in the Mecklenburg Times and serves on the Boards of the Charlotte Regional Business Alliance Foundation (, Dancing With the Stars Charlotte (focused on breast cancer and children’s organizations), and She Dreams in Color (mental health services for underrepresented women).

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 12/10/2025.

Nesha Pai Speaking Topics

  • Don’t Settle: How to Live Boldly and Build a Life You Love

    What if the life you want isn’t out of reach—it’s just on the other side of refusing to settle?

    In this powerful, story-driven session, Nesha Pai shares her journey from walking away from a toxic boss to building a thriving business, facing breakdowns, loss, and even cancer — and how each challenge revealed the power of not settling.

    Audience Takeaways:

    Identify where you’ve been settling in your life.

    Reconnect with your authentic voice and reclaim the parts of you you’ve silenced.

    Learn how to transform setbacks into fuel for growth.

    Tailored for high achieving women, or anyone who is navigating transition, burnout, ambition, or reinvention, this keynote speaks to anyone ready to live beyond expectation—and fully into the life they know they’re capable of.

    This isn’t just a talk. It’s a permission slip to stop settling—and start choosing boldly.

    Through a mix of personal storytelling and guided reflection, you’ll uncover where you’ve been playing small, rewrite the stories that have held you back, and identify the brave steps that will move you forward.

    You’ll leave not just inspired — but equipped to live boldly, lead authentically, and design a life aligned with your highest vision.

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