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Deborah Burchfield

Deborah Burchfield

Finance Controller at Marriott Tulsa Hotel Southern Hills in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and guest on the hospitality podcast Lobby Talks.

Sep 24, 2026

20:03
That's true.
20:04
But working in the accounting department, you really are involved in every aspect because every aspect of a business affects the accounting.
20:12
I would like to say that, you know, at, from the start, I had my mind set on finance, but that wasn't what it was.
20:18
You know, at a young age, everybody wants to grow up and experience life, which I did that and found out real quick life can really kick you sometimes.
20:28
And so I went to school later.
20:31
I actually started out getting a certificate in secretarial work.
20:34
I went and got, um, an associate's degree, and all of my instructors told me, "Look, you've bypassed us.

5 MINS LATER

25:43
So one piece of advice to someone considering a career in finance or business leadership, what would that be?

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