Carolina Aponte
CEO
With a mischievous twinkle in her eye, Carolina transforms strategic planning meetings into brainstorming bonanzas, turning what seems like 'accounting clutter' for our clients into thrilling adventures in efficiency. She views challenges as invitations to tango with change, continuously setting new standards and effortlessly shattering glass ceilings along the way.
Carolina Aponte is a seasoned professional with more than 25 years of experience serving clients both large and small. In addition to working as a fractional CFO, Carolina is the owner of Caja Holdings providing outsourced bookkeeping services to multi-million-dollar companies, law firms, and diverse small businesses including local CPA firms and Non-profit organizations.
Carolina began her accounting career working on manual ledgers for a Miami law firm. She graduated from Nova Southeastern University with a degree in Business Management. Afterward, she climbed the corporate ladder at a thriving accounting software company until she moved to North Carolina with her family. There, she used her extensive understanding of tax code, accounting, and business management to start a boutique consulting firm to provide clients practical and effective internal accounting and tax-reporting solutions.
She holds a Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Entrepreneurship certificate. Carolina is the recipient of the Latin American Businesswoman 2012 Award in Charlotte, NC, and the 2017 NAWBO Charlotte Rising Star Award. Also, a recipient of The Mecklenburg Times 2019 Phenoms honoree and 2020 50 Most Influential Women in the Charlotte region. She was also 2020-2021 President of the National Association of Women Business Owners Charlotte and a 2019-2020 Woman Business Owner of the year finalist. Carolina was included in the 2023 100 Women to Know and the induction into the NCWBO Hall of Fame 2024. She is also an award-winning author of "Pave Your Own Way" Thirteen Skills To Create Your Professional Success.
TEAM
Elizabeth Rodriguez
Data Entry Specialist
Years of running her own business, raising two amazing kids and keeping up with her younger sister (Carolina!) gives her the necessary patience for handling lots of data from our clients!
Luis Miranda
Director of Operations
With over 15 years of experience, Luis’ abundant knowledge and leadership skills bring order to Caja’s operations. His strategic vision and dedication ensure we deliver top-notch services every time.