About

E. Christopher “Chris” Carolan

E. Christopher “Chris” Carolan was born in Texas in 1971, raised in Michigan, and has lived in Las Vegas, Nevada, since May 2013.

He is the owner of Gonzo Tiger, LLC, an independent, private, referral-only bookkeeping and consulting business established in March 2024.

Professionally, he is a bookkeeper, an organizer of information with approximately 30 years of experience in small-business operations, financial recordkeeping, payroll, tax reporting, and business technology.

His background extends well beyond bookkeeping. He has managed payroll departments, supervised employees, handled purchasing and inventory, worked in construction surveying, sold furniture, managed business operations, administered computer networks, and helped businesses transition into the digital age. He provides Independent QuickBooks Services, with experience dating back to before 1999.

His professional philosophy holds that the most important part of the financial statements is identifying the information sources behind them. His work involves communicating, organizing, classifying, reconciling, and preparing information so that other professionals can work with it efficiently and effectively.

Outside bookkeeping, he enjoys guitar, songwriting and music production, digital art, cryptocurrency, artificial intelligence, poker, cinema, antiques, and long walks in the natural world.

His intellectual influences include Rudolf Steiner, Ludwig von Mises, Frank Zappa, Kurt Vonnegut, George Carlin, and currently George Hotz.

He describes himself as independent, objective, open-minded, and willing to explore unfamiliar subjects, technologies, and opportunities. He values honesty, practical experience, decisive action, and intellectual independence.