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Brian Blaha: Jun 29, 2026
Most professional services firms are still built to distribute income. While that model made sense for decades, it no longer sets firms up to win....
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Brian Blaha: Jun 17, 2026
The profession’s future won’t be defined by a single ownership model—it’ll be defined by whether firm leaders shape their own paths or allow...
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Brian Blaha: Jun 17, 2026
In a recent episode of Amplify, the podcast from the Association for Accounting Marketing, Brian Blaha, Chief Strategy Officer of Winding River...
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Brian Blaha: Jun 11, 2026
Brian Blaha, CPA, Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer at Winding River Consulting, joins host Rob Brown on the Inside Public Accounting Podcast...
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Brian Blaha: Feb 05, 2026
The private equity wave reshaping the accounting profession shows no signs of slowing. Over the past five years, sponsors have acquired stakes in...
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Brian Blaha: Feb 02, 2026
The framework for building an enterprise value model in an accounting firm is only the starting point to maintaining its strategic optionality. Even...
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Brian Blaha: Dec 09, 2025
Every accounting firm wants advisory revenue. The data confirms it: 80% of firms report increasing client demand for financial planning and business...
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Brian Blaha: Oct 14, 2025
For managing partners, the AI question is no longer “if” but “how”—how to turn investment into measurable value without disrupting firm culture. In...
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Brian Blaha: Oct 14, 2025
To successfully serve clients with multidisciplinary solutions, firms must deliver value the way clients want to experience it—at the center....
