Growing From $225K to $100M By Focusing on Execution with Gary Shamis

The Author: Ilana Isakov Katz

Ilana is a marketing communications strategist who turns complexity into clarity. With a career spanning corporate communications, branding, PR, and executive messaging, Ilana fuses creative insight with analytical precision to build high-impact strategies. At Winding River Consulting, she crafts integrated marketing approaches that reflect the firm’s ethos of authenticity, excellence, and strategic execution. Her career includes national spokesperson roles, C-suite advisory, and more than a decade leading marketing for SS&G, one of the country’s fastest-growing accounting firms (now part of BDO). From campaign ideation to executive-level thought leadership, Ilana drives brand integrity, elevates firm positioning, and ensures every message connects meaningfully with its audience.