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

By Ilana Isakov Katz Jan 15, 2020 1 min read

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

Gary Shamis talks to Hugh Duffy about why execution is harder than strategy, how developing niches can include both services and industries and why scooping up talent when you find them is critical to success.

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Strategy is not hard to do. Strategy is not hard to develop. You need to know where to look at it or look for it and it comes to you in a lot of different ways. I think what’s really hard is the execution.
Gary Shamis

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.

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

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