Winding River Consulting Blog

Ideas & expertise for growing firms.

A collective of information through various types of media focused on leadership, growth, strategy and data in the accounting and advisory sectors.

2025 Winning Ways Recap Blog
Article

Winning Ways 2025 Recap: Controlling your Firms Destiny

Recap of Winning Ways 2025: Leaders reimagine independence in accounting amidst technological and capital shifts, ...

Dec 09, 2025
Advisory J-Curve
Firm Growth

Building an Advisory Practice Requires Enduring the J-Curve

Learn how to successfully build an advisory practice by understanding and enduring the J-curve. Discover key strategies ...

Dec 09, 2025
Evolving Accounting Firm Culture
Article

How To Deliver Bad News

Delivering bad news is an intricate art that requires finesse and empathy. Recognizing one's communication skills is ...

Dec 08, 2025
Evolving Accounting Firm Culture
Article

Perspectives from the Profession: A Future Leaders Framework to Ensure Accounting Firm Succession

Leadership development is no longer optional; it is the most strategic retention tool a firm has, and from where I sit, ...

Dec 05, 2025
rethinking the accounting talent mix in age of AI
Accounting

Rethinking the Accounting Talent Mix in the Age of AI

How AI is transforming accounting talent needs, reshaping firm structures, and redefining skills for future success. ...

Oct 14, 2025
Strategic framework for AI Success
Accounting

Define, Design, Deploy: A Strategic Framework for AI Success in CPA Firms

Transform your CPA firm with strategic AI deployment using the Define, Design, Deploy framework for measurable success ...

Oct 14, 2025
the key to cross selling
Business Development

The Key to Cross-Selling CPA Services? Being Client Centric

Discover how CPA firms can overcome cross-selling challenges by adopting a client-centric approach, focusing on ...

Oct 14, 2025
advisory services vs advisory mindset
Leadership

Advisory Services vs. Advisory Mindset: The Real Path to Becoming a Trusted Advisor

Learn the difference between offering advisory services and embodying an advisory mindset to become a trusted advisor ...

Oct 14, 2025
building an AI use case roadmap
Accounting

Building an AI Use Case Roadmap for Accounting Firms

Guide your accounting firm through AI adoption with a strategic roadmap. Learn to prioritize and implement AI use cases ...

Oct 14, 2025

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