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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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David Toth: Jun 10, 2026
In a recent episode of Making Waves, David Toth, Chief Growth Officer of Winding River Consulting, sat down with Gian Pazzia, Chairman & Chief...
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Rachel Anevski, DBA, PHR, SHRM-CP: Apr 29, 2026
As AI commoditizes technical work, professional services firms are confronting an expensive lesson: knowledge is no longer the differentiator....
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Rachel Anevski, DBA, PHR, SHRM-CP: Mar 23, 2026
Professional services firms worry constantly about their "leadership pipeline." Fewer people seem ready to step up. Fewer want the responsibility....
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Brian Blaha, CPA, and Dr. Rachel Anevski: Oct 14, 2025
The traditional accounting firm structure, based on a pyramid of leverage with junior staff feeding work to senior partners, is becoming increasingly...
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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
Generative AI is no longer theoretical: it’s already reshaping the accounting profession. Tax software vendors are embedding AI copilots, Big 4 firms...
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Brian Blaha: Jul 29, 2025
Accounting and consulting firms must embrace new pricing models and artificial intelligence to remain competitive in a rapidly changing world....
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David Toth: Dec 13, 2023
Note: this is an AI-facilitated article, devised using a custom AI prompt series from Winding River Consulting and generated via ChatGPT-4. It was...
