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Margin Expansion: The Second Lever

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Margin Expansion: The Second Lever

This is the second deep dive in our Enterprise Value Model series. If you missed the introduction from Brian Blaha, start here: Five Levers That...

Succession Planning Beyond the Next Partner: Why Continuity Depends on Developing Leaders at Every Level

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Succession Planning Beyond the Next Partner: Why Continuity Depends on Developing Leaders at Every Level

Most succession plans in professional services firms are too narrow. They focus on replacing the next partner, managing retirement timelines, or...

Top-Line Growth: The First Lever

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Top-Line Growth: The First Lever

This is the first deep dive in our Enterprise Value Model series. If you missed the introduction from Brian Blaha, start here: Five Levers That...

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Leadership in a Post-Apprenticeship World: How Learning Has Changed and Why Firms Must Change With It

For generations, professional services leadership was learned the same way the work was learned: slowly, through observation, repetition, and...

Jessica Emanuel joins WRC

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Winding River Consulting Welcomes Jessica Emanuel as Managing Director of Growth

Winding River Consulting Welcomes Jessica Emanuel as Managing Director of Growth Former executive brings PE-backed growth and M&A integration...

Strategic Optionality

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Strategic Optionality: Preserving Choice for the Future of CPA Firms

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...

Building Enterprise Value as an Independent Firm

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Building Enterprise Value as an Independent Firm

Brian Blaha, CPA, Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer at Winding River Consulting, joins host Rob Brown on the Inside Public Accounting Podcast...

Developing judgement, not just technical skill

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Developing Judgment, Not Just Technical Skill: A Materiality Framework for Leadership Readiness in the AI Era

As AI commoditizes technical work, professional services firms are confronting an expensive lesson: knowledge is no longer the differentiator....

2026 Digital Deep Dive Summit

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Digital Deep Dive 2026: Growth by Design, Not by Reaction

Digital Deep Dive 2026 Recap: Growth by Design, Not by Reaction The accounting profession isn’t evolving gradually... it’s shifting in real time. At...