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staying indepndent with PE

Can Accounting Firms Stay Independent or Will PE Win?

Is independence still a viable path for accounting firms, or is private equity inevitable? In this insightful conversation, Gary Shamis, founder of...

navigate the future of accounting

3 min read

Is Your Firm Equipped to Navigate the Future?

As accounting firms gear up for another busy season, there’s one question that leaders should be asking themselves: Is your firm ready to meet the...

overcoming procrastination

2 min read

Overcoming Procrastination

“We are all procrastinators.” I heard a managing partner say this about himself and his partners the other day. He’s not alone – we see it across our...

Michael Simpson Brinker

3 min read

Michael Simpson on Leadership, Innovation, and Growth at Brinker Simpson

In this episode of Making Waves, host David Toth connects with Michael Simpson, Managing Partner of Brinker Simpson, a $14 million firm making...

leadership resources in 2025

2 min read

5 Great Resources to Grow as a Leader

In 2025, strong leadership will require a proactive approach to learning, adapting, and staying ahead of industry trends. To help you build your...

Change Management: A Leadership Skill every Managing Partner needs to Master

4 min read

Change Management: A Leadership Skill Every Managing Partner Needs to Master

Change is inevitable. Great business leaders have practices in place that help them see a shift in the status quo and proactively plan for it. All...

rusted advisor

4 min read

Is the Trustsed Advisor a Dead Concept - from the eyes of M.P., Brandon Hall

Recently, a friend of WRC and former client - Brandon Hall - put together his perspective on Gary Shamis's latest article around The Trusted Advisor....

elevating leadership

3 min read

Winning Ways 2024 Recap: Elevating Leadership, Driving the Future of Accounting

110 attendees come together in Chicago for the 3rd Annual Winning Ways Conference In the heart of a rapidly changing profession, where firms must...

Less Taxing

4 min read

Less Taxing: How Nichols & Company CEO Gwen Nichols Is Building a Better Model for Small Firms

In a recent episode of Making Waves, David Toth, Chief Growth Officer of Winding River Consulting, sat down with Gwen Nichols, Owner & CEO of Nichols...