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Winding River Adds Brian Blaha to Rapidly Growing Strategic Consulting and Advisory Services

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Winding River Adds Brian Blaha to Rapidly Growing Strategic Consulting and Advisory Services

Former Wipfli executive to help clients navigate growth Cleveland, OH, May 1, 2025 — Winding River Consulting (WRC), a premier advisory firm ...

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rethinking the accounting talent mix in age of AI

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Rethinking the Accounting Talent Mix in the Age of AI

The traditional accounting firm structure, based on a pyramid of leverage with junior staff feeding work to senior partners, is becoming increasingly...

Strategic framework for AI Success

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

For managing partners, the AI question is no longer “if” but “how”—how to turn investment into measurable value without disrupting firm culture. In...

the key to cross selling

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

To successfully serve clients with multidisciplinary solutions, firms must deliver value the way clients want to experience it—at the center....

advisory services vs advisory mindset

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

In an era where CPA firms are battling commoditization, talent shortages, and rising client expectations, one truth has become clear: it’s not enough...

building an AI use case roadmap

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Building an AI Use Case Roadmap for Accounting Firms

Generative AI is no longer theoretical: it’s already reshaping the accounting profession. Tax software vendors are embedding AI copilots, Big 4 firms...

How CPA Firms Can Find the Right Leadership Development Partner

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How CPA Firms Can Find the Right Leadership Development Partner

Today, many accounting firms continue to operate with an internal paradox: expecting partners and managers who were primarily rewarded for technical...

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Mentorship That Actually Works: How to Build a Program People Thrive In

Let’s be honest. Most mentorship programs in professional services firms are well-intentioned, loosely organized and ultimately, underwhelming. You...

Digital Marketing Roadmap

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From Overwhelmed to In Control: A Digital Marketing Roadmap for Accounting Firms

“We don’t even know where to start.” That was the most common response we heard in our latest survey of accounting firm leaders heading into the...

Importance of Building an Advisory Board

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Fifteen Years with an Advisory Board: What Every CPA Firm Leader Should Know

Back in the mid-90s, our firm followed the same playbook as most CPA firms: bring in a well-known consultant for our annual firm retreat, develop...