
99.1% of attendees confirm MPB is the best investment they’ve made in their leadership skills
MPB is a masterclass that shapes already established organizational leaders into leaders of exceptional ability.
Our mission is for attendees to come away with a skill set that enables them to design a firm — not simply manage it as problems arise. What most Managing Partners and firm leaders learn through trial and error over ten years or more, you’ll learn at MPB accelerating your competencies and the trajectory of your organization.
What our alumni are saying...
MPB | Leadership Accelerated is Transforming Leaders and Firms
Lead with confidence. Grow with certainty.
MPB Leadership Accelerated is not another practice management conference or series of workshops - it is a “managing-a-practice” seminar. In every benchmarking survey with past cohorts, our alumni have indicated that:
- MPB has changed the way they lead their firms for the better.
- They have achieved measurable improvements within their firms as a direct outcome of their experience at MPB.
- They continue to leverage the peer relationships they built during their time with us.
MPB will sharpen your skills, help you to confront and overcome shortcomings, and deepen your ability to perform more confidently. Cohort groups are kept intentionally small (classes limited to 12 seats each) to encourage peer-to-peer learning, candor, and confidentiality. Impactful courses will elevate your capabilities, challenging and changing the way you look at, think about, and perform your role.
The ultimate goal is for you to make better decisions in running your firm, practice, and team.
This rigorous, intense training is spread over two three-day sessions: one in the fall, and one in the following spring. MPB will change the way you lead, guide you to make better decisions, improve your effectiveness, and give you the knowledge and confidence to run your firm more effectively and profitably.
Industry expert Gary Shamis conceived of and designed MPB Leadership Accelerated with the experience he gained in his four-decades long career building and growing one of the nation’s largest accounting and consulting firms, SS&G, Inc.
In this program, Gary and his team of facilitators will share with you what nobody else has about running a firm – the challenges, opportunities, surprises, and successes.
MPB will enable you to develop leadership competencies that will have you functioning at an elite level. It will maximize your management potential by honing in on your strengths and identifying and improving your weaknesses.
It will guide you toward long-term, viable firm leader. Very few seminars are available to managing partners and firm leaders looking to successfully enhance the way they manage people and lead firms. This opportunity is only for those serious about wanting to get to the next level.
Attend MPB Leadership Accelerated
Click on the links below for full details and agendas of each cohort group.
*Each Cohort Group Limited to 12 Attendees*
October 23 - 25, 2023
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May 20 - 22, 2024
May 20 - 22, 2024
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October 21 - 23, 2024
Our Alumni
Is MPB | Leadership Accelerated for you or other leaders in your firm?
MPB is designed specifically for accounting firm leaders.
MPB works with accounting firm managing partners who are ready to take their firm management skills to the next level.
This program was created for managing partners, regional leaders, emerging leaders, service-area partners, and c-suite professionals.
MPB is for firms ready to invest in their people.
This is a unique and measurable opportunity for incoming and newer managing partners to gain immediate knowledge and confidence, seasoned managing partners to hone their skills, and other leaders within the firm who seek confidence in managing teams and clients. One-day follow-up seminars are hosted to reunite classmates and discuss contemporary issues.
The investment is $12,000. There is a 15% discount for BDO Alliance, PrimeGlobal, and Leading Edge Alliance member firms.
Our Facilitators
Our MPB faculty is a curated group of experienced industry leaders and subject-matter experts who each bring their own style and varied aptitudes to the table.
What You'll Learn
SKILLS
What's Expected of a Leader?
Tips & Tricks
Executive Communications
Advanced Negotiation Skills
Crisis Management
Self-care & Energy Management
Executive Presence
Case Studies


PRACTICE MANAGEMENT
Strategy & Execution
What's on Your List?
Risk Management
Organizational Development & Governance
Developing the Bench
GROWTH
Traditional Growth
The Latest Strategies in M&A
3 Elements of Effective Practice Growth


HUMAN CAPITAL
Contemporary Issues: DE&I, Performance Management, Professional Development, and Hybrid Teaming
Culture

Winding River Consulting is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org.
*National Registry of CPE Sponsors Number 148112
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