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Winding River Consulting Expands Leadership Team with Rachel Anevski

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Winding River Consulting Expands Leadership Team with Rachel Anevski

WRC deepens people strategy as firms focus on growth and succession Cleveland, OH, January 26, 2026 — Winding River Consulting has added Dr. Rachel ...

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Leadership in a post-apprenticeship world

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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...

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...

Scaling BD: Teams, Culture, and the Tech That Drives Growth

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Scaling BD: Teams, Culture, and the Tech That Drives Growth

In a recent episode of Amplify, the podcast from the Association for Accounting Marketing, Brian Blaha, Chief Strategy Officer of Winding River...

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...

Making Waves with Gian Pazzia

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Making Waves: KBKG's Gian Pazzia on Leading Through AI Disruption

In a recent episode of Making Waves, David Toth, Chief Growth Officer of Winding River Consulting, sat down with Gian Pazzia, Chairman & Chief...

The Middle Reimagined

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The Middle Reimagined: How Mid-Sized Firms Can Compete in a Consolidating Market

This article was originally published by the Illinois Society of CPAs, Spring 2026 edition. Accounting firm tie-ups are reshaping the profession, but...

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....

Coaching, Mentoring, and Developing: Why Firms Must Stop Confusing Conversations With Capability

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Coaching, Mentoring, and Developing: Why Firms Must Stop Confusing Conversations With Capability

Professional services firms love the language of coaching and mentoring. The terms populate strategy decks, culture statements, and retention plans....

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...