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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 ...
Timely Articles on Growth Strategy and Creating Partnerships
 
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						Winding River Consulting :  
						
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				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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 Brian Blaha, CPA, and Dr. Rachel Anevski:  Oct 14, 2025
                    
                    Brian Blaha, CPA, and Dr. Rachel Anevski:  Oct 14, 2025
                  The traditional accounting firm structure, based on a pyramid of leverage with junior staff feeding work to senior partners, is becoming increasingly...
 
                  
                
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 Brian Blaha:  Oct 14, 2025
                    
                    Brian Blaha:  Oct 14, 2025
                  For managing partners, the AI question is no longer “if” but “how”—how to turn investment into measurable value without disrupting firm culture. In...
 
                  
                
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 Brian Blaha:  Oct 14, 2025
                    
                    Brian Blaha:  Oct 14, 2025
                  To successfully serve clients with multidisciplinary solutions, firms must deliver value the way clients want to experience it—at the center....
 
                  
                
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 David Toth:  Oct 14, 2025
                    
                    David Toth:  Oct 14, 2025
                  In an era where CPA firms are battling commoditization, talent shortages, and rising client expectations, one truth has become clear: it’s not enough...
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 Brian Blaha:  Oct 14, 2025
                    
                    Brian Blaha:  Oct 14, 2025
                  Generative AI is no longer theoretical: it’s already reshaping the accounting profession. Tax software vendors are embedding AI copilots, Big 4 firms...
 
                  
                
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 David Toth:  Oct 14, 2025
                    
                    David Toth:  Oct 14, 2025
                  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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 Trisha Daho:  Oct 03, 2025
                    
                    Trisha Daho:  Oct 03, 2025
                  Let’s be honest. Most mentorship programs in professional services firms are well-intentioned, loosely organized and ultimately, underwhelming. You...
 
                  
                
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 David Toth:  Sep 16, 2025
                    
                    David Toth:  Sep 16, 2025
                  “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...
 
                  
                
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 Gary Shamis:  Sep 12, 2025
                    
                    Gary Shamis:  Sep 12, 2025
                  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...