The Importance of Creating a Valuable Firm
We pivot to our new series, Creating a more valuable firm. In this episode, we talk about the definition of value and the value-creating levers leaders can pull to systematically enhance their...
View ArticleThe Investor’s Perspective on Value
Michelle Swan joins us to talk about the objective and subjective value drivers that her growth-equity firm, Tercera, uses to evaluate firms. We learn that value is often in the eye of the beholder.The...
View ArticleCreating and Realizing Value in the AEC Industry
Steve Gido from ROG Partners, a leading valuation firm, talks about macro and micro trends impacting the creation and realization of value in the AEC industry.The post Creating and Realizing Value in...
View ArticleDetermining and Driving a Firm’s Core Value-A Turnaround Expert’s View
Jeff Hyland from turnaround expert, CR3, tells us how CR3 determines a firm’s core value and why inertia is the greatest threat to long-term value creation for both healthy and at-risk firms.The post...
View ArticleAdapting Your Business Model to Maximize Value with Mark Stach
Mark Stach, Chief Services Officer from ESG SaaS-provider Sphera, shares when, why, and how firms should change their business models to maximize value for clients and the firm.The post Adapting Your...
View ArticleBig Thoughts on Creating Value From Serial Founder, Jay Laabs
Jay Laabs, CEO of Spaulding Ridge, shares hard-learned lessons from life as a serial founder, acquirer, and board member of professional services firms. From defining value to measuring what matters...
View ArticleCreating Multi-generational Value: Lessons from Family Business with Kristi...
Kristi Daeda, CEO of The Family Business Consulting Group, shares lessons professional services firms can take away from family businesses to turn a founder’s blood, sweat, and tears into...
View ArticleWhy Professional Services SaaS Ambitions Often Fail with Mark Littlewood
Mark Littlewood, CEO of the Business of Software, joins us to talk about the state of the software business — where it’s been, where it’s going, and why professional services firms’ software ambitions...
View ArticleThe Global State of the Accounting Industry with Giles Brake of Alliott...
Giles Brake, CEO of Alliott Global Alliance, an international alliance of independent professional firms, shares insights on the global state of owner-managed accounting firms. The war for talent...
View ArticleWhat Clients Have to Say About Your Firm’s Thought Leadership
Jason shares the findings of his latest collaborative research on thought leadership marketing and previews his upcoming best practices conference.The post What Clients Have to Say About Your Firm’s...
View ArticleNavigating the 5 Tensions of Thought Leadership Strategy
Today’s revenue or tomorrow’s? Speed or quality? Existing clients or new ones? Jason and Jeff dive into the 5 tensions firms face when it comes to developing effective thought leadership strategy.The...
View ArticleThe Toughest Job in Professional Services with Scott Kost from Eide Bailly
Scott Kost, Technology Leader from Eide Bailly, chronicles life as a practice leader and coaches us on how to “get to the work that matters” and bring out our teams’ full potential.The post The...
View ArticleConscious Leadership with Dolores Stevens from The Conscious Leadership Group
We spelunk the internal caverns of leaders’ minds with Dolores Stevens from The Conscious Leadership Group. Dolores teaches us how to become more effective leaders by living more self-aware, overcoming...
View ArticleBuilding a Thought Leadership Campaign Strategy
We dive into why thought leadership promotional campaigns fail. Jason offers advice on how to get yours on the right track through proper goal setting. We expose the wisdom of long-term thinking and...
View ArticleCutting Through the Noise
Over 1.4M lifetimes of content were added to the world in 2020 alone. How will your thought leadership stand out? Jeff and Jason discuss 5 ways services firms can cut through the noise.The post Cutting...
View ArticleWhy Your Organization Should be Coaching Your People to Achieve High Performance
Mary Herrmann, executive coach and practice leader from Bravanti, a global leadership firm, shares how we leaders can get the most out of our coaches and why your organization should be coaching your...
View ArticleSolution Architecture in 5 Steps
We introduce our new “In 5 Steps” episode format. In our pilot, we tackle the hairy challenge of creating a memorable solution architecture, so you don’t have to hear a client say, “I didn’t know you...
View ArticleGetting Your Firm to the National Level with Bryan Graiff from Armanino
Bryan Graiff, Private Equity Practice Leader from Armanino shares what it takes to grow a respected regional accounting firm into a national one. We cover strategy, people, M&A, integration,...
View ArticleBehind the Headlines-The Strategic Implications of an EY Split
We dive “Behind the Headlines” and discuss the strategic implications of EY’s noteworthy split-up of its consulting and audit businesses. What does it mean to consulting practices in and beyond the...
View ArticleBeing Digital with Mazen Ghalayini from West Monroe
Mazen Ghalayini from West Monroe joins us to talk about the firm’s “Be digital.” positioning and what it takes to lead in a high-performance firm.The post Being Digital with Mazen Ghalayini from West...
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