Winding River Consulting leverages data-driven strategies and deep industry expertise to identify untapped growth potential, engineer growth strategy, and ensure cross-operational integration in future-minded accounting firms.

Led by Gary Shamis, a veteran entrepreneur, business owner, and visionary, Winding River Consulting provides tailored, transformative solutions to issues confronted by firms operating in today’s uncertain climate. He and his team of skilled professionals focus on supporting firms striving to successfully identify and attain goals of growth, productivity, and profit. With a wealth of experience in firm management and the accounting industry in particular, we are adept at guiding leaders in managing people, building businesses, and ensuring long-term viability.

Gary Shamis has spent two decades traveling the world consulting with accounting firm leadership. He brings deep experience, having run his own firm (SS&G) for 35 years, growing it into a Top-40 firm. Nobody better understands the challenges of an accounting firm leader. Gary has a finger on the pulse of the industry. He and his team of accomplished professionals advise firms on management issues including hiring, training, and managing millennials, recruiting and retaining seasoned talent, succession planning, business development and firm growth, mergers and acquisitions, performance metrics, strategic marketing, and IT.

Conceived of and designed by Gary Shamis, MANAGING PARTNER BOOTCAMP (MPB) is a comprehensive opportunity to take your firm management skills to an elite level and revolutionize the way you think and act in your leadership role. Whether you are a seasoned managing partner or new to the role, your willingness to engage, learn, and grow will be a game-changer for you and for your firm. Attendance is limited to an intimate group of participants engaging and interacting in a confidential setting. In this game of high-stakes, don’t leave your results to chance.

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