What a Coach Can Do for You – and Your Firm

Five tough questions and five good tips to take your firm and your personal effectiveness to the next level.

Gary Adamson, former managing partner of Brady Ware CPAs, has become a living legend in the profession for taking his firm from a small, local player to a regional contender. But he’s the first to admit he didn’t do it alone. Coaching helped. In fact, during his career at the firm, he used two business coaches.

He learned a lot, and now he’s sharing what he learned with CPA Trendlines.

Posted on July 12, 2012

Gary Adamson

About the Author

Gary Adamson, CPA, is the CEO of Adamson Advisory, a CPA practice management consulting firm. Bringing both his managing partner and consulting experience to the table, he specializes in succession planning and strategies, firm governance and management, merger and acquisition assistance, strategic planning and firm retreats, partner compensation systems, partner agreements and retirement, partner coaching. Gary is one of the few CPA firm consultants with Managing Partner on his résumé. He led a top 200 CPA firm for over twenty years growing it from a small local practice to a regional four office firm. His experience goes deep with personal first-hand knowledge of the challenges you face in your firm, each day. Adding to that, he has consulted with over 60 firms, bringing that broader knowledge and best practices into every engagement. Gary is a frequent speaker at professional conferences including state societies, associations and the AICPA. His articles have been published in over 40 professional publications. Gary’s professional background includes: Graduate of Indiana University, School of Business, Graduate of the Leading Professional Service Firms curriculum at Harvard University Business School, Indiana CPA Society Board member and Audit Committee Chairman, Ohio Society of CPA’s Council of Leaders, AICPA MAP Committee member, AICPA G400 Steering Committee member, and Member of CPA Consultants’ Alliance.

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