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Garrett Wagner

CPA, CITP, CEO and Founder of C3 Evolution Group

As an emerging leader in the CPA landscape and an expert at understanding the new millennial generation, Garrett focuses on monitoring the evolving technologies and best practices in the industry to achieve the highest degree of success without being afraid to break free from traditional methods. Garrett works with CPA firms across the country helping them to implement lasting change by understanding the unique needs of each organization. Garrett specializes in corporate taxation and can successfully implement ideas and change by using his communication style to get support from key members of the Firm. With his ability to think outside the box, develop procedures, and train staff it has allowed Garrett to have tremendous success in bringing about lasting change. Garrett believes that the public accounting landscape is undergoing a tremendous change and that by focusing on developing the next generation of leaders and understanding the shift in the profession to providing value added consulting services, that Firms can obtain long lasting success. Started the LinkedIn group Innovating Trailblazers to provide support for the next generation of leaders by allowing them to share ideas, frustrations, and support each other's growth. Specialties: CPA, CITP specializing in helping business owners achieve personal and professional success

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Firm Management

It's Not You, It's Me: Tips for Effective Team Communication

The next time you are frustrated that a task you assigned wasn’t done on time or correctly and your first response is to blame the the staff member, realize it is time to change your approach.

Firm Management

Decoding the Deadline Dilemma

By mastering routine tasks and rising above the daily grind, we not only transform our relationship with deadlines, but we also illuminate our strategic value, transcending from our basic duties to becoming vital advisors.

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Firm Management

Why Finding Your Mini-Me Won't Lead to Succession Success

Opting for a Mini-Me successor might feel comfortable, but it's not the best choice for your accounting firm's success.

Accounting

When Flipping Burgers Beats Being an Accountant, You Know There’s a Problem

Imagine a world where a CPA enjoyed his time working at a fast food restaurant more than he enjoys working at his current large regional accounting firm.

Advisory

Are You Recruiting Like It's 1989?

When it comes to people looking for a job, research shows that compensation and benefits are the basics that will get them in the door, they are not deciding factors.

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Firm Management

Move Beyond Wishful Thinking

Expand your thinking, move past the easy answer, and go on a journey to determine the problem at hand. If you can learn those skills, it will set you on the path for true success, make you a better advisor, and if you ever get the chance to make a ...

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Advisory

Firm Management Lessons from the Grocery Store

If you want to successfully evolve your firm into the modern era, you need to start building your grocery store the right way, learn from the transformation of the modern grocery store in the 1960s and modernize your practice.

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Firm Management

Avoiding the Inevitable

Before March comes and we feel overwhelmed, an hour of effort now can save 100 hours when it really counts. While you may not be able to find more people, you have options to intentionally navigate this path forward and have a successful busy season.

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Firm Management

Every Action Matters

For every decision we make, for every time we chose A over B, our outcome is fixed. In order to choose A we opted to not chose B. The equal and opposite reaction is the result of the decisions we make and what we didn’t do.

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Firm Management

Go For It!

As we have learned in the past, the trends set by the Big Four always move downward to the rest of the profession and with this, we have all been given permission to follow PWC’s lead and finally acknowledge that remote work is here to stay.

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Firm Management

Do You Really Work Too Much?

Even as we move into the so called “new normal”, one thing remains constant: working too much. Many accountants always have, and seemingly always will, work long and stressful hours.

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Firm Management

Back to the Basics

Before the world changed in March of 2020, one of our goals was to become the most trusted professional advisor for our clients. At the even more basic level, we sought to make an impact in our client’s lives with the hope of helping in ways beyond ...