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September 8, 2014 

Craig Walker – 2014 40 Under 40 Honoree

Craig Walker – 36 Chief Technology OfficerXeroNew York   What are the key challenges you see firms facing over the past few years? I see many accounting professionals and firms still spending a lot of time doing lower-value, non-billable work such as data entry, managing software version mismatches or filing paper documents. The cloud offers a...…

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September 8, 2014 

Jennifer Warawa – 2014 40 Under 40 Honoree

Jennifer Warawa, CPA.CITP – 38 Vice President & General ManagerSage Accountant SolutionsLawrenceville, GA   To what extent have you and your practice/company embraced cloud computing? Sage is a company that believes in purposeful innovation, introducing software and solutions to small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) as they have a need for them, rather than innovating for...…

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September 8, 2014 

Paul J. Loftus – 2014 40 Under 40 Honoree

Paul J. Loftus – 39 V.P., Sales Revenue & RetentionWolters Kluwer, CCHAtlanta, GA   What are the key areas of your firm that have seen the greatest change/challenge in workflow over the past few years? (Or, what are the key challenges you see firms facing?) Today’s CPA firms are faced with the daunting tasks of...…

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September 8, 2014 

Paul Weisinger – 2014 40 Under 40 Honoree

Paul Weisinger, CPA/ABV, CVA – 38 Partner, Walthall CPAsCleveland, OH   What are the key areas of your firm that have seen the greatest change/challenge in workflow over the past few years? (Or, what are the key challenges you see firms facing?) Over the past few years, there have been a number of variables creating...…

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September 8, 2014 

J. Adam Hancock – 2014 40 Under 40 Honoree

J. Adam Hancock, CPA, CVA – 32 Shareholder/Director of Consulting Riney Hancock CPAs PSCOwensboro, KY & Evansville, IN   What are the key areas of your firm that have seen the greatest change/challenge in workflow over the past few years? (Or, what are the key challenges you see firms facing?) The greatest change in workflow...…

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September 8, 2014 

Sean Hanthorn – 2014 40 Under 40 Honoree

Sean Hanthorne – 35 Director of Education ServicesRootworks, LLC / Root & AssociatesFerndale, MI   What are the key areas of your firm that have seen the greatest change/challenge in workflow over the past few years? (Or, what are the key challenges you see firms facing?) I would have to say the biggest change/challenge in...…

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September 8, 2014 

Brandon Houk – 2014 40 Under 40 Honoree

Brandon Houk, CPA (inactive) – 30 Director of Accountant ProgramsAvalara, Inc.Seattle, WA   What are the key areas of your firm that have seen the greatest change/challenge in workflow over the past few years? (Or, what are the key challenges you see firms facing?) Avalara strives on an ongoing basis to determine how best to...…

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September 8, 2014 

Erin S. Jones – 2014 40 Under 40 Honoree

Erin S. Jones, CPA – 33 ManagerWilkins Miller Hieronymus, LLCMobile, AL   What are the key areas of your firm that have seen the greatest change/challenge in workflow over the past few years? (Or, what are the key challenges you see firms facing?) Employee development and retention. To what extent have you and your practice/company...…

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September 8, 2014 

Barrett Young, III – 2014 40 Under 40 Honoree

Barrett Young III, CPA – 30 Founding MemberThe Green AbacusLa Plata, MD   What are the key areas of your firm that have seen the greatest change/challenge in workflow over the past few years? (Or, what are the key challenges you see firms facing?) The greatest challenge in workflow for The Green Abacus has been...…

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September 8, 2014 

Stacy L. Kildal – 2014 40 Under 40 Honoree

Stacy L. Kildal, ACQB ProAdvisor – 39 President, Co-Founder & Co-HostKildal Services / The QB ShowWhite Lake, MI   What are the key areas of your firm that have seen the greatest change/challenge in workflow over the past few years? (Or, what are the key challenges you see firms facing?) I think for us, it’s going...…

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September 8, 2014 

Cathy Iconis – 2014 40 Under 40 Honoree

Cathy Iconis, CPA – 34 CEO & Client Finance DirectorIconis GroupAtlanta, GA   What are the key areas of your firm that have seen the greatest change/challenge in workflow over the past few years? (Or, what are the key challenges you see firms facing?) Having a streamlined project management system has been an issue for...…

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September 8, 2014 

Byron Patrick – 2014 40 Under 40 Honoree

Byron Patrick, CPA.CITP, CGMA, CCA, MCSE – 37 CEO & Co-FounderSimplified Innovations, Inc.Baltimore, MD   What are the key areas of your firm that have seen the greatest change/challenge in workflow over the past few years? (Or, what are the key challenges you see firms facing?) There is no doubt that as we have grown...…