Chief Innovation Officer, Blumer & Associates, CPAs, PC Greenville, SC Education: BA in Accounting, with Honors, Wofford College Professional Associations/Memberships: AICPA, SCACPA, ACFE Civic Involvement: Assist various nonprofits free of charge, Deacon at church Hobbies: Reading, working out, skiing, music, spending time with family Cell phone: iPhone Favorite app: OMG, Angry Birds, of course! […]
8399 Jason Blumer knows that some people think he’s a little different than the typical accountant, or at least the stereotype of an almost middle-aged one. Those “some people” include the tax manager at his practice, his staff and some of his clients… even his wife. Maybe it’s the crazy eye glasses. Perhaps the jeans […]
This year, I celebrated my 50th birthday … and it was quite a turning point. It made me stop and reflect on my career and the vast changes I’ve observed and experienced professionally and personally. During this period of reflection, I was overcome with a powerful drive to change the public’s perception of the tax and accounting profession.
Sometimes, things need mixing up. Chris Farmand, who grew up in a Florida family centered around the accounting practice led by his father and two uncles, was destined for a career in accounting. His parents knew it, the rest of his family knew it, and his teachers knew it. But even though he’d been in […]