Old School But Open to New Media.
I’m old school at times. I make lists – on paper. I have a land line phone at home, haven’t watched anything on Hulu and if I didn’t work here, I doubt I’d know as much as I do about LinkedIn, Facebook and other forms of social media. Although my teenagers were horrified their mother had a Facebook page (regardless of whether or not it was work related and only 1 out of the 3 friended me) I’m fascinated how we are using social media here at Ingenuity and ever

The rewards of CPA Cool
A lot of younger professionals worry about how much they see the leaders in their firms working and are not sure they want to be a leader because of the constant work. I am going to share a secret they may be forgetting to mention to you: they work hard but they are having a lot of fun. Last week we partied with BKR in New York City. BKR is an international association of CPA firms and more than a hundred leaders of firms from all over the world came to meet, le

CPA Cool: Part 2
Since my initial blog entry about Howard Rosen of Conner Ash, he continues to up the ante when it comes to CPA Cool. For his birthday, Howard’s wife got him instructions on how to drive a NASCAR stock car complete with live time on the track.

Wanting to be part of a story
“When it comes down to it, all we have is our story.” Hugh Jackman (from the movie Australia) was right – the power of a story is an amazing tool. We all want to be part of the story. More and more companies are starting to understand the power of story. One of my favorite restaurants, Chipotle, is great at story telling. When I sit down with my burrito in hand, one of the first things I do is check my pop cup for the latest story. It might tell me why th

How to make cold-calling a regular part of your life
Believe me, I am not fearless when it comes to cold-calling. But I do have to admit that I am beginning to actually ENJOY cold-calling. No, I am not from another planet. And no, I did not just wake up one day and decide that cold-calling people was fun. Basically, it’s like anything else in this world that is really worth doing, it just takes some education, practice and perseverance. The results of educating yourself on how to make a good cold-call are inc