The Advisory Services Edge: Your Road Map to Transform and Grow Your Accounting Firm (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781507785928)

L. Gary Boomer is CEO of Boomer Consulting, Inc., an organization that provides consulting services to leading accounting firms in the areas of Leadership & Management, Client Development, Talent Development, Technology and Compensation. Gary is recognized in the accounting profession as the leading authority on technology and firm management. For over a decade, he has been named by Accounting Today as one of the 100 most influential people in accounting. He is also a member of IPA's 10 most recommended consultants. He consults and speaks around the globe on management and technology related topics including strategic and technology planning, compensation, change management, and developing a training/learning culture. He acts as a planning facilitator, provides coaching, and serves on various advisory boards. He is currently a member of the AICPA Life Insurance/ Disability Committee and the Accounting Advisory Board at Kansas State University. He recently served as president of the Kansas Society of CPAs and on the AICPA Council. He is also a member of The Advisory Board, a group that produces Winning Is Everything, the premier management conference. He is the past chairman of the AICPA's Information Technology Executive Committee and has also served on the AICPA's Academic and Career Development Executive Committee and the ACUTE Board of Directors. Gary is the founder of The Boomer Technology Circles(TM), a community that helps firms bridge the gap between technology and practice management and accelerate their progress through thought leadership and peer accountability. In addition to The Boomer Technology CirclesTM, Gary is the founder of the CIO Advantage, a community that prepares technology professionals for a seat at the management table by developing their business and IT acumen. Gary also created the CEO Advantage, a community of Managing Partners who act as a collaborative think tank to challenge, encourage, and propel each other to a higher level of success.