Gary Shamis is the principal of Winding River Consulting, as well as co-founder and host of the Winning Is Everything Conference, and the author of "Building Blocks" and "How to Manage Your Accounting Practice." A serial entrepreneur, he built a Top 100 Firm, and co-founded The Advisory Board.
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