Deep Industry Specialization
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Industry Forward: Eric Beenken and Brendan Kurvers
Got an entrepreneurial spark but haven’t yet aligned your passions with your work? That’s when the joyless daily grind can set in — but also some real creative tension and the possibility for exciting career growth and satisfaction. Eric’s and Brendan’s personal stories can show you how industry specialization may be just the thing that turns your spark into a fire.
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Industry Forward: Financial institutions Charlie Cameron and Josh Juergensen
Charlie and Josh have taken two very different career
journeys in the FI industry, but they agree passionately on this: an
entrepreneurial approach to serving banks and credit unions is what sets CLA
apart. Together they lead our FI practice, which now boasts $70M in revenue,
more than 250 staff members, and roughly 1,500 clients. Let their stories of
grit and success inspire your own industry specialization path.Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Industry Forward – Nat Bartholomew and John Tauer talk Associations – Just Scratching the Surface!
John Langan talks with Nat Bartholomew and John Tauer about what it really means to uniquely and purposefully serve this vital Industry Segment: Associations. But what does the lifecycle of industry specialization look like and how does it create opportunities? Listen to Nat and John’s personal stories and find out!
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Industry Forward – Chris Abell
Chris always liked doing audit and tax work for doctors, but she had a revelation when someone asked her if she understood what a physician does and how one gets paid. This led to a monumental mindset shift: She realized she needed to genuinely know these doctors if she truly wanted to help them. Sound familiar? That’s why industry specialization is at the heart of the CLA Promise. And it’s why today our health care specialists include actual health care advice along with financial services. Learn from Chris’s groundbreaking journey in this edition of Industry Forward.
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Industry Forward – Don Loberg
In 1999 Don Loberg, managing principal of higher education, set about changing the minds of early CLA clients who weren’t initially our biggest fans, and the rest is history. Listen as Don provides insightful stories about the way true industry specialization and creating opportunities for our clients can only help and grow CLA our brand.
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Industry Forward – Jack Rybicki
Industry specialization at CLA is the real deal. Listen to this series of inspiring conversations to hear firsthand how it advances our clients’ success, our professionals’ careers, and our firm’s competitive edge.
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Industry Forward – Josh Enger
Under Josh Enger’s leadership, CLA’s trucking and transportation practice has grown from under $500K to more than $10 million in a decade. Clients in this sector take services for granted; it’s genuine industry know-how that they crave. In this episode of “Industry Forward”, Josh tells John how he went from T&T newbie to guru — and how living the CLA Promise made all the difference.
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