Accounting Firm Growth: Emerging Leaders and their Tech-Enabled Toolkits
Event Overview
Nearly half of the top 100 accounting firms now have a dedicated Chief Growth Officer or similar role, double the number from just five years ago. Private equity is accelerating the shift, and new expectations are reshaping what it means to perform, compete and thrive.
What’s your firm’s growth plan? How are you keeping pace? What technology is foundational to success?
We're bringing together emerging leaders and key tech partners in the space to address these very questions.
Accounting’s next chapter is being written by a new generation of leaders who are redefining how firms innovate and grow. They are close to the work, faster to adapt, and more willing to experiment with new models for business development, client service, and technology adoption.
Join Rho for an in-person lunch and panel discussion with emerging leaders from accounting and technology who are at the center of this transformation.
Our speakers:
Taylor Van Slyck, Director of Growth and Client Services, Wiss
Kathryn Anderson, Northeast Growth Leader, Aprio
David Lam, Co-Founder and CEO, Abacor
Leonardas Gujis, Principal Growth Manager, FinTech, Google
Moderated by:
Christine Farrier, Head of Partner Marketing, Rho
Discussion Highlights
What “growth” really means now: client retention, service-line expansion, and capacity building
How AI, automation, and marketing tools are changing firm strategy
The realities of leading change from inside a partnership model
Lessons learned from experiments that worked and those that didn’t
About our Speakers:
Taylor Van Slyck is Director of Growth & Client Solutions at Wiss, where she combines over seven years of public accounting experience with a forward-thinking approach to client strategy and innovation. A former CFO services advisor, she now leads initiatives that apply AI to improve efficiency and expand advisory offerings. Taylor is active in the NYSSCPA, serves as Vice President of its Manhattan/Bronx Board, and was named a 2024 Emerging Leader.
Kathryn Anderson - Northeast Growth Leader, Aprio, is a growth strategist specializing in business development, go-to-market execution, and pipeline operations for Aprio, a top 25 accounting and advisory firm. She drives growth strategy for the firm’s Northeast region and supports national go-to-market initiatives for Aprio’s Nonprofit Services team, partnering with practice leaders to build scalable revenue programs, strengthen account planning, optimize CRM adoption, and expand pipeline opportunities. Previously, she managed marketing and business development regionally for a global accounting firm and led North American RFP and pitch strategy at a global marketing effectiveness and foresight consultancy.
David Lam, Co-Founder & CEO, Abacor. Abacor is an AI assistant for accounting firms that automates pre to post meeting workflows — including client meeting preparation, notes, action items, and integrates seamlessly with practice management softwares. He started his career as an Accountant for over a decade at PwC, Deloitte, and Crowe before moving into Product leadership at Amazon and Gusto, building software for accountants and businesses. He is on a mission to solve the pain points he faced first-hand and elevate the accounting profession.
Leonardas Gujis, Principal Growth Manager, FinTech, Google
We'd like to thank our sponsor Toptal for their gracious support of this event.
About Toptal
Toptal is the world’s largest fully remote workforce that connects businesses with the top 3% of freelance talent, enabling companies to scale their teams on demand. Founded in 2010, Toptal has served more than 25,000 clients across more than 140 countries. For more information, please visit Toptal.com.
About Rho
Rho is the banking platform with everything businesses need to manage cash, control spending, and automate finance busywork. Rho offers corporate cards, banking, treasury, expense management, bill pay, accounting automation, and more in one integrated platform backed by award-winning concierge service.
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