#48: Managing Partner, Peter Reilly, Shares How Diversity & Inclusion Helped Him Build A Top-25 Firm

Welcome to Episode 48! In this episode, we are joined by Peter Reilly. Peter is an award-winning executive and the active President & Managing Partner of Councilor Buchanan, & Mitchell – a 100+ employee accounting firm and what the Washington Business Journal ranked as the #21 Top Accounting Firm in all of the DC, Maryland & Virginia market. In his 42 years at CBM, Peter has played an integral part in growing the firm by positioning CBM as an industry leader, executing numerous acquisitions, as well as, taking industry challenges such as diversity & inclusion and making them CBM’s competitive advantage.In this episode, we discuss navigating a professional services firm from entree-level to managing partner, the process of buying and merging organizations, as well as, answers to the following questions:-How does embracing diversity and inclusion create a culture within your organization?-As 2019’s Managing Partner of the Year, what makes a successful managing partner?-How do you approach building inclusions in a diverse workforce? -What is the ROI of investing in your people? -What has driven the growth and scale of CBM to what it is today?-In such a challenging market, how do you continue to find quality employees that come and stay? …and much more.Interested to Learn More?Check Out Peter Reilly & his firm at https://www.cbmcpa.com/Rate & Review!If you enjoyed this and previous episodes, it would mean a lot if you would rate and review!Podcasts are a conversation & that means your voice should be heard!