Advanced Preparation

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  Stephanie Bowie

  • Speaker

  Stephanie L. Bowie, CPA, MBA is a certified 5D and DiSC coach, author, trainer, and owner of B. Empowered Leadership Academy, LLC. She is a servant leader who sows seeds of possibility, knowledge, and encouragement into people so they can achieve their maximum power and potential! A few of her professional accomplishments and activities are included below.

  Training & Instructing

  • Currently serves as the Director of Instruction for the 5-100th Training Battalion in the United States Army Reserves
  • Taught classes on business and bookkeeping for several organizations, including the Indy Black Chamber of Commerce, Anderson University, Thrival Indy Academy, Kheprw Institute, Business Owner’s Initiat... Read more

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  Jamar Cobb-Dennard

  • Presenter

  Jamar Cobb-Dennard, Esq. is a businessman, attorney, and leadership consultant. 

  He currently works at Indiana Business Advisors as a business broker, and as an attorney in solo practice. Jamar helps business owners prepare, value, and sell their companies.

  Jamar started his career in sales and leadership consulting. As a leadership consultant for 21-years, Jamar specializes in teaching CPA soft-skills related to leadership, business development, and communication. Jamar has been called on by the Indiana CPA Society, Illinois CPA Society, Michigan CPA Society, Legacy Professionals LLP, Kreischer Miller, Dauby O’Connor & Zaleski, the National Association of Black Accountants, CPA Academy, and Encoursa... Read more

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  Jon Lokhorst, CSP, CPA, PCC

  • Executive Leadership Coach, Your Best Leadership

  Jon Lokhorst, CSP, CPA, PCC, is a keynote speaker, corporate trainer, leadership coach, and the author of Mission-Critical Leadership: How Smart Managers Lead Well in All Directions. He works with organizations to develop leaders everyone wants to follow, build teams no one wants to leave, and deliver exceptional results. Before launching Your Best Leadership LLC, Jon enjoyed a 30-plus year career as a CPA, CFO, and organizational leader. He has a Master’s in Organizational Leadership and is recognized by the International Coach Federation as a Professional Certified Coach (PCC). Jon is a member of the National Speakers Association and recently served as President of the Minnesota chapter. He has earned the Certified Speaking Prof... Read more

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  Shana Cooper

  • Guest Speaker, Founder of The AccountAbility Team LLC

  As founder of the AccountAbility Team, Shana Cooper coaches accountants to grow their firm's revenue with clarity & confidence.

  Shana knows that running an accounting firm means wearing a lot of hats. You want to grow your team and revenue, but you’re short on time, your team needs more skills, and it’s not always clear which project to embark on next.

  With 25+ years as a CPA across audit, tax, consulting, and corporate accounting, Shana has seen the challenges that hold accounting firm leaders back. She supports accounting firm owners who want to grow revenue without burning themselves or their teams out.

  Shana provides:

  • 𝟏:𝟏 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐦 𝐄𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 – Grow revenue with a tailored plan and built-in... Read more

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