Private equity can accelerate growth, but the real work begins once the model changes.In this episode of CEO: Behind the Scenes, Michelle Thompson, CEO of Cherry Bekaert Advisory, shares how the firm approached private equity as a way to speed up modernization and rethink a traditional accounting firm model built over nearly 80 years.Thompson explains why capital alone does not create value, and how culture, structure and integration shape whether acquisitions become part of a firm’s long-term growth story.She also reveals the wider changes reshaping accounting, including AI, technology and finance modernization. This is a conversation not to be missed.

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Private equity can accelerate growth, but the real work begins once the model changes.In this episode of CEO: Behind the Scenes, Michelle Thompson, CEO of Cherry Bekaert Advisory, shares how the firm approached private equity as a way to speed up modernization and rethink a traditional accounting firm model built over nearly 80 years.Thompson explains why capital alone does not create value, and how culture, structure and integration shape whether acquisitions become part of a firm&rsquo;s long-term growth story.She also reveals the wider changes reshaping accounting, including AI, technology and finance modernization. This is a conversation not to be missed.
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CEO: Behind the Scenes

It's easy to forget that behind the title of CEO lies a human. In CEO Behind the Scenes, a podcast from The CEO Magazine, we want to explore the human behind the company and the figure behind the figurehead role as CEOs share their journeys with us.

It's easy to forget that behind the title of CEO lies a human. In CEO Behind the Scenes, a podcast from The CEO Magazine, we want to explore the human behind the company and the figure behind the figurehead role as CEOs share their journeys with us.