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Get out of the heat, grab a cold drink, and take a trip down memory lane with me. Along the way we can talk about your accounting needs if you’d like 🙂 Bridgepoint Consulting

What inspired me to work in the affordable housing industry? Can't wait to hear from our panelists Nov 18th in the Windy City! Two pivotal experiences shaped my path: Volunteering for @Junior Achievement each year in Charlotte, NC. I learned firsthand about food insecurity, financial struggle, and unsafe neighborhoods. I’ll never forget asking the children what they were dressing up as for Halloween—one little boy burst into tears because his mom couldn’t afford a costume, and none of the students trick-or-treated in their own neighborhood.  (Happy to report my team at PwC bought the entire class costumes.) Poverty Simulation hosted for employees by PwC opened my eyes to the uphill battle faced by those financially behind. Simple things like having direct deposit versus riding a bus to a check-cashing agency, or the dilemma of sick children keeping a parent from work translating to no pay for that day (no paid PTO), reminded me how fragile financial stability can be. These experiences gave me a deep sense of purpose—to help ensure that everyone has access to safe, affordable housing and the opportunity to live in thriving communities. It’s about creating security, opportunity, and dignity for all. #AffordableHousing

During #scotappweek24, we hear from ELDERPARK HOUSING ASSOCIATION's Lauren Herd who started her career in housing as an apprentice. 📽️Learn more about Lauren's journey in our short video below

Ever wonder what Newfield grads are doing out in the world after they’ve completed the program? Check out the Newfield Grad Spotlight. In this spotlight, we’re shining the light on Ashish Kothari, who graduated from Newfield in 2019. Ashish is an executive coach, author, consultant, and founder of Happiness Squad. His mission is to “launch a happiness revolution touching a billion+ lives over the next 20 years and help them live with more joy, health, love, and meaning. Watch the full interview!

Q&A with KO: What do you find most rewarding in your current role? This edition of #FollowTheLeader features our witty and tenacious COO, Kristen Oelschlager (KO), discussing what she loves about her role at Castle. #CastleCareers #TeamCastle

I started my career in 1978 with Cedar Point and retired (or so I thought) in 2018 when the company was known as Cedar Fair. Prior to what will occur tomorrow when Cedar Fair merges with Six Flags, the single most memorable day within Cedar Fair's history was 18 years ago today (June 30, 2006) when we acquired the five Paramount Parks. As Phil Bender and I entered the park that day, we discussed how the company would never be the same from that day on. We had gone from an organization that the General Managers "owned" their parks and made the majority of day-to-day decisions on how the park would be operated. Now, with 11 parks in the company's portfolio, we would be corporately controlled, and the GMs would have less input on how a park was to be managed. This was a major struggle for some, both from the Cedar Fair and Paramount teams. Did we lose some good employees during the transition, yes. Did we struggle with the growth of the company, yes. Were there times that we wondered if the company would financially survive, yes. The first few years were rough - we had to learn whose business models worked best. Paramount KNEW season passes and how to succeed with the right strategy. Cedar Fair KNEW operations and how to succeed with capital planning. A few years into the acquisition, both attendance and revenue grew to record levels. Dick Kinzel's decision to purchase the Paramount Parks was a success. After today there will be no Cedar Fair, as per the merger agreement, the company will be referred to as Six Flags. For those who spent the majority of their careers within Cedar Fair, this is a tough pill to swallow. We took pride in our parks and never wanted to be compared to Six Flags in how we operated the parks. Cleanliness, Safety, Courtesy, and Integrity were the four cornerstones for years and we took those to heart, and always felt we did it better than anyone, especially Six Flags. As I have many friends left within the organization, I wish them nothing but the best moving forward. I worry that the company that I gave 40 years to will never be the same after tomorrow, but hope that just like the Paramount acquisition, in a few years they will thrive.

Victory Square Partners is us. And we are who we are because of our values. In the next couple of weeks, we'll go through our cornerstone values and explain how these guide us. Let's begin! #CompanyValues #VictoryValues #VSPValues #SoftwareEngineeringCompany

Learn more about what our alumni are doing with degrees earned from Saybrook University!

Flxpoint knows how to have a kickoff. Custom throwback t's—upbeat presentations—and plenty of time for the team to unwind. Here is a quick highlight reel we put together for their team.

We celebrate the hard work and incredible impact of our Canopy moms this Mother’s Day and all year through. “Too often we talk about work and life as separate and that’s why the word career never meant much – for me, it’s all the same road.” –Ara Katz, co-founder and CMO at SpringNYC #ConsultingExpert #ConsultingServices #ConsultingFirm #DenverBusiness #CanopyAdvisoryGroup