Bob Wang, CPA, CA – 2019 40 Under 40 Honoree

Career Highlights:

• Founded a high growth CPA firm specialized in cloud accounting. In three years, Legacy advantage scaled to 30 people and was acquired by Deloitte
• As a member of Intuit’s Trainer Writer network, I contributed articles and spoke at various events, helping peers overcome their barriers.

What are you doing to make a difference in the profession, your community, the world?

• As the treasurer of the Fringe Festival, Bob stewarded funds of this non-profit association for the benefit of Canadian performance artists.
• Hosted webinars and spoke at events with Knowledge Bureau, ReceiptBank and Intuit on topics such as Scaling your Practice from 0-100 people, Marketing 101, Buying and Selling your Practice 
• Spoke at a Cold Tea Collective event, encouraging Asian Entrepreneurs to lead and make a difference in their communities

Favorite books/websites/speakers that you find influential

• John Maxwell
• Daniel Pink
• Simon Sinek

What do you see yourself doing professionally in 10 years?

• Starting or joining an accounting software company to continue to drive accounting automation and change lives.

What accounting conferences do you normally attend?

• Quickbooks Connect

What websites/magazines do you use to keep up on news of the accounting profession?

• Firm of the Future Blog
• Facebook Groups such as QB-HQ 

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See all of the “40 Under 40” honorees for 2019.