Kurt Shenk

RSM US LLP, Partner

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Career Highlights

• Helping team members set and achieve their career goals

• Partner since January of 2023

• Selected as part of the inaugural class within RSM’s industry eminence program, to understand, forecast and communicate economic, business, and technology trends shaping the industries RSM serves. Industry senior analysts will help the firm advise clients on conditions impacting middle market leaders

• Member of the RSM national technology sector leadership team since 2018

• Published writer 50+ times on industry trends impacting the technology sector

• Certified Public Accountant, Charted Global Management Accountant, Certified Fraud Examiner

Failures

• I obtained my executive certificate in strategy and innovation from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology virtually in 2020. Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, my coursework was entirely virtual and I missed the networking opportunities of taking classes live at MIT

• Overcommitting to projects and strategic initiatives

• Not always prioritizing the success of RSM as an enterprise over personal and/or team success

current focus

• Executing RSM’s national technology sector strategy.

• Serving middle market technology clients with enterprise values of $10M to $1B

• Developing enterprise leadership across the RSM audit, tax, and consulting lines of business

Hobbies

Travel, Food, Friends, Pickleball, Tennis, Golf

Talk to me about

• Technology industry trends within the middle market

• Financial considerations for a technology company startup around people, process, and technology

• Any consulting, audit, or tax needs

I want to talk to you about

• Strategic initiatives that your company is focused on in the coming year.

• What excites you personally?