Five Ascend Firms Named Best Firms to Work For

August 15, 2024 (Arlington, VA) – Five advisory and accounting services firms on the Ascend growth platform were named 2024 Best Firms to Work For by Accounting Today.

ATKG (San Antonio, TX), Blackman & Sloop (Chapel Hill, NC), HD Growth Partners (Youngstown, OH), LevitZacks (San Diego, CA) and LMC (New York City) were all selected as model workplaces, based on Ascend’s PeopleFirst culture.

Ascend is a strategic partner for regional accounting firms backed by people-focused private equity firm Alpine Investors.

“As a design principle, Ascend partners with firms that already have vibrant cultures, and we applaud the leadership of these firms for being named to this list once again. I am especially proud that their recognition isn’t just for hybrid work, free lunch, and fun outings – it reflects high-performance, high-engagement cultures that create the best place to work for the best people. What’s even more remarkable is that these firms are on incredible growth trajectories, and maintaining culture as you grow is a significant leadership challenge. The Ascend Culture Model gives our firms a strategic framework and roadmap for enhancing their culture as they endeavor to expand their impact on their clients, their people, and their communities,” said David Wurtzbacher, Founder & CEO of Ascend.

Accounting Today’s annual top workplaces list included an evaluation of each nominee’s workplace policies, practices, philosophy, systems and demographics, and an employee survey to measure the employee experience.

For more information on Ascend’s PeopleFirst culture, visit www.ascendtogether.com/peoplefirst-how-ascend-keeps-the-talent-pipeline-flowing.

About Ascend

Ascend empowers entrepreneurial CPAs to reach their goals with an innovative growth model that brings their firms into the new age. Backed by private equity from people-focused Alpine Investors, Ascend is building a modern platform for regional accounting firms that enables them to stay independent while accessing the resources of a larger firm to help them grow. Ascend provides access to growth capital, robust talent acquisition, best-of-breed technology, a catalytic leadership system, shared back-office services, and modernized equity incentives so that firms can surmount today’s industry challenges to reach their full potential. Founded in January 2023, in its first year of operation Ascend was ranked 59 on Accounting Today’s list of Top 100 Firms and CEO David Wurtzbacher was named one of the Top 100 Most Influential People in Accounting. For more information, visit www.ascendtogether.com.

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