Key Note Speeches and Training Seminars.

Previous speaking engagements include AICPA, several State CPA Societies, Association for Accounting Marketing (AAM), Association of Accounting Firm Administrators (AAA), American Marketing Association, CNA Insurance, Mutual of New York (MONY), IDS Financial Services, American Express Tax & Business Services, Chartered Accountants of Alberta and British Columbia, Chartered Accountants of England and Wales, Practice Track (UK).

The following are representative topics. I also develop customized programs upon request.

Client Relations
• How to Lose Clients without Really Trying

Practice Management
• Fool Proof Mergers
• Death, Taxes and Succession Planning
• Compensation Plans – What’s Hot, What’s Not
• Making Dysfunctional Teams Functional
• What’s your practice really worth?
• Nurturing a risk management culture
• Breaking the Paradigm – New Approaches to Pricing Accounting Services

To learn more about my involvement in seminars and workshops, contact me directly at aaquila@AquilaAdvisors.com or 952-930-1295.

Recent and upcoming speaking engagements.

Management Summit 2007

Chartered Accounts of Canada 2007

Bank of America - Working with Accountants Web Cast 2007

HLB North American Partners Conference 2007

Michigan Society of CPA s 2007

Minnesota Society of CPAs 2007

Management Summit 2008

AICPA Practitioners Conference 2008

Enterprise Network Worldwide, 2008

MZ Bierly Consulting Web Cast 2008

Now Selling at Amazon.com CPAS That Sell: A Complete Guide to Promoting Your Professional Services

by August J. Aquila, Allan D. Koltin, Robert A. Pitts, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Practice Development Institute.