Sarah Petrone: Responsible Growth Starts with People | MOVE Like This

About this episode

Sarah Petrone discusses responsible growth and the importance of people in professional services.

"We’re growing in a way that is strategic, and that we’re preparing our people to meet the demands of that growth.” MOVE Like This With Bonnie Buol Ruszczyk For CPA Trendlines Research In this episode of MOVE Like This , Bonnie Ruszczyk sits down with Sarah Petrone, chief human resources officer at Clark Nuber, for a conversation about responsible growth, leadership pipelines, belonging, and what it truly means to build a firm where people want to stay for the long haul. MORE MOVE Like This | MORE Benchmarks: Register for MOVE 202 6 | MORE CPA Trendlines Streaming Network With more than 20 years in human resources across eight industries, Petrone joined Clark Nuber after leading HR in a startup environment, intentionally seeking a stable yet innovative professional services firm. What she found was an organization that understands a fundamental truth of accounting: in professional services, people are the product. That reality shapes everything from growth strategy to succession planning.

People in this episode

Host: Bonnie Buol Ruszczyk

Guest: Sarah Petrone

Topics covered

• responsible growth
• leadership
• human resources
• employee retention
• professional services

Keywords

• growth strategy
• leadership pipelines
• belonging
• human resources
• accounting

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Clark Nuber

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