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>> FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE
FIRM'S 79-YEAR HISTORY, KATZ,
SAPPER AND MILLER HAS A NON-CPA
PRESIDENT AND CEO.

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EARLIER THIS MONTH, TIM COOK
SUCCEEDED MANAGING PARTNER DAVID
RESNICK TO LEAD INDY'S LARGEST
CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING

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FIRM.
I'M PLEASED TO WELCOME TIM BACK
TO THE SHOW TO LEARN MORE ABOUT
HIS NEW ROLE AND TO GET HIS TAKE

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ON THE INDIANA ECONOMY IN 2021.
TIM, CONGRATULATIONS ON THE
ROLE, AND WELCOME BACK TO THE
SHOW.

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>> HI, GERRY, THANKS A LOT.
>> I WAS GOING TO ASK YOU, YOU
KNOW, WHAT'S A NON-CPA GUY DOING
IN A LEADERSHIP ROLE AT KATZ,

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SAPPER AND MILLER. A NON-CPA, A
BIT OF A TREND IN THE ACCOUNTING
WORLD.
>> YEAH. YOU KNOW, KATZ HAS A

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PHENOMENAL REPUTATION, A GREAT
AUDIT FIRM, A PHENOMENAL TAX
EXPERTISE THAT WE'VE DONE FOR A
LONG TIME. SO WE'RE GOING TO

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CONTINUE TO DO THOSE THINGS
REALLY WELL, AND IMPROVE IN
THOSE AREAS. BUT IN ADDITION TO
THAT, AS WE LOOK TO THE FUTURE,

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IT'S ALSO ABOUT EXPANDING THE
TYPES OF SERVICES THAT WE
PROVIDE IN PROVIDING DIFFERENT
KINDS OF SOLUTIONS TO OUR

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CLIENTS, AND TRYING TO SERVE
THEM AS BROADLY AS WE CAN. THAT
WILL BE DEFINITELY A CORE FOCUS
OF OURS IN THE COMING YEARS.

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>> TIM, YOU WERE ELECTED TO THE
CEO ROLE PREPANDEMIC. YOU'RE
TAKING OVER, OBVIOUSLY, AS WE
CONTINUE IN THE MIDST OF THIS

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PANDEMIC. YOURS IS A CHALLENGING
ROLE IN ANY ENVIRONMENT. WHEN
YOU THROW THE PANDEMIC IN THERE,
HOW IS THAT HANDLING THOSE

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CHALLENGES, AND THOSE DYNAMICS?
>> YEAH. IT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
YOU KNOW, DAVID AND I WENT
THROUGH THE TRANSITION OVER

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ABOUT A 18-MONTH PERIOD. ONE OF
THE BENEFITS FOR ME HAS BEEN
BEING THROWN IN THE DEEP END.
WHAT I'VE PROBABLY HAD ABOUT

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FIVE YEARS OF EDUCATION IN NINE
MONTHS OVER THE LAST YEAR OR SO.
SO THAT PART HAS BEEN
BENEFICIAL. BUT, ALSO, FROM THE

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FIRM'S PERSPECTIVE, REMOTE
WORKING WAS SOMETHING THAT WE
WERE ALREADY EXPLORING, AND
STARTING TO EMBRACE. BEING ABLE

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TO DO THAT SO FLUIDLY, AND
REALLY WITHOUT MISSING A BEAT
WAS A BIG PART OF WHAT WE'VE
DONE. AND SO FOR THOSE

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PERSPECTIVES, IT'S BEEN A GOOD
EXPERIENCE, I THINK KATZ
AS -- WELL AND HIT THE GROUND
RUNNING, AND NOT MISS A BEAT.

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>> IN YOUR PREVIOUS ROLE, YOU'RE
FAMILIAR WITH ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS AND
ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT INDIANA