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Troy Waugh, CPA, MBA, is author of two books and has been selected as one of the 100 Most Influential People in the accounting profession for seven years in a row by Accounting Today Magazine. He is one of the leading leadership and business development consultants to the accounting industry. Troy and his experienced consultants have helped firms add more than $600 million in new business through their consulting, training and alliance services.

As CEO of Five Star3, LLC, Troy is the founder of The Rainmaker Academy, The Leadership Academy, The Rainmaker Consulting Group, The Alliance of Professional Associations (APA), and Enterprise Worldwide. APA now represents over 210 firms in 35 countries.

Troy's highly acclaimed books, Power Up Your Profits and 101 Marketing Strategies have received praise throughout the world and have been translated into German and Spanish. Troy's articles have been published in Accounting Today, The Practical Accountant, and numerous state society monthly newsletters. He has been publishing a Marketing Moment since 1992.

He holds an MBA from the University of Southern California and a BS from the University of Tennessee and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Troy served several of the largest clients of Price Waterhouse as an audit manager. He became CEO of Advantage Companies, Inc., an SEC registered company. During his years with Advantage, Troy guided a complete repositioning of the company's focus from the hotel business into magazine publishing. During this period, Troy negotiated over 40 acquisitions or divestitures of businesses. Later, Troy became a senior vice president with Jacques Miller, Inc., a real estate investment firm.

He is a member of the National Speakers Association, The American Institute of CPAs, and The Tennessee Society of CPAs.

TROY WAUGH
CEO
FIVE STAR³, LLC
Founder
THE RAINMAKER CONSULTING GROUP

troy@therainmakeracademy.com
http://www.therainmakeracademy.com/