Friday, March 18, 2011

Jay Wadkins - St. Louis Business Journal:

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But the dream was not to be. “I was at everhy practice... but not really suiting up for games,” Wadkind said. “As I got I decided I needed to put my focussomewhere Wadkins, now 38, learned his real talent was with tax accounting in His first job was at BDO Seidmanm in St. Louis, where he helpef during the busy tax season as he completedrhis master’s degree. Then it was on to PricewaterhouseCoopers, wher e he spent about nine yearse working with major corporations suchas Ford, and . In 2004, RSM one of the nation’s five largest accounting andconsulting firms, announced it was openinhg a St. Louis office.
Officials there recruited Wadkinx to thenew enterprise. He joined as an accountang and made partner a fewyears later. Eventually he became the officelocation leader. The local office has grown from 10 people to morethan 50. The companhy doesn’t break out local revenue. Tom Murphy, executive vice president of the manufacturinvg and wholesaledistribution practice, said Wadkins deserves a lot of the creditg for the growth. “He’s been key in securing the vast majorituy of thenew accounts, whether he was part of the initia l call or the team going out or mentoring the team getting the Murphy said. Most of his time is spent working withcommerciapl industry.
He provides tax services to such companieeas , Tripos and Otherd clients include , , Swank Audio Visuals, and The “He’z just brought a lot of expertise and leadership to serve these mid-sizef businesses,” Murphy said. “He’s got an positive attitude. He’s passionate about servin g clients.” He led the office’s campaignn to support the Greater St. Louiw United Way, which raiseds 20 percent more than its goalof

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