Ed Polansky was our guest this week for Life In Accounting: The Where Accountants Go podcast.
Those in Texas will recognize Ed’s name. Ed has served as TSCPA Chair several years ago, worked in the national firms for many years, founded his own firm, eventually merged it into Weaver, and now post-retirement is publishing children’s books!
A typical, non-typical beginning…
As I’ve learned through many of these podcast interviews, Ed became interested in accounting through a non-typical route, which is actually usually the way it happens. (Does that make sense??)
Ed was actually initially interested in Math as a course of study, but as it got more and more advanced, he wasn’t convinced that math at the higher levels had as many practical applications as he would prefer, so he decided on Accounting instead. Through working initially for a sole proprietor, and then later at Arthur Young (EY), he realized that a firm size somewhere in the middle was likely the best fit for him. Therefore when the time was appropriate, he founded the firm that became Polansky McNutt & Perry, and then a few years back merged it into Weaver.
Growing & merging a firm
If either of these topics are of interest to you, you will enjoy this podcast. Ed goes into good detail about the early years at Polansky McNutt & Perry, as well as into some of the details around the time of the merger. Both are very enlightening for those looking to grow their career in public accounting.
Publishing a book
This episode is also very interesting if you’ve ever thought of publishing a book, whether accounting related or not. Ed published “Oscar the Osprey” not long ago and is considering a 2nd and 3rd book as well. It’s an idea he actually had very early in life, and now the dream has come to fruition. If you would like to find out more or order a copy, please visit www.oscartheospreybook.com
I hope you find this episode as pleasurable to listen to as I did recording it.
See you next week! There’s more to come…
Mark Goldman CPA
President – Where Accountants Go
www.WhereAccountantsGo.com
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