Consulting Magazine - September 2016

This marks three years running and highest ranking yet for
RSM as a Best Firm to Work For. Last year, the firm, which was
then known as McGladrey, was ranked No. 9. Pretty impressive
indeed, for a firm to go through such a massive rebrand and
increase its ranking four spots into the Top 5.

There’s a lot of energy and enthusiasm at RSM today: Some of it comes from last year’s global branding initiative, when we changed our name from McGladrey to RSM US to align with RSM International network firms across the globe,” says Gary Sturisky, Partner and National Consulting Leader, RSM.

“In addition, our audit, tax and con-
sulting practices are all growing,
and that’s very exciting.”
Sturisky says he’s also excited
about where RSM is as a consulting
practice and the opportunities in
front of the firm. “We’re looking for-
ward to providing even more middle
market leaders with the solutions
they need to help them address chal-
lenges and improve their efficiency
and effectiveness―enabling them to
grow and thrive,” he says. “I’m also
thrilled when I hear an organization
wants to work with us because of
our reputation in the marketplace or
when people want to be part of RSM
because they want to join one of our
great teams. And I’m excited by how
often that’s happening.”
In line with its brand promise
to truly understand clients, RSM
is committed to strengthening its
position in existing markets to stay
close to clients, he says. RSM’s seen
tremendous demand for consulting
services in Texas and Michigan, and
the firm intends to grow its presence
there within the next 12 months.

Being one of the Best Firms to
Work For is a meaningful bench-
mark, Sturisky says. “We’ve put sig-
nificant time, energy and resources
into creating differentiated talent
and client experiences, because the
two really go hand-in-hand. We be-
lieve these efforts are paying off,”
he says. “We think being measured
against our peers and earning the
Best Firms to Work For designation
is good for the firm’s brand, instills
a sense of pride among our employ-
ees and benefits our clients, who
are served by the high-quality talent
we’re able to attract.”
This year marks the firm’s 90th
anniversary. “It’s remarkable that,
after all those years the values of
our founder Ira B. McGladrey and
the firm’s entrepreneurial spirit is
still alive and well at RSM, and we
don’t want to lose it,” Sturisky says.
“We aim to empower our employ-
ees to move forward with confi-
dence―personally and profession-
ally. We want our people to own
their futures, enhance their value
and build successful careers here at
RSM. Additionally, although we’re
growing, we’re committed
to remaining nimble as an organiza-
tion so we can anticipate our middle
market clients’ challenges and
provide them with the solutions
they need to succeed.”

RSM US

WHAT’S THE TOP PRIORITY OVER THE NEXT 12 MONTHS? STURISKY: “We’ll continue to deliver the Power of Being Understood to our people and our clients, because that’s job one. That means also continuing to support innovation and the build-out of consulting services at RSM member firms globally to serve our clients wherever in the world they do business.”