Helping Western Mass Thrive: 2021 Thought Leadership Awards

March 2, 2022

At Meyers Brothers Kalicka, P.C., our mission is to provide knowledge and resources to our clients, colleagues and community that enable them to grow and thrive in Western Massachusetts. As a part of our constant work toward this mission, the staff at MBK works hard to make sure our community is informed on the latest changes that may affect their accounting experience. To wrap up 2021, we recognized the staff that have stepped up to keep our community informed with our Thought Leadership Awards.


A thought leader is someone who uses their expertise and skills to provide valuable guidance and insight into their industry. Thought leaders cultivate their knowledge with a finger on the pulse in their industry and share their insights with a thoughtful approach that educates and adds value to both their industry and community. It is important to us to make sure that we are actively participating in and contributing to education on business and personal finance and providing a shoulder for our clients and the broader community to lean on for articulate and clear guidance from an industry that can often be complicated and difficult to understand.


We awarded the following staff for their contributions to thought leadership in 2021, helping our community navigate challenging financial laws and regulations with ease:

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