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Adam Shay, CPA

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Entrepreneur and Business Coach for Accountants at Share the Knowledge LLC
📍 Wilmington, North Carolina, United States

Adam Shay is an entrepreneur and business coach for accountants with a CPA and an MBA from the University of Maryland. He successfully founded, scaled, and sold his own multi-million dollar accounting firm, and now focuses on coaching other firm owners and leading virtual CFO services at Red Bike Advisors.

Outside of work, Adam is a mountain enthusiast who is passionate about hiking, mountain biking, and snowboarding, pursuits he discovered while at the University of Virginia. He believes in integrating personal interests into professional life to build deeper, more authentic business relationships and find creative clarity away from work.

He started his accounting firm just weeks before his first child was born.

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Experience
21 Years
Current Role
Entrepreneur and Business Coach for Accountants
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States
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Scaling Accounting Firms
He coaches firm owners on growth and profitability, drawing from his experience of building and selling his own multi-million dollar practice.
Entrepreneurial Wellbeing
After experiencing burnout, he now advocates for work-life balance and helps other business owners avoid the same pitfalls he encountered.
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Career

Work history

6-2017
Entrepreneur and Business Coach for Accountants
Share the Knowledge LLC
12-2024
VCFO And Business Advisor
Red Bike Advisors
6-2023 - 12-2024
Director of VCFO And Advisory Services
Red Bike Advisors
12-2009 - 6-2023
Managing Partner / Certified Public Accountant
Adam Shay CPA. PLLC (Acquired by Red Bike Advisors)
12-2004 - 12-2009
General Manager
Modern Tax Service
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Education
BS in Commerce
University of Virginia
MBA
University of Maryland - Robert H. Smith School of Business
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