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Bilal Mehanna, CPA, MST

Questioner · DISC type c
Founder at FortunAI
📍 Detroit Metropolitan Area, United States

Bilal Mehanna is a CPA and the founder of FortunAI and Mehanna Advisors, specializing in tax advisory for healthcare and e-commerce. With a Masters in Taxation from Wayne State University, he focuses on leveraging technology to enhance tax services for privately-held businesses. He also founded Dental Intel CPA and previously worked at Deloitte.

Bilal is a thought leader in the accounting space, co-hosting the "From Zero to Millions: Accounting Edition" podcast to share insights on running a successful firm. He is an author and has appeared on several podcasts, discussing financial strategies and the future of the accounting profession.

He is a strong advocate for improving accountants tech stacks, believing that firms are underserved by current tools like Excel for their most profitable advisory services.

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Experience
8 Years
Current Role
Founder
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Detroit Metropolitan Area, United States
Personality Overview

How Bilal shows up

Cautious & Analytical
Not Easily Convinced
Systematic

They generally do not appreciate an overfriendly approach and prefer to stay to-the-point. They prefer to do thorough analysis of any situation. While they don't hesitate to ask questions, they are generally risk-averse and tend to be late adopters.

Priorities

Topics Bilal cares about

Tax Advisory Tech
Founded FortunAI to address the technology gap in tax advisory services, moving firms beyond traditional tools like Excel for their most profitable offerings.
Scaling Accounting Firms
Co-hosts a podcast, "From Zero to Millions, " dedicated to sharing knowledge and practical advice on growing and managing a public accounting firm.
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Career

Work history

5-2025
Founder
FortunAI
2-2019
President
Mehanna Advisors
2-2019
Founder
Dental Intel CPA
2-2018 - 1-2019
BTS Consultant
Deloitte
8-2017 - 2-2018
Senior Accountant - SME Department
Clayton & McKervey
In the press

Media appearances

Deep Dive Interview with Bilal Mehanna of Mehanna Advisors. Featured in YouTube
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Education
2015 - 2018
Master of Science in Taxation (M.S.T)
Wayne State University
2008 - 2012
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)
University of Michigan-Dearborn
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

c

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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