Eric Majchrzak is CEO and a Principal of BeachFleischman. He joined BeachFleischman in 2012 and is responsible for the firm’s overall strategic direction while ensuring the mission, vision and values are met. Eric works to motivate and inspire team members at BeachFleischman (and affiliates) to drive innovation and transformation so that the firm enhances its competitive advantage in providing value to clients. He has been named multiple times by the editorial team of Accounting Today magazine as one of the “Top 100 Most Influential People” in the accounting profession. He was acknowledged alongside others for making an impact on the profession, including: regulators, agency heads, congressional leaders, top consultants, and CEOs. In 2018, he was inducted into the Association for Accounting Marketing’s “Hall of Fame” and was the recipient of the “Bruce Marcus Lifetime Fellowship” award. He was acknowledged for his contributions in disrupting the way accounting firms practice marketing and was credited with helping lead the profession into the digital and social media age. In 2015, he won the prestigious “Marketer of the Year” award, presented by Inside Public Accounting. He was previously the Director of Marketing for Freed Maxick CPAs (a Top 100 Largest Firm in the U.S.) and through Freed’s alternative practice structure with RSM McGladrey, he was one of RSM McGladrey’s Great Lakes regional marketing directors.
Professional Associations and Activities
- Leadership Council Chair, Arizona State University’s Lodestar Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Innovation, 2022-present
- Board Member, The Sun Corridor, 2022-present
- Advisory Board Member, Thomson Reuters – Checkpoint Marketing for Firms, 2016-2018
- Contributing author, 2016 re-issue of the AICPA Social Media Handbook for PCPS members (original author, Michelle Golden)
- Association for Accounting Marketing – Website Committee, 2015-current
- Association for Accounting Marketing – SEO Sub-Committee, 2018
- Association for Accounting Marketing – Board Member at Large, 2009 – 2013
- Association for Accounting Marketing – Past Website Committee Chair, 2006-2009
- Association for Accounting Marketing – Branding Task Force member, 2012
- Ronald McDonald House of Southern Arizona – Branding Task Force, advisor – 2015
- Accounting Today Institute – Social Media Series, Instructor, December 2010 – Present
- Contributing Blogger/Author for Intuit Accountants
- Leading Edge Alliance, Member since 2003
Honors
- 2018 “Hall of Fame” inductee – Association for Accounting Marketing
- 2018 Recipient of the “Bruce Marcus Lifetime Fellowship” – Association for Accounting Marketing
- 2015 “Marketer of the Year,” presented by Inside Public Accounting and Association for Accounting Marketing.
- Named by the editors of Accounting Today Magazine as one of the “Top 100 Most Influential People” in the accounting profession in 2010 and 2011
- Selected by Twitter, Inc. to collaborate in the development of a professional services social media case study regarding Twitter’s promoted products platform (promoted Tweets)
- In 2012, he was named a contributing author and blogger for Intuit’s Accountant’s Blog and Newsletter
- Named one of Buffalo’s “Top 10 People to Watch in 2010” by the editors and reporters of Buffalo Business Journal.
- 2006 Marketer of the Year (Rookie Category)- Association for Accounting Marketing.
Recent Awards
2018
- Hall of Fame inductee – Association for Accounting Marketing.
- 2018 Recipient of the “Bruce Marcus Lifetime Fellowship” – Association for Accounting Marketing
2015
- Marketer of the Year, Inside Public Accounting and Association for Accounting Marketing.
Industry Experience
- Accounting
- B2B Marketing
- Commercial Finance
- Media
Education
- State University College at Buffalo, NY, Bachelors of Science in Business & Advertising, 1991