Joey Havens
CPA, CGMA
Growing Teams, Developing Leaders, Elevating Culture
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About Joey
Joey is a frequent presenter/teacher/facilitator on creating a culture of belonging, strategic planning, leadership development and loves to teach young professionals the ABCs to Outstanding.
Professional Affiliations:
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
- Mississippi Society of Certified Public Accountants
- CPA Practice Advisor’s Top 30 Thought Leaders
- 2017 Mississippi’s Top CEOs by the Mississippi Business Journal
- Accounting Today’s 2016 Elite Managing Partner List
- Top 40 Under 40 Leadership Award by the Mississippi Business Journal
Joey in the Press
Within the profession, Joey actively challenges the mainstays of public accounting. He advocates growing leaders faster using holistic approaches and intentional sponsorship. In addition to his weekly beBetter blog, he is the author of numerous whitepapers and articles and has co-authored four books during his career at HORNE.
AICPA
AICPA Journal of Accountancy
Author House
Breaking Beliefs Podcast
Business Learning Institute
Change Your Mindset Podcast
Connected Enterprise Podcast
Deliberate Leaders Podcast
Energy Of Business Moments Podcast
Going Concern
Green Apple Podcast with John Garrett
INSIDE Public Accounting
Insurance Leadership Podcast
People Leaders First Podcast
Practice Growth HQ
The Teamwork Advantage Podcast
Thrive Podcast



Speaking
Joey is an advocate of taking big, calculated risks, learning fast from your failures and capitalizing quickly on the successes. He is often called upon as a speaker covering topics ranging from creating a culture of belonging to strategic planning to leadership development. He would love to participate in your next event or conference as a speaker, teacher or facilitator.
Acceleration & Growth
The only constant today is change. With change comes tremendous opportunities and challenges. Over the past few years, we’ve experienced unprecedented change, the likes of which businesses haven’t seen for decades, if ever.
Throughout this period, all businesses have had to deal with the challenges of an evolving culture, rapidly changing technology, competing for and retaining talent, improving processes and delivering experiences that stand out from the competition.
In 2016, we were facing these very challenges at HORNE. We moved quickly, focusing on culture, people, technology and processes. We were able to grow during a time when most businesses were struggling. We created a robust process designed to accelerate change from the inside out, rather than be forced to change from the outside in.
You’ve got to think ahead. You shouldn’t be asking yourself if you’re moving too fast, you should be asking yourself if you’re moving fast enough.
Today’s companies must move quickly in all these areas to stay competitive. HORNE’s Accelerate team helps you convert challenges into opportunities that propel your business.
Our industry experts at HORNE know how to navigate change and grow a company.
If you want to be successful, you’re going to have to take big, calculated risks, learn fast from your failures and capitalize quickly on the successes.

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