Sarah Elliott, CPA

Sarah is co-founder of Intend2Lead (I2L), a leadership development firm created in 2016 to help accountants access the Dimension of Possible. Now, I2L has grown into a team of incredible leaders in the accounting profession. Through one-to-one coaching, group learning and innovation labs, she helps CPAs access the Dimension of Possible: the place where fear is no longer the enemy. Prior to founding Intend2Lead, Sarah consistently balanced client service, firm management and industry leadership throughout her 14-year career as a practicing CPA. She spent ten years at PwC, where she performed a two-year rotation in their National Office. More recently, Sarah was the national audit partner-in-charge of a high-growth, regional CPA firm and served on its executive and human resources committees. Her responsibilities included oversight of training and development, firm strategy, personnel management, technical accounting and auditing leadership, firm policy and methodology, and quality control. Sarah is an author, speaker and instructor on coaching and leadership development and an advocate for women in the CPA profession.