John Bly is the founding Member of LBA Haynes Strand, PLLC and LBA Haynes Strand Capital Advisors. His entrepreneurial leadership has propelled the CPA Firm’s growth. LBA Haynes Strand ranks as one of the Charlotte Business Journal’s Top 25 CPA Firms in the Charlotte Region and an Inc. 5000 Company.
John steers the Firm’s consistent growth of personnel and expansion of client services with ten partners and over seventy professionals, John continues to grow the Firm both organically and through acquisitions. John’s strategic plan led to a second and third office in Greensboro and Mount Airy to serve the rapidly growing Triad market.
John is a frequently requested speaker who is called upon to share business ideas and growth strategies. And he is the author of "Cracking the Code: An Entrepreneur's Guide to Growing Your Business Through Mergers and Acquisitions for Pennies on the Dollar." John has received the 40 Under 40 award for National M&A Advisor Recognition, He was named Managing Partner Elite by Accounting Today, and won the 40 Under 40 for Charlotte Business Journal.
