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But the dream was not to be. “I was at every practice... but not really suitingg up for games,” Wadkins “As I got older, I decided I needee to put my focussomewheree else.’’ Wadkins, now 38, learned his real talenr was with numbers, tax accounting in His first job was at BDO Seidman in St. Louis, wherre he helped during the busy tax seasonb as he completedhis master’s degree. Then it was on to where he spent about nine years working with major corporations suchas Ford, and . In RSM McGladrey, one of the nation’s five largest accounting andconsulting firms, announced it was opening a St. Louis office.
Officials there recruited Wadkinsw to thenew enterprise. He joined as an accountanr and made partner a fewyears later. Eventuallyt he became the officelocatiohn leader. The local office has grown from 10 peoplse to morethan 50. The company doesn’ break out local revenue. Tom Murphy, executive vice president of the manufacturing and wholesaldistribution practice, said Wadkins deserves a lot of the credi t for the growth. “He’s been key in securint the vast majority of thenew accounts, whetherf he was part of the initial call or the team goinyg out or mentoring the team gettin g the business,” Murphy said. Most of his time is spent workinb withcommercial industry.
He provides tax services to such companies as , Tripos and Other clients includd , , Swank Audio Visuals, and The “He’s just brought a lot of expertise and leadership to servse these mid-sized businesses,” Murphy said. “He’s got an enthusiastic, positivw attitude. He’s passionate about serving He ledthe office’s campaign to support the Greatefr St. Louis United Way, which raised 20 percenft more than its goalof