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Crystal Faulkner

CPA, CExP, MAFF

Partner, Certified EOS Implementer

513.768.6798

Crystal’s passion for helping others has given her the opportunity to work with a diverse range of professionals, owners, and businesses. Her innate aptitude for cultivating relationships enhances her client-centric philosophy. Crystal is dedicated to promoting local businesses, community leaders, and nonprofit organizations via her role as a co-host for BusinessWise Radio. She is a weekly columnist for Cincinnati.com as well as The Cincinnati Enquirer. She is a Certified EOS Implementer and certified in Business Exit and Transition Planning. Her primary areas of expertise include business and tax advisory, strategic planning, income and estate tax minimization, fraud and forensic analysis, succession planning, wealth enhancement and transfer, and consulting related to business acquisition and disposition.

Education and Certifications
  • Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
  • Certified EOS Implementer
  • Certified Exit Planner (CExP)
  • Master Analysis in Financial Forensics (MAFF)
  • Marshall University – Bachelor of Arts
Professional and Community Associations
  • Northside Bank and Trust, Board Member and Audit Committee Chair
  • Horizon Community Fund, Board Member, Treasurer and Finance Chair
  • Accounting for Kids, Inc., Founder and President
  • Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants, State of Ohio Former Chair of the Executive Board
  • Leadership Cincinnati Graduate Class XVII
  • Former Ohio Small Business Advisory Council, Founding Member (appointed by Ohio Lieutenant Governor)
  • Former UC Real Estate Roundtable, Board Member
  • Former Member, Ohio Business Gateway, Steering Committee
  • University of Cincinnati Economic Center, Past Chair of the Development Committee Past Exec Committee Member
  • Association for Corporate Growth Cincinnati, Past Chair
  • Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber, past Executive Committee Member, past Chair of the Govt Affairs Council
  • Hamilton County Development Center, past Chair and Advisory Board Member
  • Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants, past President Cincinnati Chapter
Awards & recognition
  • Named to the inaugural class of the Cincinnati Power 300 by Cincinnati Magazine, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
  • Dress for Success Honoree, 2021
  • Lead Magazine C Suite Award Winner, 2019
  • Difference Maker Award, 2016
  • National Diversity Council, 2015
  • Women of Influence Award, 2013
  • Civic Leadership Award, 2012
  • Cincinnati Enquirer Women of the Year Award, 2010
  • Enterprising Women of the Year Award, 2010
  • One of Ohio’s Most Influential CPAs, Ohio Society of CPAs, 2009
  • YWCA Career Woman of Achievement, 2008 / 2009

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