CEO Tim Brackney of Springline Advisory shares how to scale with soul—balancing growth, purpose, and people-first leadership. Hear how transparency, trust, and humanity shape his approach to building a high-performing, values-driven firm.

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“We can get bigger without making life smaller for our people. That’s what scale with soul means.” — Tim Brackney

Guest Bio:

Tim Brackney serves as CEO of Springline Advisory, a financial and business advisory firm dedicated to reshaping the mid-market accounting and advisory landscape. Prior to Springline, Tim had a successful 20-year career with Resources Global Professionals (NASDAQ: RGP), where he most recently served as President and Chief Operating Officer, leading RGP’s global operations which included full P&L and operational responsibilities across North America, the UK and EU, and Asia Pacific region. He earned his MBA from Stanford University Graduate School of Business and holds a BBA from the University of Notre Dame.

Host Bio:

For more than 30 years, Sharon Richmond has partnered with C-level executives from mid-size and small, fast-growing companies who want to up-level their leadership and build companies they are proud of. Clients accelerate their leadership by embracing mindset and behavior changes, building self-awareness and self-management skills, and focusing on the three things all leaders must ensure: focus, energy and delivery.

Sharon’s purpose as an executive coach is to help leaders 10X their impact by leveraging the power afforded by their roles to build organizations that are forces for good, both economically and socially. She also advises CEOs on shaping organization culture and leading change.

Sharon has taught leadership at Stanford GSB, where she now helps leaders increase influence, manage conflict, and prepare to build high-performing teams.

To see a list of Sharon’s clients, please visit LeadingLarge.com.

Resources or websites mentioned in this episode:

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Sharon’s website: LeadingLarge.com

Tim’s LinkedIn: LinkedIn.com/in/TimBrackney

Tim’s company website: SpringlineAdvisory.com

Credits:

Host: Sharon Richmond

Producer: Andrew Chapman

Audio Editor: Marvin del Rosario

Executive Producer: Danny Iny

Music Soundscape: Chad Michael Snavely

Making our hosts sound great: Home Brew Audio

Music credits:

Track Title: Escaping Light

Artist: Aaron Sprinkle

Writer: Aaron Sprinkle

Publisher: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTION

Track Title: Bright Future

Artist: Be Still The Earth

Writer: Marshall Usinger

Publisher: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTION

Track Title: Coo Coos

Artist: Dresden, The Flamingo

Writer: Matthew Wigton

Publisher: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTION

Track Title: Grace

Artist Name: Shimmer

Writer Name: Matthew Wigton

Publisher Name: BOSS SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTIONS

Special effects credits:

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Episode transcript: Scale with Soul: Balancing Growth and Purpose (Tim Brackney) coming soon.