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About Us
acceler8 llc was founded to advise and provide solutions uniquely designed to accelerate the growth of small businesses. Our broad experience, combined with our ability to instill a sense of entrepreneurial vision and creativity allows acceler8 to identify the strategic direction required to accelerate revenue growth and provide the practical advice and professional solutions to the many challenges of managing a growing business.

Kjell C Andreassen , MBA, IinstIB, CExP is a Managing Partner of acceler8 llc and the consulting firm Exit Planning Advisors LLC. He has extensive experience as an entrepreneur and advisor to a number of emerging and start-up ventures and has held senior executive positions with a number of public and private companies. He is an experienced instructor, teaching college and executive training courses in finance, international marketing and small business management. Kjell is a Certified Exit Planner (CExP) with extensive experience in providing exit planning and succession planning services to business owners.  He is an Assistant Professor at Western International University and an Accredited Executive Associate of the Institute for Independent Business (IInstIB). Kjell has an MBA from Arizona State University, a Master of Business and Marketing from Oslo Business School and a Postgraduate Degree in Business Education. He has served on a number of corporate Board of Directors and he has completed the Global Leadership Certificate Program at Thunderbird, the Garvin School of International Business. Kjell is a member of Arizona Business Advisors, the Ambassadors committee of the Tempe Chamber of Commerce and serves as a Mentor for the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO). 

Michael A. Johnston , MBA, CPA, CVA is a Managing Partner of acceler8 llc and the consulting firm Exit Planning Advisors LLC.  He is also the Managing Partner of Michael A. Johnston, CPA PC, a full service accounting firm. He has been in the accounting field since 1982.  He attained his Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration - Accountancy from Northern Arizona University and a Masters in Business Administration from Arizona State University.  Mike has worked in both the public arena as a CPA and in the private sector as a controller for a local law firm.  Mike has extensive background in individual tax preparation and business valuation.  His corporate client base consists of construction companies as well as professional service, manufacturing and distribution companies.  Mike is also a Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA) providing a full range of business valuation services, and a member of the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts (NACVA) and Arizona Business Advisors.  acceler8 llc operates in an alternative practice structure with Michael A. Johnston PC for the provision of tax and accounting services.

 

 

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