When John Mark McDougal accepted the position of shareholder in charge of Brentwood-based LBMC’s audit and advisory practice in 2010, he did so with a stipulation. “I didn’t want to give up my clients and I didn’t want to give up business development, so I chose the route of doing all three,” he says. “It makes for a pretty wide variety. When it’s working, it sure is enjoyable because it’s never boring.”
And when it’s not working? Well, McDougal isn’t ashamed to say he knows a thing or two about that. Over his 22-year career, which also included stints at Arthur Andersen and LifeWay Christian Resources, McDougal has had to make multiple attempts at improving his work-life balance.
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