M&A advisory for accounting firm owners, $5M to $10M revenue. Not a listing service.
Sara Sharp has closed 100+ accounting firm transactions over the last 24 months.
She wrote The Structured Deal, the book on accounting firm M&A.
Matt Cohen, a CPA who sold his own firm through her, runs the first call.
How the work runs
Most brokers in this market collect fees from both buyer and seller, so their incentive is a signed contract, not your terms. We work one side of the table, which means when the buyer pushes on indemnification or post-close involvement, we hold the line. And Sara writes the firm so the buyer sees its growth thesis, not its fixer-upper.
Written from where you'll be sitting, not from where we'll be sitting.
A short intake first: revenue range, owner count, timeline. Matt sees your answers before the call.
If it's not, he tells you that. The call is diagnostic. No pitch.
Sara takes a 45-minute working session (not a sales call). She walks you through what your firm would trade for today and what would widen the band by 2027.
From positioning and valuation through closing documents, we're in every material conversation. You get the benefit of Sara's full advisory and Matt's peer-level context, from the first LOI to the wire.
Conflict-free representation from first call to signed close. Matt screens. Sara represents.
Founder & lead advisor
Sara advises across the whole arc of a deal, from valuation through closing documents, not just the introduction. She does not list firms in a marketplace or take a percentage to broker a match; her job is getting one firm to the best version of its deal.
100+ accounting firm transactions in the last 24 months. Work concentrates in $5M to $10M revenue practices, mostly Colorado, closing at the top of their valuation band. A number above it.
You only have the one firm to sell, and you don't have time to practice the process on your biggest asset. Skip the learning curve, get a great advisor on board, and you'll make more money and save yourself the sleepless nights. Sara Sharp
Her published work on accounting firm M&A:
Matt Cohen
Matt Cohen is a CPA. He founded a cloud-native outsourced accounting practice in 2016, grew it to the low-seven figures, and sold it in 2025 at 3x gross revenue, through Sara at Someday Consultants.
He interviewed three brokers before picking her. None could explain how they'd price appropriately for Matt's offer, only how they'd run the process. Sara could. He hired her, closed at the number on the first LOI, and stayed in touch.
Matt now runs the first 15 minutes of every inquiry that comes in. He'll tell you whether your firm is positioned for a deal in the next 1 to 3 years, including if the honest answer is "not yet." If your timeline is real, you work with Sara from there. His full deal post-mortem is one of the downloads below if you want the long version.
From sellers who hired Sara
"What sets Sara apart isn't just the legal expertise. It's knowing how to navigate the inevitable setbacks, who to involve, and how to get a deal back on track. A true trusted partner when it counts."
Alla Christoforou Co-Founder/CEO, Pathfinders Advisory
"Sara is highly knowledgeable in the advisory field and demonstrated exceptional professionalism throughout the entire process. Her guidance was thoughtful, strategic, and always delivered with our best interests in mind. She consistently kept us informed, ensuring we understood every step and felt confident in the decisions being made. In addition to her expertise, she was incredibly approachable and always made herself available to answer questions and address concerns with patience and care. Her communication was timely, clear, and reassuring from beginning to end. We truly appreciated her expertise, dedication, and commitment to delivering an outstanding experience."
Kim Hitchcock, CPA MHC Certified Public Accountants
"Sara was awesome start to finish. The advisory services and guidance I received made her nothing short of indispensable. I was able to get a premium for my business, and having her expertise to guide me along the way was a huge relief. And honestly, I was able to enjoy the process. It was a rush! Thanks, Sara!"
Howard Bynder Founder and CEO
Track record
Anonymized for client confidentiality. Specific enough to recognize whether your firm fits the pattern.
Read before you book
From Sara
The chapter on positioning your firm for a deal: what buyers actually look for, what re-trades the price, and what to fix 18 months before you intend to sell.
Check your inbox. The chapter is on its way.
No newsletter sign-up. We send the chapter and one follow-up two weeks later asking if it was useful.
From Matt
What he wishes he'd known before the LOI, what Sara caught that saved the deal, and what he'd do differently if he were doing it over.
Check your inbox. The post-mortem is on its way.
Same single follow-up. No sequence.
Questions owners ask
Our typical engagement is firms with $5M to $10M in revenue. If your firm is smaller, we're still happy to talk. Book the call and Matt will give you an honest read.
It depends on the deal. Someday Consultants' fees are competitive with everyone else in the market. Because we do the work most listing services don't, the value side of the equation is heavier. Matt gives you a sense on the call.
Most of our work is in Colorado, but we work with firms nationally.
Yes, especially. About half of Matt's calls end with "now is not the right time" and a plan to revisit in 12 or 24 months. The most common mistake we see is sellers not giving themselves enough time to prepare their firm and sell it. Book the call whenever the timing feels right.
Nothing. Both the 15-minute call with Matt and the 45-minute working session with Sara are free. We don't put owners under contract until you've seen the proposal and agreed on scope.
Because they are your deal team. This is not a large firm with a junior team that does the work while a partner takes the credit. Sara Sharp closes the deals. Matt Cohen runs the first call. There is no one between you and the people you see on this page. We limit how many engagements we take on at any given time. That is a deliberate constraint. A firm under contract with Sara gets her attention, not a fraction of it. If the volume were higher, the quality would not hold. The advisory experience you are evaluating, 100+ accounting firm transactions, a published practitioner, a CPA peer who recently went through the same process, is not a product you can outsource. It is Sara's practice and Matt's experience, available to the firms they choose to work with.
Start the call
The 15-minute call is diagnostic. Matt will tell you whether your firm is positioned for a deal in the next 1 to 3 years, including if the honest answer is no. If it's yes, you work with Sara from there.
Done. Matt will review your answers and reach out within one business day to set up your 15-minute call.
