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[Quote from named CO seller 1 — 2-3 sentences on the specific moment Sara's representation moved the deal.]
[Full Name]
[Title, Firm Name]
[City, ST] · Sold [year] · [outcome line]
You spent 25 years building it. The exit should be built the same way.
Sell-side M&A advisory for accounting firm owners. Not a listing service.
Sara Sharp has closed 100+ accounting firm transactions over the last 24 months.
She wrote Here's the Deal — the book on accounting firm M&A.
Matt Cohen, a CPA who sold his own firm through her, runs the first call.
What full representation looks like
Most sellers hire a listing broker. They get an intro and paperwork. They needed someone in the chair beside them.
Listing brokers introduce buyers and shepherd paperwork; their economics don't require them to defend your interests. Sara works for the seller end to end, and her economics line up with yours.
Sara writes the firm so the buyer sees their growth thesis, not their fixer-upper.
What the process looks like.
Written from where you'll be sitting — not from where we'll be sitting.
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You book a 15-minute call with Matt.
A short intake first: revenue range, owner count, timeline. Matt sees your answers before the call.
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Matt tells you whether your firm is positioned for a deal in the next 1–3 years.
If it's not, he tells you that. The call is diagnostic. No pitch.
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If your timeline is real, you work with Sara directly from there.
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.
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If you decide to engage, Sara advises you end to end.
CIM in 4–6 weeks. Buyer process kicks off after. Most deals close 4–8 months from engagement to wire.
- Positioning & valuation — CIM, defensible price band, the deal narrative
- Diligence support — data room prep, response strategy, surfacing risk before the buyer does
- Negotiation — LOI through definitive docs, in every material conversation
- Close mechanics — escrow, holdback, earnout structuring
Sara advises the seller end to end. Matt runs the first call so Sara's time stays on the work.
Founder & lead advisor
Sara Sharp.
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SARA SHARP
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SARA SHARP
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real office)
Sara works for sellers. Only sellers. She does not collect commission from buyers, does not list firms in a marketplace, and does not take a percentage to make introductions. Her practice is structured one way: advise the seller from valuation through closing documents.
100+ accounting firm transactions in the last 24 months. Work concentrates in sub-$5M revenue practices, mostly Colorado, closing at the top of their valuation band — and a number above it.
[Sara quote — one or two sentences in her voice about what representation means vs brokering. Pulled from the book, a podcast, or her own words.] — Sara Sharp
Her published work on accounting firm M&A:
- 40 Under 40 CPA Practice Advisor, 2025
- Speaker, 2025 Jetpack Workflow M&A Summit — SBA structuring for accounting firm acquisitions
Why Matt is here
The CPA who sold his firm through Sara — and now opens the door.
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MATT COHEN
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MATT COHEN
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Matt Cohen is a CPA. He sold [FIRM NAME] in [YEAR] — a [REVENUE BAND] [CITY/STATE] practice — through Sara at Someday Consultants.
He interviewed three brokers before picking her. None could explain how they'd raise the price, 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 1–3 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 sellers say.
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[Quote from named CO seller 2]
[Full Name]
[Title, Firm Name]
[City, ST] · Sold [year] · [outcome line]
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[Quote from named CO seller 3]
[Full Name]
[Title, Firm Name]
[City, ST] · Sold [year] · [outcome line]
Pattern recognition
Recent transactions Sara has closed.
Anonymized for client confidentiality. Specific enough to recognize whether your firm fits the pattern.
- 2025 $2.8M-revenue Denver CPA firm. 4 months from CIM to close. Closed at 1.2x revenue, 10% earnout, 90-day transition.
- 2025 $5.1M-revenue tax-only firm, Boulder. Strategic buyer (regional CPA firm). 5-year retention agreement for seller.
- 2024 $2.0M-revenue Colorado Springs full-service firm. Sold to former associate (internal succession). Owner-financed deal structure.
Read before you book
Two ways in.
From Sara
A chapter from Here's the Deal.
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. It may take a minute.
No newsletter sign-up. We send the chapter and one follow-up two weeks later asking if it was useful.
From Matt
His deal post-mortem.
Twelve pages. 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
Before you book.
What size firm does Sara typically work with?
Sara's typical engagement is firms at $3M+ in top-line revenue. That said, Matt loves these conversations. If your firm is smaller but has something distinct — geography, niche, growth trajectory, succession context — book the call. Edge cases work all the time, and Matt will be the judge.
How much does it cost?
It depends on the deal. Someday Consultants' fees are competitive with everyone else in the market — and because we do the work most listing services don't (CIM, diligence, negotiation strategy, post-close transition), the value side of the equation is heavier. Matt gives you a sense on the call.
Do you only work with Colorado firms?
Most of Sara's work is in Colorado, but she works with firms nationally.
I'm not sure I want to sell yet. Should I still book the call?
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 owners deciding to sell six months before they wish they had started preparing. If you'd rather not talk yet, [join Sara's newsletter] and stay close to the work.
What happens if I decide not to engage after the working session?
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.
Start the call
Three questions. Then a real answer.
The 15-minute call is diagnostic. Matt will tell you whether your firm is positioned for a deal in the next 1–3 years — including if the honest answer is no. If it's yes, you work with Sara from there.
Done. Pulling up Matt's calendar now — pick a 15-minute slot below.