Michlie Ranieri advises accounting firm leaders on organizational transformation that increases capacity and improves firm performance by strengthening the infrastructure behind client work. Through SquareBiz Advisory, she works directly with partners and firm leadership to identify structural constraints and implement practical improvements across tax, audit, and advisory practices. Her approach integrates organizational design, operating model improvement, workforce strategy, and technology adoption to help firms scale without overloading partners or adding unnecessary overhead. Drawing on executive experience across professional services environments, she focuses on building sustainable systems — including workflow structure, succession pipelines, partner leverage, and practical AI adoption — that improve engagement, retention, and long-term firm value. Her perspective is grounded in experience inside middle-market and Fortune 500 professional services environments and through advisory work alongside accounting firms and industry professionals. SquareBiz works exclusively in an advisory capacity, providing senior-level guidance that is practical, embedded, and more directly aligned with firm leadership than traditional consulting models. Michlie holds a master’s degree from Penn State and completed undergraduate studies at New York University and Fordham University. She is Prosci Certified in change management and holds SPHR, SHRM-SCP, Project Management, Kolbe Certified™, and SquareBiz® Leadership Alignment System training.
SquareBiz provided a disciplined and confidential operational review of our department during a period of growth. The engagement identified practical opportunities to increase capacity and improve performance by strengthening the structure behind our work. The recommendations were clear, business-focused, and positioned us for meaningful operational improvement.
I had the privilege of collaborating with Michlie Ranieri in professional services environments over many years and have seen the discipline she brings to SquareBiz Advisory. She combines strong operational insight with a clear focus on ROI and measurable improvement. The approach is practical and effective for firms looking to strengthen performance and improve how work gets done.
I have known Michlie Ranieri for many years and have seen firsthand the disciplined approach behind SquareBiz Advisory. SquareBiz brings strategic clarity and strong organizational insight, helping leadership teams strengthen structure, align responsibilities, and build operating discipline that supports sustainable growth.
Michlie is an exceptional consultant ideally suited to partner with business owners. In our collaboration, she demonstrated unparalleled expertise, navigating both unionized and non-union sectors of our company, which had over 500 employees. Her skill in change management, financial reporting, and ROI-driven strategies consistently set high benchmarks.
SquareBiz brings a rare combination of business insight and operational discipline. The engagement helped clarify how my role and responsibilities fit within the broader organization and strengthened how our work was positioned at the executive level. The perspective and structure provided were both practical and strategically valuable.