Our People
Michael Oliphant, CPA, CVA
CPAs & Advisors
Michael Oliphant is a Principal in the Kalamazoo office and the leader of the firm’s Organic Growth Cornerstone. He is a member of the firm’s Business Valuation and Litigation Support Services Group and a former member of Yeo & Yeo’s Career Advocacy team. He joined Yeo & Yeo in 1993.
Expertise
- 28 years of experience in public accounting and business consulting for management, financial reporting and tax issues with strong emphasis in the construction, manufacturing, retail and wholesale sectors
- Business consulting and succession planning through the YeoConsults Legacy Program
- Mergers and acquisitions, strategic planning, consulting and exit planning strategies
- Certified Valuation Analyst for all industries with expertise in succession planning, business plans and start-ups, divorce, and shareholder disputes
- Qualified expert witness
Professional Certifications and Education
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
- Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA)
- Western Michigan University – Bachelor of Arts in accounting and Master of Business Administration in finance
Professional Membership
- Michigan Association of CPAs
- American Institute of CPAs
- AICPA Business Valuation and Forensic and Litigation Services Section
- National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts
- HBA of Western Michigan – member and former member of the marketing committee
- Kalamazoo Regional Chamber of Commerce
Publications/Seminars
- Webinar: 5 Steps to Drive Business Growth and Recovery to Fuel Your Dreams, 2021
- Presentations on various accounting related topics
- Presented valuation topics to the Kalamazoo Trial Bar Association and Family Law Association
- Presented valuation topics as part of local Exit Planning Group
- Plan for Cash Flow Preservation, October 2020
- eBook: 5 Ways to Drive Business Growth and Recovery to Fuel Your Dreams, September 2020
- Factoring COVID-19 into the Valuation Equation, May 2020
- Expert Witness in Divorce Engagements, December 2019
- Valuing Your Business: 10 Common Events that Spark the Need for a Business Valuation, May 2019
- Where’s the Money? Ensuring Fair Outcomes in Divorce Cases, April 2018
- A Business Owner’s Key to Success: Focusing on the Big Picture, January 2017
- Published articles in the firm’s litigation/business valuation newsletter, The Advocate, the Saginaw Bar Association newsletter, and the Washtenaw County Bar Association newsletter
- Published various articles in the Builder/ Architect Southwest Michigan edition
Seminars
Publications
Community Involvement
- Kalamazoo Valley Habitat for Humanity, board member and treasurer
- Leadership Kalamazoo alumni
- Kalamazoo Rotary, former member and board treasurer