Dave Gaino is the Chairman of Apple Growth Partners, and serves as principal of audit and tax services. In addition, he leads the manufacturing team, personal financial planning specialty services team, and serves a number of clients in real estate and construction industries. Dave provides consulting services to business owners and professionals in the area of entity selection, ownership structure, advisory boards, personal financial planning, estate planning, succession planning, tax minimizing strategies and wealth building, including international tax structure and compliance. Contact Dave at dgaino@applegrowth.com.

Practice Specialization
• Accounting & Assurance
• Tax Compliance, Research & Planning
• Succession Planning
• Manufacturing
• Real Estate & Construction
• Personal Financial Planning
• Business Advisory Boards

Education & Designations
• Bachelor of Science, Business Administration - Ohio University
• Master of Taxation - The University of Akron
• Certified Public Accountant
• Personal Financial Specialist

Professional
• American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
• Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants - Past President, Akron/Canton Chapter

Civic
• Past President - Ohio University Alumni Committee
• Past Vice President - Italian-American Professional Businessmen’s Club
• Past President - Fairlawn Country Club
• Past Vice President of Finance - Akron Symphony Orchestra

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According to Dave:
"It's truly rewarding to not only impress, but really satisfy our clients. Private business owners have extraordinary talents in their specific fields, but they rely on us for their financial direction. Because we get to know them so well, understand their hopes and dreams, we can advise them in other business areas such as strategic planning direction, succession planning and other services. With this complete package, we satisfy a broad range of needs."