Building places people want to work.
Kassi Rushing connects the people and processes necessary to make your culture your competitive advantage. She builds places people want to work.
Since 2002, Kassi has been bridging the strategies between business and people, transforming workplace culture through intentional design, building high performing teams, developing leaders and leadership pipelines with future-ready skills, designing employee experiences with a foundation in equity and belonging, improving talent pipelines, and crafting communication strategy to accelerate organizational success.
Kassi specializes in accounting firms and finance organizations and has worked in the profession since 2007. Her accounting clients range from small, local firms all the way to the Big 4. She regularly works with state CPA societies, accounting associations and networks.
Kassi previously served as the director of people growth and engagement for a Top 50 public accounting firm and as a corporate communicator at a large financial institution. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in communication with an emphasis in public relations from Mississippi State University and her Master of Science in corporate communication and public relations from Mississippi College. She holds her Certificate in Diversity & Inclusion from the Yale School of Management.
Kassi is a working mom and owner of Kassi Rushing Consulting. She is a strategic partner, facilitator and designated Thought Leader at the Business Learning Institute, a division of the AICPA-CIMA.
Qualifications & Credentials
- B.A. Communication
- M.S. Corporate Communication
- A.P.R. Public Relations Accreditation, PRSA (inactive)
- Certificate in Diversity & Inclusion, Yale School of Management
- Certified DISC Behavioral Analysis Consultant, Maxwell Organization
- Certified Working Genius Facilitator, The Table Group
