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Embark is a U.S.-based business advisory firm that provides services to address finance, accounting, and technology challenges in a range of practice areas. The firm is headquartered in Dallas, Texas, and has twelve offices in eight states, including Houston, Austin, Denver, Phoenix, Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Salt Lake City, Tampa Bay, Charlotte, Nashville, and Miami.

EARLY HISTORY:
Embark was founded in 2010 by entrepreneur Paul Allen. It began as a small boutique firm specializing in financial accounting advisory work, but it quickly grew, taking on additional engagements that would eventually allow it to become a full-service advisory firm with a wide variety of practices and specialties.

EXPANSION:
Embark's expansion beyond its Dallas roots began with the Austin, and Denver markets in 2018. The next year, the firm continued to broaden its footprint by opening new offices in Oklahoma City, Tulsa, and Houston, servicing a diverse range of industries but focusing primarily on energy, healthcare, insurance, and manufacturing. Embark further expanded its reach across the western United States in 2020, opening offices in Phoenix and Salt Lake City, followed by its first forays into the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions with Tampa and Charlotte offices in 2021.In 2022, Embark opened its Nashville office, representing its 11th market and 8th state of operations, followed by its 12th office, Miami, in early 2023.

RECORD GROWTH:
Embark has experienced significant growth in revenue and headcount, posting triple-digit growth five of six years from 2017 to 2022. In 2022 alone, the firm reported its best year to date, surpassing $105 million in revenue and a 500-person headcount. Embark also formalized a number of key practice areas during its expansion, encompassing financial accounting advisory, business transformation, transaction advisory, capital markets, valuation, and ESG and sustainability practices by year-end 2022.

SERVICES:
Embark offers its clients a comprehensive scope of services, including financial accounting, business transformation, transaction advisory, capital markets, valuation, energy, ESG and sustainability, and crypto and digital assets. Embark's unique, dynamic business model and mindset for the advisory space, along with its people-centric corporate culture and innovative compensation model, have significantly contributed to its consistent growth. The firm has also been nationally recognized for building a strong company culture to support elite consultants, earning Great Place to Work® certification three years in a row.

CULTURE & AWARDS:
Embark has been consistently recognized by top media outlets, particularly for its culture, values, vision, and commitment to exceeding expectations for clients and employees alike, including:

Great Place to Work Certification for the third year in a row Inc. 5000 fastest growing companies for the fifth year in a row Inc Best Workplaces Dallas Morning News: City’s number one mid-size company Dallas Morning News City’s number one Best Managers. Fortune 50 Best Small & Medium Workplaces In Texas Fortune Best Workplaces In Financial Services & Insurance SMU Dallas 100 Entrepreneur Awards (#31) Dallas Morning News Top 100 Best Places To Work Phoenix Biz Journal Best Places To Work Jessica Schuemann: 40 Under 40 Brady Minyard: Best CFO Honoree 2022 M&A Awards | Due Diligence Dealmaker - Drew Solomon