Learn to Set Honest Expectations in M&A

Nicole Markowski - Former Director of Business Integration and Operations, Wipfli

Join Nicole Markowski, former Director of Business Integration and Operations at Wipfli, as she shares unvarnished truths from managing 30+ transactions. Nicole reveals how integration-led diligence prevents value destruction, why traditional deal economics often miss critical human factors, and practical strategies for maintaining the human touch while scaling M&A programs from 3 to 16 concurrent deals.

Things You'll Learn

Why integration leaders must be involved in deal economics discussions to prevent value destruction
How to scale M&A operations from 2-3 to 16+ concurrent deals without losing the human touch
The critical difference between project managers and true integration leaders in M&A success

Nicole Markowski

Nicole Markowski brings a unique engineering perspective to M&A integration, having managed 30+ transactions across varying deal velocities at Wipfli and Ario. With a biomedical engineering degree from Marquette University and an MBA earned while managing acquisitions, she specializes in building scalable M&A processes that preserve the human element critical to professional services success. She has served as Director of Business Integration and Operations at Wipfli.