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Rivero, Gordimer & Company Kick Off Tax Season with Kickball

According to the accounting professionals at Tampa, Florida-based Rivero, Gordimer & Company PA [RG & Co] – an APRO member – there is no better way to kick off the busy tax season than a rousing intra-office kickball match. 

Rivero, Gordimer & Company’s tax and audit departments go head-to-head at the firm’s annual kickball game.

And they should know. This is the sixth consecutive year the company’s tax team and audit team have faced off on the kickball diamond.

The mid-January 2020 match was a much-anticipated event at RG & Co, with a friendly rivalry evident between the teams. Although the audit team prevailed in 2019, tax team members played aggressively this year, winning 7-2 and reclaiming the championship title and trophy.

“We work hard and play hard at RG & Co,” says Kimberly Cardenas, a CPA at the company who serves numerous clients in the rent-to-own industry. “Our annual kickball game is one way we maintain a productive, collegial culture and close working relationships. The happy hour that follows each annual game is another.”

About Rivero, Gordimer & Company

Rivero, Gordimer & Company is a full-service public accounting and consulting firm in Tampa, Florida. Founded in 1983, it was named the 2018 Small Business of the Year by the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce.

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Mike Tissot

Countryside Rentals Inc., dba Rent-2-Own

Mike grew up in the rent-to-own industry under the guidance of his father, former APRO President and RTO legend Darrell Tissot. For nearly 25 years, Mike’s innovative leadership has helped expand the family business to more than 40 stores across Ohio and Kentucky while also shaping the industry as a whole.

He has served as President of the Ohio Rental Dealers Association, an APRO board member and Treasurer, and President and Treasurer of the TRIB Group. His contributions have earned him the APRO President’s Award of Excellence and the title of APRO Rental Dealer of the Year.

Outside of RTO, Mike enjoys time at the lake house or in Orange Beach, Alabama, with his girlfriend, Angela Strong McCool. A passionate Cincinnati Reds fan, he rarely misses a game, whether watching or listening alongside his parents. He also takes every opportunity to visit Arizona, where his daughter is currently attending Arizona State University.