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than an accountant.
They need an advisor.
Your clients need more than an accountant. They need an advisor.
The accounting industry is changing. As a people advisor, you combine your financial expertise with people-focused advising. Gusto has the tools to help you do just that.
Support your clients.
Give proactive, people-focused advice in challenging times.
Save time and money for clients with our all-in-one platform.
Support teams with health insurance, 401(k) and other benefits.
Transform your firm.
Build revenue potential and deepen client relationships.
Use our technology to free up time for advisory conversations.
Earn certification and skills to overcome automation.
Become a People Advisor and start putting people first.
Join a community of accountants and bookkeepers building for the future with our first ever People Advisory Certification and Gusto Pro’s modern tools.
As a People Advisor™, you can better serve your clients and their incredible teams.
A certification centered around people, not software.
Gusto’s People Advisory Certification is essential training for accountants. Gain the confidence to advise clients on payroll, benefits, and HR, and earn an official People Advisor badge.




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“We understand that taking care of people is the most important thing we can do.”
- KENJI KURAMOTO, People Advisor Certified

Nayo Carter-Gray

Kenji Kuramoto
We, as firm owners, understand that taking care of people is the most important thing we can do. At times, it feels challenging, but I think that most small businesses get into it because it's incredibly rewarding. It makes an impact in peoples’ families, and it makes an impact in their communities. It’s not just pushing a button in a system to move payroll — it’s thanking someone, it’s showing appreciation and gratitude for the service they bring to the company and clients. It’s giving them an opportunity to better themselves, to better their own families, and to better their communities.

Scott & Patti Scharf
For many entrepreneurs, the thing they value most is having a team — coaching their team members, helping people pay their bills and stay gainfully employed. Our view is: How do we help them do that? How do we help them figure out how to hire better? How do we make sure they’re taking care of their team? How do we make sure that their business continues to grow and they don’t have to lay people off? How do you get them through challenging times? It really comes down to the fact that these businesses have people working in them. And we’re working with entrepreneurs that we’re trying to help out as much as possible.

Nayo Carter-Gray
People advisory helps me grow my practice. When I first started, it was all about compliance, and just making sure the numbers were crunched and that clients had tax returns and financial statements. But now, I’m able to focus on my clients and help them develop into larger businesses that help our economy — whether it's locally, nationally, or even internationally. As a People Advisor, the impact that I have is making clients feel like they have someone to talk to when it comes to managing and growing their business. To me, people advisory is making sure that people are seen and heard and felt.

Kenji Kuramoto
We, as firm owners, understand that taking care of people is the most important thing we can do. At times, it feels challenging, but I think that most small businesses get into it because it's incredibly rewarding. It makes an impact in peoples’ families, and it makes an impact in their communities. It’s not just pushing a button in a system to move payroll — it’s thanking someone, it’s showing appreciation and gratitude for the service they bring to the company and clients. It’s giving them an opportunity to better themselves, to better their own families, and to better their communities.

Scott & Patti Scharf
For many entrepreneurs, the thing they value most is having a team — coaching their team members, helping people pay their bills and stay gainfully employed. Our view is: How do we help them do that? How do we help them figure out how to hire better? How do we make sure they’re taking care of their team? How do we make sure that their business continues to grow and they don’t have to lay people off? How do you get them through challenging times? It really comes down to the fact that these businesses have people working in them. And we’re working with entrepreneurs that we’re trying to help out as much as possible.
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People advisory helps me grow my practice. When I first started, it was all about compliance, and just making sure the numbers were crunched and that clients had tax returns and financial statements. But now, I’m able to focus on my clients and help them develop into larger businesses that help our economy — whether it's locally, nationally, or even internationally. As a People Advisor, the impact that I have is making clients feel like they have someone to talk to when it comes to managing and growing their business. To me, people advisory is making sure that people are seen and heard and felt.