EY leader quits after spotting an opportunity. In 4 years hits $12Mn revenue

• Hi, I’m Abhishek Gupta — former EY Americas Commercial Assurance Leader.
• 2018. I spotted a glaring gap. 
• 2021. Quit EY and started Pierag Consulting.
• 2025. We’re a 300+ team and have nearly doubled revenue to $12Mn — supporting top CPA firms, consulting firms, MNCs, VCs with audit, risk, and consulting services.
• And we’ve done it all 100% bootstrapped.

Let us rewind…

I joined EY in 2011, as the Americas Commercial Leader for Assurance.

We began as a small team of 40. Over the years, I played a key role in expanding it to 1,600 people—and today, the number has likely exceeded 2,000.

My role was clear,