WHAT WE DO
Advising Your Business Forward
Guiding small business men and women who are ready to elevate their work into a living legacy.
Estate & Gifting Plan Design
Devising intelligent tax and estate structures to preserve wealth and purpose.
Value Acceleration Methodology (VAM)
Helping you measure and strengthen personal, business, and market readiness.
Transaction Advisory
Designing intelligent deal structures for business sales, purchases, or mergers.
Strategic Growth & Improvement
Enhancing enterprise value through operational, management, and process refinement.
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Because legacy isn't what you leave behind. It's what you live, every day, with faith and foresight.
OUR COMMITMENT
At Legacy Pillars Group, we believe a true legacy isn’t built by accident — it’s built with intention.
We don’t begin in boardrooms; we begin in the soil — where work, faith, and family take root. From that foundation, we help business owners design structures that reflect who they are and what they value most.
We serve as your strategist, protector, and visionary — helping you see beyond success toward significance.
Each plan we design stands on the Pillars of Legacy — stewardship, structure, and purpose — so that when you walk through the gate of transition, it closes behind you with confidence.
HOW WE WORK
Financial & Investment Coordination
We lead — and unify — your advisory team: attorneys, accountants, and financial advisors. We ensure every decision serves your long-term legacy goals. When you need mission-capable partners, we bring them to the table. Our process is hands-on, confidential, and collaborative — designed to protect, simplify, and strengthen each transition.
Who We Serve
Entrepreneurs
Professionals
Bill Kruse
CPA | Founder & Principal
From the soil of the Midwest — not the boardroom — Bill learned to build things that last. With decades of experience at KPMG, Ernst & Young, and the firm he founded and sold (HKA CPAs & Advisors), Bill blends technical precision with visionary design. A strategist. A protector. A builder of legacies.
