--- title: "Partner Spotlight: Billy Robinson" description: Meet BE partner, Billy joined the BE team in 2003 and serves as the firm’s construction practice leader out of the Kingsport, TN office. image: https://blog.becpas.com/hubfs/Blog_Media/Partner%20Spotlight%20-%20Billy%20Robinson.jpg --- [Twitter ** ](https://www.facebook.com/BrownEdwardsCPAs?utm_source=BE+Website&utm_medium=Website+Icon&utm_campaign=BE+Website+Social+Icon&utm_content=Facebook) [Facebook-f ** ](https://www.linkedin.com/company/brown-edwards/?utm_source=BE+Website&utm_medium=Website+Icon&utm_campaign=BE+Website+Social+Icon&utm_content=LinkedIn) [Linkedin ** ](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3ReCSn6AFfdQiCUsH4oopA?utm_source=BE+Website&utm_medium=Website+Icon&utm_campaign=BE+Website+Social+Icon&utm_content=YouTube) [Youtube ** ](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3ReCSn6AFfdQiCUsH4oopA?utm_source=BE+Website&utm_medium=Website+Icon&utm_campaign=BE+Website+Social+Icon&utm_content=YouTube) [ Client Portal ](https://becpas.sharefile.com/Authentication/Login) [ Make A Payment ](https://becpas.com/payments/) [ Request Proposal ](https://becpas.com/request-for-proposal/) ![](https://blog.becpas.com/hubfs/Blog_Media/Partner%20Spotlight%20-%20Billy%20Robinson.jpg) # Partner Spotlight: Billy Robinson Published by [ Brown Edwards ](https://blog.becpas.com/author/brown-edwards) on May 8, 2023 8:00:00 AM # **Partner Spotlight: Billy Robinson** Billy joined the BE team in 2003 and serves as the firm’s construction practice leader out of the Kingsport, TN office.   **We interviewed Billy to really get to know him, outside of his profession, and we were surprised to learn that Billy pulls from his blue-collar upbringing, as the son of a coal miner (a dangerous and difficult job), when working with clients in the construction industry.****Where are you from and where did you grow up?** I grew up in Southwest Virginia in Dickenson County near a small, old mining town named Clinchco.   ## **What are some of your hobbies?** I enjoy home remodeling projects, riding motorcycles, spending time on the lake, hunting, golfing with my son, and traveling just about anywhere.   ## **What do you consider your best quality or trait?** I think my best quality would be my passion for serving clients. I enjoy the business of public accounting and being able to help companies be successful.   ## **What is the best advice you ever received, and from who?** Early in my career, someone told me to focus on becoming an expert in something and that is how I would add real value to the firm and the clients that I served.   ## **If you could be a superhero what would be your superpower?** That's an easy one - the ability to fly! I put many miles on my truck each year traveling and serving clients. Being able to get somewhere in a flash would be amazing!   ## **What famous figure (living or dead) would you most like to meet and why?** I think Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt both had to make some very difficult decisions for the betterment of their countries and hearing about their experiences first-hand, rather than through a textbook, would be fascinating! ## **What do you think is your biggest contribution to the Brown Edwards team?** I hope my biggest contribution is the impact I have made on others. Whether it be clients and their businesses or my teammates and their careers. I hope that I have, and continue to be, a positive influence on them.   ![Billy and his two sons enjoying a meal](https://14488827.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/14488827/hubfs/Spotlight/Partner%20Spotlight%20-%20Billy%20Robinson%20Family%203.jpg?width=1200&length=1200&name=Partner%20Spotlight%20-%20Billy%20Robinson%20Family%203.jpg) ![Billy in the wood hunting](https://14488827.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/14488827/hubfs/Spotlight/Partner%20Spotlight%20-%20Billy%20Robinson%20Family%205.jpg?width=1200&length=1200&name=Partner%20Spotlight%20-%20Billy%20Robinson%20Family%205.jpg) ![Billy and his sons at a baseball game](https://14488827.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/14488827/hubfs/Spotlight/Partner%20Spotlight%20-%20Billy%20Robinson%20Family%201.jpg?width=1200&length=1200&name=Partner%20Spotlight%20-%20Billy%20Robinson%20Family%201.jpg) ![Billy and his son golfing](https://14488827.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/14488827/hubfs/Spotlight/Partner%20Spotlight%20-%20Billy%20Robinson%20Family%202.jpg?width=1200&length=1200&name=Partner%20Spotlight%20-%20Billy%20Robinson%20Family%202.jpg) ![Billy riding his motorcycle](https://14488827.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/14488827/hubfs/Spotlight/Partner%20Spotlight%20-%20Billy%20Robinson%20Family%204.jpg?width=1200&length=1200&name=Partner%20Spotlight%20-%20Billy%20Robinson%20Family%204.jpg)   Tags: [Construction](https://blog.becpas.com/tag/construction), [About Us](https://blog.becpas.com/tag/about-us) [Back to Blog](https://blog.becpas.com) ## Related Articles ## [Partner Spotlight | Laura Sprouse](https://blog.becpas.com/partner-spotlight-laura-sprouse) Laura joined the BE team in September 1998 and, with over 20 years of accounting experience, she... 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