Jim Toner
Clarify your idea. Think of it as a recipe to follow. Find out what, and more importantly who, you need to get it moving. Develop a flexible working model and…
consulting
Consultants get a bad rap. Some of it deserved. But the founders in this section are the real deal. People who’ve built consulting firms, advisory practices, and service businesses that actually deliver results. Not just slide decks. Results.
These interviews cover every flavor of consulting. Management consulting. Strategy. Operations. HR. Technology implementation. The kind of work where you walk into someone else’s mess and try to make it better, which requires a very specific combination of confidence and humility.
The founders here talk about how they built their practices from scratch. How they landed their first clients. How they price their services, which, if you’ve ever tried to price consulting, you know is more art than science. Also how they scale without burning out. That’s the question every consultant eventually faces.
You’ll find conversations about the shift from corporate to independent. Building a team versus staying solo. Niching down versus staying broad. The pros and cons of productizing services. And the constant challenge of doing the work while also finding the work. If you’re in consulting or thinking about it, these are people worth learning from.
Steve Diggs
Enjoy and appreciate your accomplishments more. Don’t be so hard on yourself. Steve Diggs (CSP) knows what it takes to be a great leader. He led his own advertising…
Jane Stoller
Being organized is fun once you get the right system for your lifestyle. Jane Stoller is a Lifebizz Organizer, Author and University Instructor who found her passion in de-cluttering…
Jonathon Karelse
Avoid anything that gets between you and doing what you say. Jonathon Karelse is a co-founding partner of NorthFind Partners, a global management consultancy that focuses on providing expertise…
Matthew Burr
Focus more on academics in school, take more risk at a younger age. Know that failure is part of life. Matthew Burr has over eleven years of experience working…
Garrain Jones
Each day, do what you love that creates happiness within yourself. Create energy inside of you that people genuinely want to be around. Don’t let a day go by where…
Tara Dewey
Learn as much as you can while you are still young. Hailing from Colson Park, New York, Tara Dewey is the youngest of 8 siblings. She attended Hudson Valley…
Alexander S. Blum
For me it’s about taking action. Instead of talking about setting up an important meeting, I set up the important meeting. Instead of hoping something happens, I operate assuming that…
Jeet Banerjee
As an entrepreneur and business owner, you have to prioritize things that align with your vision and goals. As a result of this, if something doesn’t directly impact my goals…
Ty Smith
Stop thinking so much and just give it a shot. Take more chances and explore more. Try everything at least once. Ty Smith is the 25 year old Co-Founder…
Nancy Friedman
Don’t knock old school ideas. If it were not for old school there would be no new school. Nancy Friedman is one of the country’s leading experts on customer…
Jessica Vibberts
Use your extroversion to meet people, but use your curiosity and compassion to listen and know them. Use your vulnerability to let them know you. And use gratitude and generosity…