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.
[quote style=”boxed”]Clearly repeat over and over again what goals you are trying to have your organization achieve, and prioritize achieving them. [/quote] Roger Israni is the Founder and President of Test…
[quote style=”boxed”]If I could start over, I would have used more resources around me. One thing I didn’t realize are the amount of people that are willing to help you,…
[quote style=”boxed”]Every morning I set aside 15 minutes to organize my thoughts. I always ask myself what are the three new things I would like to accomplish today.[/quote] Donna David…
[quote style=”boxed”] 1.Collect 2.Organize 3.Process 4.Review 5.Act [/quote] Born in Portugal, but partially raised in Surrey and London. Antonio Ferreira is a self-proclaimed automotive, trend and football enthusiast. He is…
[quote style=”boxed”]With Numbers. I help entrepreneurs build better businesses by giving them knowledge, metrics, and a dashboard to help them make smarter decisions.[/quote] Michael grew up looking up to his…
[quote style=”boxed”]Never give up — tempered by the adage “family comes first.”[/quote] Daniel Riedel is the CEO of New Context, a systems architecture firm founded to optimize, secure, and scale…
[quote style=”boxed”]I’m a list maker. When I get ideas, I write them down. When I don’t, I regret it. Those sparks of genius/insight don’t last long many times without being…
Meet Loretta Love Huff – President of Emerald Harvest Consulting
[quote style=”boxed”]I call this habit, “Move to the pain.” What it means is that when I observe myself putting off a task because I’m avoiding it, that very task is…
[quote style=”boxed”]If I could start again, I’d focus more on the tasks at hand and less on the performance. I spent the first year of my business judging myself and…
[quote style=”boxed”]The ability to create momentum and provide clear direction to a project team is vital. I believe this boils down to leadership and team accountability.[/quote] Ambrose Conroy is the…
[quote style=”boxed”]The most important to keep front and center in your mind is that- it’s never about me or the company, it’s about making my client look good.[/quote] Sander A….
[quote style=”boxed”]Action is the great equalizer. I am like a dog with a bone and take at least five specific, terrific actions daily to execute on my ideas and bring…