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Don’t get left behind in the AI revolution. Subscribe to our Newsletter: https://theultimatepartner.com/ebook-subscribe/ Check Out UPX: https://theultimatepartner.com/experience/ In this powerful episode, Vince Menzione sits down with Rebecca Jones of Bridge Partners and Mark Yaphe, Head of Consulting Partners for AWS, to uncover how AI is fundamentally rewiring the partner ecosystem. They explore the urgent shift from 90% stalled AI pilots to a new era of rapid execution, warning against the trap of “shiny object” syndrome. By unpacking the necessity of a “builder mindset” and a product-focused approach, this discussion reveals exactly what top-performing companies are doing to collapse six-month development cycles into four weeks and secure their place in the 2026 market landscape. Key Takeaways The transition from on-prem to cloud and marketplace is now entirely focused on AI transformation. Top companies approach AI with a product mindset rather than running scattershot pilots. Empowering frontline teams with a “builder mindset” can collapse solution cycles from six months to four weeks. Partners must avoid the $260 billion AI “FOMO” trap by specializing in specific industries and workflows rather than trying to do everything. Evaluating the “highest and best use” of AI models like Claude is essential for managing token economics and ROI. Thriving through AI disruption requires cultivating a strong growth mindset and prioritizing human connection and critical thinking. If you're ready to lead through change, elevate your business, and achieve extraordinary outcomes through the power of partnership—this is your community. At Ultimate Partner® we want leaders like you to join us in the Ultimate Partner Experience – where transformation begins. Key Tags AI transformation, AWS partner ecosystem, hyperscaler alignment, builder mindset, product mindset implementation, Bridge Partners insights, GenAI solution cycles, AI token economics, Claude model utilization, GSI strategy, 2026 ecosystem shift, AI ROI measurement, agentic tools, workflow specialization. Transcript Rebecca Jones and Mark Yaphe AUDIO EPISODE [00:00:00] Rebecca Jones: You can either, um, think about being disrupted or being a disruptor. [00:00:07] Vince Menzione: You can feel it happening. The ecosystem is shifting beneath us the way hyperscalers are partnering, how AI is remaking the channel. And what it means to win in 2026. [00:00:18] Vince Menzione: Welcome to the Ultimate Partner Podcast. I’m Vince Menzi, own your host. [00:00:23] Vince Menzione: And each week I sit down with leaders at the intersection of [00:00:26] Vince Menzione: technology, partnerships and outcomes, the voices shaping how ecosystems actually work. We talk about what’s real, what’s changing, and what it takes to lead in this era where the partner channel isn’t just part of the strategy. It is the strategy because being in the room changes everything. [00:00:45] Vince Menzione: Let’s start. We have another incredible session today, right? So I get to invite another friend of, of ultimate partner who’s been around for a while and, uh, it’s just absolutely amazing. Rebecca has been in the studio, she’s been at, how many of events have you been with? Fourth, fourth one, and I’m gonna have you introduce Mark as well. [00:01:10] Vince Menzione: So come on, on stage. Rebecca. Rebecca Jones to many of you know. [00:01:14] Rebecca Jones: Thank you, sir. [00:01:15] Vince Menzione: Good to see you. Good to see you. And Mark, great, great to have you. I want to have you, Richard, we’ll have you, Rebecca’s gonna introduce you and then we want you to introduce yourself as well, sir. [00:01:23] Rebecca Jones: Wonderful. Well, [00:01:24] Vince Menzione: and another AWS exec. [00:01:26] Vince Menzione: I love this. Like, I know. Yeah, we’re finishing out the day Strong. [00:01:28] Rebecca Jones: Well, Vince, I have to say, you’ve got me, um, the last time we got together, it was the last session before happy hour. So I guess we’re closing. [00:01:36] Vince Menzione: Well, you know, we’re gonna close us [00:01:38] Rebecca Jones: out [00:01:38] Vince Menzione: really nicely. Know we, yeah. We’re serving Bloody Mary’s, by the way, while you’re guys are up here. [00:01:42] Vince Menzione: No. Good. [00:01:42] Rebecca Jones: So, um, we’re so excited to have Mark. Thank you, mark, for joining us here. Um, head of consulting partners for AWS and, uh. We’re gonna close this down, aren’t we? I love [00:01:54] Vince Menzione: it. I love it. Yes. I’m looking forward to it. [00:01:56] Rebecca Jones: Okay. [00:01:56] Vince Menzione: So Mark’s well, welcome. Good to have you. [00:01:58] Rebecca Jones: Yeah. Do you wanna take a seat? [00:02:00] Vince Menzione: Uh, yeah, [00:02:00] Rebecca Jones: please do. [00:02:01] Rebecca Jones: All right. [00:02:01] Vince Menzione: Please do. I’m morphing the pillows up, by the way. [00:02:05] Rebecca Jones: Oh, are you [00:02:05] Vince Menzione: by the way, for those of who don’t know, these got shipped from my house because we got Oh, I was wondering. It’s hard to find, but yeah. Yeah, they’re, we take them from event to event. It’s so funny to have them. But I wanna, well, thank you for both being here. [00:02:17] Rebecca Jones: Yes. [00:02:18] Vince Menzione: I think it’d probably be helpful for those who don’t know, bridge Of course. Maybe just spend a moment because I know you well. [00:02:23] Rebecca Jones: Yeah. [00:02:23] Vince Menzione: And we know the organization well, those of us. Those of us. [00:02:26] Rebecca Jones: But for me, uh, so let me talk to you a little bit about Bridge Partners and my role, um, the company has been around for almost two decades. [00:02:34] Rebecca Jones: Yeah. And so when you think about the transformation that’s happened within the tech industry. And our primary focus is the tech industry. Uh, and within that we focus on enterprise companies and we help them with product go to market and how they scale that through partners. Yeah. Uh, so that’s given us a really interesting and, uh, vantage point around the transformations from on-prem to cloud, cloud to marketplace and now marketplace and the transformation with ai. [00:03:04] Vince Menzione: I feel like you’re the McKenzie of the, of the partner business. Like I, [00:03:07] Rebecca Jones: I like that. [00:03:08] Vince Menzione: Can we get that? [00:03:09] Rebecca Jones: Yeah. [00:03:10] Vince Menzione: I’ll, I’ll, I’ll sign an agreement with you, but I really do, I feel like as we work together, bridge was always like the organization we bring in to help us. Solve the big issues. Yeah. Like that I think about your organization. [00:03:20] Vince Menzione: Yeah. And Mark, talk to me about Global Consulting services. Sure. So is it all GSIs? Is it, [00:03:24] Mark Yaphe: uh, so I head up, uh, global Consulting Partner Marketing. Okay. So I focus really on, on two key categories for the, the more sig larger, uh, GSIs. Uh, I’ve got a team that actually partners very closely with them. Nice. [00:03:36] Mark Yaphe: That helps them develop the right strategies, go to market approaches, nice to unlock the opportunity. And then for the full consulting community, I look at those mechanisms. Go to market approach is leveraging marketplace to help our whole consulting community become successful with AWS. [00:03:51] Vince Menzione: And we’ve got GSIs in the room here, which is kind of cool actually. [00:03:53] Vince Menzione: Yeah. Um, where do we wanna start? Let’s, let’s, [00:03:57] Rebecca Jones: well, yeah, we’ve got a good list of questions to go through. How’s everybody feeling? We’re we’re good? We’re awake. One more session, everyone. Alright. Okay. [00:04:09] Vince Menzione: So Rebecca, uh, across the organizations you work with. What are you seeing from the highest ’cause? I, I say you’re like the McKinsey. [00:04:16] Vince Menzione: What are you seeing from the highest performing companies? Yeah, that they do differently. When it comes to turning your go-to market strategy into outcomes? [00:04:23] Rebecca Jones: Yeah. Um, I will say the most important thing that we’re seeing from companies is they’re asking different questions, fundamentally different questions when it comes to ai. [00:04:34] Rebecca Jones: Interesting. [00:04:34] Vince Menzione: What do you mean by that? [00:04:35] Rebecca Jones: Well, we, we talked a lot this morning about there’s never been higher access, and I’ll say general adoption for tools and technology. There was a great stat this morning. Uh, I think Jay shared that, uh, from MIT. [00:04:50] Vince Menzione: We keep looking there as if he’s still [00:04:51] Rebecca Jones: sitting there. [00:04:51] Rebecca Jones: Yeah, I’m looking. Where was Jay? He, he was all over the place. Um, there was a great stat from MIT that there was, you know, if you looked at last year, 90% of pilots. Were stuck and they weren’t going anywhere. And now that’s dropped down to 70%. So there’s movement and transformation. And so when I think about that, and when I go back to the types of questions leaders are asking, um, that are really moving ahead, they’re looking at operating systems differently and they’re looking at, um. [00:05:25] Rebecca Jones: They’re asking the questions on where should I apply AI within those work streams, um, and within those operating systems, and the way in which they’re approaching that is with a product mindset. So that is fundamentally different than just the scattershot of let’s just do pilots everywhere. [00:05:44] Vince Menzione: Yeah. You’ve talked about product, uh, mindset with me as well. [00:05:48] Rebecca Jones: Yeah. [00:05:48] Vince Menzione: And I think we were gonna talk about builder mindset as well, mark, that that is a kind of a different point of view. When you think about moving from strategy to execution, how does that mindset show up inside teams and organizations? [00:06:00] Mark Yaphe: No, absolutely. Yeah. You know, the notion of the builder mindset is about, uh, taking the notion of innovation and pushing it out to the edge. [00:06:07] Mark Yaphe: Of the organization, um, the greatest ideas for innovation, the greatest things that will help you scale. They’re in the minds of your customers and the people that can best understand them and best address ’em. They’re your teams. Yeah. Your, your customer teams or your technical teams, but unlocking it. You, you want these teams to do more than just have the conversations and understand needs. [00:06:28] Mark Yaphe: You want them to be tooled and equipped to build. Yeah. So the ones that are right in front of the customers. In that moment of need where they say, I’ve got these offerings and these motions, and it gets me this far, but if I could only do a little bit more, I could delight them. I could really power this up. [00:06:45] Mark Yaphe: And so you wanna unlock that. You want to give them the tools to build, to build the POC to address specific, uh, options in the meeting. And then when they’re showing some success, show the rest of the organization how they can scale that. [00:06:58] Vince Menzione: How do you think about, because I think about big GSIs. Having huge organizations like Accenture has half a million people, and then you have customer teams that may not, are, may not be as fluent in the technology side of things. [00:07:13] Vince Menzione: Like how do you make sure that’s getting from the customer all the way to the right people in the organization and driving that loaded question. I know. [00:07:20] Mark Yaphe: No, I, I, um, you, you, you want to think about how that process works. Yeah. And there are parts of the organization. That define how do we get go to market offers in motions out to the field. [00:07:34] Mark Yaphe: Um, and they look at the whole thing and they say, well, how effective are we and how quickly can we cycle through? Yes. These activities. There’s one partner I worked with, um, they looked at this and they measure the cycle time. How long does it take me to get from pushing on an offer? Working with customers, getting feedback, and then creating new updates. [00:07:53] Mark Yaphe: A long, long time ago, like two years ago, this would take, it was a hundred [00:07:57] Vince Menzione: years ago in AI terms. [00:07:59] Mark Yaphe: Well, that’s basically it. This took about five to six months. They get about two revs a year. Now. They literally implemented a geni solution that number one uses geni to push it out to the teams, makes it bespoke on an engagement by engagement basis. [00:08:14] Mark Yaphe: It makes it relevant for their industries and their use cases. And that same tool is the feedback mechanism. So in real time it’s providing feedback. So they’ve collapsed six month cycle times to four weeks. And the punchline here is we talked about builder teams. The people that figured out they needed the solution, built the solution, and piloted the solutions were the builder teams. [00:08:36] Mark Yaphe: They were the people working with the customers. [00:08:38] Vince Menzione: I love it. Yeah, I love it. Anything to add to that? Rebecca, I know you work again, being the McKinsey of the, of the partner world. [00:08:46] Rebecca Jones: Well, I’ll, I [00:08:47] Mark Yaphe: It’s gonna stick, [00:08:47] Rebecca Jones: stick. It’s [00:08:48] Vince Menzione: gonna [00:08:49] Rebecca Jones: stick. You say it three times, that’s stick. No, I, you know, mark just hit on some really important things with the customer mind. [00:08:57] Rebecca Jones: You’re really looking at what outcomes are you trying to drive for those customers and that builder mindset, you, you’re going to hear a lot about that because companies need, as you transform, you really need to be thinking differently. And transformation takes quite a while. And while there is massive opportunity and you see the, the quickness you have to have that long-term vision and then be able to work backwards from that. [00:09:21] Rebecca Jones: And so I couldn’t agree more with the, the focus on customer outcomes. [00:09:26] Vince Menzione: So we’re in a very interesting, I’ll call it, almost a seminal point, although that’s overused in terms of where we are with AI today, right? I you mentioned like two years, feels like 10 years. Yeah. Ago, right? I mean, we’ve seen such transformation happening, but it also doesn’t feel like organizations are keeping, like, I, I feel like small SMBs actually are further ahead because they, they have to be agile, but the bigger organizations are still trying to figure some things out, right? [00:09:53] Vince Menzione: So. What needs to change around organizations, culture management processes? Like how do we bring, how do we bring everyone along on this journey? [00:10:04] Mark Yaphe: There’s a lot that needs to happen. Um, [00:10:07] Vince Menzione: yeah. [00:10:08] Mark Yaphe: One thing that struck, there’s a lot of things I, I wanted to anchor on. One that Yeah, please. It could be a relevant conversation. [00:10:13] Mark Yaphe: Both, um, as part of your, uh, partner organizations delivering outcomes to customers. And, um, it’s about focusing on the business outcomes. It can be very easy, uh, to talk about the technology and the services, but day to day, the sales organization is going into solve customer problems. They’re meeting line of business leaders in specific industries who have very specific business problems to tackle. [00:10:42] Mark Yaphe: And I think one thing that organizations can do is impress upon them that it’s critical to understand. What are the business problems that we solve for our customers that we’re serving? What are those use cases? What are the drivers for it? In the role that I’m doing in an organization, how does that move the needle? [00:10:58] Guest: Yeah. [00:10:58] Mark Yaphe: For the business outcomes, it’s, it’s not dissimilar to other things, and perhaps it’s a little bit of a pivot, but always thinking about business outcomes, I think is, um, a little bit of a change that needs to be instilled within [00:11:10] Vince Menzione: what, what are the best doing better, and where are you seeing the gaps? [00:11:16] Mark Yaphe: Couple of areas, uh, one area, um, nobody knows everything. Yeah. Nobody’s got all the knowledge. [00:11:23] Vince Menzione: Right. [00:11:23] Mark Yaphe: And so rely on your ecosystem of partners and stakeholders. Yeah. Recognize you’ll only have so much information, um, and reach out, whether it’s to your technology partners, your business partners, your hyperscalers AWS to find out what am I missing. [00:11:38] Guest: Yeah. [00:11:38] Mark Yaphe: Um, again, many years, you know, a hundred years ago, two years, two years ago, um. We’d have these conversations about, well, what use cases are you seeing and what business problems are you solving? But, but those would be in scheduled meetings quarterly. Now there are agenda items on weekly standards. [00:11:55] Mark Yaphe: They’re happening every single week. What are you seeing? What are you seeing? And further, I’ve seen some gen AI and agent solutions that actually automate how that information flows to, to make it, to accelerate. [00:12:06] Vince Menzione: Yeah, it’s, it’s absolutely amazing. Yeah. Anything on, I mean, certainly you’ve got a perspective ’cause you’re working with these organizations. [00:12:13] Rebecca Jones: I have a couple thoughts on this specifically for the partner organizations and the partner companies here. I can understand there’s a lot of, you know, we looked at a stat earlier about the AI partner opportunity and it was. $260 billion somewhere in that bracket. And that can create maybe some fomo, you know, maybe, uh, let’s go after everything in this area. [00:12:37] Rebecca Jones: Yes. And not pick and choose [00:12:39] Mark Yaphe: a [00:12:39] Rebecca Jones: shiny object. Shiny object and not prioritize. And it’s actually the opposite. It’s really understanding where your strengths are in the market. Um, who’s in your partner ecosystem? What are you bringing to market? Are you, uh, a tech company that are looking to break? Bridge and bring out services or your services company, and now that can build product. [00:13:01] Rebecca Jones: But really understanding your opportunity. What industry do you play, what specialization do you have? And go really deep and then know how to augment your partners and the ecosystem around you to make you stronger and better for the customer. So with that market opportunity, which is. Tremendous, how do you focus and prioritize? [00:13:21] Rebecca Jones: And that’s where I have observed partners. Oh, I’m a little bit here, a little bit there, a little bit here. And, and, uh, I would be curious, I mean, that’s probably pretty hard for you if a partner shows up and they’re a little bit of everything. [00:13:34] Mark Yaphe: Well, I, I resonated with a point that you made before. Yeah. I, I’ve spent, um, half my time at AWS on the consulting side working with enterprise customers, the us half the partners. [00:13:43] Mark Yaphe: It’s critical that partners understand what’s unique about them. [00:13:45] Exactly. [00:13:46] Rebecca Jones: Yeah. [00:13:47] Mark Yaphe: You it. I mean, everybody here, they’re looking at cloud migrations and modernizations and agentic, but that’s kind of part of the noise. You’ve gotta know what uniquely you do in an organization to deliver value. Are you developing supply chain for transportation companies or drug acceleration pipelines for. [00:14:06] Mark Yaphe: Pharmaceuticals. Yeah. Starting with that anchoring on your differences, I think is, is really important. [00:14:11] Vince Menzione: When I first started in the partner world, that was one of the biggest challenges and dilemmas, and I’m sure you still see it today, where I do all things. You know the partner that does the big SI that does everything, they have all the certifications. [00:14:24] Vince Menzione: I have 10,000 people trained on every technology certification, right. And then like, well what do you do? Like, and they can’t clarify. Right. Have that conversation. [00:14:33] Mark Yaphe: And then how do people, customers, [00:14:35] Vince Menzione: yeah. [00:14:35] Mark Yaphe: Or sales organizations choose you and why. [00:14:38] Vince Menzione: Yes, exactly. Exactly. So how do you get them to show up in that way? [00:14:43] Vince Menzione: Like especially if they’re like, how do you coach them through that? ’cause it feels like it’s still exists, right? This like mentality or this mindset. I can do all things, especially with the shiny objects that we’re facing today. [00:14:55] Rebecca Jones: Mm-hmm. [00:14:55] Vince Menzione: And I feel like we’re almost, I, I almost feel like we’re at a point right now where we were getting clearer and we’ve had so many shiny objects, even just in the last few months. [00:15:03] Vince Menzione: Like you were talking about how like months feels like ears, uh, you know, I’ll, I’ll use the Claude example here. Yeah. ’cause we, a lot of us pivoted and shifted and like, what do I do now as a partner in the room? Again, I think you, you mentioned the solving for business outcomes for client outcomes as opposed to chasing the next shiny object. [00:15:24] Vince Menzione: Like how do you get, how do you coach them on that? [00:15:27] Mark Yaphe: It’s always on the agenda. It’s, it’s day one conversations. Yeah. Who are you? What’s unique about you? How do you deliver value? Which customers do you focus on and with? Which use cases, and if it is a jack of all trades. Then my team, my and my team will help ’em. [00:15:42] Mark Yaphe: We know that down to specific areas of focus. [00:15:44] Vince Menzione: Yeah. So how do partners need to evolve their capabilities? Like how do they, I mean, how do they actually hone in on this? Like, you know, okay, I can state one thing, but how do I hone in on my capabilities, offerings and teams to stay relevant during this time? [00:15:59] Mark Yaphe: Um, what I’m coaching them on right now? Yeah. That’s what I is, uh, use the technology internally. The agentic tools and the gen AI tools are. I’ve been at this for a while, and the tools that exist right now dramatically expand your capability and capacity. So the thing I coach ’em is embed them in your organization. [00:16:18] Mark Yaphe: Yeah. Mm-hmm. Tackle those key things organizationally. You need to change and leverage these tools to help you accelerate. [00:16:23] Vince Menzione: And they’ll help you solve, they’ll help you solve for absolutely any of them. Right. It’s like, it’s like hiring a consulting organization to come in and solve for that. [00:16:29] Mark Yaphe: Yeah. [00:16:29] Vince Menzione: Yeah. How are you thinking through this? [00:16:31] Rebecca Jones: Well, uh, there’s a couple things I’m thinking about. Um, if you start to. I’ll stay with the customer for just a minute because you’re talking about Claude and just the dramatic improvement. [00:16:45] Guest: Yeah, [00:16:46] Rebecca Jones: that’s there. Just with Claude, uh, we start to think about highest and best use of the model because, uh, we had another talk earlier about the economic conditions and the. [00:16:58] Rebecca Jones: And so now we’re asking partners like, right, [00:17:01] Vince Menzione: the tokens. [00:17:01] Rebecca Jones: Yeah. Yep. How do you specialize and be focused by industry, by workflow, by use cases, you’re gonna start to look at what is the ROI of that investment? Is this a good enough? Look at the models, look at how you’re using that, and you’re having a token conversation because the economics might not be there. [00:17:21] Rebecca Jones: And so as you’re a business and a customer looking to transform their organization. They’re going to look across the business and figure out what are the highest and best use cases that should get that focus. And as a partner, if you wanna be in that conversation and really helping that company or that. [00:17:40] Rebecca Jones: Customer transform from where they are. It’s not only industry specialization, but it’s functional and workflow and really helping them understand what they should be using in that particular use case. So specialization is king or queen and that, um, scenario, and that’s where, you know, you ask partners today to specialize because there’s a whole economic conversation coming behind that, around how do you think about the models as that new one shows up? [00:18:09] Vince Menzione: Let’s shift from the technical side to the human side. [00:18:12] Rebecca Jones: Yeah. [00:18:13] Vince Menzione: Super important, right? I mean, we were having this conversation internally, like everybody’s saying, you know, jobs are going away, jobs are going away. I think I, I believe more jobs are gonna happen, but we’ve gotta get humans aligned properly to what their new roles will be. [00:18:29] Vince Menzione: Comments on this one? [00:18:31] Mark Yaphe: I think this is like a classic organizational transformation Yeah. Question. Mm-hmm. Where the 70, 80% of the problems are people process change. Um, I, I think there are these three areas that organizations need to focus on, and I’m gonna sound a little bit repetitive, but one, it’s okay. [00:18:46] Mark Yaphe: It’s, uh, the role of the team members have gotta be focused on outcomes, especially when things are moving quickly and there’s ambiguity. The one way that you can anchor on moving in the right direction is how do I let my customer, so one is outcomes. The second one is the builder mindset. Move from, I’m presenting, I’m hearing, but I’m gonna build things. [00:19:05] Vince Menzione: Yeah. [00:19:05] Mark Yaphe: And the last one is, uh, inspiring your team, making them competent and confident to navigate ambiguity because that is the premise upon which everybody’s operating. So those three, [00:19:17] Vince Menzione: Rebecca, what capabilities. Would be embodied in, in that organization that Mark describes. [00:19:23] Rebecca Jones: Yeah, I think that the growth mindset, you know, if you can package that around, you can either, um, think about being disrupted or being a disruptor. [00:19:34] Rebecca Jones: And if you have a growth mindset around the opportunity that’s ahead, it’s a whole different perspective of the challenges before you. I love that. And so when I think about what. Capabilities. You know, it’s the critical thinking and the judgment, human connection. We’re all here for a reason. Yes. Right? [00:19:50] Rebecca Jones: Yes, yes. And so as a leader, um, really helping set that tone and letting them see the art of the possible, um, around that vision. But it’s really, if I boiled it down to one thing, it’s having a growth mindset to the opportunity ahead. [00:20:05] Vince Menzione: Well, I wanna open it up. We have about five minutes left. Yeah. And this has been so insightful, but I. [00:20:11] Vince Menzione: I mean, I feel the energy. There’s gotta be some questions out here too. ’cause this, we have two incredible experts up here talking. I mean, and this is such an impactful conversation today. So John’s got a mic and uh, I think we’ve got some questions coming. [00:20:32] Vince Menzione: Yeah, [00:20:33] Rebecca Jones: this’s [00:20:33] Vince Menzione: a long way [00:20:33] Rebecca Jones: around. [00:20:34] Vince Menzione: Took a [00:20:34] Guest: thanks, long David Younger with. Thank you. That was great, great discussion. So, uh, you, you brought up a key statistic, uh, which is the MIT data and around the, the 90, I think it was 95%. Of, uh, businesses, uh, are not in production. And, and actually they, they went further to say that 95% of businesses. [00:20:56] Guest: Uh, we’re achieving zero ROI. And, and that was about a year ago, right? And now, and now you said the number, I think the number was quoted earlier today too, is, is shifting to about 70% of those, uh, projects in production. I’m curious to, to know as you, and I think you nailed it too, when you talk about product, right, have a product mindset or business mindset, right? [00:21:16] Guest: Not just how can I save money, but how can I actually generate revenue, whether it’s saving money or generating revenue. Where would you say. Uh, what, what percentage of companies you talk to are actually achieving real ROI would you say? [00:21:31] Rebecca Jones: Yeah, that’s a, that’s a great question. Really. Great. So I’ll go back and explain a little bit more about what I mean by product mindset. [00:21:39] Rebecca Jones: So a lot of companies did get stuck or there were just, uh, a. Large amount of pilots happening in the organization. And that’s not a bad thing. ’cause you think about, that’s a builder mindset, go and test and trial. But when you’re starting to look at true business transformation, you really need to think about where that, um, high value use case is. [00:22:00] Rebecca Jones: So a. The product mindset I’m talking about is taking a long-term view of the outcomes you’re trying to achieve and how are you going to measure those? And then look at that workflow, that function, and if you’re an expert in that function, whether that be a sales process or a marketing process, you know what KPIs your business is trying to drive today, and you start to unpack that. [00:22:24] Rebecca Jones: And so we’ve seen and what. Um, the most, uh, accelerated motion is knowing the KPIs and the measures you’re trying to achieve and then working towards that. And from there you can build, right? And you start to think and you have an ecosystem approach to that workflow or work stream. So we have seen, um, everybody wants cost on the system. [00:22:46] Rebecca Jones: Um, we have seen dramatic cost reduction in areas we’ve seen, you know. Two to three times, um, faster time to market. Um, there’s multiple things that we’ve seen as, uh, leaders really start to unpack that, understand what they’re trying to accomplish in the business, and I’m happy to go into greater detail. [00:23:06] Rebecca Jones: I know we have just a couple minutes left, but that’s just the product mindset up. How do you get started and how do you look at that long-term opportunity? [00:23:15] Vince Menzione: Really great answer. Mark, do you wanna add that? [00:23:17] Mark Yaphe: I think if you look at all use cases. Maybe 30% perform. But if you look at this across enterprise, I think each enterprise is finding very specific use cases where they’re driving ROI and and um, and so I think it’s about picking your spots, knowing who you are, identifying the top priority ones, not worrying about the broad enterprise transformation. [00:23:38] Mark Yaphe: Find those areas where you can drive value a little bit. Yeah, [00:23:41] Vince Menzione: that’s great that that’s almost a mic drop moment in my opinion. Yeah. That’s really great. Any other questions? I we’re holding every, oh, we got one in the back. I was gonna say I’m holding people up from happy hour. Yeah, [00:23:53] Rebecca Jones: just, we’ll just bring the cocktails in here [00:23:56] Vince Menzione: pretty soon. [00:23:57] Guest: Uh, Jeremy with Integral, um, um, a money question, something comparable. Uh, activator portfolio, the programs for founder firms that are trying to really get off the ground with new ideas. And there’s some comparable programs, I think with different providers. How much of that is a strategy, and I don’t wanna put you on the spot if activating portfolio aren’t the things you’re covering, but, but that money investment for startups that are trying to grow and really focus on AWS uh, the thousand dollars is the founder version that gets us in and then a hundred thousand dollars. [00:24:26] Guest: It’s a bit difficult to get into. And then there’s bigger ones after that if we attend the schools and all these things. But I’m thinking about as we all are trying to grow and really focus in AWS, which a lot of folks really wanna do with Bedrock and all the things that are kind of cool going on, it’s just. [00:24:40] Guest: Great AI focused conversation, but how is that playing into attracting more of the MSPs that are, that are trying to grow and more of the startups to really funding this idea of, of startup mentality. Hopefully that’s not too off topic, but your, your fair game [00:24:57] Mark Yaphe: was, was the question, how does funding. [00:25:01] Mark Yaphe: Attract startups in specific categories, process. [00:25:04] Guest: I think it’s, it’s about if there’s, uh, the other hyperscalers also have programs comparable. So Microsoft’s program is, uh, 150 grand to to, to build out the founder kind of, and it’s fairly easy to get into. Aw. WS is a bit harder to get into, but is that going to change as far as using that as a, as a key strategy for incubating more and more ideas to accelerate the velocity of everything you guys were talking about? [00:25:25] Mark Yaphe: I’m really not the right person. Definitely outta my wheelhouse on that. No problem. [00:25:31] Guest: Yeah. [00:25:37] Vince Menzione: And we’re about seven seconds away from uh, happy hour. [00:25:41] Rebecca Jones: I know, [00:25:41] Vince Menzione: I know. This was fantastic. I know. It was so great. [00:25:44] Rebecca Jones: Yes. [00:25:45] Vince Menzione: And I think the McKenzie thing is gonna stick. I think it is, it is. [00:25:48] Rebecca Jones: Now, mark, I’m gonna make [00:25:49] Vince Menzione: sure it does. And Mark, it was great to have you up on stage with us today. So, so great to have AWS supporting us and sponsoring the event with us and, uh, and having just this broad audience of people just so interested in. [00:26:02] Vince Menzione: Being in the room and and learning from each of you. So thank you so much today. Thank you. Appreciate it. Thank you. Thank you. [00:26:09] Mark Yaphe: Thanks for listening to The Ultimate Partner [00:26:11] Vince Menzione: Podcast. If today’s conversation resonated, share it with a partner leader in your network. Subscribe where you listen, and head over to the ultimate partner.com. [00:26:22] Vince Menzione: For show notes related content and the resources for this episode. And if you haven’t already, now’s the time to register for the Ultimate Partner Live Event in Reston, Virginia, October 26th through October 28th. Until next time, keep showing up in the rooms that matter because being in the room changes everything.

Send us Fan MailVeterinary consulting, animal health innovation, and career pivots beyond clinical practice — Dr. Lindsey Kock, founder of Deep Dive DVM, shares how following her curiosity transformed her veterinary career in ways she never planned.A second-generation veterinarian who started as a mixed animal practitioner in rural Iowa, Dr. Kock went on to work in DNA testing, veterinary education, exam prep, and now runs her own consulting firm helping animal health companies navigate science-driven communication, market adoption, and strategic insights. Her secret? Following the FOMO feeling — and trusting that her veterinary perspective was more valuable than she realized. If you've ever felt that FOMO feeling about what else your degree could do — this episode is for you.Resources: Podcast club guide + key takeaways: Sprinkle of Wisdom Substack Connect with Dr. Lindsey Kock & Deep Dive DVMJoin us LIVE at AVMA Podcast Day — July 12, Anaheim, 2:30 PM PT:  https://vimeo.com/event/6030988/c9581ba4f6 The Animal Health, Nutrition, Technology Innovation (AHNTI) conference will be in Boston on Oct 26-28. Registration closes July 12th, so don't wait. Learn more at AHNTI-US.com and use code VETLIFE10 to save 10% on registration.Support the showMore Vet Life Reimagined?

In this bonus episode of Rethinking EHS, Angelique Dixon talks with Ross Griffiths, Managing Director of Environment Analyst, to unpack the key forces shaping the global environmental consulting and EHS (Environmental, Health & Safety) sector. The conversation dives into evolving ESG trends, where the focus is moving from intent to measurable business value, as well as the rising demand for energy solutions, digital transformation, and the accelerating growth of EHS services. With insights across regions the episode highlights how environmental and EHS challenges are now core business priorities. -------------  Time Stamps  00:00 - Intro 00:40 - What is Environment Analyst?  02:45 - 54% Industry Growth – Why It Matters  03:35 - From Climate Momentum to Uncertainty  05:10 - ESG Isn't Dead – It's Evolving  06:20 - Energy Costs Are Reshaping Everything  07:15 - Why ROI Matters More Than Ever  10:05 - EHS Is the Fastest Growing Segment  19:45 - This Is a Business Problem, Not Political -------------  Sponsor  Rethinking EHS is brought to you by the Inogen Alliance. Inogen Alliance is a global network of 70+ companies providing environment, health, safety and sustainability services working together to provide one point of contact to guide multinational organizations to meet their global commitments locally. Visit http://www.inogenalliance.com/podcast to learn more.  -------------  Links  https://www.Inogenalliance.com/resources  https://www.Inogenalliance.com/podcast  Angie on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/angeliquedickson Ross on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rgrgriffiths/  Produced by https://www.madcontent.co.nz

IDC says phone makers will ship only 1.12 billion smartphones as compared to 1.26 billion last year Also, Mistral AI lands a partnership with Accenture, the consultant that has also recently announced partnerships with rivals OpenAI and Anthropic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Learn more about Refrigeration Mentor Customized Technical Training Programs at www.refrigerationmentor.com/courses Join the Refrigeration Mentor Hub here In this episode, we're joined by UK-based Refrigeration Consultant Steve Gill to talk about the refrigeration industry's impact around the world - enabling travel, preserving food, vaccines, medicines, supporting data centers and more. Steve started World Refrigeration Day (June 26) in 2019 and makes a special announcement about the 2026 theme on this episode - listen to find out! We also discuss practical outreach ideas to help promote and grow the refrigeration industry around the world. This episode was recorded live at the 2026 AHR Expo. In this episode, we discuss: (1:31) Steve's Refrigeration Journey: From Tools to Global Consulting (3:05) Promoting Refrigeration to Students (5:51) Origin of World Refrigeration Day (14:09) Outreach Ideas for the Refrigeration Industry (16:49) Announcing the 2026 World Refrigeration Day Theme (17:42) What "Cool Intelligence" Really Means in Refrigeration (21:26) Support & Sponsorshipfor World Refrigeration Day (23:19) AI in Refrigeration (26:17) Training & Mentorshipin Refrigeration Helpful Links & Resources: https://worldrefrigerationday.org/ https://www.ahrexpo.com/ Episode 320. Celebrating World Refrigeration Day Episode 324.  Using AI To Learn and Troubleshoot Refrigeration Systems  

In this episode of Interlinks I'm joined by Clemens Schoeller, VP of Global Consulting and Business Development at AutoStore — a global pioneer in modular, cube-based warehouse automation systems, with over 1,600 systems deployed in 60+ countries.We explore:Clemens' personal journey through engineering, consulting, and automation leadershipHow AutoStore balances its identity between software intelligence and hardware performanceThe impact of labor shortages, real estate pressures, and customer service demands on logisticsEmerging models like robotics-as-a-service, flexible system scaling, and AI-driven predictive pickingThe role of integrators and the importance of early cross-functional alignment in implementation successThis conversation reveals how demographic shifts, societal expectations, and rapid technological advancement are pushing companies toward more modular, adaptive automation. From labour retention challenges to the rise of speculative AI-driven order fulfillment, it's clear: resilient operations now require systems that are not only efficient but responsive, scalable, and integrated. Leaders must move beyond cost optimization and embrace automation as a strategic enabler of agility and business continuity.

Brian Mendenhall, Worldwide Head, Security & Identity Partner Specialists of Amazon Web Services, reveals the insider framework for transforming enterprise AI security, including the three-pillar approach and partnership strategies that leading companies use to navigate AI governance challenges.Topics Include:At AWS everything starts with security as core principleConsulting partners follow three-phase model: assess, remediate, then fully manage securityTraditional security framework covers threat detection, incident response, and data protectionAI compliance spans multiple governance bodies with stacking requirements and regulationsEU AI Act affects any company globally if Europeans access their applicationsThree pillars: security OF AI, AI FOR security, security FROM AI attacksAWS launches AI security competency program with specialized partner categories and certificationsEnterprise AI spans five risk levels from consumer apps to self-trained modelsLegal liability dramatically increases as you move toward custom AI implementationsSafety means preventing harm; security means preventing breaches - both critical distinctionsCurrent AI hallucination rates hit 65-75% across major platforms like PalantirShared responsibility model determines who's liable when AI security tools failIndustry evolution progresses from machine learning to generative AI to autonomous agentsMajor prototype-to-production gap caused by governance, security, and scalability challengesSuccessful AWS partnerships require clear use cases, differentiation, and targeted go-to-market strategyParticipants:Brian Mendenhall - WW Head, Security & Identity Partner Specialists, Amazon Web ServicesSee how Amazon Web Services gives you the freedom to migrate, innovate, and scale your software company at https://aws.amazon.com/isv/

Send us a textWhat does it really take to build a successful global consulting firm from scratch without external investment? In this revealing conversation, Jeffrey Cronkshaw, founder and group managing director of Lancia Consult, shares the untold story behind growing his consultancy from a two-person operation to a thriving international business with offices in Singapore, the UK, and beyond.The journey began not with a meticulously crafted business plan, but with a practical solution to work-life balance challenges when Jeffrey's wife Isabella returned from maternity leave at Accenture. What started as a simple contracting vehicle quickly evolved into something much more ambitious when they spotted a significant gap in the Southeast Asian market – a vacuum between the Big Four firms and very small local consultancies that was begging to be filled.Jeffrey candidly discusses the realities of leaving partner-track positions at Accenture, the early cash flow challenges, and how they've built a distinctive culture with a remarkably young leadership team. His approach to growth has been refreshingly opportunistic rather than following conventional wisdom – deliberately avoiding London when entering the UK market, prioritizing process development before problems arise, and maintaining a long-term vision rather than focusing on a quick exit.Most compelling is Lancia's strategy for competing with industry giants. Rather than trying to beat them at their own game, they've created distinct advantages: giving consultants broader experiences and faster progression opportunities, maintaining deep connections between offices that would typically operate as separate entities in larger firms, and carefully diversifying their service offerings beyond pure consulting.Whether you're considering starting your own consultancy, looking to join a growing firm, or simply fascinated by entrepreneurial journeys, this episode offers valuable insights into building a sustainable professional services business in today's competitive landscape. How might Lancia's approach change your thinking about what's possible in the consulting world?Prof. Joe O'Mahoney helps boutique consultancies scale and exit. Joe's research, writing, speaking and insights can be found at www.joeomahoney.com

Global Consulting Manager at ISSA Derek Oliveira joined Bob Miller and Chris Michaels during the Morning News Express to give us tips on how to stay clean when vacationing this summer. Discusses the germiest places you can visit. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Send me a Text Message hereFULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/571Unlock the secrets of becoming a Microsoft MVP with our guest Tomas Riha, a seasoned business process automation consultant from Prague. Tomas' journey is anything but ordinary, starting from his early days with SharePoint and Nintex, evolving to his current specialization in Power Automate and M365. Tomas doesn't just talk tech; he shares his life beyond the screen, including his new passion for salsa dancing and five-year dedication to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. His unique approach to understanding and organizing complex company workflows will offer you practical strategies to streamline your own processes.Managing financial logistics and payments from international clients can be daunting, but Tomas breaks down these challenges with practical insights and personal anecdotes. From dealing with various currencies to navigating the quirks of PayPal and paper checks, his experiences offer invaluable lessons for any global consultant. We also delve deep into the essence of becoming an MVP, underscoring the importance of genuine passion and community involvement. Tomas' story of contributing through forums and blogging during the COVID-19 lockdown serves as an inspiring example of how dedication and consistency can lead to recognition. Tune in for actionable advice, personal stories, and a fresh perspective on achieving success in the tech community.OTHER RESOURCES: Microsoft MVP YouTube Series - How to Become a Microsoft MVP  90 Day Mentoring Challenge  10% off code use MBAP at checkout https://ako.nz365guy.comSupport the Show.If you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening

Discover how BCG is revolutionizing the consulting industry with AI. Join me and Vlad Lukic, Managing Director and Senior Partner, as we discuss the transformative power of generative AI in accelerating processes and driving deeper insights.

In this episode, we welcome Simon Elliot of 4xi Global Consulting to talk about the future of real estate and employee experience.  How can organizations create environments where employees want to be and utilize their space most effectively. - Employee are looking for reasons to return to the workplace and employers must find ways to magentize the workplace - Mixed use spaces have the potential to fill corporate real estate with inviting, innovative, and magnetizing offers   - The future of real estate might include several floors of different offerings, such as micro universities, hotels, office space, coworking, and entertainment locations   - The best workspaces will inspire teams to wan to come to the office and create a sense of community and casual collisions   Reach out to Simon Elliot:  Hello@4xiconsulting.com Navigating the Future of Corporate Real Estate: A Pathway to Revival:  https://www.4xiconsulting.com/post/navigating-the-future-of-corporate-real-estate-a-pathway-to-revival     It's time for the great service comeback!  Visit http://6canons.com/ to invest in my latest virtual hospitality program.     Tony Johnson is a Customer Experience Expert, Keynote Speaker, and Author with a wide background including decades in retail and restaurants.  He regularly speaks and coaches organizations to IGNITE THEIR SERVICE using his common sense approach to Customer engagement.  Tony has spoken to government agencies and Fortune 500 companies to unlock their amazing capacity for excellence.   Tik Tok:   https://www.tiktok.com/@igniteyourservice https://www.youtube.com/@TheTonyJohnson     Music: http://www.bensound.com

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks to the CEO of beCause Global Consulting, Nadine Hack.Nadine's company, beCause Global Consulting, has earned recognition as the best stakeholder engagement consulting firm, a testament to her expertise in improving connections within the corporate world. Her upcoming book, "The Power of Connectedness," features a foreword by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu, further emphasizing the importance of her work.Nadine also introduced her concept of strategic relational engagement. This approach involves showing up with oneself, including flaws and vulnerabilities, to invite deeper engagement and discover the humanity in others.While she acknowledges that not everyone may be open to this approach, Nadine firmly believes in its potential to foster authentic communication and connection in a highly divided world lacking trust.Nadine shared an exercise she uses to help people go beyond surface-level introductions and truly understand each other. By reflecting on what is happening in their lives, individuals can share from a deeper, more authentic place, leading to better understanding and connection.Nadine's work extends to various sectors, including business, government, and civil society. She helps individuals and organizations reconnect with their core purpose, break down silos within their organizations, and establish meaningful relationships with external stakeholders.She emphasizes the importance of clear communication and mutual expectations in these relationships, whether with friendly or adversarial stakeholders.Key Points from the Episode:Introduction of Nadine Hack as CEO of beCause Global ConsultingRecognition of her company as the best stakeholder engagement consulting firmMention of her book "The Power of Connectedness" with a foreword by Archbishop Desmond TutuOverview of her book "Adversaries to Allies" and its impactExperience working with notable individuals and heads of corporationsEmphasis on the importance of building connections and expanding networksIntroduction of Nadine's concept of strategic relational engagementDiscussion on the importance of authentic communication and connectionExamples of her work in bringing together different stakeholdersAbout Nadine Hack:Nadine Hack is a distinguished figure in responsible business leadership and corporate social responsibility. Recognized as a Top 100 Thought Leader in Trustworthy Business Behavior, she has garnered numerous accolades, including a Lifetime Achievement Trust Award. Nadine is a trusted consultant, advisor, and coach for senior executives in business, nonprofit, and government sectors. Her expertise lies in clarifying goals, overcoming obstacles, and excelling in leadership. A strong advocate for ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance), CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility), and DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion), Nadine actively promotes global citizenship, entrepreneurship, and innovation. She was the first woman Executive-in-Residence at IMD Business School and has served on the boards of various companies and nonprofits, including the Desmond Tutu Peace Foundation. Nadine founded beCause, recognized as the Best Specialist Stakeholder Engagement Consulting Firm. She is also an author, TEDx speaker, and a respected presence in media, contributing her insights to publications like Forbes, The Financial Times, and The New York Times.Nadine's extensive experience and passion for responsible leadership have made her a...

In episode 161, Erik and Kerel talk with Maria Morukian, CEO at MSM Global Consulting, a company offering a unique approach to organizational culture change by empowering organizations to achieve greater success through embracing equity, diversity and inclusivity. They talk about Maria's multicultural upbringing, how that has inspired and impacted her work in the DEI space today, lessons and stories from her life and work, the premise of MSM Global Consulting and how they partner and collaborate with clients to do the real work, not the performative DEI work. Maria shares so many powerful stories and examples of the work and challenges that come up in DEI. Stories range from people practicing expansion, companies not understanding the actual work they need to do rather than surface level, pointing at leadership to blame, and how all of us “coming to the table” isn't the inclusive act many think it is. She also tells us what keeps her up at night, what she's grateful for right now, and what's made her laugh lately - questions asked from her idea of Compassionate Leadership. Timestamps :35: Maria Morukian, CEO at MSM Global Consulting shares her family's past with fleeing, immigrating from Europe to Cuba, her growing up speaking spanish in Detroit, and her experience seeing racial segregation and cultural differences all around her 3:53: How Maria's past with ties to Cuba, Istanbul, the Caribbean, having a multilingual and eclectic family has influenced her work in DEI today 6:38: One of the biggest lessons learned by Maria and how to find balance in the work of DEI 8:03: How Maria balances differences of opinions, experiences and more within DEI and how she sees whether a company is really there to learn or if it's a performative stance 9:50: What MSM Global Consulting is based on, how they partner and collaborate with clients, and what work they do in the entire process 12:07: How MSM Global Consulting measures DEI initiatives of items such as belonging and inclusion on a tangible level and how companies can start telling themselves the wrong story 16:29: Maria explains the importance of belonging, how to cultivate culture in organizations for belonging to be felt, and why the data is important 18:39: A topic that was brought up in Maria's TED Talk, practicing expansion, is explained, how our human nature is to gravitate to others like us and becoming aware of that, and what it means to truly be inclusive 22:13: Maria shares a powerful story about two US veterans having very different opinions on a polarizing topic while still being able to relate on the shared veteran status, an excellent example of practicing expansion 26:40: Where the future of DEI is going, why it's a fascinating time to be in the work, stay in it and to build a future that has never existed before 29:37: Advice for those who want to make a difference in DEI in their organization but get a lot of pushback, growing our allyship, and expanding out of our networks 30:26: Erik asks Maria a few questions to check-in in regards to being a compassionate leader, an idea by Maria, and for this one, she shares what's made her laugh recently 33:46: Maria is asked what's she's grateful for today and shares what types of friendships are important 34:53: Maria is asked what keeps her up at night, the polarization in our world, and what will happen if we continue on this path 36:30: Maria shares what advice she'd give to herself 20 years ago 37:08: What is in Maria's music rotation right now including digging into some 90's hip hop 38:34: Where to find Maria, her podcast “Culture Stew,” see more about MSM Global Consulting, and her book “Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for Trainers: Fostering DEI in the Workplace” Follow Us: Newsletter: bitly.com/2QLEY8U Linkedin: bit.ly/2ZZUBxG Twitter: bit.ly/2Qp0SzK Instagram: bit.ly/2QLfEQc

I talk a lot about the invisible obstacles that systemic racism places in the way of people of color and other minorities. In my conversation with Maria Morukian, (original air date - September 21)  she brought the other side of the equation by illuminating the invisible advantages of white people into the conversation, and I unpack it here. Owning our privilege and using it to dismantle systemic racism is our great opportunity.More About Maria Morukian:As President of MSM Global Consulting, Maria Morukian's mission is to help organizations develop and implement strategies to create a more equitable and inclusive global workforce, and fuel lasting change. For nearly 20 years, Maria has served as a consultant, coach, and facilitator, providing guidance to organizations and leaders on diversity, equity, inclusion, leadership development, and organizational transformation. Her firm has partnered with hundreds of clients of all industries and  sizes, including the State Department, Hazelwood School District, the World Bank, and the Association for Animal Welfare Advancement.Maria's work has been featured in Forbes and TD Magazine, and her company was recognized as one of the Top 10 Diversity and Inclusion companies by Manage HR Magazine in 2022. Maria is a sought-after speaker and has presented on the TEDx stage, for Big Tech, federal agencies, higher education, and multinational corporations. Her popular DEI podcast, Culture Stew, is in its fourth season.Maria is an adjunct faculty at American University and the author of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion for Trainers: Fostering DEI in the Workplace (ATD Press, 2022). Maria lives with her husband and two future “peace teachers,” who regularly coach her on how to navigate conflict and manage her amygdala.

Being born into privilege doesn't mean you haven't suffered. It does mean through no fault of your own, you were born into a culture that has systems in place that advantage certain people and disadvantage others. I had the opportunity to learn from the incredible Maria Morukian about how to recognize and acknowledge these invisible advantages and how to use them to open the door to equity and inclusion.More About Maria Morukian:As President of MSM Global Consulting, Maria Morukian's mission is to help organizations develop and implement strategies to create a more equitable and inclusive global workforce, and fuel lasting change. For nearly 20 years, Maria has served as a consultant, coach, and facilitator, providing guidance to organizations and leaders on diversity, equity, inclusion, leadership development, and organizational transformation. Her firm has partnered with hundreds of clients of all industries and  sizes, including the State Department, Hazelwood School District, the World Bank, and the Association for Animal Welfare Advancement.Maria's work has been featured in Forbes and TD Magazine, and her company was recognized as one of the Top 10 Diversity and Inclusion companies by Manage HR Magazine in 2022. Maria is a sought-after speaker and has presented on the TEDx stage, for Big Tech, federal agencies, higher education, and multinational corporations. Her popular DEI podcast, Culture Stew, is in its fourth season.Maria is an adjunct faculty at American University and the author of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion for Trainers: Fostering DEI in the Workplace (ATD Press, 2022). Maria lives with her husband and two future “peace teachers,” who regularly coach her on how to navigate conflict and manage her amygdala.

Manuel Gallegos is the Managing Partner of MG Global Consulting Group. Manuel now lives in Argentina but previously had a corporate career in finance in New York. In New York, he would live and breath finance and he took his expertise to start his own Consulting Company. MG Global Consulting does consulting in M&A and project management for several companies. This conversation dives into the path Manuel took to start his own Global Consulting firm. The company website is www.mg-globalconsulting.com

Sarah Hamilton-Gill FCIPD is joined by another amazing guest in this extended episode of the podcast. With over 30 years' corporate experience in hospitality, retail, pharmaceuticals, FMCG, and aerospace, David Fairhurst is widely considered to be one of the world's leading HR practitioners and is a respected thought leader, business communicator, and government advisor.A Chartered Companion of the CIPD he has served as a Commissioner for the UK Commission for Employment and Skills and is a visiting professor at Manchester Metropolitan University.Many of you will have come to know of David because he was voted the UKs Most Influential HR Practitioner for 4-years in a row by readers of HR Magazine, receiving their Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012. In 2020 he founded OrgShakers – a global Human Capital consulting firm working with a range of client organizations from major corporations such as VW and Google through to fast-growing startups.David is based in Chicago now .In the podcast David talks about:-

Sarah Hamilton-Gill FCIPD is joined by another amazing guest in this extended episode of the podcast. With over 30 years' corporate experience in hospitality, retail, pharmaceuticals, FMCG, and aerospace, David Fairhurst is widely considered to be one of the world's leading HR practitioners and is a respected thought leader, business communicator, and government advisor.A Chartered Companion of the CIPD he has served as a Commissioner for the UK Commission for Employment and Skills and is a visiting professor at Manchester Metropolitan University.Many of you will have come to know of David because he was voted the UKs Most Influential HR Practitioner for 4-years in a row by readers of HR Magazine, receiving their Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012. In 2020 he founded OrgShakers – a global Human Capital consulting firm working with a range of client organizations from major corporations such as VW and Google through to fast-growing startups.David is based in Chicago now .In the podcast David talks about:-

Duston Harper and Corey Jacobs, GLUED Global Consulting (North Fulton Business Radio, Episode 661) Duston Harper and Corey Jacobs, Co-Founders of GLUED Global Consulting, joined host John Ray in the studio on this episode of North Fulton Business Radio. They discussed the top challenges executives and sales leaders are facing, employee health, transforming individuals from […] The post Duston Harper and Corey Jacobs, GLUED Global Consulting appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

This month's guest is Clint Harris, CFA, EVP, Head of Wealth Management Platforms and Invesco Global Consulting at Invesco US, and Member of Nicsa's Board of Directors. He shares lessons learned about leadership, and his take on where asset and wealth management is heading.For more, visit nicsa.org

Michael Zill, CIO & CAO at Acadia Pharmaceuticals, candidly converses with Markus Baumgartner, Head of Global Business Services for Miba Group, and our host Sashi Narahari, Founder & CEO at HighRadius. Join this episode as it unlocks many secrets from the world of GBS and IT.

Ingo Elfering, Chief Information Officer at Fresenius Group, candidly converses with Robert Weltevreden, former Head of Novartis Business Services, and our host Sashi Narahari, Founder & CEO at HighRadius. Join them as they discuss the best path for the future of business-IT collaboration and many more.

Ingo Elfering, Chief Information Officer at Fresenius Group, candidly converses with Robert Weltevreden, former Head of Novartis Business Services, and our host Sashi Narahari, Founder & CEO at HighRadius. Join them as they discuss the best path for the future of business-IT collaboration and many more.

LIVE from SOAHR 2023: Corey Jacobs and Duston Harper, GLUED Global Consulting (North Fulton Business Radio, Episode 636) Co-founders of GLUED Global Consulting Corey Jacobs and Duston Harper joined host John Ray to chat about their work supporting business success through healthy habits, how they teach those habits, their collaboration with SHRM-Atlanta, and more. This […] The post LIVE from SOAHR 2023: Corey Jacobs and Duston Harper, GLUED Global Consulting appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

Reto-Urs Sahli, former Chief Digital & Information Officer at Asahi Group, takes part in a candid conversation with Ulla De Hondt, Head of Global Business Services at BAT, along with our host Sashi Narahari, Founder & CEO at HighRadius. Join them as they discuss how to build a collaborative GBS-IT strategy instead of leveraging skills independently and many more.

This week Paul is joined by Tom Hawkins from FTI consulting, a Global Consulting firm. Tom is a Quantity Surveyor and Quantum Expert Witness for Construction and Engineering Industry Matters. In this conversation, Paul and Tom discuss a recent report highlighting the primary reasons construction companies get into a dispute, how to avoid those disputes and best practices in general.This is a must-listen if you are starting a new project or are currently working on a difficult one.-----------The Own The Build podcast is brought to you by C-Link and is hosted by me, Paul Heming; feel free to connect on LinkedIn and send me a message.  If you like what we do, I would love to hear from you and to keep in touch. You can also subscribe to stay up to date with our latest articles, videos, and audio production.As I mentioned on the show, I am a QS and founded C-Link, an app that provides all the tools you need to get subcontract procurement done without the legwork. Head to www.get.c-link.com/podcast to learn more, or just email me at paul@c-link.com. 

In dieser Episode spreche ich mit Roland Woldt, VP Global Consulting, IGrafx. Wir sprechen über folgende Themen: Was versteht man unter Process/Solution Lifecycle? Die 5 Schritte, um effizientere Prozesse zu designen Welche Rolle spielt Process Mining im Process/Solution Lifecycle? Podcast-Moderator: Christoph Pacher LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pacherchristoph/ Interviewgast: Roland Woldt, VP Global Consulting, IGrafx LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rolandwoldt/ Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/2d2AcyK9lr2jcx5HJJsNl9?si=0427cebe7df54396 Artikel Process/Solution Lifecycle: https://www.whatsyourbaseline.com/2021/06/solution-process-lifecycle/

Hello to you Susanne Mueller listening in Thun, Switzerland this Bastille Day! Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Thoughts on Thursday and your host, Diane Wyzga.  Equality, sisterhood, liberty ... and lipstick! Lipstick? Believe it or not the lipstick industry will be a 10 billion dollar industry by 2025! Why? In part because when the economy is struggling a new lipstick is an affordable purchase. As Susanne Mueller, my friend, podcasting colleague and author of the book, Lipstick Leadership says, “If you don't feel good at least you look good as we push forward together to lead to better times.”But what does lipstick have to do with leadership? Here is what one reader, Mel in the US, said to accompany her 5 star review on June 4th 2022: “Reframe Your Thinking - Lipstick Leadership is not like a typical leadership book that you would read like a story, beginning, middle and end. Instead, it is full of bite-sized pieces that you can dive into for inspiration when you need to reframe your thinking or need a push forward. Susanne Mueller has taken her global consulting insights and packaged them into succinct examples showing the many opportunities to learn from businesses around us as well as reframing childhood stories – such as the role of Mrs. Claus, or should we say Ms. Claus.”Click HERE to purchase your copy of Lipstick Leadership.Click HERE to connect with Susanne Mueller and learn more about her consulting practice.You're invited: “Come for the stories - stay for the magic!” Speaking of magic, I hope you'll subscribe, share a nice shout out on your social media or podcast channel of choice, and join us next time! Remember to stop by the website, check out the Services, arrange a Discovery Call, and Opt In to stay current with Diane and Quarter Moon Story Arts and on Linked In.  Stories From Women Who Walk Production TeamPodcaster: Diane F Wyzga & Quarter Moon Story ArtsMusic: Mer's Waltz from Crossing the Waters by Steve Schuch & Night Heron MusicAll content and image © 2019 to Present: for credit & attribution Quarter Moon Story Arts

Meg discusses how COVID-19 was a transformational moment for the pharmaceutical industry, and how it has forced companies to re-examine, at multiple levels, the way they do business. Meg and Bozidar delve into innovation in the biotech industry, and how businesses will find new methods to connect and rely on solid partnerships, by developing meaningful relationships that provide mutual value and advantages. Meg also talks about how innovation has influenced the activities of Medical Affairs and MSLs, and the evolving role of Medical Affairs in pharma launches.

Meg discusses how COVID-19 was a transformational moment for the pharmaceutical industry, and how it has forced companies to re-examine, at multiple levels, the way they do business. Meg and Bozidar delve into innovation in the biotech industry, and how businesses will find new methods to connect and rely on solid partnerships, by developing meaningful relationships that provide mutual value and advantages. Meg also talks about how innovation has influenced the activities of Medical Affairs and MSLs, and the evolving role of Medical Affairs in pharma launches.

Do you want to increase your success rate and decrease our failure rate when it comes down to leading? You need a win but you repeatedly fall short of your expectations for success?  Have you ever felt like there were times when you repeatedly made the same mistakes that handicapped and sometimes even caused you to trip up at the last minute even when you thought you had everything under control? Have you ever asked yourself why you are not getting promoted? This podcast is for you. Dr Shannon Parish six principles to overcome failure and launch your leadership into successive wins.Dr. Shannon Parish is the Principal Consultant at Choice Consulting International, Incorporated (CCI). CCI is a consulting firm with over 18 years of experience, which includes educational administration and corporate leader development. CCI is committed to transforming good organizations to great ones, by training and developing global leaders to perform with agility and proficiency. Academically, Dr. Parish is well versed. After earning a Bachelors of Arts in Psychology with a Minor in Criminal Justice from Prairie View A&M University, she completed a Master of Arts in Educational Administration from Prairie View A&M University as well. She completed her Doctorate of Strategic Leadership with a focus in Foresight and Global Consulting from Regent University in 2017. Dr. Parish provides organizations with cultural analysis, strategic-planning, performance, project and change management, human capital refinement, succession planning, foresight and more. CCI is committed to aligning solutions to meet the need of their clients, partnering with them every step of the way. Dr. Parish believes solutions are not a matter of chance, but an element of choice. Let Choice Consulting International, be yours!https://choiceconsultinginternational.com/Support the show

On this episode of The Rich Equation Podcast, Ashish is joined by Sam Zipursky, a lifestyle entrepreneur, digital nomad, world citizen, and explorer and currently co-founder at Consulting Success and founder of a newer project called Japan Sessions. Some previous businesses and ventures included co-founding www.FreshGigs.ca  and co-founding a social music project called "Beats for Change."In this episode, Sam talks about his upbringing and multicultural roots. He talked about discovering what you are passionate about and learning the right skills to bring it to fruition. He talked about Consulting Success, and how they've created the framework to turn it into a location-independent business operating globally. He shared his struggles which many entrepreneurs can relate to and how he overcame them all. He talks about the Four pillars of their Clarity Coaching Program that helps their clients build profitable, scalable, and strategic consulting businesses.  Highlights: 00:00 – Ashish introduces Sam Zipursky02:19 – Sam talks about his multi-cultural roots, upbringing and his family 08:10 – Sam talks about mindset, knowing what you are truly passionate about and learning the skills it takes to put your ideas into action. 09:55 – Sam talks about how Consulting Success was created together with his cousin Michael, and how they were able to put people, process, and framework in place in order to operate globally11:51 – Sam talks about a common struggle most business owners go through – wanting to throw in the towel when their hard work is not yielding the results they expected 16:27 – How they came to a decision to build a team, and create the framework so they can focus on building the lifestyle they want and still keep the momentum going 19:24 – Four steps (pillars) that he found most of their clients need clarity on in order to build a profitable consulting business   21:26 – Sam talks about his business in Japan 24:10 – Ashish asks Sam about his current challenges in the business26:06 – Sam talks about various management systems that have worked for them27:42 – Sam shares what legacy he hopes to leave behind – adding value to the people he comes into contact with every day, life, and family29:31 – Ashish asks Sam about his daily routines that help him perform at a high level31:27 – Sam shares some great resources he came across that could help add value to self and business33:20 – Ashish asks Sam about the highs and lows of business partnerships38:47 – Sam shares what it means for him to live a rich life Links:   Sign up to the mailing list to receive special access and content here: https://therichequationpodcast.com/Check out previous episodes of The Rich Equation Podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-rich-equation/id1585002788Connect with Sam Zipursky here: IG: https://www.instagram.com/samzipurskyLI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samzipurskyWebsite: https://www.consultingsuccess.com/Clarity program for consultants: https://www.consultingsuccess.com/coaching-for-consultantsLet's Connect! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ashishnathu/Website: https://therichequationpodcast.com/

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) are vital to creating and maintaining a successful workplace; one founded on the principle that all people can thrive personally and professionally. Before you begin to reevaluate your efforts and implement new practices, it's important that you fully understand each component, both individually and how they work together. Nadine B Hack, CEO, beCause Global Consulting, is here to explain these terms in detail. Unlike before, schools, colleges, and the workplace today are focusing on creating an inclusive environment to provide equal opportunities to everyone. But there's still a long way to go to spread the concept of inclusivity and diversity to every individual. About Nadine B Hack Nadine is the CEO of beCause Global Consulting. She is a Senior Board Advisor to Global Citizens Circle. She is amongst the Top 100 Thought Leaders. She is a coach and specializes in CSR, ESG, and DEI. If you're interested in diversity, equity, as well as inclusion, don't miss this episode! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tbcy/support

In this episode of Med Tech Gurus we have Mr. Michael Martin CEO of CAI a Global Consulting firm that provides technical, operational consulting and project management to the life sciences industry. Gurus Mike brings so much to us as our Guru. He discusses operational readiness and the best practices of assuring Good Manufacturing Process, Quality and Regulatory compliance. Mike gets into how innovation in your manufacturing process can enhance your team's products journey and speed to the patient. Gurus you are going to love the insights that Mike Martin brings us in this episode!

Your host, Jennifer Helene, talks with Nadine Hack of beCause Global Consulting. beCause Global Consulting provides a range of services, including strategic action plans, leadership development, organizational change management, and executive coaching. To learn more about Nadine's work, visit https://www.because.net/ (https://www.because.net/) If you'd like to be a guest on

Today, I'm talking to Don Ezra. Don's illustrious career in the insurance and finance industries began in the 70's and his achievements are numerous. His 26-year career at Russell Investments culminated when he became its Co-Chair of Global Consulting. In 2010, Don "graduated" to a part-time schedule that gave him more freedom to pursue a wide variety of other interests. Since then, Don has also served on the Joint Investment Committee of Margaret A Cargill Philanthropies. He's been on the advisory board of the World Pension Summit and on the Scientific Advisory Board of Manifold Partners, LLC. He's also become an occasional contributor to the Financial Times, where he's the author of a column called The Art of Investing. Don's passion is to teach others about personal financial planning, investing, and the economic and subjective aspects of happiness, especially as it pertains to life after full-time work–what some of us still call "retirement." In his newest book, Life Two, he helps readers conquer their irrational fears, put themselves in the driver's seat, get an understanding of their financial situation, and take control of this extraordinary period of life. In our conversation, Don and I talk about why your identity is not defined by what you get paid to do, the irrational fears so many people face as they transition into retirement, and how to find real, lasting happiness at every stage of life. GET A FREE COPY OF DON'S BOOK, LIFE TWO: HOW TO GET TO AND ENJOY WHAT USED TO BE CALLED RETIREMENT Here's all you have to do... Step 1.) Subscribe to the podcast and leave an honest rating & review over on iTunes. Step 2.) Send an email to info@howardbailey.com with your iTunes username and mailing address, and we will ship you the book for free. It's that simple! Show Notes: RetireWithPurpose.com/276 Rate & Review the Podcast: RetireWithPurpose.com/review Weekly Retirement Newsletter: RetireWithPurpose.com/weekend-reading

In this episode, I welcome Simon Elliot and Ed Snowden from 4xi Global Consulting and Solutions into the studio.  They are the co-authors of the True North Strategic Partnership Strategy.   Partnerships must be a journey together Relationships should be mutually beneficial  Building value is ongoing an commitment to your client's success and what is valuable for them A huge danger of long term relationships is complacency and honest self reflection can help combat that     It's time for the great service comeback!   Learn More:  https://www.4xiconsulting.com/truenorth   Tony Johnson is a Customer Experience Expert, Keynote Speaker, and Author with a wide background including decades in retail and restaurants.  He regularly speaks and coaches organizations to IGNITE THEIR SERVICE using his common sense approach to Customer engagement.  Tony has spoken to government agencies and Fortune 500 companies to unlock their amazing capacity for excellence.   Tony Johnson Customer Service Expert | Author | Trainer | Speaker   Music: http://www.bensound.com

Shahana is a Recruitment Consultant by profession. She has 14+ years of Corporate experience and has worked with esteemed organizations like Infosys, Accenture, and Deloitte before taking a plunge into entrepreneurship. A commerce graduate from DU and an MBA in HR, she is originally from Delhi/NCR and relocated to Bangalore more than a decade ago to fulfill her career aspirations. Since then she continues to stay here all by herself and is a self-proclaimed Bangalorean. She is passionate about driving, fond of reading, and enjoys cooking in her spare time. Upskilling youngsters and preparing them for success forms the core of her personality. She is looking forward to leveraging this platform to touch and transform as many lives as possible within her capacity. In our Career Series, we talk to experts, leaders, and evangelists who share insights into their domains like Human resources, Sales & Marketing, Operations, Customer Success, Product Management, Project management. This is a very famous show and our audience is both freshers and experienced folks. Do share it on your social media platforms and visit https://unlockmetoday.com for more details. Drop us a note at info@unlockmetoday.com to get featured on our show to share your insightful and inspiring story with our audience. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/unlockmetoday/message

Shahana is a recruitment consultant by profession. She has 14+ years of Corporate experience and has worked with esteemed organizations like Infosys, Accenture, and Deloitte before taking a plunge into entrepreneurship. A commerce graduate from DU and an MBA in HR. Visit https://unlockmetoday.com for more details. Drop us a note at info@unlockmetoday.com to get featured on our show to share your insightful and inspiring story with our audience. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/unlockmetoday/message

"In this episode, Brynne and Bill are joined by Simon Elliott, managing partner and co-founder of 4xi Global Consulting & Solutions. Tune in as they talk about why you should start thinking about how you can change the cultural mindshift of an organization as well as begin demonstrating behaviors that will make a difference."

Hasan Sharif has an impressive background in consulting and helps others improve the quality of their lives by creating more time, energy and wealth so that they can focus on what's most important to them.  Over the last 30 years, Hasan has delivered large programs transforming businesses across multiple industries and countries. Hasan is a passionate Servant Leader and People Developer; creating and maintaining supportive, coaching environments for individuals and teams. Originally from Harlem New York City, Hasan now lives in Melbourne, Australia LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/hasan-sharif-lets-connect/ Stephen Sandor CEO Inspiring BusinessInspiring Business website - www.inspiringbusiness.netBook an Exploration Call here - https://inspiringbusiness.net/exploration-call-booking/The Scale to Success System - https://inspiringbusiness.net/deep-dive-program/Stephen Sandor LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-sandor/Inspiring Business LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/inspiring-businessFacebook https://www.facebook.com/inspiringbusinessaustralia

Gründung in der Elternzeit und Capoeira mit Lila Sax dos Santos Gomes von Yarrow Global Consulting Kinder bekommen und ein Unternehmen gründen? Genau darüber redet Adriano mit Lila Sax dos Santos Gomes. Sie ist der CEO und Gender Specialist von Yarrow Global Consulting. Sie besprechen, wie ein Unternehmen gegründet wird, wie sich das Arbeits- und Privatleben durch Kinder verändert und welche Erkenntnisse sie erst durch ihre Zeit als Mutter selber lernen musste. Neben ihrer Arbeit als CEO ist Lila auch noch mehrmalige Weltmeisterin und Europameisterin in Capoeira. Sie erzählt was ihr Capoeira bedeutet, wie ein Turnier abläuft, was es für Styles gibt und er sie und ihre Familie spielen würde, wenn ihr Lebens verfilmt wird. Lilas Hausaufgabe ist es drei bestimmte Podcasts zu hören. Lila auf Twitter: @lilasdsg | https://twitter.com/lilasdsg Lila auf Instagram: @lilasdsg | https://www.instagram.com/lilasdsg/ Adriano auf Instagram: @adi.the.ace | https://www.instagram.com/adi.the.ace/ Yarrow Global Consulting: https://yarrowglobal.com/ Lilas Podcast Hausaufgaben: - Feuer und Brot: https://feuerundbrot.de/folgen/neid - Don't Call Me Resilient: https://dont-call-me-resilient.simplecast.com/ - My Sister, the Capoeirista: https://www.areweeurope.com/stories/capoeira-roda - Scales of Change: https://player.captivate.fm/episode/4e40142c-6194-458c-adac-cbbaf42a9d98

En la recuperación de la economía global luego de la pandemia de covid-19, uno de los principales motores está en Asia. El Producto Bruto de esa región va a crecer este año casi 7%. Además miles y miles de personas están siendo incorporadas a la clase media y adquiriendo nuevos hábitos de consumo. Y, por si eso fuera poco, esos países miran al mundo para invertir. ¿Qué oportunidades tiene Uruguay en países como China, Malasia, Vietnam o Singapur? ¿Cómo hacemos nosotros para ampliar el comercio con esa zona y, también, captar inversiones de ese origen? ¿Estamos trabajando bien ese mercado? Hoy En Perspectiva conversamos con el contador Diego Martínez Bernié, presidente de la Cámara de Comercio Mercosur-Asean y además CEO de MM&A Global Consulting, una firma con oficinas en varias partes del mundo, dedicada al asesoramiento de inversores.

Founded in 1997 as a result of the pioneering efforts of its founders in implementing the first ever antiretroviral (ARV) treatment program in Africa, Axios International is a healthcare access company. Ibrahim Sani speaks with Roshel Jayasundera, Senior Director, Global Consulting at Axios International on their progress in Malaysia.

Welcome to the The Voice of Retail , I'm your host Michael LeBlanc, and this podcast is brought to you in conjunction with Retail Council of Canada.In this episode I'm in Chicago welcoming back Kristina Rogers, Global Consumer Industries Leader, Retail for EY and we catch up talking about the tradecraft of global consulting in the COVID era and beyond, lesson learned and observed advising clients around the world, and we get a glimpse into the post-COVID retail customer from both a global and Canadian perspective thanks to EY's Future Consumer Index.Thanks for tuning into today's episode of The Voice of Retail.  Be sure to subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss out on the latest episodes, industry news, and insights. If you enjoyed  this episode please consider leaving a rating and review, as it really helps us grow so that we can continue getting amazing guests on the show.I'm your host Michael LeBlanc, President of M.E. LeBlanc & Company, and if you're looking for more content, or want to chat  follow me on LinkedIn, or visit my website meleblanc.co!Until next time, stay safe and have a great week!Kristina RogersAs EY Global Consumer Leader, Kristina is responsible for defining and implementing the EY strategy for consumer products companies and retailers. She ensures that EY's global clients are well served across geographies, leading over 30,000 EY professionals worldwide. Kristina works directly with clients on the strategic issues they face as they pursue their rapid global expansion and is the Global Client Service Partner for a major consumer products company.Prior to her current role, she served as Emerging Markets Leader for Consumer Products & Retail. Before joining EY, she was a senior partner at a global strategy consulting firm.Kristina has lived and worked in more than 20 countries. Over the course of her career, she has built long-term client relationships with some of the world's largest global consumer products companies, helping them solve some of their most complex strategic marketing issues across geographies.How Kristina is building a better working world"I am currently a member of the Financial Times' 'Global Board-Ready' Women group and was selected as one of 40 women by Forbes to join 'More Women on Boards' in Turkey."Michael LeBlanc  is the Founder & President of M.E. LeBlanc & Company Inc and a Senior Advisor to Retail Council of Canada as part of his advisory and consulting practice.   He brings 25+ years of brand/retail/marketing & eCommerce leadership experience, and has been on the front lines of retail industry change for his entire career.  Michael is the producer and host of a network of leading podcasts including Canada's top retail industry podcast,       The Voice of Retail, plus        Global E-Commerce Tech Talks  and       The Food Professor  with Dr. Sylvain Charlebois.  You can learn more about Michael       here  or on       LinkedIn. 

Christine Wong is a Workday Financials consultant at Accenture. She took the advantage of her available time during the pandemic by creating a Youtube Channel to talk about consulting. Unlike most other content creators on consulting, she only has about 2 years of experience (in early 2021) in consulting.We covered the following topics:How she started in the consulting industryWhat are her favorite aspects about doing consultingWhich roles are involved in the technology projectHow does she manage her consulting Facebook group?What is her desired career path in consultingWhat is special about working for a BIG 4How has the pandemic affected her workHer podcast To get in touch with her, you can find Christine here: Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/MissWong0102 Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/techconsultingCreated an online community: https://techconsultingcommunity.com/Get in touch with your host Diogène Ntirandekura at:Email: info@consultinglifestyle.fmEmail: info@erphappy.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/diogenentirandekuraSupport the show (http://patreon.com/diogene)

In our Forecast 2021 podcast series, we’re focused on preparing you for the year ahead by offering insights to help you better understand and manage some of the opportunities and challenges that your company might face—think policy, technology, and other big picture topics.This week host Heather Horn sits down with Roger Wery, PwC’s Global Consulting & Deals Leader for the technology, information, communications and entertainment industries, to talk about the six operational levers companies should pull concurrently to achieve revenue growth. A revenue command center can help.Topics include:0:52 - The time for growth is now. There is definitely a realization that growth needs to be central to a company’s agenda. We begin with an overview of an approach to boost revenue using a set of six growth initiatives. 5:10 - The operational levers to growth. Heather and Roger break down each of the six levers, all of which should be done concurrently, looking at how each is a sustainable source of growth and competitive differentiation. 6:11 - Lever 1: Reset segmentation roles 7:04 - Lever 2: Adopt new revenue models11:18 - Lever 3: Enhance digital engagement capabilities 15:36 - Lever 4: Implement creative and dynamic pricing 17:20 - Lever 5: Accelerate and automate business processes 18:28 - Lever 6: Evolve the offerings portfolio 27:02 - Growth outlook? We close by looking into our crystal ball to share thoughts on what we’ll be talking about three years from now related to growth. Want to learn more? Check out these resources, How companies can transform information into insight. Roger Wery is PwC’s Global Consulting & Deals Leader for technology, information, communications and entertainment industries. Roger has been in consulting for over 25 years and has worked with a broad range of clients in the US and internationally. He has been a senior advisor to leadership and board members on a number of critical business priorities: Growth and Innovation strategy, M&A strategy, as well as business, digital and operating model transformation. Heather Horn is PwC’s National Office thought leader, responsible for developing our communications strategy and conveying firm positions on accounting and financial reporting matters. She is the engaging host of PwC’s accounting and reporting weekly podcast and quarterly webcast series, as well as periodic webcasts for the power and utilities industry. With nearly 30 years of experience, Heather’s accounting and auditing expertise includes financial instruments and rate-regulated accounting.

An advisor to top leaders, influencers and change maker, global mindset strategist and CEO of her own global consulting firm Nadene Joy Consulting Inc. Nadene is also an international bestselling author and coauthor of the iconic business book “Cracking the Rich Code Vol. 4 with Kevin Harrington, the Hit star of the TV Show Shark Tank and author of the books “Uncover Your Purpose: Heal and Share Your Gifts With the World” and “Love is...A Guide to the Power of Love.” Nadene Joy is a prestigious member of The International Female Society of Professional and sits as Director on serval non-profit boards including MayBell Developments which helps to combat homelessness in communities and sits as a strategic advisor on the Coaching Suicide Awareness (CSA) Committee. She believes in giving back and also dedicates her time to various organizations worldwide. She has worked alongside some of the most prolific leaders of our time and has been featured on several major media outlets including CBC, NBC, Fox, CBS, The Globe and Mail, and Iheartradio in New York City. Nadene Joy is passionate about bringing together people and helping them find strategic solutions to their problems with a unique proven methodology that brings together experiential wisdom, intellectual knowledge and simple solutions to real life situations so many people face in business and in life during this time of crisis. Nadene Joy has also been internationally recognized for her work and out of hundreds of submissions she was awarded the #1 2020 top research paper for Canada in the book “Love Can Bring Peace and Happiness During Setback” in affiliation with The Mother Theresa University in India in commemoration and celebration of Mother Teresa’s 110th Birthday. She is also a proud mother of 4 beautiful children and in addition is extremely passionate regarding humanitarian and environmental efforts, wellness and mental health, educating our children and youth with life and leadership skills that matter, and encouraging gender, cultural and economic diversity and inclusion amongst organizations, communities and nations.

Foro 72 Comunicación efectiva inmobiliariaSi deseas apuntarte en nuestros próximos eventos o seguir en nuestras redes sociales sólo tienes que acceder aquí: https://linktr.ee/TiburonesInmobiliarios​Escucha este interesante programa que disfrutarás en nuestro 72 Foro sobre la Comunicación efectiva inmobiliaria. Teniendo como invitados especiales a Luis Ramírez, Director Legal de Global Consulting. Lorena Goca, Fundadora de Latitud Inmobiliaria TV. Erico García, Fundador de Inmobiliare y creador de los eventos Rebs y Exni.Escucha este programa donde sabrás cómo hacer una comunicación efectiva en estos momentos para que nuestros negocios inmobiliarios les vaya bien.Lorena Goca nos comenta que el 2020 fue terrible con muchos cambios, pero hay muchas oportunidades que están surgiendo. Ahora se está teniendo acceso a plataformas de forma gratuito a diferencia a otros años que cuando querías ir a un evento importante tenías que invertir en primer instancia desde los gastos de traslado y costo de la entradaDebemos saber que hacer con esa información que aprendemos de las plataformas, hay que  accionar. El mercado está cambiando de una semana a otra, cómo la gente se está empoderando. Se ha evolucionado el área inmobiliaria.Luis Ramírez tenemos ahora un mundo inmobiliario diferente, involucrando a la tecnología, las personas que estaban resistiendo en dar ese cambio se quedaron atrás. Cuando existió ese cambio del gobierno de presidencia en el 2018, los desarrolladores dejaron de invertir lo mismo, lo que comúnmente lo hacían.Tardó mucho el gobierno en dar esa apertura con el rubro inmobiliario.Los desarrolladores e inmobiliarias que adoptaron las nuevas tecnologías han logrado hasta vender más en la época de la pandemia que otros años atrás.La gente sigue adquiriendo casas, hay oportunidades extraordinarias con un poco de visión y análisis el consumidor final puede adquirir una buena propiedad.Erico García menciona que en esta época de la pandemia se está teniendo grandes ganadores pero como también perdedores. Los extranjeros no se han ido de México, no han regresado a sus países. Prefieren pasar el invierno en un lugar cálido como Cancún, trabajando de vía remota. Antes en la compra de casas por la zona de Tulum el porcentaje si era mayor por parte de los extranjeros, ahora se balanceo también los mexicanos están comprando. Si deseas apuntarte en nuestros próximos eventos o seguir en nuestras redes sociales sólo tienes que acceder aquí: https://linktr.ee/TiburonesInmobiliarios​

In early June, as Gov. Jay Inslee was overseeing a phased reopening of the state, his budget office signed a contract with the elite international consulting firm McKinsey & Company to provide access to a “Governor’s Decision Support Tool.” That tool was meant to aid Inslee’s decision-making as he gradually unlocked the economy. But access to McKinsey’s customized COVID-19 risk tool didn’t come cheap. Under the contract, the state initially agreed to pay for eight weeks of access to McKinsey’s services and proprietary data sets. The cost to taxpayers: $165,000 per week. And that was McKinsey’s government discount rate.

LAB SERIES ↴ Um laboratório de carreiras através de entrevistas com profissionais de diversas áreas com o objetivo de compartilharmos insights práticos dessas profissões. Abordamos temas como:☛ A escolha da carreira☛ Um dia típico de trabalho☛ Os primeiros passos☛ Principais desafios da área☛ O futuro da área☛ Conselhos aos jovensNESTE EPISÓDIO ↴ ☛ A convidada de hoje é a Luciana Barros, para conhecermos mais sobre a carreira do Marketing.Ela é Jornalista e Especialista em Marketing pela Esalq/USP. Construiu grande parte de sua carreira ao longo de mais de 11 anos como empresária e assessora de comunicação. Atualmente, é gerente de marketing na Staufen Global Consulting, de Lean Management!@Luciana, em nome do Carreira Talks, super obrigado pela disponibilidade e generosidade em dividir seus aprendizados! o/Contatos da Luciana:Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucianabarroskomunica/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lucianabarrosmkt/?hl=pt-brMINI CURSO GRATUITO DE GESTÃO E BRANDING DE CARREIRAS ↴ Conheça também o Mini Curso Gratuito de Personal Branding e Gestão de Carreira com os grandes insights de uma formação em Branding lá na Ohio University: ☛ http://carreiratalks.com.br/minicurso/ NOS ACOMPANHE NAS DEMAIS MÍDIAS ↴ Telegram ☛ https://t.me/joinchat/AAAAAFD1nRXH13E9urtsvgInstagram ☛ https://www.instagram.com/carreira.talksFacebook ☛ https://www.facebook.com/carreira.talksGrupo Facebook ☛ https://www.facebook.com/groups/carreiratalks/Linked in ☛ https://www.linkedin.com/company/carreiratalks/Podcast Carreira Cast ☛ http://carreiratalks.com.br/carreira-cast/YouTube ☛ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUIRl-yHetUiRQmeVeOF_EQ?Tik Tok ☛ https://vm.tiktok.com/GSvd7j/Conheça nosso site ☛ http://carreiratalks.com.br/

Judith Tigner, Senior Vice President, Client Success at Mitratech.com Judith focuses on improving the client experience from implementation and beyond at Miratech. Judith was formerly Director of Global Consulting and Training at SirsiDynix.

Hey hey hey, I am super excited to announce that I was a speaker for the Global Consulting Summit where I joined over 100 women in coaching and consulting sharing secrets on how we grew our businesses. The host of the summit is Purvi Tantia - International TEDx Speaker and Story Coach for Women In Coaching and Consulting. Recently, her TEDx talks got promoted to TED.Com and she is also excited to share with us what led to the promotion of her TEDx talk to the TED platform on this summit. I had the opportunity to chat with Purvi and a few other speakers from the summit about why this was the perfect time to launch the Global Consulting Summit. We spoke about the importance of supporting and empowering women in order to impact the world in a positive way.Join the Facebook Community by going to the Women of Wisdom group.

In Episode 5, The Dad Corp has an opportunity to sit down with Sean Hailey, who is an International Tax Expert and Partner at a Global Consulting firm, as well as an entrepreneur who owns Comet Mixed Martial Arts gym in Fairfax, VA. It was a ton of fun and we talked about EVERYTHING from the mania of the Coronavirus to how polarized politics are to Facebook debates to Mixed Martial Arts and gym ownership during a pandemic to how fast kids grow up, dealing with teenagers, and Sean's views and principles he wanted to instill in his children. He is an exceptional father and husband, successful father and entrepreneur, and overall great man. One that we are honored to call a friend. We hope you enjoy! 0:00 Intro2:36 Introduction and golf 4:00 Corona Virus10:56 How did Corona Virus start?18:29 Corona Virus and young people20:41 Facebook Debates24:37 The obsession with Dr. Fauci27:00 Trump, Government, and Corona Virus 28:55 Swine flu and past pandemics31:12 Hospitals getting overrun32:40 Corona testing scams35:30 COVID Impact on MMA41:38 Corona Virus medication42:51 Dad's with boyfriends of daughters46:00 Why is raising a teenage daugher more complex than tax code?47:00 Daughter dates are scarier than Corona Virus49:20 What is harder: having a daughter or a son?52:38 How to role model your son56:55 Most embarrassing parenting story58:48 Best parenting memory62:56 Telling truth to children65:45 Favorite thing to do with kids71:00 What does being a parent mean to you?74:40 Teenagers spend less time with parents78:39 Time is different when you are younger83:20 Kisses are gone84:00 What to implement from parenting to career92:33 What to teach your kids99:00 Do the things you don't like 102:00 Yoga is hard112:20 Building a team117:30 Who to go to for advice to being a father?122:25 How to balance career, hobbies and being a father?127:30 Advice for people that just got married128:30 How do you want kids to remember their childhood?129:50 Finishing up 131:41 Outro

Eric Rosenkranz is an award-winning software industry leader with a record of sustained performance leading teams, closing complex commercial deals, and landing break-through opportunities. For the past three years, he’s been at Google Cloud focusing on building and managing high-performing partnerships across North America. In this episode, Eric discusses the development of the partner ecosystem that he has witnessed over the years and what makes teams and partnerships successful. Host: Tony Safoian Guest: Eric Rosenkranz Connect on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cloudnclear https://www.twitter.com/SADA https://www.twitter.com/Safoian Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sada/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/safoian/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericrosenkranz/ To learn more, visit SADA.com.

My guest Ralf Schneider is Managing Partner at Better Business, and part of the Better Business-Institute. He has spent more than two decades in leadership roles of large businesses in the global professional and financial services industries. As a thought leader, consultant and speaker he has been contributing to the development and practice of Responsible Leadership as a new model for Next Generation Business. As a Consultant and Coach, he works with C-suite executives and their teams to build a culture for sustainable performance. He has spearheaded award-winning talent and leadership initiatives linked to building leading global industry brands.The Better Business Insitute is offering a free webinar series until the end of May 2020. The idea is to dialogue and innovate towards better business. The webinars explore new ways of being, living, working, and leading in this 'new normal', viz COVID 19.  You can register via this link. https://www.betterbusiness-institute.com/english/Home/In this episode, we exploreThree chapters in Ralf's career: Airforce, Academia, Global Consulting  1:58COVID 19, blip or shift? 9:04The Realist's response 11:12Drawbridges and old mindsets 15:24Batten down the hatches or show up more human? 17:49Connecting to self, as a leader 20:29Culture, Diversity and Performance 21:04Dichotomy: who we are as leaders vs who we show up as 24:06Defining Future/Next Generation Leadership 28:06Next-Gen leadership as an inclusive, co-creative practice 30:36Leadership as 'energy' 33:34Both control and trust are required  36:04

Patricia Conlin is founder and CEO of Global Consulting Group which working in technology recruitment, training and lifestyle coaching across North America. In this podcast we find out how she is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic and get some thoughts on how we might stay positive and work together to make things better.

Maria Morukian is an organizational change and leadership development consultant specializing in diversity, equity, and inclusion. For 16 years she has provided training, coaching, and facilitation to help leaders to thrive in diverse, complex and changing environments. MSM Global Consulting is a women-owned small business that provides a full suite of consulting, training and coaching services to organizations and their leaders on 21st-century leadership skills, diversity, equity, inclusion, and intercultural competence.

In this new series "Recruitment Start-Up Series" Louise Triance of UK Recruiter chats with a range of specialists within the recruitment industry to bring you "the need to know" to keep your business up to date. Louise had the pleasure of chatting with David Ellis of Precision Global Consulting where they chatted about spreading your wings... Are you ready to contract out to the USA - this is definitely worth a listen!!

Once you’ve earned the freedom to retire, what will you do next? What are your plans for retirement? How will you approach preparing to retire so that one day you’ll be happily retired? Well, Don Ezra thinks that the word retirement is obsolete. He believes it’s high time that we reframe how we think about it. In Don’s view what we used to call retirement, is today the beginning of a new second life. He calls it Life Two – life after full-time work. In fact, multiple surveys indicate that the vast majority of people want to continue to work past what used to be seen as the “normal retirement age.” For many people, the desire to work longer is not primarily financially driven. For some, it’s about purpose. When work is a calling in retirement, it’s wise to be thinking about how you’ll be creating a second career – and a second life. Will You Be Happily Retired Someday? Achieving the freedom to retire is not easy. Neither is creating a new second life. It takes a different level of planning and preparing to retire to do that well, both financially and emotionally. Don has written one of the best books on retirement planning: Life Two. Based on Don’s experience, the keys to sound retirement planning lie in education and introspection. And it’s not theoretical for Don. He does not refer to himself with references to his previous titles in an impressive and distinguished career. He’s simply ‘happily retired.’ He describes his experience in transitioning to this second life in retirement as planting a new tree, different from the tree he grew in his years of full-time work. If you want to learn more about how to retire happy and make the most of your freedom to retire, you’ll want to listen to our conversation with Don Ezra. We discuss with Don: What inspired him to write Life Two How Life Two differs from Life One The concept of a “Life’s Abundance Portfolio” Why having the freedom to retire is exciting – but why retirement can be scary – and what to do about that How couples can prepare for Life Two – and stay up to date on what’s most important – as a couple and as individuals Lessons learned in his personal journey Advice on how to prepare for retirement & Life Two ________________________ Bio In Life One, Don Ezra was Co-Chairman , Global Consulting at Russell Investments. He has served on the Executive Committee of the Washington DC-based Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI), and as Chairman of its Research Committee. In 2004, he was awarded the EBRI’s Lillywhite Award “for extraordinary lifetime contributions to Americans’ economic security.” Don is the author of Life Two: How to Get and Enjoy What Used to Be Called Retirement, Happiness: the Best is Yet to Come and several books on pensions and the financial side of retirement.  Don joins us from Toronto. ____________________________ Wise Quotes  On Life Two:  “That’s when I realized that if you think of this as Life Two, Life One is our grown-up working life. So Life Two is what follows. And for most of us, it’s going to be long enough. It’s going to be healthy enough to be a life that we can enjoy. It’s not just an end to Life One, it’s a life in its own right. And so, forget the old concept of retirement. In fact, let’s retire the word. So, I think of Life Two as the best part of life. I think of Life One in fact is just being a very long prologue that finally gives way to the real show – when enjoyment and happiness and fulfillment peak.”   On Freedom & Stress “It’s not until we retire or at least stop working full time that we have both the time and the money to truly enjoy all of life. And that gives us freedom. So, I think of Life Two as a full life. I think of it as a mature life rather than an immature one. I think of it is a happy life rather than a stressful one. That’s how I try to reframe retirement and, and given that I go back to the point I was making that it’s ironic – dreading retirement makes us...

Ellen Stafford-Sigg Ellen has been with Deloitte for 30 years, in management consulting.  She has worked in life sciences and other industries, in M&A, restructuring, market strategy, business planning, and operations improvement. Ellen’s primary role is as Deloitte’s Global Lead Client Service Principal (GLCSP) for a leading company in the pharmaceutical industry.  She also serves the U.S. partnership as Co-Chair of the Elected Leader Succession Committee, which oversees the development of potential CEO and Chairman candidates.  Globally, Ellen leads GLCSP Development and Performance Management for the GLCSPs of the firm’s top 120 global clients, as well as succession planning for these key roles. Ellen was a member of the Deloitte US board for seven years.  She served as Chair of the Strategic Investments Committee and the Finance & Audit Committee, and as a member of the Governance Committee and the Partner Earnings Committee.   Ellen also served on the global DTTL Board of Directors, and was a member of the DTTL CEO Succession Committee.  Outside the firm, Ellen served for 17 years and most recently as the Chair of the national board of Girls Inc., an organization dedicated to helping all girls to be Strong, Smart, and Bold.  She currently serves on the board of The Browning School and co-chairs the Strategy Committee. Ellen also is a mentor with the 30% Club. Ellen earned her B.A. at The University of Virginia and her M.B.A. at Wharton.  She resides in New York City with her husband and son.   Andrew VazDeloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited As Deloitte’s Leader for Ecosystems and Alliances (E&A), Andrew  is responsible for governance and execution of Deloitte’s global alliances and ecosystems including strategy, operating models, funding, marketing and financial performance. Andrew is also the Chief Innovation Officer for Global Consulting where his responsibilities include Digital Transformation, Asset strategy and execution and the incubation of $1B new businesses and new business models ensuring that Deloitte Consulting continues to embrace and stay at the forefront of technology disruptions by creating and scaling digital and asset enabled businesses. Andrew has deep expertise in the areas of Disruptive and Emerging Technologies, Disruption and Business Model Innovation, Ecosystem and Alliances strategy, development and execution, startup and Global Fortune 1000 alignment, innovation funding and portfolio management, and corporate strategy and governance. Andrew practices across all industries and is a member of the Deloitte US and Global Board of Directors. Global Leader Ecosystems and AlliancesChief Innovation Officer, Global ConsultingMember, US Board of DirectorsMember of the DTTL Board of Directors In this episode, we discuss: How each of them found an interest in serving on boards and the paths that led them to serve on them How women frame questions differently than males and raise the dialogue The competitive advantage when women are part of boards and how issues are resolved in a better way with both male and female perspectives The importance of term limits for boards, as well as truly cultivating broader pools in key segments of the population Why women should start young, think globally and keep up with emerging tech The great initiatives Deloitte is taking The importance of sponsorship and mentorship for the next generation Why board candidate development programs would make a big impact The diversity of thought and why it’s powerful and valuable Tips for young leaders

In this episode, Jared sits down with speaker, leadership development expert, and soon to be author, Tammy Heermann to unpack leadership in the workplace. Tammy is specifically sought out by global Fortune 500 companies for her expertise in gender diversity and programs that accelerate women's advancement. While having a significant impact in the C-Suite, she is happiest when pushing up-and-coming leaders to break through organizational and self-imposed barriers to reach their potential. She creates trust by sharing stories of her own journey from Senior Consultant to Senior Vice-President. Through alternating moments of humor and heartache, people walk away from their experiences with Tammy transformed. Tammy helps individuals and organizations get serious about leadership. For over 20 years she has developed and facilitated pioneering and multiple award-winning programs, beginning from within Human Resources and ultimately as the head of the Leadership Development practice at a Global Consulting firm. She has helped change thousands of people's mindsets around what it takes to lead, both self and others. Tammy sits on the Women's Leadership Advisory Committee for Women in Communications and Technology where she acts as a mentor and helps aspiring C-Suite leaders advance through sponsorship. She is a graduate of the London School of Economics where she earned a Master of Science degree for her studies on change management and global human resource strategies. She also holds an Honours Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Saskatchewan. To learn more about Tammy, visit her website at www.tammyheermann.com or follow her on Instagram @tammy_heermann

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Dr. Yetunde shares her wisdom on The Business Blast Podcast! You can learn more about Dr. Yetunde here: https://www.instagram.com/iamyetunde/ This episode is brought to you by Authors Unite. Authors Unite provides you with all the resources you need to become a successful author. You can learn more about Authors Unite and join the free community at http://authorsunite.com/. Thank you for listening to The Business Blast Podcast! Tyler --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/authorsunite/support

Sohail Khan built J.V. Global Consulting into a $3 million consulting business, offering training boot camps and consulting on how to set up joint venture partnerships. Khan was approached by one of his clients wanting to buy his business. Khan rejected their initial offer, but when they came back with a deal worth in excess of eight figures, Khan couldn’t refuse.

For Bryn Johnson, it's all about Careers, Coffee and Connection! Bryn believes employees should think of their career trajectory as a free agency, one big rotational program to build your body of work. Bryn's own rotational program began when she worked in the placement office at Wellesley College. She landed a job at big financial services company and through a series of fortunate events, ended up again working with people and bringing the company's HR and recruiting practices into the internet age. That led her to become Director of Global Consulting at Monster.com. To advance her own career adventures, Bryn started her own business in 2010, helping individuals put the best version of themselves forward and identifying satisfying jobs and career paths within organizations. At the same time, Bryn works with some of the most uniquely-inspired brands on their acquisition of talent, to match the culture story and recruit people who will flourish and move the mission forward.  Tune in to hear Bryn's tips on taking an entrepreneurial approach to a corporate career, and her insights into the self-awareness it takes to identify the exact right role for yourself and choose your own success - inside an organization or in your own business. 

Annie Liu, Global Consulting Director at OgilvyRED, the consulting arm of the well known advertising and marketing agency Ogilvy & Mather, talks about what working in Brand Consulting is all about. Annie has a Bachelor of Science, Economics from Carnegie Mellon University and MBA from The Wharton School. Some of the areas Annie touches upon in this episode include: 1. What is a brand and what is brand consulting 2. Type of projects that a brand consultant might work on 3. How brand consulting is a mix of creativity and analytics 4. Examples of methodologies used by brand consultants for research 5. Difference between brand and management consulting 6. Interesting and challenging aspects of the job 7. Suggested resources for interested candidates Thank you for listening!! Follow the show on Twitter @LED_Curator Website www.learneducatediscover.com/ Like us on FaceBook at www.facebook.com/learneducatediscover/ Email us at hello@learneducatediscover. We will reply!! Subscribe to the show on iTunes itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/learn…d1049159321?mt=2

Maria Morukian, the president and founder of MSM Global Consulting joins us today to talk about organizational culture change and manages to convert Blake into a giant fan of consultants. She works with organizations that are undergoing (or planning to undergo) a major cultural revamp -- revising and rewriting the norms, values, and behaviors of that organization by including the perspectives of everyone on staff impacted by the transition. Emphasizing the necessity of creating / maintaingin a connection to the organization between staff at all levels, MSM Global Consulting's focus is on developing sustainable change for the long-term. Maria Morukian is a leadership consultant, coach, and trainer who has spent the last fourteen years helping to grow thoughtful, influential, and inclusive leaders at all levels and to build organizations that maximize the diverse talents of their workforce. She is an adjunct professor at American University's School of International Service. MSM Global Consulting is a professional services firm that partners with organizations of every size and sector, specializing in organizational culture change and leadership development.

Chad Carden: A consultant, coach and speaker for 14 years.  He has been speaking to companies to improve their number one asset --- their people.  He challenges audiences to reach outside their comfort zone to achieve heights they have never imagined.In this episode you will learn about:  What it takes to build a global consulting businessWhat are the training required to have a successful businessHigh level learnings to apply successfully to create a sustainable business Links and resources mentioned in this episode: Want more Boss Free Society?  Join Us at Boss Free Society: http://www.facebook.com/bossfreesociety Join us at the Boss Free Society Dojo: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1597496897151918/ Join us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/BossFreeSocietySUBSCRIBE: Never miss an episode by using one of the options below:•  Click Here to Subscribe via iTunes•  Click Here to Subscribe via Stitcher•  Click Here to Subscribe via RSS FeedBIG BIG FAVOR :: Would you leave us a quick review on ITunes?It helps the show tremendously and we would appreciate it greatly. Tim and Patty will be so grateful to you (plus it comes with a shout out on air) #winning 

Anyone who manages a corporate workforce mobility program will have to deal with exceptions at some point. How can they be best controlled and tracked? And are they always a bad thing? And what are the most common exceptions and how do companies typically deal with them? This podcast delivers the answers and more, with informative perspectives from both the domestic side and global side. In just 10 minutes, let Jennifer Connell, Director of our North America Consulting practice, and Laura Levenson, Director of our Global Consulting practice, give you the tools you need to better handle exceptions.