Staying Away from the Consulting Hype with Loren Weisman

MECE 033 | Consulting Hype

 

As you slowly build up and you share what you know with an authenticity, you will be able to grow your experience and authority and your online reputation so much better than going out there and hyping with the thousands of others that should not have anything in consulting at all.

AMA (Ask Me Anything) interview with Loren Weisman, a musician turned accidental business consultant.  Loren is a brand precision marketing strategist, speaker, author and host of Wait What Really OK” is A Methodical, Comical & Informational Podcast.

In today’s interview, Loren shares his career journey into consulting, the concept of intention vs. perception, and some of the common pitfalls he has witnessed over the year with his experience in the profession and with startup companies.

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Navigating Transformational Changes with Ron Carucci

There’s nothing more formative, than being on the other side of somebody who is relying on your advice, your expertise, or your views to run their business.

AMA (Ask Me Anything) interview with Ron Carucci is the managing partner of Navalent, a best selling author, and TEDx speaker.   In this interview, Ron shares his career journey, highlights differences between internal and external consulting, and provides his definition of a great consultant.  We also discuss the challenges of transformational initiatives.

In this episode, I also discuss more information about my book launch, The MECE Muse and announce availability on Amazon.  Tweet your congrats using hashtag #MECEMuse2K18

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Market Shifts, Relationships, Industry Conferences, and More with Tanya Stevenson

MECE 031 | Market Shifts

 

“Always remember, you never know you are meeting or working with, what their role will be the next time you meet them”

AMA (Ask Me Anything) interview with Tanya Stevenson, a seasoned independent consultant, author, and Founder of Stand Up & Deliver Consultancy based in Canada.   In this interview, Tanya shares her career journey as well as how she has been able to adapt to volatile market shifts as an independent consultant.

In today’s career dilemma, Tanya and I give advice to consultants attending their first industry conference and seeking to maximize their experience.

In this episode, I answer commonly asked questions about my upcoming book launch, The MECE Muse.

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The Career Journey Of A Go-Getter with Bryan Falchuk

MECE 030 | Career Journey Of A Go-Getter

AMA (Ask Me Anything) with Bryan Falchuk, best-selling author, key level senior executive, Inc. Magazine contributor, and former MBB consultant.   In this interview, Bryan shares his perspectives on what makes a great consultant and highlights defining moments in his own career journey.

We also discuss Bryan’s concepts on the creative escape and the importance of a side hustle, his “must have-must not have” concept on decision making, and how he prioritized his own health and family life to lose over 100 pounds.

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Taking Control of Your Consulting Destiny with Jack HM Wong

MECE 029 | Consulting Destiny

“Once we have the choice, we see alternatives and we see outcomes. Just realize that we always have this power of choice.”

AMA (Ask Me Anything) interview with Jack HM Wong, a former Big 4 consultant and now an entrepreneur with his own consulting firm and author of Cracking the Entrepreneur Code based in Singapore.  In this interview, Jack shares his career journey, providing candid advice and inspiring stories on his road to consulting greatness.

Jack discusses how he made the leap into the world of entrepreneurship. He also shares the differences between having an employee mindset versus entrepreneurial mindset and the journey he went through in order for him to be able to fulfill his destiny.  Jack also shares his opinions on the gig economy and what go-getters can do to make this transition.

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