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Episode 160: Built to Sell, Led with Heart: How Sue Lohr Scaled and Exited Three Businesses 1:33:58

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What does it take to build and sell two consulting firms and scale faster the second time around?In this episode of Climb in Consulting, Nick speaks with Sue Lohr, a leader who’s done just that. Sue played a pivotal role in building Synergy and Cormis into high-performing consultancies, both of which went on to successful exits. (Oh, and she sold a…

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Ep. 159: The Consultancy Built Without Consultants with Gita Singham-Willis 1:20:06

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What if your consultancy didn’t look like everyone else’s? What if it was built on values from day one, hired people most firms overlooked, and kept culture at the core as it grew?This month’s guest has done precisely that, and then some.Gita Singham-Willis is one of the three co-founders of Cadence Innova, a multi-award-winning transformation cons…

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Ep. 158: Consulting Salaries, Promotions, and Partner Pitfalls with Richard Longstreet 1:04:49

2M ago1:04:49

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Struggling to crack senior hiring in your consultancy?You’re not alone, and this episode’s guest has seen it all. Richard Longstreet is the founder of Tarka Talent, a recruitment consultancy focused on management consulting, and he’s helped firms of all shapes and sizes find (and sometimes fix) their senior hiring strategies.In this episode, Richar…

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Ep. 157: Consulting’s Next Chapter: Transformation, AI, & Thinking Differently with Chris Tomlinson 1:10:28

3M ago1:10:28

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What does it take to lead transformation in today’s fast-moving, tech-fuelled world?In this episode of Climb in Consulting, Nick chats with Chris Tomlinson - or ‘Tommo’, as most people know him - a seasoned transformation leader and Managing Director of Muuto Consulting. With two decades of experience navigating complex change and helping organisat…

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Episode 156: Profit on Purpose: Peter Czapp’s 7 Levers for Consultancy Growth 1:43:03

4M ago1:43:03

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What separates consultancies that tick along from those that thrive? According to this episode’s guest, it’s all about one thing: profit on purpose.In this episode, Nick sits down with Peter Czapp - Co-Founder of the Wow Company, The Consultancy Growth Network and the brains behind BenchPress, the consultancy benchmark report - to dig into the fina…

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Episode 155: From $2M to $20M - The Alchemist Growth Formula with Stu Packham 1:15:33

5M ago1:15:33

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What happens when you step into the CEO seat of a small consultancy in a niche market, with big ambitions, PE backing, and a bold growth target?In this episode of Climb in Consulting, Nick Synnott chats to Stu Packham, Group CEO of Alchemist, about how he led the business from a modest $2M learning consultancy to a $20M global challenger brand.Befo…

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Episode 154: From Side Hustle to £8M - Cross 8’s Journey with Tobias Robinson 1:30:37

6M ago1:30:37

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What does it take to scale a consultancy fourfold, while keeping culture, autonomy, and team spirit at the centre?In this episode of Climb in Consulting, Nick Synnott sits down with Tobias Robinson, Co-Founder and Managing Director at Cross 8, to explore exactly that.Tobias’ story is anything but typical. From starting as a contractor to co-foundin…

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Episode 153: Scaling a Consultancy: Private Equity Insights with Alex Thomson 1:24:48

7M ago1:24:48

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How do you turn a good consulting firm into a great one - and what role does Private Equity really play in that journey?In this episode of Climb in Consulting, Nick Synnott sits down with Alex Thomson, Partner at Growth Capital Partners (GCP), to unpack everything you need to know as a consulting leader about scaling, selling, and thriving in today…

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Episode 152: Building for Growth: Leadership, Talent, and Global Expansion with James Constable 1:12:51

8M ago1:12:51

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James Constable, CEO of Albany Beck returns to Climb in Consulting to share insights on leadership, scaling a consulting firm, and international expansion. Tune in for real-world lessons on growth, strategy, and building a winning team.저자 Nick Synnott

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Episode 151: Ride the Recurring Revenue Wave: How to Productise Consultancies, with Jonathan Corrie 1:01:43

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Scaling up in a competitive sector, integrating new tech capabilities and responding to the continual push on fees, are all challenges that you’re probably wrestling with for your consultancy right now.And that’s why we invited today’s guest on to share his insights on how to solve these problems, having faced these challenges head on for both his …

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Episode 150: Marking the milestone with some top advice from Climb in Consulting's awesome guests 1:34:54

1y ago1:34:54

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For our milestone 150th episode of Climb in Consulting, we’re bringing back some of our top all-time guests—the individuals whose insights have resonated most with our listeners. Here’s who you’ll be hearing from in alphabetical order:- Adrian Bettridge- Keith Burgess - Mark Campbell- John HowardThey’ll be answering five carefully chosen questions …

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Episode 149: Building for scale: how to unlock 20x growth in your consultancy, with Mark Palmer 1:47:44

1+ y ago1:47:44

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How do you take a boutique doing a healthy $2m a year and transform it into an industry leader at $40m. In this episode of Climb In Consulting, Nick is joined by Mark Palmer, former Managing Director of OEE Consulting, to share his story of having done just that.Mark’s journey is a fascinating one, but also one that nearly didn’t happen. Had it not…

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Episode 148: Unleashing potential: How to nurture a thriving team, with Alan Frost 1:10:19

1+ y ago1:10:19

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Imagine building a high-performing consulting team of 40, brick by brick, from the ground up. That's the remarkable journey of Alan Frost, Partner at Forvis Mazars.In this episode of Climb in Consulting, Alan shares his inspiring story, and offers expert insights on cultivating a collaborative and empowering environment for consultants of all level…

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Episode 147: Building a Sustainable Sales Engine for Your Consultancy, with Alan Morton 1:32:49

1+ y ago1:32:49

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Is your firm relying on the same handful of ‘rainmakers’ to bring in business?The latest episode of Climb in Consulting looks at the practical steps consultancies need to take to build a scalable sales engine that fuels growth and removes risk.Nick was joined by Alan Morton, Managing Director of SBR Consulting, a specialist global consultancy that …

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Episode 146: Advice from the Best in the Business - 2024 Edition 23:18

1+ y ago23:18

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Ready to supercharge your consulting career? Packed with insights, this episode of Climb In Consulting brings you a whole host of valuable advice from some of the industry’s leading figures. Regular listeners will know that we occasionally change gears to bring you special round-up episodes. And if you’re new to the show, sit back and enjoy, you’re…

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Episode 145: Niching down to succeed: An hourglass approach to consulting growth, with Joe O’Mahoney 1:01:02

1+ y ago1:01:02

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Are you ready to take your consultancy to the next level? Then you’re in the right place!In the latest episode of Climb In Consulting, we delve deep into the world of consultancy marketing with Joe O'Mahoney, Professor of Consulting at Cardiff University and strategic advisor to consulting and tech leaders across the globe.This fantastic interview …

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Episode 144:Avoiding the growth trap: Secrets to sustainable consultancy success, with Sarah Matthew 1:47:45

1+ y ago1:47:45

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Forget climbing the corporate ladder. Today's Climb In Consulting dives into building your own. We welcome Sarah Matthew, founder of The Vibrant Company, as she shares her journey from bootstrapped startups to industry leader. Sarah's career is a masterclass in consultancy leadership. After moving from the corporate world of pharma marketing, she p…

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Episode 143: Going global: Negotiating the path to success, with Mark Grice 1:19:48

1+ y ago1:19:48

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The global pandemic threw a huge curveball at most businesses.Face-to-face interactions became a thing of the past, and consultancies offering in-person services found themselves struggling to adapt.But for Total Negotiation Group (TNG), strong leadership and a willingness to diversify helped turn the global crisis into a huge opportunity.In the la…

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Episode 143: Maximise your ROI: 4 secrets to drive your marketing success, with Nick Synnott 54:13

1+ y ago54:13

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In this episode of Climb in Consulting, we're bringing you something a little out of the ordinary, as we turn the tables and put our very own Nick Synnott under the spotlight!Nick recently delivered an insightful and highly practical webinar, all about boosting ROI through effective content marketing. We had so much great feedback on it that we dec…

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Episode 142: The Art of the Deal: Unlocking M&A Secrets for Consultancies, with David Bailey 1:22:08

1+ y ago1:22:08

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In the consulting industry, we talk a lot about exits, most founders will have had the thought about selling their business and sailing off into the sunset, and many do! But there’s another side that’s often less considered, the acquisition side and who buys those businesses, focussing on scaling their firms to be bigger and better. So, to take a d…

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Episode 141: Beyond the bandwagon: How to carve a unique path to success, with Graeme Freeman 1:28:24

1+ y ago1:28:24

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We’re all told that ‘land and expand’ is the only way to grow a consultancy. But what if we told you that you could grow a successful firm by doing the opposite, by providing fractional support to clients that will never need a huge team to help them deliver their goals.Today’s guest has proven that it can be done, and in this episode we dive into …

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Episode 140: Unlocking Growth: Proven Strategies for Scaling Your Consulting Firm with Marc Jantzen 1:30:22

1+ y ago1:30:22

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There are countless paths to achieving a successful consulting career, and on Climb In Consulting, we thought we’d heard them all. But who knew the secrets to scaling successful consulting firms could be learned while managing a fast-food franchise? Marc Jantzen’s unique journey to becoming the consulting expert he is today, is a masterclass in rei…

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Episode 139: No Partners, No Promotions: The unorthodox path to consulting success with Simon Dixon 2:00:37

1+ y ago2:00:37

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There are countless organisations out there claiming to do business differently. So much so, that ‘disruptive’ has become a permanent fixture in games of buzzword bingo. But very few organisations are actually breaking the mould, and only the rarest exceptions can truly back up their claim of disrupting the way traditional business is done.Our gues…

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Episode 138: The Power of Action: The Unconventional Path to Consulting Success with Assad Ahmed 1:25:52

2y ago1:25:52

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In the latest episode of Climb in Consulting, we welcomed Assad Ahmed, Founder and CEO of Phase 3, the Manchester-based consultancy that provides professional and managed services across HR, payroll, and finance. As a born entrepreneur, Assad started Phase 3 at a young age, and with a self-confessed aversion to planning, he was able to grow the bus…

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Episode 137: Vision & Values: The Winning Formula Behind Enfuse Group's Success with Graeme Curwen 1:43:35

2y ago1:43:35

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In the latest episode of Climb in Consulting, we had the huge pleasure of talking to Graeme Curwen, Co-Founder and CEO of Enfuse Group, an award-winning Digital Transformation consultancy that delivers high-performance transformations and solutions, through a deep understanding of people and technology.As an experienced career consultant, Graeme al…

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Episode 136: Expert Insights From The Consultancy Growth Network Annual Summit 1:14:00

2y ago1:14:00

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In this episode of Climb in Consulting, we’re bringing you something a little out of the ordinary, as we feature not one, but four industry titans sharing their consulting growth strategies.Nick and Frankie recently attended The Consultancy Growth Network’s (TCGN) annual summit, for a day of hugely insightful talks from leaders from across the indu…

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Episode 135: Mental Health, Impostor Syndrome and Making Partner, with Chris Southwell 1:14:49

2y ago1:14:49

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Welcome to the latest episode of Climb In Consulting!This time around, we were delighted to welcome Chris Southwell, Partner at The Berkeley Partnership, the consultancy that helps organisations transform under the most complex, challenging, and high-stakes circumstances to achieve their ambitions.This thought-provoking episode of Climb in Consulti…

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Episode 134: Changing Tracks: How One Train Journey Changed The Course of a Career, with Paul Pugh 1:03:51

2y ago1:03:51

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Our guest on the latest episode of Climb in Consulting has an incredibly inspiring – and cinematic - story to tell. Since 2022, Paul Pugh has been CEO at Mason Advisory, an award-winning digital and technology consultancy that solves complex business challenges through intelligent use of IT.Skipping back a few years, Paul had been firmly on the par…

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Episode 133: Reinventing Consulting: How adversity led to employee owned success, with Matt Cheung 1:07:22

2y ago1:07:22

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In this week’s episode, Nick chats with Matt Cheung, CEO at Clarasys, the international business consulting firm, focused on delivering the best possible experiences for their clients and their people.Regular listeners may recognise Matt’s name, and that’s because Matt was the very first guest on Climb In Consulting. Having previously talked about …

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Episode 132: The Broken Excel Sheet that Built a Consulting Empire, with Anush Newman 1:22:29

2y ago1:22:29

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In this week’s episode, Nick chats with Anush Newman, Managing Director at JMAN Group, the global data consultancy specialising in the private equity market.Anush’s story makes for a fascinating listen. He cut his consulting teeth in the oil and gas industry, working in roles that took him all over the world, to locales as exotic as Kazakhstan, Sel…

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Episode 131: From Consulting Success to Tech Trailblazer, with Simon Clark 1:36:51

2y ago1:36:51

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In this week’s episode, Nick chats with Simon Clark, a consulting industry veteran who’s done everything from founding and exiting his own successful consultancy CVL, to launching his own tech platform, to advising a whole host of boutique consultancies and marcoms businesses on their growth journeys. Simon’s story is a great example of how diverse…

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Episode 130: From Startup to the UK’s fastest growing consultancy, with Tony Clark 1:30:32

2y ago1:30:32

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In this week’s episode, Nick chats with Tony Clark, Founder of NextWave.Regular listeners to this podcast will know that we centre the discussion on the various routes our guests’ careers have taken, in order to highlight the endless possibilities offered by a career in consulting. Tony’s journey is a fascinating one. After spending nine years at A…

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Episode 129: How boutique consultancy PEN built a brand to rival the Big Four 59:20

2+ y ago59:20

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For this episode of Climb in Consulting, we’re shaking the format up a little.Yes, we’re turning the tables, as our very own Nick Synnott joins Neil Sharp CCXP, PEN’s Marketing & Proposition Director, and Ben Edwards, Head of Partnerships at CMap, to explore the remarkable 4-year marketing journey that PEN has been on with Create Engage.Having star…

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Episode 128: Secrets to Building and Selling a Successful Boutique Consultancy with Augusto Negrillo 1:37:29

2+ y ago1:37:29

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In this week’s episode, Nick chats with Augusto Negrillo, Managing Director at Vivero.Having started out as a software developer, Augusto quickly realised that the behind-the-scenes coding life wasn’t for him, instead preferring to be out in the field working with customers, helping them to ‘decode’ and transform their businesses.His consulting car…

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Episode 127: Lessons from Aviation: The flight path to consulting success with Clare Hill 55:14

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In this week’s episode, Nick chats with Clare Hill, CEO at Sysdoc.If you’re a regular listener to this podcast, you’ll know by now that we love taking a deep dive into the different routes our guests’ careers have taken.Clare’s story is a fascinating one and shows that you don’t need to start your career in the industry to reach the top.Having spen…

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Episode 126: The Power of Yes: How one small word can lead to huge success, with Phil Rolfe 1:09:19

2+ y ago1:09:19

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In this week’s episode, Nick chats with Phil Rolfe, UK Managing Partner of Valcon.Regular listeners to this podcast will know that we centre the discussion on the various routes our guests’ careers have taken, in order to highlight the endless possibilities and permutations offered by a career in consulting.Phil’s journey is a really interesting on…

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Episode 125: Lessons from the UK's Fastest Growing Marketing Network with CEO Peter Reid 1:15:05

2+ y ago1:15:05

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In this week’s episode of Climb in Consulting, Nick catches up with Peter Reid, Founder and Chief Executive Officer at MSQ.Peter’s early career path took him from entrepreneurial beginnings at US-based start-up Simpsons, to a successful four years with McKinsey and Company. Peter then changed direction, taking on a senior development role at Media …

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Episode 124: Building an Awesome Consulting Career with Stefan Aichbauer 1:14:58

2+ y ago1:14:58

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In this week’s episode, Nick chats with Stefan Aichbauer, Managing Partner at H&Z.If you’re a regular listener to this podcast, you’ll know that we like to chat with our guests about the various routes their careers have taken, and how their individual journeys have helped to shape their outlook. Having started his career at Siemens, it wasn’t long…

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Episode 123: How the right marketing strategy can take your consultancy to the next level 52:47

2+ y ago52:47

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For this week’s episode of Climb in Consulting, We’re bringing you something a little different to the norm. For one week only, we’re turning the tables, as Nick joins Professor Joe O’Mahoney for a chat on his fantastic podcast, Growth for Consultancies.Joe is a leading authority on consulting and a trusted advisor to many boutique consulting firms…

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Episode 122: From the Factory to Financial Modelling with Stephen Aldridge 1:20:07

2+ y ago1:20:07

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In this week’s episode of Climb in Consulting, Nick chats to Stephen Aldridge, Managing Director at financial modelling consultancy, Numeritas.If you’re a regular listener of the podcast, you’ll know that we often explore the different routes to success that many of our guests have followed. Stephen’s journey has been one of the most interesting we…

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Episode 121: Career Advice From The Best in the Business Round 7 22:04

2+ y ago22:04

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If you’re a regular listener to the Climb in Consulting podcast, you’ll know that every few months we like to switch things up, deviating from our usual interview format to bring you something a little different - and this episode is exactly that!New to Climb In Consulting? Then let us explain. Every episode, our guests offer fantastic insights and…

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Episode 120: From Founder to IPO: Building a 900 person global consultancy with Nick Kent 1:28:13

2+ y ago1:28:13

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In today’s episode of Climb in Consulting Nick is joined by Nick Kent, Founder of Alpha FMC, the global financial services consultancy with over 900 consultants supporting clients across 16 ofﬁces spanning the UK, Europe, North America and APAC.While Nick’s story with Alpha ended very successfully, that’s not how it started. And it was actually a s…

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Episode 119: Making the move to the Middle East with Chris Gant 1:24:19

3y ago1:24:19

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In this week’s episode, Nick chats with Chris Gant, Managing Partner at Wunderman Thompson Consulting.As successful consultancy careers go, Chris’s is up there with the very best of them!Having spent eighteen fast-paced years at KPMG, Chris decided he wanted to take some time out and in 2004, he left to go back to school, joining the Sloan programm…

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Episode 118: How to Create An Effective Marketing Strategy For Your Consultancy in 2023 59:32

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At Create Engage, we like to share as much information as we can to help you get the most out of your marketing. So with that in mind, this week’s episode of Climb In Consulting is a little different!Instead of the usual conversation with an industry-leading guest, Nick’s on hand to give you everything you need to set your 2023 marketing strategy u…

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Episode 117: From Contractor to Consulting CEO with James O'Sullivan 1:49:01

3y ago1:49:01

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In the latest episode of Climb into Consulting, Nick is joined by James O’Sullivan, CEO of Project One.James' career demonstrates that you don't have to follow a traditional career path to succeed in our industry.After sending letters to all of the FTSE 100 and being rejected by 99 of them, James began his project management career at Tate and Lyle…

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Episode 116: From boutique to ‘big four’ and back again with Ash Chapman, CEO of Inlumi 1:21:51

3y ago1:21:51

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In this episode, Nick chats with Ash Chapman, CEO at Inlumi, the rapidly growing consultancy focused on large-scale, technology enabled transformation for the Office of the CFO. Ash has had a hugely successful and diverse career and one which shows that you don’t have to follow a set path to achieve success. Having started out working for a softwar…

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Episode 115: The 12 Steps to Making Partner with Heather Townsend 1:35:24

3y ago1:35:24

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This week Nick is joined by Heather Townsend, award- winning author and expert on what it takes to make partner in a professional services firm.The #ClimbInConsulting podcast is all about helping you to climb up the consulting ladder and who better to help you with that than someone who spends their days advising consultants on how to do just that!…

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Episode 114: Career, Family and Hard Work With Catherine Crump 1:08:45

3y ago1:08:45

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In this episode of Climb in Consulting, Nick chats with Catherine Crump, Managing Director at Wired Consulting.Catherine’s had a hugely successful career and one that shows what you can achieve if you put in the work.Having joined Freshminds as one of the most junior members of the team, she worked her way up, becoming CEO of the spin out Decidedly…

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Episode 113: A Life At The Cutting Edge of Consulting With Andrew Zimmerman 1:26:52

3y ago1:26:52

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In the latest episode of Climb into Consulting, Nick is joined by Andrew Zimmerman, CEO of Journey.It’s safe to say that Andrew’s had a fascinating career at the cutting edge of consulting. He was responsible for launching Accenture’s new business division, better known today as Accenture Interactive, he turned around the leading global design agen…

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Episode 112: The Secrets To Co-Running A Consultancy With Michael Simmonds and Manfred Abraham 1:22:43

3y ago1:22:43

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In the latest episode of Climb in Consulting, Nick is joined by Michael Simmonds and Manfred Abraham, who are both Co-CEOs at Yonder Consulting.We don’t often have two guests appearing at once, but this episode really does demand it!Their story, and that of Yonder, makes for a fascinating case study in how, by combining complementary skill sets and…

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