Beyond Consulting

In this week's episode of Beyond Consulting, we welcome Ben Kline, former Senior Consultant at Navigant, and current SVP of Partnerships & Growth at EnSage Health.    Ben joins us to share his consulting experience and discuss how his passion for healthcare guided his career.     Each week, we speak with leaders in venture capital, private equity, investment banking, and consulting to explore the...

In this week's episode of Beyond Consulting, we welcome Jeri Harman, Founder & Chairman of Avante Capital Partners.    Jeri joins us to talk about how Avante Capital Partners was established and how they increase diversity in the industry.    Each week, we speak with leaders in venture capital, private equity, investment banking, and consulting to explore the various career options after leaving m...

In this week's episode of Beyond Consulting, we welcome Nuruddin Virani, former BCG consultant, and current Chief Strategy Officer of EAB.   Nuruddin joins us to talk about his takeaways from consulting and how it led him to a mission-oriented company.   Each week, we speak with leaders in venture capital, private equity, investment banking, and consulting to explore the various career options aft...

In this week's episode of Beyond Consulting, we welcome Vincent Szwajkowski, former BCG consultant and Chief Marketing Officer of Blaze Pizza.   Vincent joins us to talk about his career growth and how his passion for consumer brands led him to a career as a marketing leader.    Each week, we speak with leaders in venture capital, private equity, investment banking, and consulting to explore the v...

In this week's episode of Beyond Consulting, we welcome Rabih El Chaar, former Strategy& Principal, and Co-Founder of Nadeera.   Rabih joins us to share his consulting experience and how it helped him establish a social enterprise.   Each week, we speak with leaders in venture capital, private equity, investment banking, and consulting to explore the various career options after leaving management...

In this week's episode of Beyond Consulting, we welcome Mor Levi, former EY consultant, and current Vice President of Product Management at Rezonate.   Mor joins us to discuss what cybersecurity is all about and how her consulting experience helped her make the move to industry.   Each week, we speak with leaders in venture capital, private equity, investment banking, and consulting to explore the...

In this week's episode of Beyond Consulting, we welcome Gaurav Malhotra, former Deloitte consultant and Vice President, Global Partner Marketing at Yubico.   Gaurav joins us to talk about learnings from his consulting days, and shares some advice for fellow consultants who wish to shift to industry.   Each week, we speak with leaders in venture capital, private equity, investment banking, and cons...

In this week's episode of Beyond Consulting, we welcome Manali Mahajan, former Strategy& consultant, and current Director of Strategy & Operations at Dispatch.   Manali joins us to talk about her various strategy consulting experiences and how she made the move to a PE-backed tech company.   Each week, we speak with leaders in venture capital, private equity, investment banking, and consulting to...

In this week's episode of Beyond Consulting, we welcome Bryan Lares, former Strategy& consultant, and current VP of Product at ExtraHop.   Byan joins us to discuss his career progression from management consulting to corporate strategy, and now to cybersecurity.    Each week, we speak with leaders in venture capital, private equity, investment banking, and consulting to explore the various career...

In this week's episode of Beyond Consulting, we welcome Maria Onufrow, former EY consultant, and current Chief Product Officer at Data Gumbo.   Maria joins us to discuss her career and path from consulting to Chief Product Officer.   Each week, we speak with leaders in venture capital, private equity, investment banking, and consulting to explore the various career options after leaving management...

In this week's episode of Beyond Consulting, we welcome Leon Dong, former management consultant, and Interim Head of Care Operations at Found.   Leon joins us to discuss his career from Capgemini to Uber and eventually leading operations for Found, a fast-growing, wellness-focused, tech platform.   Each week, we speak with leaders in venture capital, private equity, investment banking, and consult...

In this week's episode of Beyond Consulting, we welcome Anna Fridley, former Booz Allen Hamilton consultant, and current Senior Director of Customer Success at Flashpoint.   Anna joins us to discuss her journey from management consulting to a high-growth tech start up.   Each week, we speak with leaders in venture capital, private equity, investment banking, and consulting to explore the various c...

In this week's episode of Beyond Consulting, we welcome Stephanie Holly Chang, former Deloitte consultant, and current Director, Global Strategic Accounts at Braze.   Stephanie joins us to discuss why consulting can be a great starting point for a career in strategic sales, and what it takes to succeed at a high growth venture-backed company.   Each week, we speak with leaders in venture capital,...

In this week's episode of Beyond Consulting, we welcome Ambarish Gupta, former McKinsey consultant, and Founder & CEO of Basis Vectors.   Ambarish joins us to discuss his early career as a McKinsey consultant and founding what is now the largest Cloud Telephony SaaS company in Asia, among his other ventures and successes.   Each week, we speak with leaders in venture capital, private equity, inves...

In this week's episode of Beyond Consulting, we welcome Cindy Karas Sherman, former PwC consultant, and Senior Director of Marketing, Insights & Innovation at Frieda's Branded Produce.   Cindy joins us to discuss how she went from "real life Rachel Green at Bloomindales," to become a marketing leader for a major CPG brand.   Each week, we speak with leaders in venture capital, private equity, inve...

In this week's episode of Beyond Consulting, we welcome Cliff Bleustein, former PwC consultant, and Global President & CEO of AposHealth.   Cliff joins us to discuss his journey from practicing medicine as an MD and Professor to joining PwC and eventually running AposHealth as their President and CEO.   Each week, we speak with leaders in venture capital, private equity, investment banking, and co...

In this week's episode of Beyond Consulting, we welcome Justin Rezende, former Accenture consultant, and current Head of Support at Shopify Logistics.   Justin joins us to discuss what it was like working in e-commerce and management consulting.   Each week, we speak with leaders in venture capital, private equity, investment banking, and consulting to explore the various career options after leav...

In this week's episode of Beyond Consulting, we welcome Bijan Hardison, former Accenture consultant, and current Partnership Development Leader at BetterUp.   Bijan joins us to speak about his journey from serving in the military, working as a Consultant at Accenture, and eventually joining BetterUp, a company focused on helping individuals and organizations drive transformation through lasting be...

In this week's episode of Beyond Consulting, we welcome Gavin Edgley, former Kearney consultant, and current Senior Director, Americas Value Acceleration at Databricks.   Gavin joins us to discuss his journey from consulting to technology... and from Australia to America!   Each week we speak with leaders in venture capital, private equity, investment banking, and consulting to explore the various...

In this week's episode of Beyond Consulting, we welcome Shaunak Roy, former management consultant, and Founder & CEO of Yellowdig.   Shaunak joins us to discuss what it takes to lead an EdTech startup from idea to execution.   Each week we speak with leaders in venture capital, private equity, investment banking, and consulting to explore the various career options after leaving management consult...

In this week's episode of Beyond Consulting, we welcome Jai Dolwani, former Deloitte consultant, and current Chief Marketing Officer of Winc.   Jai joins us at ECA headquarters in Santa Monica to discuss his journey from management consulting to leading marketing efforts for Winc, a fast-growing modern winery with a direct connection to the consumer, building a portfolio of brands for the next gen...

In this week's episode of Beyond Consulting, we welcome Joya Cousin, former management consultant, and currently running her own art business, Joya Cousin Fine Art.   Joya joins us to discuss the joys and challenges of entrepreneurship and pursuing your passion. Joya is a self-taught portrait artist, and she shares her story and energy with us in this episode.   Each week, we speak with leaders in...

In this week's episode of Beyond Consulting, we welcome Dr. Airica Steed, former PwC consultant, and current System COO/EVP - Sinai Chicago and President, The Mount Sinai Hospital & Mount Sinai Children's Hospital, and newly appointed System Chief Executive Officer and President of Metro Health.   Dr. Airica joins us to discuss how consulting helped her develop her "leadership muscle", and how it...

In this week's episode of Beyond Consulting, we welcome Kal Patel, former BCG consultant, and CEO & Co-Founder of BrightInsight.   Kal joins us to discuss how BrightInsight is driving better outcomes in patients by harnessing the power of data and technology. He draws on his experience from consulting, and how that has shaped his approach to leading the organization.   Each week we speak with lead...

In this week's episode of Beyond Consulting, we welcome Ariez Dustoor, former McKinsey consultant, and current Partner at NB Group Investors.   Ariez joins us to discuss what it's like to make the switch from consulting to lower middle market private equity. Specifically, we discuss the less sexy side of private equity, and what it takes to be successful.   Each week we speak with leaders in ventu...