Beyond Consulting

In this episode of Beyond Consulting, we welcome Steve Shiffman, Senior Advisor at Bain, Co-Founder & Managing Partner at B2S2 Partners, and CEO at The Sunrise Corp.   Steve talks about his unique career transition to the fashion industry and how being a social worker played a significant part in shaping his leadership style.    Each episode, we speak with leaders in venture capital, private e...

In this week's episode of Beyond Consulting, we welcome Vijay Jayaraman, former Consultant at Capgemini and PwC, and current Vice President of Strategy at Symplr.   Vijay walks us through his career journey from consulting, investment banking, corporate strategy for an EMR company, and now to strategy for a healthcare-focused PE portfolio company.    Each episode, we speak with leaders in venture...

In this week's episode of Beyond Consulting, we welcome Jerome Combes-Knoke, former Consultant at BCG and current Senior Vice President of Corporate Development & Strategy at Dotmatics.   Jerome looks back on his time consulting in London and the difference compared to the US. He also talks about how he transitioned away and the key factors that led him to such decision.   Each episode, we spe...

In this week's episode of Beyond Consulting, we welcome Stephen Hubel, former Director at EY-Parthenon and current Chief Innovation and Strategy Officer at Physicians Mutual.   Stephen shares the challenges he faced and his key takeaways from starting in industry to pivoting to consulting, and then going back to industry.    Each episode, we speak with leaders in venture capital, private equity, i...

In this week's episode of Beyond Consulting, we welcome Rahul Mehta, former manager at EY and current Chief Strategy Officer at Ta Chen.   Rahul shares his experiences from consulting to investment banking, and then into industry.   Each episode, we speak with leaders in venture capital, private equity, investment banking, and consulting to explore the various career options after leaving manageme...

In this week's episode of Beyond Consulting, we welcome Nicolas Renaud, former management consultant at Oliver Wyman, and current Director of Digital Business Transformation at Solvay.   Nicolas shares some of his learnings from his globetrotting career experience and how consulting helped him transition to corporate America.   Each week, we speak with leaders in venture capital, private equity, i...

In this week's episode of Beyond Consulting, we welcome Lev Lesokhin, former Engagement Manager at McKinsey, and current independent consultant.   Lev joins us to talk about his transition out of consulting, his introduction to MarTech, and how the consulting toolkit has been helpful throughout his career.    Each week, we speak with leaders in venture capital, private equity, investment banking,...

In this week's episode of Beyond Consulting, we welcome Ajay Prakash, former consultant at Bain, and current Co-Founder & CEO at Rinse.   Ajay joins us to talk about his journey and learnings from working in consulting and private equity, to building his own business.   Each week, we speak with leaders in venture capital, private equity, investment banking, and consulting to explore the variou...

In this week's episode of Beyond Consulting, we welcome Sean Jazayeri, former consultant at Accenture and Booz Allen Hamilton, and current SVP of Strategic Alliances & Initiatives at Corent Technology.   Sean joins us to talk about his journey from strategy consulting to CIO.   Each week, we speak with leaders in venture capital, private equity, investment banking, and consulting to explore th...

In this week's episode of Beyond Consulting, we welcome Jessica Wagner, former consultant at Deloitte, and current Director of Product at Fueled.   Jessica joins us to share her strategy consulting experience at Deloitte and to talk about her journey into product management.   Each week, we speak with leaders in venture capital, private equity, investment banking, and consulting to explore the var...

In this week's episode of Beyond Consulting, we welcome Katie Boord, former consultant at The Hackett Group & Accenture, and current SVP of Strategic Operations at Fanatics.    Katie joins us to talk about her days in management consulting and working on the leadership team at Twitter during its high-growth era.     Each week, we speak with leaders in venture capital, private equity, investment ba...

In this week's episode of Beyond Consulting, we welcome James Harris, former Engagement Manager at Booz & Company (Strategy&), and current Director of Strategic Success at Aha!   James joins us to talk about his past engagements as a consultant, and how his passion for building companies led him to Aha!    Each week, we speak with leaders in venture capital, private equity, investment banking, and...

In this week's episode of Beyond Consulting, we welcome Ritu Mathur, former consultant at Arthur Andersen & Huron, and current Vice President of Marketing at Amy's Kitchen.   Ritu joins us to talk about some of her notable consulting projects and what brand management is all about.   Each week, we speak with leaders in venture capital, private equity, investment banking, and consulting to explore...

In this week's episode of Beyond Consulting, we welcome David Taube, former consultant at BCG, and current Associate at L2 Capital.   David joins us to talk about his journey from entrepreneurship, to BCG, and ultimately to private equity.    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 Trent Johnson, former consultant at KPMG, and Chief Strategy Officer at Cie.   Trent joins us to talk about his consulting experience in established and early-stage firms, and his move to helping emerging digital businesses.   Each week, we speak with leaders in venture capital, private equity, investment banking, and consulting to explore th...

In this week's episode of Beyond Consulting, we welcome Ihor Bauman, former consultant at PwC, and Founder & CEO at Workee.   Ihor joins us to talk about his career in consulting and his ambitions for starting his own business.   Each week, we speak with leaders in venture capital, private equity, investment banking, and consulting to explore the various career options after leaving management con...

In this week's episode of Beyond Consulting, we welcome Nathan Lesser, former consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton, and current Vice President & CISO at Children's National Hospital.   Nate joins us to talk about his career, moving from engineering to government work, and details how he became Vice President & CISO at Children's National Hospital.   Each week, we speak with leaders in venture capital...

In this week's episode of Beyond Consulting, we welcome Marc El Khoury, former consultant at Strategy& and Kearny, and current CEO / Co-Founder of aifleet.   Marc joins us to talk about his career, starting out as an engineer before becoming a management consultant and eventually founding aifleet.   Each week, we speak with leaders in venture capital, private equity, investment banking, and consul...

In this week's episode of Beyond Consulting, we welcome Leo Gong, former consultant at Bain & Company, and current VP of Product at Apartment List.    Leo joins us to talk about the path he chose to take to go from management consulting to product management and the challenges he faced along the way.    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 David Braid, former consultant at PwC, and current Vice President of New Business Development at Center for Anxiety.   David joins us to talk about his career journey from restaurant entrepreneurship to consulting, and how he eventually became a VP at the Center for Anxiety.   Each week, we speak with leaders in venture capital, private equit...

In this week's episode of Beyond Consulting, we welcome Mike Gummeson, former Senior Consultant at Bain & Company, and current President of NDS Inc.     Mike joins us to discuss his journey after consulting and talks through lessons learned as a leader in a PE-backed company.    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 Natalie Myshkina, former Engagement Manager at McKinsey, and Global Head of Financial Services - Strategy and Strategic Development for Adobe Document Cloud.    Natalie joins us to share her journey from industry, to consulting, and back to industry. She also talks about balancing her career and family.   Each week, we speak with leaders in v...

In this week's episode of Beyond Consulting, we welcome Justin Nassiri, former consultant at McKinsey, and CEO & Founder of Executive Presence.   Justin joins us to talk about his challenges and motivation as an entrepreneur. He also shares some of his key takeaways from podcasting and content creation.   Each week, we speak with leaders in venture capital, private equity, investment banking, and...

In this week's episode of Beyond Consulting, we welcome Nishant Mathur, former Principal at BCG, and CEO & Founder of RollCredits.   Nishant joins us to talk about the value of product management in the tech industry.   Each week, we speak with leaders in venture capital, private equity, investment banking, and consulting to explore the various career options after leaving management consulting fi...

In this week's episode of Beyond Consulting, we welcome Steven Eldam, former Principal at Booz & Company (Strategy&), and current SVP of Recycling & Supply Chain at EVRAZ North America.    Steve joins us to talk about his accomplished career, starting with his time in the automobile industry, becoming a leader at a top-tier consulting firm, then joining a multibillion-dollar global steel manufactu...