Consulting Lifestyle

In this solocast, I’m going to talk about the 5 mindset mistakes a consultant can make on a project and how to avoid them. This episode is a bit of a follow up from Episode 59 in which I was talking about how your ego can hurt you on a consulting project as a project leader. We’re going to dive in the perspective of a consultant You will learn these 5 mindset mistakes: 1. The “know-it-all” consult...

Today, we are joined by Zsófia Bányai of Myprocesses . She helps busy entrepreneurs automate and outsource their time-consuming tasks without sacrificing their profit. Zsófia has degrees in both History and in Finance, plus corporate-world Experience which enables her to look at business problems in a different light. She has a strong belief that entrepreneurs should not be the employees of their...

In this solocast, I am detailing 7 ways in which project leaders may unknowingly hurt projects because of their ego. And to detail those 7 ways, I'm going to take the viewpoint of a project leader, or someone that has responsibilities that would impact a project. I have seen this in many countries, from men and women and people from all generations, ego discriminates no one. Tune in now to fi...

I’m glad to reconnect with Ayoum Soumah whom I got to know about 6 years ago, and at the time, he was working in the project management field. He’s still doing it today, but in a completely different capacity.  Ayoum is now running an e-commerce business, and he has started to consult with other entrepreneurs that want to make a breakthrough inside the e-commerce industry. It’s a pretty impressive...

Christopher Stafford is an ex-accountant at PWC for over 10 years and then became a business owner as a real estate listing agent. He has written two books and is now living an essentially location-free lifestyle.  In this episode, you will learn: How Chris started in the real estate industry Why Chris kept setting crazy goals for himself How Chris started coaching real estate agents What is Chris...

Jeroen Corthout is Co-founder of SalesFlare.  Sales Flare is a Belgian B2B SaaS company created in 2014 that sells its own  sales CRM tool.  The company has grown in 6 years with about 2000+ companies using it.   We will be talking more about SAAS than consulting in this episode. In this episode, you will learn How Jeroen Acquiring clients How many setups Jeroen made for himself How is the Sales F...

Veronica Sagastume is today a content marketing strategist for accountants. 10 years ago, a life-changing event led her to start her own consulting business.  During this decade, she made a few pivots from starting as a CFO consultant to being the content marketing strategist she is today. During our discussion, we went deep into her mind to see what led her to make those business decisions and th...

Bruner Nozière is a coach, speaker, and entrepreneur. He lectures at international forums in Canada and Africa on the startup ecosystem and financial emerging technologies such as blockchain. He set up an incubation entrepreneurship program for young people within Groupe3737. In this episode, you will learn: the 3 biggest challenges faced by startups how Bruner helps co-founders cope with not bein...

Consulting is more than just a profession, it's a craft and we will learn it big time with Deb Zahn today. She has a wealth of experience acquired mainly within the healthcare industry and became herself a solo consultant.  She articulates the a lot of In this episode, you will learn:  how to reduce the risk associated to launching your business why she started her own podcast  how she produc...

This the 3rd part of the 10-episodes serie "Consulting Fundamentals". In this episode, I detail 6 consulting project triggers.   They are as follows: Merger and acquisitions Growth of a small medium business Legal and compliance requirements  Old information technology infrastructure Upgrade of an existing CRM or ERP Business efficiency #consultinglifestyle #consulting #podcast #triggers...

Hello!  This is the episode #51, and the #2 episode of the consulting fundamentals serie. In this episode, I provide you with 4 angles by which you can decide which consulting services you can provide to your clients. Business function  Industry Technology Soft skills I detail each of them in the episode. If you like it, leave a review on Apple, Spotify or Stitcher You can also send an e-mail to i...

Thanks for listening to episode #50 of the consulting lifestyle podcast show. You can get in touch with the host Diogène Ntirandekura on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/diogenentirandekura/ or on the website: https://consultinglifestyle.fm -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In this episode, I explain what is a B2B consultant in 4 aspects: d...

Welcome to the Consulting Lifestyle podcast show hosted by Diogène Ntirandekura. To get in touch with me: info@consultinglifestyle.fm or my Linkedin profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/diogenentirandekura to listen to the episode on our website: https://consultinglifestyle.fm/49 ---------------------------------------------- In this episode, I explain 4 reasons why you can start an IT consulting...

My guest today is Paul Klein. Paul is a B2B consultant, Saas business owner and podcaster but first of all he is a master at pricing! We talked about those 3 aspects about those 3 aspects but his special expertise is in pricing. We will learn about: what type of mindset you need to have to succeed how, as a consultant, you should price your services?  A success story from one of Paul's client...

Chaya Gutnick is a business owner and PhD student who helps her clients to optimize their operational efficiency. She is extremely effective and brings a whole new meaning to multitasking as you will hear during our conversation In this episode, you will learn:  her business story how she helps her clients be more effective why she reads six books a week  how many softwares she has tested so far ...

This is a crucial but necessary conversation to have in these special times. Georges Floyd was murdered on the 25th of May 2020. The next day, there were protests in the United States and then all over the world. We have seen companies using hashtags and starting special initiatives. But what should a consultant, a solopreneur, a small business owner do? And how should she/he do it? This is the to...

Vitamin C Blog has been co-founded by Kayci Scaggs and Catharine Nixon about a year ago.  They want to share information about healthcare in a fun and relatable way.  They bridge the gap between the way healthcare information is provided and how it is perceived by the population and organizations.  Kayci and Catharine form a complementary team given that one is a marketer and other is a registered...

In this short solocast, I express my opinion on the importance of standing up yourself. At the 6:35 mark, I read out a sermon pronounced by Martin Luther King back in 1967. His sermon is still so valid today in 2020. Stay tuned because at least 2 other episodes will be released in the coming weeks on the subject of standing up for yourself in light of the recent events in the USA and all over the...

HOW TO UNLOCK YOUR CAREER POTENTIAL THROUGH FOCUS INSPIRED My guest today is a DJ for personal development!  Luki Danukarjanto is an ex-management consultant which has turned career coach.  He founded Focus Inspired and has a passion for people, In the space of 5 years, Luki wrote a book, created a podcast, has a Youtube channel and an app named "Career Buddy" available both on android a...

Michael Zipursky is the co-founder of Consulting Success, an organization that has helped 400+ consultants around the world to add 6 or 7 figures to their annual revenue. Consulting Success is also a podcast focused on sharing stories and strategies of B2B consultants.  This show inspired me to start mine, therefore I was happy and humbled to have their host as my guest today.  We will learn the f...

WHY COLD CALLING IS STILL AN EFFECTIVE SALES STRATEGY with Jeremy Chen Jeremy Chen is the owner of Answerfone, a start-up that provides virtual receptionist and virtual assistance services to companies.  Jeremy is a young entrepreneur from Winnipeg, Canada who has quickly discovered that he had exceptional skills with regards to talking with a prospective or current client on the phone.  In this e...

HOW TO SELL 1.5B$ IN REAL ESTATE WHILE USING GARY VEE's CONTENT MODEL Jas Takhar is a natural born salesman and entrepreneur.  He made 1.5 billions worth of deals in his real estate career. He has co-founded REC, which is a real estate agency based in Toronto.  Jas uses the Gary Vee's content model to repurpose the content that he creates and that leads to him producting about 20 pieces...

Consulting Lifestyle episode #39 - INCREASE VALUE AND REACH PEAK PERFORMANCE Alan Lazaros is a peak performance coach, entrepreneur and podcaster.  He is a proven track record of helping individuals and companies increase their value.  He lives his life by two of the "5 regrets of the dying" mentioned by Bronnie Ware. There are many more principles that he applies in his business that yo...

Ruth Fernandez is an arts and journalism who ended up having more than 2 decades of a global consulting career.  Her passion for gaining and sharing knowledge led her to a successful career as a change management leader in many big SAP implementations around the world. She also fosters social collaborative behaviors in company. She is a change agent in the STEM fields, where she advocates for havi...

Michael I Reeder owns two businesses: an accounting & tax company called Swartz & Reeder as well as a business franchise brokerage called BizFranHub.  Michael took only 5 years to grew from college graduate into a shrewd entrepreneur. His companies are based in the greater Chicago area and serve companies nationwide.  In this episode, we will talk about: how mentorship helped Michael to pr...