Consulting Lifestyle

Jacqueline Grant is the owner of the Management Academy and the Women in Consulting Summit.  She started her entrepreneurial journey in 2005 after having been laid off from her marketing leadership role. She managed to succesfully reinvent herself and build a business.  She also launches 2 podcasts in May 2020. In this episode, you will learn: how to reinvent yourself  how to deploy more of your g...

Jasmine Gercke is a woman who always strived to realize her dreams.  She first came to Canada from England in 2001, 2 weeks after 9/11.  She started in finance & B2B consulting at Ernst&Young, to then become a yoga teacher and open up her own yoga school on 10/10/2010. She had a regular TV Show on the MaTV channel (based in Montreal). In this episode you'll learn: what led her to open...

#034 - How a poet built a software company with peacemaking values with Chitra Lele Chitra Lele is the young founder of Chitra Lele & Associates, a software consulting company.  She managers her company with ethically aligned design principles.  Poetry, writing, peace and ethics influence her persona and her business.  She is also doing a PhD in emerging technologies (AI, Machine Learning, etc...

#033 - How top class vendor maintenance can save millions in your business with Debra Richardson Debra Richardson is an Accounts Payable consultant who has worked in various industries.  She is "Putting the AP in Happy" for companies.  In this episode, you will learn about: Debra's career story  What does account payable and vendor maintenance mean The added value of having proper a...

In this episode, I do 3 things: I detailed special offerings from tech giants Microsoft, Google, SAP, Salesforce, Dropbox, Hellosign and Asana for their clients during this difficult time.  I do a recap on the past podcast episodes in 6 topics:  Building a consulting firm Solo consulting Leadership Government contracting Virtual business  Diversity and inclusion The future of the podcast, mostly i...

#031 - How his love for branding led him from wrestling to digital marketing with Neil Haley Neil Haley is moved by his love for branding. He is an ex-professional wrestler, currently a radio host while running a digital marketing and tutoring services company.  In this interview, we will go over: His past as a professional wrestler His business model  The impact COVID-19 will have on sales &...

Kelly Bron Johnson is the founder of Completely Inclusive, an accessibility and inclusion consulting company based in Montreal, Canada In the past, she was a professional who was diagnosed late with autism. She has now a mission to make sure that no one will face the struggles she endured during her work and voice her message for anyone who has a form of handicap or disadvantage that could impact...

#029 - How a Doctor in neurology built a 7-figures virtual events business with Dr Mark T Wade Dr Mark T Wade holds 2 doctorates in postural neurology as well as more than 30 certificates. However, he is a serial entrepreneur who built multiple 6 and 7-figures businesses. He is the founder of Virtual Summit, a virtual software and events organization company.  While we are living this coronavirus...

#028 - How to use crowdsourcing to build an on-demand ERP consultancy with Osar Iyamu Osar Iyamu is a San Francisco-based French-Canadian entrepreneur who founded  On-Demand Experts Cloud in 2015, commonly called "OdeCloud". ODE stands for On-Demand Experts and it illustrates the particular way in which Osar changed his business model from a pure enterprise service to a mixture of SaaS a...

#027 - How to scale a family-owned insurance agency with Lorena Tomasini Lorena Tomasini is the co-owner of MALMIN, a health & life insurance agency that she runs with her mother.  Created in 2006 and based in Miami, her business is helping both individuals and businesses in their need for insurance protection.  In this episode, you will learn: how Lorena started in the industry the specifics...

This is a bonus episode in which I share three actions that B2B consultants can take during this crisis and that will have positive long-term effects on their well-being, their business and society. 1. Your expertise and your voice are not in quarantine, share it!  2. Use your skills to help a not-for-profit organization or an organization involved in solving the health crisis 3. Build your own pr...

#026 - How to build your Linkedin Profile: a Masterclass with Shawn Hill Shawn Hill is a Linkedin coach who focuses on helping midlife job seekers.  Whether you fall into that demographic or not, his expertise on Linkedin is crucial for anyone who want to enhance their Linkedin Profile. We will literally have a mini-course on how to enhance your Linkedin profile, content and etiquette during this...

#025 - From top expert to US government consulting business owner with Judy Bradt Judy Bradt is a Canadian woman with a huge experience working with the US Government. She has been a top expert for Canadian companies doing business with the United States. In 2003, she decided to create her own consulting firm.  In this episode, you will learn how: Judy transitioned from top expert to consultant ho...

#024 - How Clarity, Commitment and Consistency help you to get results with Conni Medina Conni Medina is the owner of Clarity Consulting Inc, an executive consultancy company that she started in the fall of 2019.  Conni explains us why she decided to start a business after a long successful corporate career and how it will help her having the time and location freedom that she wants. In this episo...

This episode is a solo show in which I will share my experience of the Podfest festival 2020 which happened in Orlando from 6th until 8th of March 2020.  In this episode, I will talk about the type of conferences I attended during the festival, my opinion on the location and 3 things I learned from organizing live events.  Do not hesitate to write a review on Apple podcasts or to let us know what...

#022 - How to build world-class resumes in any industry with Akeem Branford Support the show To get in touch with Diogene Ntirandekura, the host of the show: Linkedin Profile community page for coaching Instagram profile

#021 - Why you can have it all as a consultant with Wendy Maynard Wenday Maynard is a business strategist and marketer. She has co-founded a multi-million dollar marketing company in 2000 and exited it in 2017. She successfully rebuilt her own solo practice and guides a lot of entrepreneurs and consultants to obtain business results in a short period of time. She has built thriving communities on...

#020 - How this founder created two Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning startups Frank Mendoza is a consultant and business owner. His passion for data and storytelling led him to founded and run 2 startups: Catalytics Consulting and Detecting Talents. Frank is multidisciplinary and has 2 degrees:  Engineering: which helped him to figure out how to solve problems MBA: which helped him to...

#019 - Create your own opportunity to meet your drive with Brandividuation owner Amber Brooks https://consultinglifestyle.fm/19 Amber Brooks is a fast learner, faster pivot who after  only 8 months of experience working for another employer, created Brandividuation.  She helps both copywriters and their clients into defining and executing on their brand identity in a holistic way. Her company diff...

#018 - How to run a successful events sponsorship business from home with Sheila Farragher-Gemma https://consultinglifestyle.fm/18 A lot of working parents, before getting their first child, decide to take a step back in their career while the child is still very young. @Sheila Farragher-Gemma, somehow did the opposite by starting a business. She has started different businesses in the digital mar...

#017 - Get 10,000+ views on Linkedin videos using your natural talent with Jonathan Palmar @ Jonathan Palmar is a Linkedin content creator who has lately created a few viral Linkedin videos. While he is having a career as a certified fraud examiner, Jonathan is deploying his natural ability as a Linkedin video creator and gives back a lot to the Linkedin community. When you will hear the episode,...

#016 - How a TikTok phenomenon grows her business with social media with Maayan Gordon https://consultinglifestyle.fm/16 Maayan Gordon is a serial entrepreneur that uses social media to grow her businesses.  She is active on Instagram, Linkedin and TikTok. For her glass blowing company "World of Glass", she started to create content on TikTok and quickly grew her account to 1.7 million f...

#015 - Principles of success in consulting and in running a million-dollar business with "Your Agile Lady" Lizzy Morris https://consultinglifestyle.fm/15 Consulting Lifestyle is a podcast mainly aimed at B2B consultants and Lizzy is a great example of a consultant who started to work as an employee and then created her own company, Bearded Eagle, with a co-founder.  Bearded Eagle today d...

#014 - Why Diversity and inclusion marketing matters with Fionna Wright https://consultinglifestyle.fm/15 Fionna Wright started in marketing "by accident". She has experience in the entertainment and not-for-profit industries and is an self-taught omnichannel marketer.  We will talk at length about diversity and inclusion marketing during the episode.  Being a bicultural woman, this subj...

#013 - She speaks across the globe, runs 2 biz & get more African women in tech with Rachael Orumor https://consultinglifestyle.fm/13 Rachael Orumor is a serial entrepreneur who is changing the world of technology. Born in Nigeria, living in Benin, she runs 2 companies in both countries. When she studied technology at school, there were only 2 women in class compared to 40 men. It prompted her...