Consulting Success Podcast

Reaching a million-dollar net worth is a significant achievement, but finance expert Nick Maggiulli argues it can be a "dangerously misleading" milestone, creating a false sense of security. He joins Michael to reveal why your next financial moves are far more crucial than your last. Drawing on extensive data, Nick uncovers the surprising realities of wealth accumulation, highlighting the critical...

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What happens when your perfectly timed, booming consulting niche suddenly goes bust? Dr. Sherry Boodram and Dr. Lucas McCann, co-founders of the cannabis consulting firm CannDelta, join Michael to share their incredible journey of navigating a volatile industry. They launched their firm from a kitchen table during the "green rush" of Canadian cannabis legalization, quickly growing to a profitable,...

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Is your firm's growth strategy inadvertently creating more complexity and less value? David C. Baker, Practice Lead, Advisory Services at Punctuation, and leading expert in strategy and M&A, joins Michael today to challenge conventional wisdom and reveal the fact that fear of insufficient work often dilutes positioning, turning specialists into undifferentiated generalists. David dissects firm...

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What if the relentless pursuit of growth is actually making your business more complex and less profitable? This week, Michael is joined by Blair Enns, founder of Win Without Pitching and author of The Four Conversations , who returns to the podcast to share how his business has evolved since 2018. Blair reveals how a forced pivot to online training during the pandemic led to significant growth, b...

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What if the key to explosive growth isn't finding new clients, but delighting the ones you've already got? This week, Michael is joined by Vance Morris, President and Chief Experience Officer at Deliver Service Now institute, who has reverse-engineered the magic of Disney to create what he calls a "Loyalty Profit Engine." Vance shares his unconventional journey from working at Disney to building a...

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The fastest way to win more deals as a consultant is to stop trying to win every deal. Now, I know that sounds counterintuitive, but my guest today, Cliff, has built a multimillion-dollar firm with just three people by mastering this exact principle of radical honesty. And right up front, you're going to get the single most powerful, self-fulfilling prophecy for any consultant, and that is the min...

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What if your biggest competitor could be your greatest ally? This week, Michael is joined by Liselle Regueiro DeGrave of DeGrave Communications and Rachel Dickman of RMG Communications, two PR firm owners who have thrown out the traditional rulebook. Instead of merging or competing, they operate under a unique model they call "collabetition," running their own successful firms while strategically...

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Welcome back to the Consulting Success podcast. I'm Michael Zipursky, and today, we are continuing our exploration into a force that's not just changing how businesses operate, but really how we as consultants need to think and adapt. And yes, that is AI - artificial intelligence. I'm pleased to say that we have Michel Fortin joining us again. Our last conversation on AI, I know, was valuable and...

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Ever made a costly mistake in a startup? David Hirschfeld, founder of the 17-year-strong custom software firm Tekyz, turned his "startup scars" into SaaS stardom. He shares the brutal honesty of a past venture hitting a wall and how that forged his unshakeable belief in rigorous client qualification. Discover his 5-minute method to identify serious prospects, why not charging from day one can be f...

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Is AI coming for your consulting gig or is it the sharp new tool that could actually give you an edge? Today, Michael chats with Michel Fortin, Head of Growth at Consulting Success, and they get real about all this AI buzz. Michel has seen plenty, working with big-league companies on their tech, seven-, eight-figure outfits. He believes the whole "AI will replace consultants" thing is probably ove...

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How does a seasoned corporate lawyer and former General Counsel for a global foundation transition from a world of high-stakes legal and philanthropic work to building a specialized social impact consulting firm - all while initially harboring deep skepticism about the consulting industry itself? Scott Curran, Founder and CEO of Beyond Advisers, shares his nine-year journey from in-house counsel,...

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How does a consultant transition from building digital products to establishing a specialized operations consulting firm, growing it to a 15-person team without ever running a single advertisement? Garrett Delph, Founder and CEO of Clarity Ops, shares his journey into the complex world of operational efficiency, where he helps fast-growth companies ($15M+ revenue, 75-100+ employees) tackle waste,...

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How can experience in corporate sales roles and a digital marketing side hustle become the foundation for a thriving 7-figure consulting firm? Phil Risher, founder of Phlash Consulting, shares his unique journey, which included running a personal finance blog, living in a converted school bus, and dramatically boosting a client's business before launching his own consultancy focused on home servic...