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Consultant, Contractor, Freelancer - Labels Matter!

Successful Independent Consulting

If you were a hotel chain, would you be a Motel 6, Courtyard by Marriott, or a Ritz-Carlton? If you refer to yourself as a freelancer or consultant, what does that imply? Additionally, as an independent consultant, you will have discretion over the means and manner of your work. Friends don’t let friends W-2!

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Consultant Marketing Name Change

Jerry Fletcher

We talked briefly about what I was doing in my Consulting practice working with elite consultants from Singapore to Madrid to make them more memorable and more profitable. It is great to know you’re scheduled to speak somewhere and all the details have been taken care of, the flight, transfers, hotels. All that stuff.

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Consultant Marketing Trust Factor

Jerry Fletcher

In it he describes how he conducted interviews with the staff at 76 different locations of a hotel chain. Jerry Fletcher is a sought-after International Speaker, a beBee ambassador, founder and CEO of Z-axis Marketing, Inc. Consulting: [link] Speaking: [link]. Tony had the staff rate managers on six different trust factors.

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Back to the Basics in Leadership and Life with former EVP of Operations for the Walt Disney World Resort Lee Cockerell

Consulting Matters

Want a common sense, down-to-earth approach for developing leaders, growing organizations, and creating a profitable consulting or coaching business? Today I'm talking with Lee Cockerell, the former Executive Vice President of Operations for Walt Disney resort and currently a consultant, author, and speaker.

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Want more consulting clients? Here's how to find them.

Consulting Matters

Do you want more consulting clients? A clear consulting brand and niche is not about picking a favorite methodology and getting known for that. In fact, that's a recipe for failure over the long-term as this approach will guarantee your market positioning as an "extra pair of hands" and "trading time for money" commodity.

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Consultant Marketing Speaking Pay to Play

Jerry Fletcher

I’m used to that as these days so many organizations host events where they expect “Thought Leaders” to pay their own way to the event and pick up the cost of the hotel as well. Jerry Fletcher is a sought-after International Speaker, a beBee ambassador, founder and CEO of Z-axis Marketing, Inc. Consulting: [link] Speaking: [link].

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5 Reasons Why Consulting Jobs are Not As Glamorous As Advertised

Tom Spencer

Ever since I started my undergraduate degree, I was keen on securing a job in strategy consulting. A few years at a top tier consulting firm will look fantastic on your CV and can open up many career opportunities. Sure, you may be flying business class and staying at some of the finest hotels. Work-life balance. Responsibility.