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Flying High: How to Build Travel Rewards as a Consultant

Tom Spencer

If you are transitioning into consulting from school or a job in industry or government, you will likely begin traveling more than ever. Sure, maybe you have gone to a few conferences or travelled to your company’s annual meeting, but once you begin a consulting career you will be on the road much more frequently than before.

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How Consulting Travel Might Change after COVID-19

Tom Spencer

How will COVID-19 affect client travel? Client travel has been seriously impacted by COVID-19, and no one really doubts that regular client travel will come to an end. For example, there is a lot to be said for communicating in person and being able to draw on a whiteboard to visualize concepts. How might travel change?

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Case Interview Example: Estimation Question

CaseInterview.com

For example, when I was given this question. Lets figure out the travel time first. Assume the truck travels on the freeway at 60 miles per hour. For it to travel 10 miles, it does so in 1/6 and hour or 10 minutes. I wrote out this example fairly quickly and hopefully I did not make a math mistake.

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Examples of Concluding Your Case Interview (Part II)

Tom Spencer

What I’m going to do in this post is to give two examples of conclusions to the same case interview: one okay conclusion and one great conclusion. He’s also an avid traveller with passion for FinTech, marathon, and blogging. Okay Conclusion. Image: Pexels.

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Every Solopreneur Should Know Their Why

Successful Independent Consulting

When times get tough (and they will at some point), you’ll need to remind yourself why you’ve taken the road less travelled as a solopreneur. For example, “I want to make at least X dollars a year,” or “I want to make enough money to pay for an amazing family vacation every year.” What will a typical day or week look like?

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What Business Travelers Want Most From Loyalty Programs: Stealthy Luxury

The Crazy Lives of Consultants

So let’s talk about what paying business travelers like me really want. Here are some examples of what I mean: National Car Rental’s Emerald Club Executive level lets you choose virtually any car on the lot after reserving a midsize Corolla. More than anything else, we want stealthy luxury. This is what I’m talking about!

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Business Ecosystems: Building Stronger Connections

Tom Spencer

Apple’s and Amazon’s product lines are showcase examples of how to build a business ecosystem. They will have the ability to integrate mobility, health, financial services, travel, B2B services, and many more verticals into joint offerings via a mix of partnerships, acquisitions, and independent product launches.