Tom Spencer

APRIL 8, 2022

I initially started out my career in management consulting, exited to an internal strategy team in industry, and pivoted back to consulting. US multi-asset manager with quants and alternative investments capabilities to grow both the public and private markets businesses. Consulting Style Projects. Business as Usual Activities.

Strategy 97

Strategy Strategy Strategy& Analysis 97

Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

Some people also call consulting a ‘talk-job’ – you go to the clients, you talk about what the ideal world scenario would be for a particular project, product or market, and your billable hours are sorted. Sales, Marketing, Production) and secondary functions (e.g. Finance, HR, Supply Chain, ICT, Legal).

Consulting 135

Consulting Operations Financial Real Estate 135

Tom Spencer

MAY 6, 2022

Although these are not “traditional” business internships, these experiences can teach professional and leadership skills, and educate you about certain industries. The product may solve a problem you’ve personally faced, making the work you do even more exciting. Student Organizations focused on Consulting, Finance, or Technology.

Finance 88

Finance Resumes Government Recruiting 88

Tom Spencer

JUNE 23, 2023

These companies often have innovative ideas and products but lack the capital and resources to bring them to market. Venture capital firms have a wide range of investment strategies and focus on different types of companies and industries. Additionally, internships, networking and informational interviews can also be beneficial.

Industry 78

Industry Trends Financial Analysis 78

Tom Spencer

JULY 7, 2023

I was assigned to a typical strategy engagement – should client X selling product Y increase sales in market Z? However, we struggled to calculate profitability over time, as the client had multiple kinds of products and used various procurement methods. However, be sure not to oversimplify the analysis from the start.

Data 78

Data Consulting Balance Sheet Analysis 78

Business Consulting Agency

AUGUST 20, 2023

Entrepreneurs often face a myriad of challenges, from market research to legal compliance. Step-by-Step Guide to Starting a New Venture Idea Generation : Begin by brainstorming ideas that align with your interests, skills, and market demand. Finances : Secure startup funding through personal savings, loans, investors, or grants.

Cash Flow 52

Cash Flow Financial Sales Analysis 52

Tom Spencer

APRIL 14, 2023

A client’s risk tolerance will tend to increase in proportion to their income and investment experience, and decrease inversely in proportion to their age, family or health problems, number of financial dependents, and market volatility. He studied Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University.

Management 88

Management Financial Real Estate Insurance 88

Business Consulting Agency

JULY 20, 2023

The journey of launching a business startup is a thrilling endeavor filled with promise, innovation, and the potential to carve out a unique space in the market. Step 1: Ideation and Market Research The journey begins with a spark of inspiration—a novel idea that has the potential to address a need or solve a problem in the market.

Operations 52

Operations Efficiency Consulting Marketing 52

Steve Shu Consulting

OCTOBER 8, 2017

As I see it, the traditional segment of the management consulting industry values MBAs primarily because it facilitates a plug-and-play kind of model where people are interchangeable and can start working on a broad swathe of business problems. plus traditional consulting roles.

Management 150

Management Consulting Methodologies McKinsey 150

Business Consulting Agency

AUGUST 12, 2023

Consider their track record, industry knowledge, and commitment to collaboration. Consider cross-selling, upselling, and expanding into new markets. Market Expansion : Explore opportunities for market expansion, whether it’s entering new geographical areas, offering complementary products, or diversifying your service offerings.

Cash Flow 52

Cash Flow Balance Sheet Financial Efficiency 52

Martinka Consulting

APRIL 26, 2019

Second question: is there similar activity with larger companies, small, mid-sized, and lower middle market firms? The answer is yes, based on the activity level of everybody we know in the M&A/buy-sell industry. Barlow research – Two-thirds of lower middle-market business owners are expected to retire. Easy money.

Marketing 40

Marketing PricewaterhouseCoopers Cash Flow Banking 40

Tom Spencer

JANUARY 20, 2023

Without a doubt, a career in the management consulting industry comes with many short- and long-term benefits. This means that you’ll generally get to work with a new team, a new client, possibly in a new industry, on a new project type, every few months. You will be pushed to your limits and learn lots of new things every day.

Consulting 88

Consulting Boston Consulting Group Bain Banking 88

Tom Spencer

JUNE 6, 2020

It is a critical step towards identifying growth opportunities in business and should be carried out before undertaking any of the following actions: Developing customized marketing programs (e.g. Determining appropriate product pricing (e.g. Prioritizing new product development efforts. Choosing specific product features.

Apparel 103

Apparel Retail Examples Productivity 103

MishTalk

DECEMBER 28, 2013

RT reports French broadcasting watchdog CSA eager to tax YouTube, Facebook, Dailymotion France''s Superior Council of Audiovisual, an independent broadcasting authority, wants to impose taxes on media giants like YouTube, Facebook and Dailymotion to force them to contribute to financing French culture. billion ($1.8

Finance 78

Finance Culture Film Advertising 78

Asamby Consulting

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Major cost and expense types The major types of cost are Cost of goods sold (COGS, including some of the below) Staff cost (salaries) Cost of financing (interest rates) Offices and buildings Energy Marketing cost Depending on your industry, different types might be dominant. Want to increase your profitability? Book a Call.

Small Business 52

Small Business Finance Industry Company 52

Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Business development consultants engage in ‘prospecting’ which involves searching for potential customers who are likely to be a good fit for the product or service being offered. We prefer your competitor’s product. While breaking into the industry is challenging, aspiring consultants should be careful not oversell their abilities.

Development 88

Development Consulting B2C B2B 88

Tom Spencer

APRIL 1, 2022

Aerospace is one of the fastest growing markets. While both the size of the market and its growth rate are both large, so is its carbon footprint. The Aviation Market. Ever since the Wright Brother’s famous first flight in 1903, the aviation market has gone nowhere but up. Figure 2: Aviation Industry CO 2 Emissions.

Trends 88

Trends Engineering Travel Airlines 88

Tom Spencer

APRIL 14, 2023

This is the sixth of a seven-part series looking at artificial intelligence and its implications for the consulting industry. Another example would be an AI system that is trained on data from a specific industry, such as the finance sector. For example, consider the use of AI in financial consulting.

Ethics 88

Ethics Consulting Healthcare System 88

Tom Spencer

JANUARY 19, 2019

In technology and software companies, there are product management (PM) and product marketing management (PMM) roles. They both focus on a product, so how do they divide the tasks that need to be done? So, what happens to other tasks like product strategy? Example: Xbox Console Development and Marketing.

Engineering 60

Engineering Productivity Enterprise Marketing 60

Management Consulted

JULY 2, 2013

As a quick disclaimer – both strategy and finance are imperative to the health of any company, so we’re not trying to argue that strategy is more important than finance or vice versa. In financial advisory consulting, consultants go very deep in one industry. The main problem?

Financial 252

Financial Consulting Strategy Strategy 252

Tom Spencer

MARCH 17, 2023

This idea has been echoed by some of the most influential figures in the business and finance world, including Professor Michael Porter, Michael Lewis, and Warren Buffett. As a result, the value of many of these securities plummeted to zero when the housing market crashed. They also advocate for environmental issues.

Ethics 78

Ethics Financial Cash Flow Real Estate 78

MishTalk

NOVEMBER 29, 2013

Arnaud Montebourg, Minister of Industrial Renewal of France, has a new target in his sights, the French public procurement group UGAP. The Union of Public Purchasing Groups (UGAP), the French public procurement centre operates under the supervision of the Ministries of Economy and Finance and the Ministry of Education.

Industry 60

Industry Finance Education Groups 60

Steve Shu Consulting

JULY 25, 2014

One the other hand, possibilities for competitive differentiation and new products seem limitless. For example, Opower tapped into a great market using software-as-a-service and a behavioral efficiency model for saving energy. What’s going on in the market? It’s an opportunity. let alone able to reap large returns from it.

Video 230

Video Analysis Operations Development 230

Progressus

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Companies which are not externally project driven may use project accounting to track internal projects such as a marketing campaign, or some type of capital improvement. Additionally, the time needed to reconcile spreadsheets to both the GL and project reporting negatively affects productivity which in turn risks profitability.

Resources 52

Resources Report ROI Data 52

Progressus

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Although it might appear as though you’re saving costs when you don’t spend money updating your digital product, it might cost you much more over the long haul. For all industries, an average of 60-80% of IT budgets are allocated to keeping legacy systems running.

System 52

System ROI Software Government 52

Comatch

MAY 16, 2022

Many companies in European markets that have producers or suppliers in China currently do not assess carbon footprint in their supply chains. Green finance is becoming increasingly dominant, as long-term investors see environmental risk management as a fundamental success factor in securing long-term returns.

Chemicals 52

Chemicals Energy Metrics Industry 52

Harvard Business

AUGUST 5, 2016

Under this financing structure, the company contracts to buy kilowatts, not the turbines and panels. It sounds like an easy win-win, but industrial companies have had a harder time making it all work for two key reasons: costs and accounting. Manufacturers like Dow and Owens Corning are showing it can work for industrials as well.

Energy 28

Energy Industry Finance Operations 28

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 25, 2018

We focus on economic profit rather than revenue size, market share, or productivity growth because these other metrics risk including firms that are simply large and may not create economic value. Productivity can help; but it is not enough to achieve superstardom.

Industry 44

Industry Company Metrics Real Estate 44

MishTalk

DECEMBER 11, 2014

Energy production is extremely capital intense, and often accompanied by negative free cash flow. CJES), postponed financings this month as sentiment soured. oil production which requires abundant capital,” Lafakis said. markets as unprecedented Fed stimulus fuels a hunt for yield. Falling crude prices were the catalyst.

Energy 78

Energy Marketing Benchmarking Cash Flow 78

Management Consulted

AUGUST 1, 2013

Oliver Wyman’s CEO, John Drzik, states that the long-term aspiration is to be recognized widely in the market as the gold standard in consulting. At its start, Oliver Wyman capitalized on the deregulation of the financial services industry. If you have experience in a particular industry, network strategically in that field.

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Oliver Wyman Interviews Mercer NERA Economic Consulting 201

Tom Spencer

MARCH 16, 2014

If you are thinking about producing a strategic plan, developing a new product, entering a new market, engaging in a new venture, or financing a project then it probably makes sense to understand the big picture issues that could affect your success. Industry regulation. How is the industry regulated?

Analysis 114

Analysis Intellectual Property Trends Ethics 114

Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Data analysts often work closely with key business functions including marketing , product development, information technology, finance, and management to identify consumer trends, anticipate issues, and present evidence-based solutions to support strategic decision-making. Job Market Prospects. Required Skills.

Data 88

Data Trends Information Technology Information Technology 88

Tom Spencer

JULY 21, 2018

During one of my internships I worked on a due diligence project, which involved conducting market research to help a PE firm decide whether to acquire a major stake in a joint venture owned by one of the largest telecom companies in Asia. Financial due diligence involves a lot of financial modelling ( DCF , LBO , NAV ) and deal structuring.

Consulting 68

Consulting Management Cash Flow Financial 68

Tom Spencer

APRIL 15, 2015

In the pursuit of growth, should a company enter a new market, develop a new product, launch a start-up, form a joint venture, or acquire a competitor? In a bid to cut costs, should a company reduce headcount, outsource production to a supplier, or utilize lower cost distribution channels?

Survey 60

Survey Industry Company Productivity 60

Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 22, 2015

There are many new innovations that allow companies to finance purchases creatively in order to meet their goals over the long term. This is a huge game changer in industries that are capital intensive, and the non-bank lending options are growing every day. Finance Tools. Peer Lending. Online Banking. Online Advice.

Financial 60

Financial Finance Banking Tools 60

Tom Spencer

MAY 8, 2016

People in the “investment banking” or “corporate finance” division typically help large organisations undertake merges and acquisitions. People in the “sales and trading” division buy and sell financial products. Sales people communicate with investors to sell financial products.

Banking 60

Banking Consulting Comparison Finance 60

Progressus

OCTOBER 20, 2023

People often generate nearly 80% of the industry’s revenue, making efficient resource management critical. Adapting to changing market conditions and addressing clients’ evolving needs become imperative when growth slows. Robust measurements lead to better decision-making and a more promising future.

Cash Flow 52

Cash Flow Metrics Resources Sales 52