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Why CEO’s Hire Consultants and Coaches: The REAL Value They Bring with Brad Rex

Consulting Matters

Brad had an unconventional start to his career after meeting his boss's boss while studying finance at college. During his twelve-and-a-half-year tenure, he worked in finance and strategic planning before taking over as leader of Epcot theme park on the week of 911, 2001.

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Management Consulting versus Investment Banking

Management Consulted

The cons of investment banking – the long hours, the repetitive and unengaging nature of the work, the lack of non-finance exit opportunities – mattered far more to me than a 6-figure salary. This expertise may be as broad as “operations turnaround” and as specific as “benchmarking for insurance companies.”

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FTI Consulting Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

First, consulting services were added for property and casualty insurance claim adjusters and attorneys. FTI expanded into investigation and research capabilities as well as turnaround, restructuring, bankruptcy and forensic accounting with the moves. Corporate Finance/Restructuring. Restructuring/Turnaround Services.

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Attended vs. Unattended RPA: It Doesn’t Need to be an Either-Or

1 to 1

RPA lets associates focus on more worthwhile tasks: improving customer experience , driving bottom-line results, and reducing turnaround time – all with the capability of completing processes and requests around the clock and eliminating human error. Well thought out business process automation benefits the entire organization.

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Seabury Group Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

Founded in 1995 by former Bain consultants and headquartered in New York City, they focus on developing airline strategy and implementing major operational turnaround. Then, underneath three of these sub-subsidiaries are, you guessed it, more subsidiaries, such as Seabury Airline Planning Group LLC and Seabury Maritime Corporate Finance LLC.

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MC Coach Interview: My First Year at McKinsey

Management Consulted

I majored in accounting, finance and supply chain management at a college in the state (Miami of Ohio). I was going down the route of finance, asset management, investment banking, or something like that. One of the guys does mostly investment banking, and he gave me a tough insurance case. That was rough. That was typical.

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Iceland Ponders Radical Money Plan Including Elimination of Fractional Reserve Lending and Deposit Insurance

MishTalk

banks issuing 2-year CDs and lending money for 15-year mortgages), bank''s ability to lend money into existence, and deposit insurance. Deposit insurance is the epitome of moral hazard. Depositors do not care because the deposits are insured. I have long railed against fractional reserve lending, duration mismatches (e.g.