Consulting Matters

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Way too many consultants and coaches mistakenly believe that their website is nothing more than an online brochure or resume. ” He’s going to show how you can use the very same skills that make you an exceptional consultant and coach to make your website a key tool you use to get clients.

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Consulting Matters

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Way too many consultants and coaches mistakenly believe that their website is nothing more than an online brochure or resume. ” He’s going to show how you can use the very same skills that make you an exceptional consultant and coach to make your website a key tool you use to get clients.

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Consulting Success

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

If you’re using a consulting hourly rate for your services, you likely could be making 3-5x as much — for the same services. In our 2023 Consulting Fees Study, we learned that 29% of consultants use an hourly rate. That means it’s the 2nd most popular pricing strategy for consultants.

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Consulting Matters

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Say Bye-Bye to Entrepreneurial Fear & Self-Doubt and Hello to an Adventure Mindset Have you ever found yourself paralyzed by fear or doubt as you stand at the brink of launching your own consulting or coaching business or taking your success to the next level? You’re not alone. It’s time to turn this around.

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Consulting Matters

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

A deep dive into the strategies behind the Disney magic (and how to use them to enhance your consulting or coaching success) Want to know a secret? Many people think that what has led to Disney’s incredible success over the years is its unique creativity. There are a lot of companies that aspire to what Disney has accomplished.

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Consulting Matters

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Spoiler alert: You don’t need a ton of entrepreneurial experience to launch your own consulting or coaching business If you’re like a lot of aspiring consulting or coaching business owners, you may have thought, “I’d love to become my own boss, but I don’t have enough entrepreneurial experience or skills!”

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Consulting Matters

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Here’s what you need to know There’s a six-letter word that reflects one of the biggest reasons why accomplished, mid-career professionals would give up their secure, lucrative career to start their own consulting or coaching business. And that is what we’re doing to turn around in today’s episode.

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Steve Shu Consulting

AUGUST 29, 2022

To get this practice off the ground we subcontracted to a number of consulting firms to fill in for delivery gaps we had. To get this practice off the ground we subcontracted to a number of consulting firms to fill in for delivery gaps we had. What did that mean? However, consulting firms have cash flow considerations to make.

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Consulting Matters

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Here’s what you need to know. Bill is the founder of the Center of Customer Engagement, which is a consulting firm dedicated to helping businesses of all sizes – including Apple and Suburu - grow through customer focus and engagement. Picture this: All your hard work getting clients has paid off. Sound like a pipedream?

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Successful Independent Consulting

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Make a guess of what you think your new rate should be. For example, if your rate is now $150 an hour, what do you think is a logical next step? For example, if your rate is now $150 an hour, what do you think is a logical next step? Do the math a few different ways and see how these numbers play out.

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Consulting Matters

AUGUST 26, 2021

Let's be real - you don't want to grow your OWN consulting or coaching business for the money. When you make these seven decisions, you will gain CLARITY on what success looks like (to you) and cultivate the CONFIDENCE needed to pursue success without hesitation boldly. Ask yourself: Why do you REALLY want your own business?

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Successful Independent Consulting

AUGUST 31, 2020

As independent consultants, we’ve all worked remotely to some extent but now we are working virtually 100%. Or worse, they may still have the mindset that if they can’t see the consultant doing the work, they might think they’re overpaying. Photo by Euan Cameron on Unsplash. And likely, this isn’t temporary.

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Consulting Matters

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Do you have the mindset and strategies you need to create a thriving consulting or coaching business so you can reach your full potential in your career and life? Today, I had the pleasure of speaking with Ann Carden, a highly successful consultant and fellow mentor to other consultants.

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Consulting Matters

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Parenthood: The unsung hero of leadership and consulting success Agree or disagree: How you parent reflects how you lead in the workplace. Today’s episode, I’m bringing on leadership consultant, keynote speaker and author of the book Manage Like a Mother: Leadership Lessons Drawn from the Wisdom of Mom, Valerie Cockerell.

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Consulting Matters

MARCH 3, 2021

Most of these consultants and coaches love what they do. But they hate the struggle of trying to find the words to describe what they do and write about it. Related Article: "7 Reasons Why Your Client Aren't Getting it When you Write and Talk About What You Do". This article is for you. You get me!".

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Consulting Matters

DECEMBER 10, 2020

When consultant and trainer Christy Ogilvie's business dried up because of the pandemic, she flipped this question around and started to ask, "OMG - could I be doing anything else to make my business grow even stronger?" How creating a course can reinvigorate your passion for your business and what you do. Take Action.

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Consulting Matters

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Today, I'm sharing the top solutions that every consultant should know. Do you have a goal of growing a high-impact, high-income consulting business? Do you want the control it will give you over your career, to make great use of your experience, and to make a difference? In this episode, we're going to turn this around.

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Consulting Matters

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Chris, a former technology entrepreneur, shares his enlightening journey of metamorphosis - from a midlife crisis that led him to therapy, to eventually harnessing his experiences into a unique consulting practice. Navigating the murky waters of transition can be an arduous voyage.

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Consulting Matters

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Have you switched up your career from leadership to consulting and coaching? Do you wish you had a ready response to the "What do you?" Kyle Howard, you'll see how to answer "What do you do?" The solution he offers is the essence of his brand promise and the answer to what he does.

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Consulting Matters

AUGUST 2, 2021

Want an online image that reflects the depth and power of what you do and establishes you as a premium brand? Last week I relaunched my website, which reflects the biggest changes to my business (even bigger than when I left Disney to start my own consulting business.

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Successful Independent Consulting

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

This article offers ideas of how to do this, as well as some sample language. Make a guess of what you think your new rate should be. For example, if your rate is now $150 an hour, what do you think is a logical next step? Do the math a few different ways and see how these numbers play out. Jot it down.

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Successful Independent Consulting

APRIL 19, 2023

After decades of working with some of the worlds’ best consultants, coaches, and solopreneurs, I’ve assembled a list of qualities that contribute to their success. Are you able to concentrate on what the other person is saying without thinking about what you’re going to say next?

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Consulting Matters

DECEMBER 14, 2023

You look forward to 2024, because now you have a clear vision of what you need to do to finally start your dream consulting/coaching business, market yourself more effectively, land more of the right clients that you can make a difference with, or step up your influence and impact as a thought leader. Sound good to you?

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Consulting Matters

APRIL 13, 2023

Today, Brad Rex shares the real reasons why executives hire consultants and coaches. Brad had an unconventional start to his career after meeting his boss's boss while studying finance at college. Tune in to hear Brad's incredible journey and get the real reasons why executives hire consultants.

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Consulting Matters

MARCH 3, 2021

One of the biggest challenges that both new and seasoned consultants and coaches face is finding the words to describe what they do. They go to networking events and try to explain that they are a consultant or coach but instead of getting head nods and curiosity.they experience the angst of the blank stares.

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Consulting Matters

JUNE 9, 2022

Have you ever been asked "what do you do?" Today we're talking about why people don't get it when you talk and write about what you do. In my early days as a business owner, it was so hard to explain what I did that I often avoided situations where I would have to, which affected more than my marketing results.

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Successful Independent Consulting

DECEMBER 13, 2020

This article offers ideas of how to do this, as well as some sample language to use. Make a guess of what you think your new rate should be. For example, if your rate is now $150 an hour, what do you think is a logical next step? Do the math a few different ways and see how these numbers play out. Jot it down.

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Consulting Matters

JUNE 23, 2022

Today, we're talking about the five simple steps to developing your ideal client archetype, which builds on what we talked about in my last two blogs, why people don't get it when you speak and write about what you do and what is ideal client archetype and why you need one. And this is the goal we are after for you!

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Consulting Matters

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

When I met with three aspiring consultants who are very passionate about parlaying their experience to help companies create healthy work environments and engaged employees. But after consulting on countless employee engagement projects, I started to see that there are hidden costs to these initiatives. Let me explain.

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Consulting Matters

MAY 19, 2022

How can you use your strengths to land more clients and earn what you're worth? Leslie Lyons and I do a deep dive into the Enneagram tool and how to use it to sell more effectively and overcome the issues and challenges that cause us to sabotage ourselves and play small. And this is where Leslie comes in.

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Consulting Matters

JUNE 16, 2022

This quote was a catalyst that completely transformed my approach to growing my own business and helping others do the same. And the result is what I talked about in last week's episode – people don't get it when we speak and write about what we do. So, what's the alternative? What is the common thread?

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Consulting Matters

MAY 12, 2022

Get ready for on-air coaching on pivoting your brand and business from pair of hands to sought-after expert with my guest Dianna Deeney. Be a fly on the wall as Dianna and I tap into her ideal business model (which isn't what she initially had), her unique superpowers, and how she can stand out for the clients she wants to serve.

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Consulting Matters

MARCH 9, 2020

It's the part of you that wants to protect your comfort, security and validation in the short-term at the expense of what is possible in the long-term. Forming partnerships with other consultants and coaches, especially when neither one of you is attracting enough clients to sustain yourselves individually. Your ideas. Your expertise.

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Successful Independent Consulting

AUGUST 24, 2022

If you tell people you are a consultant, many of them will not understand that you are an independent professional in business for yourself. Many people who call themselves consultants are employees of large global firms like Accenture, and others perform temporary assignments through a staffing agency. We are our own boss.

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Successful Independent Consulting

AUGUST 18, 2021

As independent consultants, we’ve all probably worked remotely to some extent but as the COVID-19 pandemic continues, it appears that working virtually will like be part of the “new normal.” To complicate things further for consultants, clients may misperceive “checking in” as a waste of time and/or something they don’t want to pay for.

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Consulting Matters

JULY 15, 2020

Do you have a consulting website? For many consultants and coaches - both new and seasoned - they see their website as nothing more than an online brochure or resume. This tutorial will show you how to build a consulting website that makes you the obvious solution for your future client's most pressing problems.

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Successful Independent Consulting

DECEMBER 4, 2018

This article offers ideas of how to do this, as well as some sample language to use when notifying your clients. First, make a ballpark guess of what you think your new rate should be. For example, if your rate is now $150 an hour, what do you think is a logical next step? Here are four suggestions. Jot it down.

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