Jan Cavelle is a serial entrepreneur based in the UK. She has had a furniture business and now coach other entrepreneurs She has been part of the 50 women entrepreneurs Topics covered: How she purchased a furniture business without having the funds How much prejudice she faced being a woman owning a manufacturing business The awards she won for entrepreneurship and sales Why she coaches other entrepreneurs Her passion for writing Why sale is a recession-proofer Resources: www.jancavelle.co.uk Ge...
Dec 14, 2020•38 min•Season 1Ep. 71
Doug Brown has been a salesman pretty much all his life. He started to sell at six-years-old with his father. For more than two decades, he has helped companies expand their sales revenue across all industries. He managed to make at least multiple 6-figures every year and in some years seven figures. The topics covered: How early-stage salespeople could start Why being “too smart” in sales a trap Doug Brown’s business model His book “win-win selling” The one thing in which sales objections are r...
Dec 07, 2020•46 min•Season 1Ep. 70
Dean Anderson is the VP of sales at EDI Staffing. He has more than 20 years of experience in the IT recruitment industry and in the company. The company has both an impressive retention rate as well as an ability to adapt to the changes that happened in the economy in the last two decades. We will of course talk as well about how his own lifestyle matches what he does for EDI staffing. We covered the following topics: How Dean and the company coped with the Y2K (just before 2000), 2008 crisis an...
Nov 30, 2020•41 min•Season 1Ep. 69
Christopher Bramley, our guest today, offers 3 types of services: Agile and lean frameworks Cynefin How humans learn and engage In this interview, we covered the following topics: The importance of storytelling to learn Waterfall vs agile debate How to really become a learning organization How adults learn The certainty of uncertainty Remote Agility Framework The concept of “homology” Resources: www.involvemetraining.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopherbramley/ Youtube channel: The gentle...
Nov 23, 2020•42 min•Season 1Ep. 68
In today's episode, you will learn more about the energy market and how Dominique Futrell decided to take charge of his own future in order to improve his family's standing and to become an independent consultant. In this episode, you will learn: Dominique’s career story Unregulated energy industry The importance of looking at your business’ energy bill The solar energy opportunities The importance of being of service to people Thanks for tuning in, and see you in the next episode! Resources: ht...
Nov 16, 2020•27 min•Season 1Ep. 67
Our guest, Joann Aquino is a businesswoman based in the Philippines. She has a consulting business that caters to brick and mortar activities, such as construction, engineering and architectural services. In this episode, you will learn: Her switch from being an employee to entrepreneurship Why leverage other people skills brings Joann more freedom Business model of JFAQ Enterprises Pandemic : Why she took care of her contractors Her own lifestyle Thanks for tuning in, and see you in the next ep...
Nov 09, 2020•25 min•Season 1Ep. 66
We are joined today by Cody Butler . He is a marketing specialist, and an entrepreneur, and the author of the book, "The 90 Day Marketing Plan". Today, you’re in for an unexpected and very insightful episode. In this episode, you will learn: Why the law of attraction did not work for his first business How Cody got his first marketing job by reading “SEO for Dummies” Why he leverages other people skills to run his business How to make change your friend His book - the 90-days marketing plan Why ...
Nov 02, 2020•34 min•Season 1Ep. 65
In this episode, we are joined by Christopher Thomson , one of the co-founders of Student Works . In this episode, you will learn: What a purpose-driven business model is Fixed and growth mindset Core skills young people need to have Working with your spouse Coping with the pandemic Christopher's podcast, " Leaders of Tomorrow " podcast Thanks for tuning in, and see you in the next episode! Resources: www.studentworks.com www.studentworks.com/consulting Get in touch with your host Diogène Ntiran...
Oct 26, 2020•37 min•Season 1Ep. 64
In this episode, I will be talking about the 4th part of the consulting fundamental series: What you need to pay attention to when you start a consulting project I will also help you understand the 3 aspects of starting a project the right way: the client the project problem to be solved and solution to be offered In case you missed it, you can catch up on parts 1-3 in these previous episodes! 50 - What is a consultant? 51 - What consulting services you can provide? 52 - What triggers a consulti...
Oct 19, 2020•18 min•Season 1Ep. 62
In this special episode, I’m going to focus on thanksgiving and I celebrate the “harvest” that I have made in the podcast during the year. I will give you 5 things I am grateful for, and I would encourage you to do the same! Those 5 things are: My podcast – already 62 episodes live, started in January 2020 My revenue earned so far in 2020 My higher propension to take risks My marriage and my family The new skills I learned in 2020 As I was doing it, I felt that it would BE a good idea to have yo...
Oct 12, 2020•12 min•Season 1Ep. 62
In this solocast, I’m going to talk about the 5 mindset mistakes a consultant can make on a project and how to avoid them. This episode is a bit of a follow up from Episode 59 in which I was talking about how your ego can hurt you on a consulting project as a project leader. We’re going to dive in the perspective of a consultant You will learn these 5 mindset mistakes: 1. The “know-it-all” consultant 2. The “I am not a trainer” consultant 3. The “it’s the client’s fault” consultant 4. The “I hav...
Oct 05, 2020•17 min•Season 1Ep. 61
Today, we are joined by Zsófia Bányai of Myprocesses . She helps busy entrepreneurs automate and outsource their time-consuming tasks without sacrificing their profit. Zsófia has degrees in both History and in Finance, plus corporate-world Experience which enables her to look at business problems in a different light. She has a strong belief that entrepreneurs should not be the employees of their company. In this episode, you will learn: Her career story’s unusual beginnings Her shift from worki...
Sep 28, 2020•23 min•Season 1Ep. 60
In this solocast, I am detailing 7 ways in which project leaders may unknowingly hurt projects because of their ego. And to detail those 7 ways, I'm going to take the viewpoint of a project leader, or someone that has responsibilities that would impact a project. I have seen this in many countries, from men and women and people from all generations, ego discriminates no one. Tune in now to find out if you are unknowingly hurting your project and team, and learn how to address it early on! Get in...
Sep 21, 2020•16 min•Season 1Ep. 59
I’m glad to reconnect with Ayoum Soumah whom I got to know about 6 years ago, and at the time, he was working in the project management field. He’s still doing it today, but in a completely different capacity. Ayoum is now running an e-commerce business, and he has started to consult with other entrepreneurs that want to make a breakthrough inside the e-commerce industry. It’s a pretty impressive and fascinating path that he took and his organization is exploding and expanding. In this episode, ...
Sep 14, 2020•36 min•Season 1Ep. 58
Christopher Stafford is an ex-accountant at PWC for over 10 years and then became a business owner as a real estate listing agent. He has written two books and is now living an essentially location-free lifestyle. In this episode, you will learn: How Chris started in the real estate industry Why Chris kept setting crazy goals for himself How Chris started coaching real estate agents What is Chris’ typical work week How Chris takes 12 weeks a year off per year Resources: To get a free copy of his...
Sep 07, 2020•25 min•Season 1Ep. 57
Jeroen Corthout is Co-founder of SalesFlare. Sales Flare is a Belgian B2B SaaS company created in 2014 that sells its own sales CRM tool. The company has grown in 6 years with about 2000+ companies using it. We will be talking more about SAAS than consulting in this episode. In this episode, you will learn How Jeroen Acquiring clients How many setups Jeroen made for himself How is the Sales Flare handle the pandemic situation How Jeroen would position his business in the industry How Jeroen know...
Aug 31, 2020•38 min•Season 1Ep. 56
Veronica Sagastume is today a content marketing strategist for accountants. 10 years ago, a life-changing event led her to start her own consulting business. During this decade, she made a few pivots from starting as a CFO consultant to being the content marketing strategist she is today. During our discussion, we went deep into her mind to see what led her to make those business decisions and those career moves. There is no doubt that you will recognize yourself into her story. In this episode ...
Aug 27, 2020•43 min•Season 1Ep. 55
Bruner Nozière is a coach, speaker, and entrepreneur. He lectures at international forums in Canada and Africa on the startup ecosystem and financial emerging technologies such as blockchain. He set up an incubation entrepreneurship program for young people within Groupe3737. In this episode, you will learn: the 3 biggest challenges faced by startups how Bruner helps co-founders cope with not being profitable at the startup stage one of Bruner's entrepreneurs' success story how the pandemic affe...
Aug 24, 2020•45 min•Season 1Ep. 54
Consulting is more than just a profession, it's a craft and we will learn it big time with Deb Zahn today. She has a wealth of experience acquired mainly within the healthcare industry and became herself a solo consultant. She articulates the a lot of In this episode, you will learn: how to reduce the risk associated to launching your business why she started her own podcast how she productize some of her services the difference between an elevator pitch and a value statement how she acquires he...
Aug 17, 2020•37 min•Season 1Ep. 53
This the 3rd part of the 10-episodes serie "Consulting Fundamentals". In this episode, I detail 6 consulting project triggers. They are as follows: Merger and acquisitions Growth of a small medium business Legal and compliance requirements Old information technology infrastructure Upgrade of an existing CRM or ERP Business efficiency #consultinglifestyle #consulting #podcast #triggers #consultingproject #projects Support the show To get in touch with Diogene Ntirandekura, the host of the show: L...
Aug 10, 2020•22 min•Season 1Ep. 52
Hello! This is the episode #51, and the #2 episode of the consulting fundamentals serie. In this episode, I provide you with 4 angles by which you can decide which consulting services you can provide to your clients. Business function Industry Technology Soft skills I detail each of them in the episode. If you like it, leave a review on Apple, Spotify or Stitcher You can also send an e-mail to info@consultinglifestyle.fm or send me a DM on my personal linkedin profile: https://www.linkedin.com/i...
Aug 07, 2020•20 min•Season 1Ep. 51
Thanks for listening to episode #50 of the consulting lifestyle podcast show. You can get in touch with the host Diogène Ntirandekura on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/diogenentirandekura/ or on the website: https://consultinglifestyle.fm -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In this episode, I explain what is a B2B consultant in 4 aspects: definition of a consultant why customers call upon consultant's services what the consultant is not d...
Jul 30, 2020•20 min•Season 1Ep. 50
Welcome to the Consulting Lifestyle podcast show hosted by Diogène Ntirandekura. To get in touch with me: info@consultinglifestyle.fm or my Linkedin profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/diogenentirandekura to listen to the episode on our website: https://consultinglifestyle.fm/49 ---------------------------------------------- In this episode, I explain 4 reasons why you can start an IT consulting career. I talk about how I randomly started in consulting at the start. I make an announcement at th...
Jul 23, 2020•32 min•Season 1Ep. 49
My guest today is Paul Klein. Paul is a B2B consultant, Saas business owner and podcaster but first of all he is a master at pricing! We talked about those 3 aspects about those 3 aspects but his special expertise is in pricing. We will learn about: what type of mindset you need to have to succeed how, as a consultant, you should price your services? A success story from one of Paul's clients how Paul came up with his Saas business idea how he started in podcasting Resources: www.paulklein.net P...
Jul 16, 2020•35 min•Season 1Ep. 48
Chaya Gutnick is a business owner and PhD student who helps her clients to optimize their operational efficiency. She is extremely effective and brings a whole new meaning to multitasking as you will hear during our conversation In this episode, you will learn: her business story how she helps her clients be more effective why she reads six books a week how many softwares she has tested so far why productivity tips must be tailored Resources: https://www.facebook.com/groups/systemsandautomationf...
Jul 06, 2020•25 min•Season 1Ep. 47
This is a crucial but necessary conversation to have in these special times. Georges Floyd was murdered on the 25th of May 2020. The next day, there were protests in the United States and then all over the world. We have seen companies using hashtags and starting special initiatives. But what should a consultant, a solopreneur, a small business owner do? And how should she/he do it? This is the topic of the wonderful panel I have had with Ravi Toor, Dwight Best and Michael Zipursky. Their contri...
Jul 02, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 46
Vitamin C Blog has been co-founded by Kayci Scaggs and Catharine Nixon about a year ago. They want to share information about healthcare in a fun and relatable way. They bridge the gap between the way healthcare information is provided and how it is perceived by the population and organizations. Kayci and Catharine form a complementary team given that one is a marketer and other is a registered nurse. In this episode, we will learn: why Catharine and Kayci decided to create Vitamin C blog how th...
Jun 29, 2020•31 min•Season 1Ep. 45
In this short solocast, I express my opinion on the importance of standing up yourself. At the 6:35 mark, I read out a sermon pronounced by Martin Luther King back in 1967. His sermon is still so valid today in 2020. Stay tuned because at least 2 other episodes will be released in the coming weeks on the subject of standing up for yourself in light of the recent events in the USA and all over the world. #consultinglifestyle #podcast #solocast #martinlutherking #standup #missionstatement --------...
Jun 25, 2020•11 min
HOW TO UNLOCK YOUR CAREER POTENTIAL THROUGH FOCUS INSPIRED My guest today is a DJ for personal development! Luki Danukarjanto is an ex-management consultant which has turned career coach. He founded Focus Inspired and has a passion for people, In the space of 5 years, Luki wrote a book, created a podcast, has a Youtube channel and an app named "Career Buddy" available both on android and iOS In this episode, you'll learn about: his 5-2-2-1 Journal why he turned down the opportunity to become par...
Jun 22, 2020•53 min•Season 1Ep. 43
Michael Zipursky is the co-founder of Consulting Success, an organization that has helped 400+ consultants around the world to add 6 or 7 figures to their annual revenue. Consulting Success is also a podcast focused on sharing stories and strategies of B2B consultants. This show inspired me to start mine, therefore I was happy and humbled to have their host as my guest today. We will learn the following: how Michael started in entrepreneurship and consulting how to run your business while travel...
Jun 15, 2020•40 min
