It’s vacation season once again! And in this episode, I will be talking about five books that I highly suggest for you to read. I believe that this set of books will help you gain new perspectives about life— the plans that you set out for yourself and the simplest, most important, things in life that people need to reflect on. I’ll be stating the important points of each book as we go through this episode: 1.The Top Five Regrets of the Dying by Bronnie Ware – this book is written by a nurse in ...
Jul 26, 2021•23 min•Season 2Ep. 101
Despite how some things have hindered me from publishing this and that it's already been long overdue, I am still grateful for this milestone - Consulting Lifestyle has reached its 100th episode! I am also thankful to my country for celebrating Canada Day two weeks ago. And because of that, my 100th episode will talk about the 5 Reasons Why It's Good to Do Consulting in Canada. I will go into detail regarding the following points: Positive organizational culture (Less hierarchy) Plenty of opport...
Jul 19, 2021•26 min•Season 2Ep. 100
In my 99th episode, I will be talking about the 7 Deadly Sins in the context of B2B Consulting. They are called deadly because these behaviors could potentially spur to other work-related vices. The purpose of this episode is not to offend anyone but to encourage self evaluation. I would also love to hear what you think about this episode. Get in touch with your host Diogène Ntirandekura at: Email: info@consultinglifestyle.fm Email: info@erphappy.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/diogene...
Jun 28, 2021•21 min•Season 2Ep. 99
In this solo episode, I am sharing with you 10 useful tips on how to start a new ERP implementation project. Get in touch with your host Diogène Ntirandekura at: Email: info@consultinglifestyle.fm Email: info@erphappy.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/diogenentirandekura Support the show To get in touch with Diogene Ntirandekura, the host of the show: Linkedin Profile community page for coaching Instagram profile...
Jun 21, 2021•17 min•Season 2Ep. 98
Topics: How the book “Rich dad, Poor Dad” changed his life From “the books factory” to “best selling book” Misconceptions about writing a bestselling book The benefit of giving away value The industry shifting to Audiobooks What Vikrant did during the pandemic Vikrant’s Top 5 books Resources: www.bestsellingbook.com/masterclass www.bestsellingbook.com/checklist https://www.amazon.ca/-/fr/Vikrant-Shaurya/dp/1950336131 Support the show To get in touch with Diogene Ntirandekura, the host of the sho...
Jun 14, 2021•41 min•Season 2Ep. 97
Transition happens when we face a new season in our lives. But it also comes with new challenges. In this episode, I am sharing why I decided to let go and how I am moving forward with a new perspective in life. Support the show To get in touch with Diogene Ntirandekura, the host of the show: Linkedin Profile community page for coaching Instagram profile...
Jun 10, 2021•13 min•Season 2Ep. 96
TOPICS COVERED: How Alisa started on LinkedIn? Why personal branding matters How LinkedIn changed in terms of organic reach? Importance of having a LinkedIn account for recruiters and job seekers Over-all online visibility for credibility Alisa’s opinion on building a digital company culture Choosing personal branding as a niche What is influencing marketing Tips on how to create and manage your personal brand RESOURCES: Alisa Ploco LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alisaploco-personal-brand...
May 31, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Season 2Ep. 95
Topics covered: How Daniel started in Artificial Intelligence? A great lesson on how to fund your passion What is Artificial Intelligence? How keynotes help you to build your business ? What is a “head of AI”? How big is the AI research market ? How to measure the ROI on AI Why are group of countries interested in AI? Resources: Article on ROI in AI: https://emerj.com/ai-executive-guides/ai-roi-emerj-trinity/ https://emerj.com/ -AI consulting podcast: https://emerj.com/ai-consulting-podcast/ Web...
May 25, 2021•38 min•Season 2Ep. 94
My guest today is Tonya Thomas, Tonya is a Virtual Executive Assistant and the CEO of Team Delegate, LLC Topics covered with Tonya: How she came across a training program to be a virtual assistant The challenges of marketing an unconventional concept 20 years ago How the industry evolved in both the business and virtual assistance side Different types of Virtual Assistance Communication and relational developments that happened How did she build a process for her business Her vision of freedom a...
May 12, 2021•31 min•Season 2Ep. 93
In this episode, I share with you the differences between 3 situations consultants find themselves in: being an employee in a consulting firm being a solo independent contractor being a consulting firm owner I analyze it through 6 aspects: Revenue model Level of professional autonomy Mindset Lifestyle What does progress mean? What I would do in this situation Support the show To get in touch with Diogene Ntirandekura, the host of the show: Linkedin Profile community page for coaching Instagram p...
May 04, 2021•45 min•Season 2Ep. 8
In this episode, I explain how to automate your business in 5 steps: 1. What is automation 2. What is the difference between an activity and a process 3. The 3 criteria to use when deciding to automate an activity 4. 3 business benefits of doing automation 5. Examples of tools that can be used to automate your business - info@erphappy.com - https://www.linkedin.com/in/diogenentirandekura Support the show To get in touch with Diogene Ntirandekura, the host of the show: Linkedin Profile community ...
Apr 19, 2021•18 min•Season 2Ep. 91
My guest today is Joe Maalouf. Joe Maalouf is a systems engineer and consulting firm founder. He co-founded Effiqual a bit over 3 decades ago. Joe is part of a family of poets. Poetry influences the way he sees consulting and the way he built his firm. The overall theme of the episode is "authenticity and compassion". Topics covered with Joe: Why did Joe create Effiqual? Why did he want to reduce the dependance on external consultants Why the Flawless Consulting model is great one for the client...
Apr 12, 2021•43 min•Season 2Ep. 90
In this episode, I'm going to make a review of the first quarter of 2021 into two big parts. One would be related to my personal life and the other one would be related to a new business model. I also shared my insight on how Ihere are different ways that you can approach and try to change an industry. To get in touch: https://www.linkedin.com/in/diogenentirandekura/ info@erphappy.com www.erphappy.com/missionstatement Tony Hsieh and Zappos book: https://www.amazon.ca/Power-WOW-Electrify-Putting-...
Apr 08, 2021•32 min•Season 2Ep. 89
Link to the form about your mission statement: https://www.erphappy.com/missionstatement. In this episode, I explain to you how you could write a mission statement for your company. Whether you are a company of one or a big multinational, you fulfill a mission. This mission can be stated in many different ways and I am suggesting one that I think can fit most people and organizations. In the link above, your own mission statement. I also explain how we came up with our own mission statement at E...
Apr 05, 2021•24 min
My guest today is Josh Elledge , Josh is a serial entrepreneur, who did work in the Navy both as a journalist and as a Dee-Jay. You will learn how meeting one famous DJ from the Army inspired him to serve with authenticity. Josh has had several entrepreneurial ventures in different industries. Today, his company enables businesses to increase their sales through a partnership model. Josh's company, Up my influence, also runs a podcast called "The thoughtful entrepreneur". Topics covered with Jos...
Mar 29, 2021•41 min•Season 2Ep. 87
Our guest today is Dave Walker He is an ex-Deloitte consultant and today he is a coach, storyteller and an author. During the interview, we approach the subject of health in all its aspects: mental, physical, and emotional. We will also talk about the "hotel snacking scene" that was a turning point into getting him to realize that he has to change his lifestyle. Topics covered with Dave: What made Dave change his life while he was at Deloitte Canada Dave's aversion to the "S-word" Dave's advice ...
Mar 22, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 85
My guest today is Christine Wong. She is a Workday Financials consultant at Accenture since a bit over 2 years. In this short amount of time, she managed to create a thriving Technology Consulting Community online and create a Youtube channel. We covered the following topics: How she started in the consulting industry What are her favorite aspects about doing consulting How does she manage her consulting Facebook group? What is her desired career path in consulting What is special about working ...
Mar 15, 2021•32 min0
Happy International Woman's Day! I highlight amazing contributions from Women in consulting. The episode is a collection of past episodes that I recorded with women. The topics approached are the following: Leadership with Denise Sarkor: https://consultinglifestyle.fm/005 Entrepreneurship with Rachael Orumor: https://consultinglifestyle.fm/13 Diversity and inclusion with Kelly Bron Johnson: https://consultinglifestyle.fm/30 Stand against inequality with Ravi Toor: https://consultinglifestyle.fm/...
Mar 08, 2021•41 min•Season 2Ep. 84
Our guest today is Ilenia Vidili. Ilenia Vidili helps organizations to become customer-centric. We talked about her previous career and how she became an independent consultant. You will discover the atypical way in which she started her consulting business. She also has a very unconventional opinion on how an organization has to become customer-centric. Topics covered with Ilenia: Why she started to travel How she started her own consultancy Her vision of what being a customer-centric company r...
Mar 01, 2021•32 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Hello, I recorded this mini-episode to announce that I will be speaking at Podfest Global ! Podfest is the biggest virtual podcasting event in the world, from 1-5 March 2021. I will be speaking on Wednesday 3rd of March at 8AM EST. It will be about "how to create and grow a B2B podcast?" = Comment créer et croître un podcast B2B. My keynote will be in French, that's the plot twist. Please find below the link to Podfest if you want to attend the festival: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/podfest-glob...
Feb 28, 2021•6 min
Our guest today is Ingrid Rogier. Ingrid is a professional and a student at the same time, and she’s passionate about the luxury industry. Most of her professional career has been more within the financial industry, and now she’s moving towards the luxury industry and she has already started to provide services to business people, active in the battery industry. I wanted to showcase and highlight, which don’t have the longer as a young entrepreneur, and we are very good things about both the lux...
Feb 25, 2021•29 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Dr Robert Sicora is a consultant who used to work in Human Resources with large organizations such as Pfizer, Carlson companies, Cargill, etc. Throughout his life, he always held a stance about what he wanted to do. He used to want to be a pilot and was working as a recreational therapist with youth. His recreational therapy work is what inspired him to study in Human Resources. He works in the organizational development side of businesses. And while being independent he completed a doctorate in...
Feb 22, 2021•54 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Connie Steele is a consulting business owner, author and she built her own “career mashup”. She shares to us the principles of her new book “ Building the Business of You: A System to Align Passion and Growth Potential Through Your Own Career Mashup ”. It is the first book to help professionals and entrepreneurs navigate the new world of work while aligning personal purpose with professional advancement. We cover the following topics: When Connie started to be curious about the internet How she ...
Feb 15, 2021•51 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Welcome to the Season 2 of the podcast. In this episode, I outline the following: Who is the target audience of the podcast Whether there will still be interviews How often episodes will be released Introduction to the first interview of the season Special announcement Get in touch with your host Diogène Ntirandekura at: Email: info@consultinglifestyle.fm Email: info@erphappy.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/diogenentirandekura Support the show (http://patreon.com/diogene) Support the s...
Feb 11, 2021•8 min•Season 2Ep. 1
In this minisode, I talk about Clubhouse, a new group conversations - based social media app! Support the show To get in touch with Diogene Ntirandekura, the host of the show: Linkedin Profile community page for coaching Instagram profile...
Jan 15, 2021•7 min
This is a spontaneous episode. I just share a feeling that I had last night (we are in Jan 2021) that gave me doubts about my dreams. I explain here how I coped with having doubts and how you could cope as well. To get in touch with me: www.consultinglifestyle.fm info@consultinglifestyle.fm www.erphappy.com www.linkedin.com/in/diogenentirandekura Support the show To get in touch with Diogene Ntirandekura, the host of the show: Linkedin Profile community page for coaching Instagram profile...
Jan 14, 2021•9 min
This is the last episode of the year 2020, as well as the last of Season 1. I would like to thank all the listeners of the podcast, I greatly appreciate your support. This episode is to be listened in 3 parts: I share 2020 achievements on the podcast I share with you the 6 areas in which I build my life plan I share my plans for 2021 on the podcast (there will be a break!) There are 6 areas in which I build my life plan: love family and close friends physical health mental health business financ...
Dec 30, 2020•35 min0
Cory and Jojo Rankin are a married couple who coach entrepreneurs on how to keep their family strong so that their business is stronger. 2020 has been a challenging year for many families around the world. The boundary between work and private life is now more blurry than ever. This is why I am happy to approach the subject of family and business on the podcast, during this end of the year period. With Cory and Jojo, we have covered the following topics: How they started coaching entrepreneurs H...
Dec 28, 2020•51 min•Season 1Ep. 73
This is a special episode , as we are reaching the end of the year 2020, I want to share the 10 main things that I have learned about doing podcasting. info@consultinglifestyle.fm www.consultinglifestyle.fm www.linkedin.com/in/diogenentirandekura Support the show To get in touch with Diogene Ntirandekura, the host of the show: Linkedin Profile community page for coaching Instagram profile...
Dec 24, 2020•27 min
Stacey is an entrepreneur, author, and podcaster who is part of the “business failure” club. She first delved into HR consulting and then in productivity and business coaching. When she noticed that people were asking her how she managed to be so successful with referrals, she started to teach people how to get referrals without asking. Topics covered: How Stacey become part of the business failure club Why asking for a referral is against human psychology The real definition of a referral Why y...
Dec 21, 2020•37 min•Season 1Ep. 72
