Umbrex Membership Application

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⚠ Resume required to begin review. Your resume is the most important piece of your application — without it, we cannot begin reviewing your application. You can come back and upload it later (Step 1).

1 Basic

2 Professional

3 Practice

4 Final

Step 1: Basic Information

Your information is kept private and is only shared with Umbrex staff. We never sell or share your contact details with third parties.

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First Name *

Middle Name (optional)

Last Name *

Nickname (optional)

LinkedIn Profile URL (optional)

Twitter / X (optional)

Email Address(es) *

Primary

Phone Number(s) *

Primary

Metro Area / Location *

Enter your city, region, or country. If using autocomplete, select a suggestion.

By continuing this application you agree to be contacted by Umbrex and you agree to be added a weekly newsletter managed by Umbrex. You will be considered for membership to Umbrex (primarily an MBB community), or Veritux (a broader community of independent management consultants)

Step 2: Professional

Most advanced degree *

School where you received your most advanced degree *

Additional degrees (optional)

Add any other degrees you have earned. Provide the degree and the school for each.

Consulting firm(s) you have worked at * (select all that apply)

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Other consulting firm(s) *

One or two additional companies you have worked at (optional)

Press Enter or Tab after each company name to add it as a tag.

Current professional status *

A. I am already working as an independent consultant and have my own practice B. I am currently employed but plan to transition to independent consulting C. I am unemployed and am looking to do consulting while seeking full-time employment

Please pick the option that best describes your situation:

I am working full time on my independent consulting practice I am working part time on my independent consulting work while looking for full time employment I am working part time on my independent consulting practice while running another business I own (or co-own) I am working part time on my independent consulting practice while employed full time I am working part time on my independent consulting practice while employed part time

Please pick the option that best describes your situation:

I have my leave date

Planned leave date *

I plan to leave within the next quarter I don't know my leave date yet I don't plan to leave my employment and want to do independent consulting on a part-time basis I only plan to leave my employment once I have obtained my first independent project

Languages (optional)

Add each language you speak along with your proficiency level.

Step 3: Practice

Tell us about your independent consulting practice.

Name of your practice *

Website of your practice (optional)

Do you have a legal entity for your practice? *

Yes, I have established a legal entity for my practice No, I have not yet set up a legal entity for my practice

Country where your legal entity is registered *

Type of legal entity *

Number of employees *

Please check all that apply: (optional)

I have one or more equity partners in my firm I'm just starting and haven't done any projects yet I regularly engage contractors for my projects

Where do you mainly find your projects? *

Step 4: Final

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Holiday card mailing address (optional)

Each year we send a holiday card to every Umbrex member. Share an address if you'd like to be included on our list — totally optional.

Professional Bio *

Write a short professional bio (2–5 sentences). This will be used on your Umbrex profile if accepted.

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Profile Sharing Consent (Required)

If accepted to join the community, I consent to my profile being shared in the following way(s):

A. I consent to having my profile publicly displayed on the website directory including: photo, highest degree and school, firm backgrounds.

I consent to having my professional bio paragraph:

Publicly displayed on the website as part of my profile (shared above). Included in being welcomed into the community on the website. Included in the community newsletter as a new member. Included in being welcomed into the community on LinkedIn. Do not share my bio anywhere

Photo (Required)

To add you to the Umbrex website, we need a high-quality photo of you in business dress. Please make sure your photo:

Shows you in professional dress
Is in focus
Has you looking at the camera
Is high resolution (at least 100 KB, ideally ~1 MB)
Doesn't include hats, sunglasses, or other people in the frame

Please do not send an edited photo. We'll handle the edits for you (convert to black and white, zoom in, remove the background, etc.) — just send us the original.

Good — original A professional headshot in good lighting.

Good — after our edits We'll turn the first into the second.

Won't work: busy street photo with a hat and other people in the frame — **Won't work** Hats, sunglasses, busy backgrounds, or other people in the frame can't be edited out.

OK I'll send a photo right away Stay tuned - I'll need to get a photo taken

📷 Click to upload or drag and drop JPG, PNG, or GIF · ideally ~1 MB, up to 5 MB

B. No, keep my profile private for now.

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Resume Required

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Thank you for applying to join Umbrex. We will review your application and be in touch soon.

Complete applications are typically reviewed within 2 business days.