Jeremy Silver shares a lesson on customer retention learned the hard way. Is your customer set up to fail? Act NOW while you still can! I once learned this lesson the hard way… A large customer’s implementation had been a mess, several mistakes were made and our team had not followed best practices. Not surprisingly […]
Angela Thompson shares a useful report on retail patterning from 2024. KEY TAKEAWAYS This year’s stores had a wider range of themes than in the past including; brand collaborations, conscious consumerism, curated collections, distinctive retail experiences, personalization, tech-enabled and unique store designs 7 of these stores had unique store designs, which were impressive in […]
Kathryn Valentine shares a post and link to a podcast on career growth and financial confidence. Thrilled to have joined Everyone’s Talkin’ Money for a powerful conversation on career growth, financial confidence, and breaking down barriers to success. We discussed the intersection of money and career decisions, sharing stories and strategies on how to navigate […]
Umbrex is pleased to welcome Carla Merritt Huang with Merritt Leadership Group. Carla brings over 15 years of expertise in leadership advisory, executive coaching, and organizational development. Formerly a strategy consultant with McKinsey and leadership advisor with ghSMART, Carla has supported leaders and organizations of all sizes—from global corporations to owner-led businesses—on strategic priorities, talent […]
Patrick C. Raab shares the first in a series of posts on monetization. This post explores product and price design. Welcome to our first post of the series “Myths of monetization”! For the coming weeks, we will look at seemingly common knowledge in product and price design and challenge what we believe is obvious and […]
Umbrex is pleased to welcome Taylor Edgerton with Taylor Edgerton Consulting. Taylor is a highly versatile, ex-Bain strategy & ops consultant with a focus on CPG, food, and climate tech companies. He thrives in 0 to 1 environments working alongside founders and senior leaders. He spike on being strategic + analytical + decisive, having sharpened […]
Umbrex is pleased to welcome Mide Alonge with Greenroot. Mide is a Venture Capitalist, Fractional CFO, and ClimateTech advocate dedicated to advancing sustainable innovation and economic growth in emerging markets. As the founding partner of Greenroot Capital, a Lagos and London-based Fractional CFO service, Mide supports startups in emerging markets in scaling financially and operationally. […]
Frank Ma shares a short post and link to a white paper on the market for pumps and systems in carbon capture and storage. How will carbon capture and storage (CCS) shape the future of pumps and flow control? JFMA Consulting, LLC’s recently released white paper, Centrifugal Pumps Market Outlook in CCS, explores how this […]
Umbrex is pleased to welcome Nadeen Matthews Blair with Crescent Advisory Group. Nadeen is the Founder and CEO of Crescent Advisory Group, which provides consulting, workforce development, and executive coaching services to help companies develop and convert their business, AI, and digital transformation strategies into tangible financial results. With over 20 years of leadership experience […]
This evergreen article from Bart Vanderhaegen explains how to encourage cooperation. There is 1 key truth about cooperation: people will only cooperate when they experience enough “use”or “motivation” to do so … otherwise they’ll merely (continue to) “work apart together”. So, whenever there is more motivation to cooperate than to “work apart together”, people will […]
Paul Vatistas shares five valuable insights that can help develop strong marketing messaging. How effective is your marketing message for 2025? Creating a marketing message that differentiates your company’s product and services is one of the hardest things you will have to do, but formulating a highly differentiated message is essential in beating your competition, […]
Umbrex is pleased to welcome Ethan Williams with Fractional Pricing Advisors. Ethan is a seasoned executive with over 20 years of experience in corporate strategy, business development, 10 of that in pricing, and commercial transformation. Throughout his career, he has built a reputation as a strategic change agent, known for driving value-based pricing, optimizing revenue, […]