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Andrea Terzi Brescia, Italy MS, ESCP Boston Consulting Group Masdar Umbrex member
Thought Leadership

Andrea Terzi highlights the value of human-based skills in the workplace and extends an invitation to an online bootcamp designed to future-proof human skills. People keep asking me: ‘What’s left for me, if AI does the work?’ For years we rewarded people for doing tasks, building the model, formatting the deck, pulling the analysis. AI […]

Piyush Kamra New Delhi, India PGDBA, Symbiosis Int'l University BCG Accenture Pinnacle Umbrex member
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Piyush Kamra shares a cautionary tale of relying solely on a GenAI pilot and where the gap lies between what you learn from running a pilot and what needs to be done. A clean business case still dies on contact with an organization that can’t absorb it. Mei-Lin learned it the hard way, and not […]

Mihir Lalit Mehta Mumbai, India MBA, NMIMS University McKinsey & Co PiramalGroup MAKS Sports Umbrex member
Thought Leadership

Mihir Mehta shares an invitation to sports and fitness operators interested in running a multi-sports complex in Mumbai. An unusual opportunity for sports & fitness operators in Navi Mumbai. We’ve just completed a brand-new, 50,000 sq ft multi-sport complex in Ulwe — and we’re inviting the right operator to run it. Pickleball · Football turf […]

Philip Crandall New York, NY BA, Columbia Bain & Co Rokt Cashrewards Rio Tinto
Thought Leadership

Philip Crandall identifies two problems in AI search and to approach them. Two big problems to solve in the AI search world: Problem 1: Paying publishers for citations in AI platforms Problem 2: Making Creator content citeable in AI platforms Problem 1: Publishers traditionally monetize through media, which is dependent on driving traffic to their […]

Anushka Baloian Santiago, Chile MA, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile McKinsey & Co World Bank Group Ministry of Economy Umbrex member
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Anushka Baloian. Anushka is a strategy and corporate finance leader with over 5 years of experience in corporate strategy, operations, and analytics across logistics, travel, and retail. She has a fast track career from business analyst to Engagement manager in 4 years and has a demonstrated spike in problem-solving and analytics, with a strong ability […]

Mihir Lalit Mehta Mumbai, India MBA, NMIMS University McKinsey & Co PiramalGroup MAKS Sports Umbrex member
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Mihir Mehta. Strategy and financial services leader with over 17 years of experience in management consulting, private banking, corporate strategy, and P&L leadership. Advised financial institutions at McKinsey & Company and served as a strategic partner at Piramal Group, leading portfolio reviews and strategic initiatives. Founded and scaled a community-driven sports brand in Mumbai.

Julie Counts Los Angeles, CA MBA, U of Michigan McKinsey & Co Deloitte Toys “R” Us
Thought Leadership

Julie Tiedrich Counts shares a case study on the repositioning and go-to-market strategy for a luxury bath brand. Overview: Counts Consulting was reengaged by a luxury global bath client to support the future positioning of an acquired niche brand. Leadership wanted a clear, evidence-based answer to a defining question: keep the brand independent, integrate it […]

Kenneth Green Denver, CO BS, Cornell University McKinsey & Co American Express Umbrex member
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Kenneth Green. Kenneth is a transformation leader with over a decade of experience in helping individuals and teams perform at their best. His unique blend of service operations consulting experience and in-house talent expertise enables him to advise on a broad range of transformation topics.

Stephen Butler Calgary, Canada PhD, Cambridge Boston Consulting Group TMX Group BDC Framework Advisory
Thought Leadership

Stephen Butler draws attention to the true cost of people showing up late to online meetings, and the cumulative value of showing up on time. ‘We’re still waiting for a few people to join.’ This is not politeness. It’s hard to imagine a phrase more devastating to team culture—with ripple effects that can cumulatively cost […]

Jeremy D Wano Philadelphia, PA MBA, Dartmouth Boston Consulting Group Healthsperien United States Navy Umbrex member
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Jeremy Wano explains the difference why a good system beats heroic efforts with example from his time running a navy dental clinic. 34 people. $2.75M. 14,000 patients a year. The only number that mattered was 97%. That was a Navy dental clinic I ran as an officer. I’m a dentist, so I was a clinician […]

Vivienne Umusu Milton, GA MSc, London Metropolitan U McKinsey ACME Cloud SCM Connections AI & Data Strategy Umbrex member
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Vivienne Umusu highlights the importance of using quality data as the foundation for all applications. We are all familiar with the old adage: Garbage in, garbage out. Every technology leader has said it. Every data team has lived it. And yet, across 27 years spanning the on-premise era, the cloud era, and now the AI-first […]

Prachi Misra London, England MBA, Oxford McKinsey & Co Alvarez & Marsal Efficio Umbrex member
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Prachi Misra. I am a senior enterprise transformation executive with 20+ years delivering measurable EBITDA impact across PE-backed businesses, global corporations, and management consulting. My career sits at the intersection of three disciplines that are increasingly inseparable: PE value creation, procurement-led cost transformation, and AI-enabled operational change. I have operated as an embedded executive inside […]