Safia Tmiri explores the growing dilemma of managing intellectual property governance, security, and cross-border access. Days after Anthropic released Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 on 9 June, the U.S. Commerce Department placed both models under export controls on national-security grounds. The order required Anthropic to restrict access by foreign nationals, including foreign nationals working […]
Erin Guthrie. Most strategy engagements produce a report. Erin Guthrie produces a decision. With 20 years spanning McKinsey, Microsoft, Uber, and Illinois State Government, she brings executive-level market intelligence to leadership teams facing their most consequential strategic questions, and stays through execution to make sure the answer actually moves the business.
Alexa Sievers shares a short post and video of a first photo shoot for a new clothing brand with good friends, kind weather, and zero budget. Bootstrapped fashion founders don’t get €50k campaign budgets. So you figure it out. This video cost €0. I grabbed two friends, a horse, an open field, and clothes we […]
Santiago Muedano. Experienced management consultant specializing in M&A deal advisory and Transformations, with a strong track record in strategy and operations across various industries. Recognized for leading initiatives, managing teams, and building client relationships, Santiago has extensive international project experience (US, Nordics, UK and other EMEA) scaling businesses and driving go-to-market initiatives.
Philippe Arnaud. Philippe is an experienced CEO and CCO with a strong track record in scale-up and transformation within B2B services, healthcare, and insurance sectors. He has worked for family businesses or PE-backed companies. He has led significant growth and strategic initiatives, including major organic growth, large M&As, international talent management, tech, and strategy. Philippe […]
Friederike Schmiedebach. Friederike is a freelance consultant specializing in change management and organizational development, with a focus on complex transformations and AI adoption. She has seven years of consulting experience with McKinsey & Company and works with C-level and senior leadership to drive strategic change.
Luke Marple highlights two stress points for companies and organizations in the talent space. Over the past few months, I’ve had lots of conversations with people across the talent space in all kinds of companies and organizations. Two points of stress keep coming up. First is the challenge of owning the rapid pace of change […]
Tiago Oliveira. Tiago is an independent consultant and founder of Atalaia Partners, advising clients on strategy and digital due diligence. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a background in mechanical engineering, and previously spent several years at BCG working across practically every industry, including financial institutions, insurance, TMT, healthcare, consumer, industrial goods […]
Ave Leslie highlights the signs of successful scaling in a fast-growing company, and how to approach employee layoffs. A strong signal that a fast-growing company is doing a good job scaling is that it sheds some of its best employees. Working at a small company is fundamentally different from working at a larger company, and […]
Vivienne Umusu. Vivienne is an AI strategy and data readiness leader with more than 27 years of experience helping organizations translate business ambition into practical, measurable technology outcomes. A former McKinsey & Company Practice Lead for AI & Data Strategy, she has advised executives across Life Sciences, Energy, Manufacturing, Consumer Goods, and Supply Chain on […]
Erin Braddock Guthrie shares key points in a concise post on where and how to gain market insights. One thing I’ve observed lately is how much companies can learn from the market around them. The strongest leadership teams I’ve been working with aren’t asking, “How can we improve?” They’re asking, “Who is winning, and why?” […]
Blazej Kunke. Blazej is a business-focused AI consultant and trainer with over 11 years of experience in global organizations, consulting, teaching, and entrepreneurship. As the founder of Kunke Consulting, he helps SMEs implement AI into practical workflows with measurable business value.