Tommy Kim provides an article that explains how rethinking your brand can help you grow. The picture of a Lockheed Martin F35 at the opening of this article sends a very clear message. It demonstrates power, pride, quality, stealth, and dominance. Similarly, throughout your life, you will craft a very clear, personal brand for […]
Umbrex is pleased to welcome Suheb Ahmad with Digital. Suheb is an entrepreneur and an ex-BCG consultant. He was one of the few associate consultants hired specifically for digital practice in BCG. He is particularly good at building long-lasting client relationships and has a knack for product development and problem-solving. With over 4+ years of […]
Tobias Baer shares an article on the latest Google news and the regulation of Big Tech. He explores the impact of Google’s algorithms on e-commerce and the commercialization of the internet. In spite of its limited scope, the DOJ’s antitrust complaint against Google already highlights three fundamental issues of e-commerce and the commercialization of […]
Umbrex is pleased to welcome Jeremy Muench with Infinity Growth Partners. Jeremy Muench has worked the last ~20 years in the B2B software space and most recently with Vista Equity Partners (leading private equity software investor) as a Managing Director and member of Vista’s internal operating team (Vista Consulting Group). Prior to Vista, he worked […]
Neil Bansal shares a post that explores the lack of financial literacy in the US, and asks what can be done about it. So how would you rate your financial literacy? If someone asked “True or false: buying a single company’s stock usually provides a safer return than a stock mutual fund”, how would […]
I got this tip from my son’s friend, who is staying with us at the farm for a week (after a negative COVID test.) Izzy pulled his laptop for schoolwork out of his bookbag and then pulled out this 15.6 inch portable LED monitor to serve as a second screen. The monitor – about the size […]
Jonathan Paisner shares a video from his #be150 series on conducting an in-person work session. Key points include: Planning Appreciating the novelty Working those interstitial moments Catch the full video, Running a workshop in the time of COVID, on BrandExperienced.com.
Umbrex is pleased to welcome Roman Churilin. Roman has 8 years of hands-on experience in international management consulting (McKinsey), private equity & fast-growing tech startups with concentration in B2B commercial strategy development & execution and ops turnarounds: – While working at McKinsey and a PE fund he delivered over 10 projects for corporate & public […]
Discover thirteen ways to improve leadership on the shop floor in this older, but always relevant, post from John Sturdivant. Frontline operations leaders have a tough job, and I’ve seen huge ranges in styles and effectiveness. The best leaders are caring, but know when to be tough. They have their priorities straight, and say […]
Umbrex is pleased to welcome Luka Repansek. Luka Repansek worked as a management consultant in the financial institutions practice at McKinsey and gained experience in a number of European markets. He was Fellow at the McKinsey Global Institute in San Francisco were he conducted research on global capital markets. After McKinsey, Luka spent several years […]
Joana Domingues explains how a strong tactic of team leadership may be to admit when you need help. Every time I do it, it’s magical. And yet, I refrain. After all, I’ve spent a life showing myself strong and helpful, capable of dealing with anything you throw at me, and with composure and a […]
Thomas K. Hamann shares a white paper on the sale of cars in Germany and the factors that lie behind the current market situation. Car dealers in Germany have opened again ca. four weeks ago. But the situation has hardly changed since then; new car sales are still down (Helmut Kluger in Automobilwoche 11/12 […]
