Stephen Wunker shares a five-step process his company uses to focus on growth during times of uncertainty. How do you plan when uncertainty only seems to grow? Through embracing disciplined experimentation. Here’s new writing from our Partner Charlotte Desprat on the five-step process we use to make a company great at it: First, establish what […]
Umbrex is pleased to welcome Eric J Evans with Growth Analytics. Eric is an experienced life sciences senior executive. After beginning his career in brand management at Procter & Gamble and in strategy consulting at the Boston Consulting Group, he went on to be Managing Director of Growth Analytics Inc., an international consulting firm specializing […]
Mike Zhang shares two real-life cases from the Asia/China market. Ever felt like you’re tackling a giant puzzle when it comes to the Asian market, especially China? One of the biggest problem-solving takeaways I got from McKinsey is to break the complex problem into manageable pieces. This applies to crafting a winning Go-to-Market (GTM) strategy. […]
Umbrex is pleased to welcome Chris Laures with Laures Consulting. A dynamic and forward-thinking Strategy and Operations Executive with demonstrated success in product development and launch, business development and strategy, M&A, management consulting, competitive analysis, software engineering, and project management. Builds collaborative relationships with cross-functional teams, senior client leadership, and other internal/external business partners. Serves […]
Luiz Zorzella explains why skillful strategists choose which segments, markets, channels, and products to focus on for profitable results. Financial services leaders often overlook the importance of your decision regarding which segments, markets, channels, and products to focus on. One of the reasons is that, while money moves freely, the effort to build channels, brands, […]
Umbrex is pleased to welcome Alex Tuininga with Telegraph & High. A summary of Alex’ experience follows. “With more than 15 years of experience in the US Navy, management consulting, and VC/PE-backed hypergrowth companies, I can offer unique insights into your company’s strategy, operations, analytics, and organizational effectiveness to drive growth and identify opportunities for […]
In this post, Ameila Waters explains how passion and purpose can unlock creative problem solving. My youngest son loves playing Piggy on Roblox. He runs around finding keys and unlocking doors to escape a building while being chased by a zombie pig. Objects hidden across the game’s many chapters unlock cool skins. The skins are […]
Katie Liebel offers valuable insights on how to link customer experience to strategy and value. Customer experience (CX) is a top priority for many companies today with multiple topics as part of the dialogue – personas, user-centered design, AI, culture, digital, etc. There are two main implications to this confluence of topics and increased investment. […]
Umbrex is pleased to welcome Zachary Hoyt with Zelwin Enterprises. Zack is a former McKinsey consultant within the Private Equity and Principal Investors practice. He has extensive experience with strategy work, commercial due diligence, and portfolio company value creation across a range of industries including tech, financial services, government contracting (both federal and state) and […]
Sin Yin Long shares a post and link to an informative article on strategy and boards. A great piece on strategy and boards, and a good trigger to pause and reflect. – Strategy on a page is essential. And this seemingly simple one-pager must be the epitome of complex analysis and rigour of thought – […]
In this article, Paul Dean explains the problem with meetings and why they are mostly ineffective. Consider your workplace experiences last week and truthfully answer if any of the following thoughts wandered into your consciousness: Who is driving this? What is the purpose of this meeting? Where could I be better spending my time? When […]
Umbrex is pleased to welcome Sin Yin Long. Sin Yin is an experienced strategy partner with top consulting firms (including McKinsey, EY-Parthenon and Port Jackson Partners) and has eight years of general management with multinationals (with full P&L responsibility). Her focus is on serving Corporate and Private Equity clients on a wide variety of growth […]