Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Omotoyosi Ayanwola. Toyosi is an independent consultant with expertise in public health strategy, health equity, and cross-sector program design. She recently completed her Master of Public Health at Harvard University, where her work focused […]
Read how Aliya Glagoleva used AI to complete hours of research and analysis in 45 minutes. Just built a task-bounded AI agent to analyze unstructured customer feedback and save some time Using n8n for orchestration, the ChatGPT API for reasoning, and Google Sheets as input/output, the agent processed 562 customer comments end-to-end. For each one, […]
Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Scott Keenan with Berman Road Advisors. Scott is a value creation-focused commercial leader with nearly two decades of experience designing and scaling revenue systems in private equity-backed and growth-stage companies. He partners with PE […]
Jason George shares an insightful case study based on Harvard’s early innovative approach to the design of classroom seating and instructor engagement, how the need for flexibility was integrated into construction, and how it is applicable to today’s construction needs, especially in the face of unexpected events such as COVID. Harvard Business School’s campus is […]
Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Renaldo Webb as Independent Consultant. Renaldo is the founder of Webb Consulting, a fractional operator and advisory practice serving VC- and PE-backed CPG and DTC companies in the $5–100M revenue range. Prior to consulting, […]
In this concise post, Cheryl Tan explains how she uses AI to identify a few top trends of 2026 and reveals the irony in the research. 2026 will be the year of the cabbage. 🥬 No, really. Pinterest’s annual trend report just dropped, and cabbage is replacing cauliflower as the “it” vegetable. First of all, […]
Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Rafael T Montilla. A summary of Rafael’s experience follows. “Senior operating executive with 15+ years of experience driving measurable value creation at the intersection of commercial strategy, AI, product, and technology. McKinsey-trained, with hands-on […]
Chris Tsakalakis offers key steps to proven results on networking through LinkedIn. In my last post, I talked about the basics of networking: what is it, why do it, when to do it and with whom. In this post, I want to provide specific instructions on how to network, with an emphasis on using LinkedIn. […]
Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Shur Gonzalez. Shur spent four years in the operations implementation practice at McKinsey, where he led complex transformations across manufacturing, industrials, energy, and consumer products. Prior to McKinsey, he built a global career in […]
Lukas Weimann shares a career update and an introduction to the climate technology company he co-founded. After ~3.5 years, I’m saying goodbye to McKinsey & Company. I am deeply grateful for everything I’ve learned, all the friendships I’ve made, and for the transformative role “the Firm” played in my life. But the time has come […]
Sameh Elrefaei shares the etymology of, and a new view on, the concept of the deadline. I missed a self-imposed deadline today. Every other Sunday at 7:11 AM Pacific, I publish a post. Why 7:11? Because 7, 11, and 17 are my favorite numbers. They’re prime, they’re odd, and they’re what I pick when I […]
Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Alissa Lash. In her role as Chief People Officer, Alissa leads all aspects of talent strategy and people operations, including building an exceptional team and optimizing organizational culture, diversity, inclusion, and growth. She also leads […]