Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Nicolas Rencoret with Rabit Strategic Consulting. Nicolas is Business Transformation Leader with 20+ years experience in consulting, digital innovation, product development, and channel design. His base framework expertise comes from being human-centered design focused […]
Georg van Husen shares what he learned from a mentor and the value of question. Lessons from the Field — The Mentor Who Asked the Right Questions Years ago, I was leading a project that had run into serious trouble. It was complex, politically sensitive, and heading toward visible failure. I needed help. So I […]
Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Paul Erik Flatin. Paul is a seasoned organizational effectiveness consultant with over 20 years of experience driving transformation across McKinsey & Company, Deloitte Federal, and boutique consulting firms. His expertise spans organizational design, change […]
Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Mark Phillip Gill with Integrity Strategy Consultants. A summary of Mark’s experience follows. “I have worked in the consulting industry for over 20 years, working at signature firms such as Bain & Co., PricewaterhouseCoopers, […]
Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Vanessa Bottero. Vanessa joins Umbrex as a Senior Strategy Consultant and Interim Chief of Staff. She brings a hybrid profile, combining the structural rigor of three years at McKinsey & Company with the operational […]
John Van Leeuwen explains how chemical companies can successfully navigate a downturn by following the evolutionary pathway. Don’t waste this downturn? Drive transformation! Having already executed defensive moves such as budget cuts, headcount reductions, cash management, dividend cuts, and European asset restructuring, chemicals companies are left looking for additional cost-cutting opportunities while waiting for demand […]
Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Michael Monson with MJM Strategy. Michael is a nationally recognized leader in long term services and supports (LTSS), dual eligibles, older adults, social determinants of health (SDOH), and complex populations. He is an expert […]
Vinay Vaswani shares how AI is changing the economics of building software and explores the pros and cons of buying or building. For years, the logic was relatively clear: build when software is integral to your competitive edge; buy for everything else – because buying is usually faster, cheaper, and carries lower execution risk. The […]
Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Debanik Sen. Deb is a seasoned professional with 12+ years of experience in Consulting, E-commerce and Big Tech. He has worked at EY-Parthenon in New York for the last 3-4 years and was previously […]
Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member Andrey Lukashevich. A summary of Andrey’s experience follows. “Managing Director & CEO with 15+ years scaling tech-enabled consumer platforms and driving growth across EMEA and CIS markets. I have led businesses through high-growth phases, […]
Koen Veltman identifies the downsides of organizational design, explains the benefits of rethinking it, and shares six design principles to improve it. What if your org structure is the real bottleneck? Not the market. Not your people. Not your product. The structure itself. There is this famous quote from David Packard (the P in HP):”More […]
AJ Shelman and Mary Shelman explain how GLP-1 drugs and AI are changing the food industry and what that means for consumers. Forget what you think you know about consumer behavior. For decades, everyone from food manufacturers to health professionals to environmental advocates has tried to change what people eat, but the reality is that […]