Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, David M Reid with Reid Consulting Labs. David spent two years at McKinsey in the marketing and CRM practices and has since built a 20+ year career as a C-level marketing and publishing leader […]
Hugo Macedo shares a concise post on the value of the 3 Horizon framework. A CEO asked me a strategy question that stopped me cold. “If Horizon 3 is for 2028, does that mean we ignore it until 2028?” We’d been working through the 3 Horizons framework: H1 for near-term wins, H3 for long-shot bets, […]
Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Gustav Gilbertson with taxnbooks4u. A summary of Gustav’s experience follows. “We help clients manage tax debt, clean up books, and simplify tax preparation. TaxnBooks4U was founded with one mission: to provide expert, affordable financial […]
Frank Ma shares a comprehensive article on the market outlook for carbon capture and storage as decarbonization plays a larger role in many sectors. Carbon capture and storage is forecasted to play a vital role in decarbonization, particularly for hard-to-abate sectors like refining, chemical and cement. Estimates suggest CCS could reduce 5-10% of total global […]
Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Roberto Martinez with Caravel Global Advisors. Roberto Martinez is a Harvard MBA and former Bain & Company consultant with 35+ years of experience leading strategy, marketing, and international operations across the U.S., Europe, and […]
Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Norman Bonnyman. Norm spent 5 years at McKinsey in the People & Organizational Performance, Transformation, and GTM practices and has been running his own consulting firm focused on value creation and capability building since […]
Jackie Luo draws from experience of transformative initiatives to demonstrate the benefits of a pre-mortem assessment before taking the plunge. When businesses take on large, transformative initiatives — adopting AI technology, acquiring another company, or launching a new product — the focus is often on the upside. Growth potential, ROI models, milestone charts, and colorful […]
Nicolaj Lund shares poignant thoughts on the problem of companies that fall into inertia. Inertia is often a bigger threat than any competitor. Staying in motion is easy. Evolution is not. Most companies keep doing what worked once upon a time. They execute the playbook. They optimize the machine. They protect what they’ve built. And […]
Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Dustin Fiedler. Dustin spent 7 years in the Growth, Marketing & Sales practice at McKinsey & Company, focusing his work in the TMT sector with a specialization in media and consumer tech clients. He led […]
Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Christophe Piron. Christophe is an experienced executive with 25 years professional experience with strong focus on M&A and international expansion. After 4 years in the investment banking world in Belgium as an Equity Research […]
Fedor Lisitsyn shares what he has learned from comparing robots to automation in coffee making in his role as founder of Manna coffee. At Manna, we’re dedicated to revolutionizing the coffee experience with automation. However, there are some common misconceptions that we’d like to address. When people hear ‘automation’, they often envision futuristic scenarios with […]
Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Casey Langwith with Langwith Consulting. Casey is a healthcare executive and former McKinsey consultant who brings over 15 years of experience advising payers, providers, and digital health companies. As an independent consultant, she partners […]