Lars Linnekogel shares a comprehensive article on the future of the aerospace industry with a focus on the key elements that affect business impact and strategic growth. A Decade on the Edge The aerospace industry has always thrived on innovation — but never under pressure like this. Record backlogs above 17,000 aircraft, engine shortages grounding […]
Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Ugo Eko. Ugo has over 20 years of MedTech experience in Strategy, Business Development and M&A, Marketing, KOL strategy and engagement, portfolio planning, and portfolio management and has held previous roles at McKinsey & […]
Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Jim Kennedy with Kennedy Associates. Kennedy Associates helps leaders in industry and society seize the most important opportunities and address the most critical challenges through strategy, operations, and leadership support. The firm’s work spans […]
Katie Liebel highlights three key components of a successful and lasting customer experience transformation. 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. First […]
Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Fabien Delon with Navia. A summary of Fabien’s experience follows. “Independent strategy and AI transformation advisor helping mid-market and PE-backed companies turn AI into tangible productivity and service gains on a few core processes […]
Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Robert Gledhill with Robert Gledhill Consulting. Robert Gledhill spent 5 years as a consultant at McKinsey, where he focused on automation and cost-saving transformations, as well as operating model re-designs. After McKinsey, Robert became […]
Victor Jones reflects on his move from New York to L.A. You never want to be the last one to leave a party. There’s something a little pathetic about the guy who doesn’t know when to call it quits and head for the exit, as if he’s looking for something more from the night than […]
Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Ashleigh Dyer. Ashleigh is an experienced strategy consultant and product leader with over a decade of experience across product innovation, digital and agile transformations, and organisational change. She is a former Manager in McKinsey’s […]
Gadareth Higgs shares a company post on two major trends in the biotech industry. Biotech at a Turning Point: Innovation Meets Existential Challenge. 2025 is shaping up to be a defining year for biotechnology and for companies that are ready to evolve. Two major trends are reshaping the landscape. Consolidation and strategic M&A. In a […]
Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Tony Toussaint. A summary of Tony’s experience follows. “Strategy & operations leader and operator with 15+ years of experience in technology, financial services and consulting designing and driving highest-priority initiatives across leadership and throughout organizations […]
Gregory Hennessy explains why systems thinking is a vital component of successful leadership. Every decade or so, there seems to be a resurgence of interest in systems thinking—and we’re in the middle of another one right now. The September–October 2025 issue (Vol. 103, No. 5) of Harvard Business Review features an article on the topic, […]
Tony Toussaint shares a McKinsey report he co-authored on representation of Latinos in Hollywood. Improving on- and off-screen representation of Latinos, their stories, and their culture could generate billions of dollars in new revenue for the industry, according to new McKinsey research. There are about 62 million Latinos in the United States1; globally, the heritage […]