Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Yuan Tian. Yuan’s a senior strategy and go-to-market leader with over 15 years of experience turning complex business challenges into scalable growth engines. With a foundation in top-tier consulting at McKinsey and EY and […]
Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Catherine Kamei. A summary of Catherine’s experience follows. “Ex-Bain executive and hands-on operator, Catherine Kamei partners with visionary founders and CEOs to turn strategy into action. Known for rolling up her sleeves and tackling […]
Yewande Faloyin shares tips on how to manage a heavy workload to avoid cracks in the system. Last month, my calendar looked like a high-stakes game of Tetris – back-to-backs, big deadlines, exciting projects stacked on top of each other. (Sound familiar? 😅) I caught myself slipping into that old habit of saying “yes” to […]
Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Andrew Maske with Manta Ventures. Andrew spent 7 years at McKinsey & Company, where he was an Associate Partner in the Johannesburg office, leading strategy and operations transformations for clients across Africa and Asia. […]
DC Jayasundera explains how service leaders are using GenAI to transform operations and bridging the growing knowledge gap as experienced leaders retire. Field service teams are facing a knowledge crisis. As seasoned leaders retire, critical know-how is getting buried in PDFs, emails, and outdated systems — leaving newer techs struggling. Here’s how service leaders are […]
Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Pauke Corstens. Pauke is a Commercial Executive known for growing retail businesses and leading digital transformations across the US, Europe and Latin America. Currently she is an advisor to C-suite Executives and Founders on […]
Eli Diament explains why many strategic decisions are flawed and what leading teams do to move forward with focus and stay ahead. In high-stakes strategy and in times of uncertainty, the difference between conviction and confusion often comes down to the quality of your intelligence. Confident, well-timed moves require more than just data—you need insights […]
Learn from news of the past by comparing it to news of today in this post from Scott Crawford. This week, America was polarized. North Polarized. The kind that brings us closer together. The week of January 20th, 1985 was the coldest recorded week in the twentieth century for much of the Midwest and South. […]
Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Lavkesh Garg. Lavkesh is a business transformation leader with deep experience shaping and executing strategies that unlock growth, enhance operational leverage, and enable innovation. During his 13 years at McKinsey, he built global product […]
Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Moritz Schattka. Moritz spent two years at McKinsey, advising clients primarily in the automotive industry on product development, manufacturing, and risk management. Subsequently, he focused on bringing advanced technological products to market, founding two […]
Tom Dissing explains why the AI advantage is short-lived and offers a solution in the form of the AI Studio. AI breakthroughs often make headlines. A chatbot here, an agent there – the announcement sparks excitement, executives declare victory, and the team celebrates what looks like a hard-won lead. Yet by the next quarter, competitors […]
Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Swaraj Shergill. A summary of Swaraj’s experience follows. “Over the last decade, Swaraj has successfully led several Digital transformation programs, leveraging years of dedicated management consulting expertise. He has successfully guided clients through comprehensive […]