Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Erin Keen with Lilyfield Partners. Erin helps organisations navigate complex change, drawing on experience across higher education, aged care, mining, telco, not-for-profit and retail sectors. With a background in process engineering and a structured […]
Using the Covid pandemic as an example that rapid changes are often needed in business, Lars Linnekogel provides a concise plan for leaders and organizations to help them design new structures and processes. International studies show that the expectation of employees to be provided concrete solutions versus being involved in developing them, significantly increased over […]
Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Prosper Mangwiro. Prosper spent two years as an Associate at McKinsey & Company, where he advised clients on corporate strategy, growth, and operations. Prior to McKinsey, he was a Strategy Resident at Google X […]
Phil Kirschner explains what can go wrong with change programs and how to tackle role confusion. How change program role confusion masquerades as resistance, and what leaders can do to improve role clarity. When I asked my AI change management webinar attendees what role they play in transformations, the split was exciting: 60% identified as […]
Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Vikrant Pratap. Vikrant has over 25 years of success in B2B, B2C, SaaS, artificial intelligence (AI), and private equity portfolio companies. He spent six years at McKinsey, supporting corporates and PE firms on a […]
Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Marisa Sharkey. Marisa is an entrepreneur and retail executive with 25+ years of experience driving growth, transformation, and operational excellence across retail, consumer, and private equity environments. Marisa was the co-founder of Birdies, and […]
Vinay Vaswani shares key highlights and focus areas for the retail industry, including adjusting to tariffs, Chinese goods flooding markets, AI, and customer experience. Retail has had a turbulent few years around the world. We saw a steady build up till 2019, then a sharp nosedive during the onset of COVID in 2020, then online […]
Carrie McCabe offers insight on the recent executive order titled “Democratizing Access to Alternative Assets for 401(k) Investors.” Earlier this month, President Donald Trump signed an executive order titled “Democratizing Access to Alternative Assets for 401(k) Investors,” directing the Department of Labor (DOL) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to explore ways to include […]
Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Sanjeev Aggarwal. Sanjeev is a transformation leader with experience at McKinsey, PwC, Deloitte, and most recently as Senior Director at Conifer Health Solutions. He partners with C-suites, functional leaders, and operational teams to shape […]
Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Vinay Vaswani. Vinay has spent 15+ years across management consulting and corporate, with 5+ years at The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) leading up to Project Leader, and 5+ years at Salesforce leading up to […]
Zachary Capra identifies the issues with raising capital too early and shares advice for founders or CEOs on timing and strategic alternatives before fundraising. If you are a founder or CEO preparing for your first funding round, chances are you feel the pressure to raise capital as quickly as possible. The narrative in the startup […]
Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Charlotte Zoe Swead. A summary of Charlotte’s experience follows: “I bring over 10 years of experience leading growth for some of the world’s biggest consumer brands, including Heineken, Airbnb, lastminute.com, and Depop, as well as […]