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Thierry Brule Paris, France MBA, INSEAD McKinsey & Co Novartis AbbVie
Thought Leadership

Thierry Brule shares an evergreen post on the importance of balanced leadership and clear messaging while navigating complex networks. This is my first article and piece of personal thought on LinkedIn and I would love to hear your reactions… Our world is becoming more and more in the shape of networks. We all realized how […]

Thorsten Michael Holl Stuttgart, Germany Dipl.Kfm, Justus-Liebig U McKinsey & Co enomyc Bosch Group Automotive
New Member Announcement

Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Thorsten Michael Holl with THe Consulting Power. Thorsten brings over two decades of international leadership experience from both industry and top-tier consulting. After starting his career at McKinsey, he held senior roles at Robert […]

Shivaji Dasgupta Milan, Italy PhD, Tech University of Munich McKinsey & Co Deutsche Bank UniCredit
Thought Leadership

Shivaji Dasgupta shares a video where he discusses how AI can be implemented to improve value. Thank you Jake Vandersteen for inviting me on the second season of your Titans of Today podcast series. It was good to focus on the scaling #AI & #GenAI within large and mid-size hashtag#enterprises, including #privateequity backed companies. Build […]

Andrew Mark Brown San Francisco, CA MBA, Harvard Bain & Co EduNav Avery Dennison
New Member Announcement

Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Andrew Mark Brown. Andrew Brown’s career includes roles as CEO, Operating Partner, Board member and Investor with significant experience driving growth and managing high-performance teams in private & public technology companies. Andrew is a […]

Uwe Heiss New York, NY MSc, ETH Zurich Boston Consulting Group McKinsey&Co Roland Berger Heiss-Advice
Thought Leadership

Uwe Heiss explores the power of mental framing and how personalization can alter your perception. At Zeebo, we’re fascinated by how expectations shape experiences. A recent study published in eLife highlights something we’ve long believed: when people think a treatment is personalized for them, they experience a stronger placebo effect. The Study: Personalization Enhances Placebo […]

David Hane Minneapolis, MN MBA, CSOM Booz & Co BEA Systems Trenchant Inc
Thought Leadership

David Hane shares a story of his dad’s position and how it relates to operating models for mergers and acquisitions. My dad worked as a tank mechanic in the U.S. Army Ordnance Corps in the period between the Korean and Vietnam wars. Growing up, our garage was at times a cross between a depot, repair […]

Thierry Brule Paris, France MBA, INSEAD McKinsey & Co Novartis AbbVie
New Member Announcement

Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Thierry Brule with STEPBACK.WORK. Thierry BRULE is, with stepback.work, an advisor and an independent consultant, expert in the healthcare environment. He graduated from Telecom Paris (master degree in engineering), INSEAD (MBA and certificate in executive […]

Travis Washington Austin, TX MBA, University of Texas Boston Consulting Group U.S. Army
Thought Leadership

Travis Washington shares a truth worth keeping in mind. Truth: Not all progress makes noise. Some days, growth is loud—promotions, new titles, big wins. Other days, it’s quieter: Holding your composure in uncertainty Starting again when no one’s watching Choosing patience over panic The work no one sees often matters the most. That consistency compounds. […]

Caitlin Wesley Hewes Atlanta, GA JD, Harvard McKinsey & Co Irell & Manella Baker High School
New Member Announcement

Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Caitlin Wesley Hewes with OE Partners. Caitlin is globally recognized expert, advisor, and thought leader in organizational transformation. Caitlin leads OE Partners, the consulting firm she founded in 2024 to provide practical guidance and […]

Sebastian Miller Frankfurt, Germany MSc, Karlsruhe Inst of Technology McKinsey & Co Mercedes-Benz
New Member Announcement

Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Sebastian Miller. Sebastian is a seasoned executive with over 15 years of leadership experience in the automotive and consulting industries. As CEO of Ambe Consulting GmbH, he focused on profit transformation and strategic growth […]

Rose Mariton Paris, France MSc, ESSEC Bus School McKinsey & Co Danone Neoen
New Member Announcement

Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Rose Mariton. Rose spent three years as a strategy consultant at McKinsey & Company before joining renewable energy company Neoen, where she worked closely with the executive team as Chief of Staff to the […]

John Trustman Dallas, TX MBA, Harvard Bain & Co EY-Parthenon Aetna
Thought Leadership

John Trustman shares an article that defines the key factors that determine your company’s valuation. Investors have detailed, quantitative valuation models they consult before making investment decisions. So why don’t corporate managers have a similarly quantitative, detailed understanding of how the market values their company, so they can make equally informed decisions to maximize shareholder […]