Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Olivia Love with Town Lake Ventures. Olivia is a visionary product leader with over 15 years of experience building and scaling new business lines, products and markets. She has led teams through the full […]
Jason Forrest shares his interests in and the benefits of isotypes. It all started when I was on an evening flight from New York City to Atlanta. The evening flight service had dimmed the lights, the flight was a bit crowded, and most people were asleep or watching their small screens. I was restless, had […]
Brandt Flomer shares 6 key actions that encourage teams to be more courageous in business transformations. Anyone playing a part in business transformation must find the courage to choose progress over perfection, to go against the group, to think bigger, to make mistakes, and to be resilient in the face of inevitable adversity. By its […]
Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Sergey Chicherin. Sergey Chicherin is an ex-BCGer with 13+ years of consulting and corporate experience in Strategy Development and Implementation, Business Transformation, and People Management in Industrial Goods, Tech & Digital, and the Public […]
Paolo Fornasini shares an introduction to influential classes he encountered at Wharton business school and offers a bonus article on how to create high-value content that converts. I get asked all the time whether I thought getting an MBA was worth it, and which classes were “actually helpful”. If you’re currently doing your MBA, thinking […]
Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Maruthi Gowda with Sukashi. Results-oriented executive with over 20 years of global experience across South East Asia, Africa, Australia, and the USA. Proven track record in building, scaling, and transforming businesses in diverse sectors […]
Christina Figiel shares her experience working with Wavveup as a founder & leadership coach. One Year with Wavveup – Finding my Missing Piece 🧩 A year ago, I started collaborating with wavveup | Liderazgo para scaleups 🏈 as a founder & leadership coach. I’m still an independent coach, a professor at IE, and a business […]
Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Harmen Bouma with Food for Growth Consultancy. Harmen started his career at Bain & Company in Amsterdam before joining FrieslandCampina, where he spent 8 years in leadership roles across strategy, supply chain, marketing and […]
Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Rachel Ford Wang with Kingsford Ventures. Rachel is a growth investor and strategy & finance leader for companies and governmental institutions. As an early stage investor, Rachel advised founders and served on boards, helping […]
Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Andrew Dougal. Andrew spent five years working up to Associate Director level across various operations practices at McKinsey, Infosys and a boutique Procurement group and has been running as an independent consultant focused on […]
Sandy Kotch explains why the human element is a crucial component of data management. In our rapidly evolving, data-centric world, we often get lost in the complexities of technology and infrastructure. Yet, at its core, effective data management is fundamentally about people. It’s about empowering individuals—employees, executives, stakeholders, and even customers—to harness the full potential […]
Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Larry Maher. Larry was the VP of Business Development and Strategy for Colonial Group, Inc. and was responsible for investment portfolio optimization, M&A target identification, due diligence, and evaluating organic investment opportunities. Larry’s previous […]