
Camille Estimé shares a short post and one-pagers on how to build a strong customer differentiation experience. If there were ever a time when product quality & differentiation were enough to guarantee success, that time is long gone. → Here are 9 tactics for differentiating Customer Experience: Preemptive problem-solving Multi-sensory immersion Hidden details Uncommon generosity […]

Thomas Duester explains the problems with go-to-market (GTM) fragmentation and what you can do about it. CROs and CMOs are increasingly hired to drive growth, only to be blamed when revenue acceleration is too slow or targets fall short. What’s often overlooked is this: they’re inheriting a go-to-market system plagued by deep GTM fragmentation. There’s […]

Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Arno de Jager. Arno has worked for 7 yrs at BCG, based in Amsterdam but with clients across Europe, Africa, Middle East, India and Australia. At BCG Arno was a core member of the […]

Henri Dethier shares a comprehensive article he co-wrote on how to navigate the digital asset ecosystem. Despite generating considerable enthusiasm, blockchain and cryptocurrencies—more than other emerging technologies—have presented headscratching dilemmas. Will there be a dominant platform or protocol? How can you benefit from network effects? Will new standards promote levels of interoperability? Addressing those questions […]

Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Georg van Husen with Dr. Georg van Husen Consulting. Dr. Georg is a seasoned healthcare advisor with over 20 years of experience across pharma, biotech, and digital health. He began his career as a […]

Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Abhishek Agrawal with One A Advisors. A summary of Abhishek’s experience follows. “In 2019, Abhishek Agrawal launched his consulting practice, One A Advisors, to serve clients world over on topics of strategy, operations, and […]

Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Doug Knight with Catapult Change Management. Doug is a Strategy & Transformation Executive with over 20 years of experience leading enterprise-wide transformations and driving strategic execution across sectors including technology, consulting, and aviation. He […]

Richard Carriere shares a short post and a call to share your experience of digital transformation. 🤝 Building Your Organization’s Transformation Muscle In the digital age, success hinges on more than just momentary changes; it’s about cultivating enduring capabilities or superpowers, such as: Swift adaptation to market dynamics Data-driven decision-making Customer-centric innovation Cross-functional collaboration Continuous […]

Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Daljeet Saran. A summary of Daljeet’s experience follows. “My name is Daljeet and I bring two decades of experience in senior consulting roles at BCG, Deloitte Consulting and CapGemini. Most recently as an operating […]

Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Behrad Javed. Behrad is a battle-tested C-level strategic operator with a consistent track record over 15 years of delivering measurable results. After getting his MBA at Wharton, he spent 4 years at McKinsey where […]

Stephen Butler shares a link to his TEDx talk that debunks finding “your why” and offers practical steps on the path to finding purpose. Each of us has only one WHY… fully formed by our late teens… and it never changes.” – Simon Sinek et al., Find Your Why (2017) Find our life’s purpose would […]

Hattie Marsden shares a company post that explains the growth of mergers and acquisitions in the gaming industry and identifies the drivers. The gaming industry is experiencing unprecedented growth, with projections indicating it could be worth over $320 billion by 2026 (PWC). The industry has become a powerhouse for digital advertising, with brands eager to […]