Claire de Weerdt shares an article designed to help your company prepare for an economic recession.  How can you prepare for a possible recession? One method is to conservatively shore up reserves to mitigate risk for a worst case scenario, however, this may come at a high opportunity cost in the event of a soft landing, as resources may have been more productive elsewhere. On the other hand, if you take a bullish perspective, you may not be prepared for…

Claire de Weerdt shares an article that could help grow both your market and, consequently, your business in 2023. The size of the market a business is operating in is something strategy teams, investors, and start-ups all find value in assessing. For strategy teams and executives, understanding market size can enable better strategic decisions and for investors it can help identify if a target is attractive or not. For start-ups, showing a significant and growing TAM can be a critical…

Claire de Weerdt shares four trends in real estate to watch in a post-COVID market. Brick and mortar has made a comeback. In the year ending Q1 2022, ~94 million sqft of retail space in the US was filled (net adsorption) – the highest level since 2017 – indicating a strong comeback as consumers flock back into stores. Given this and the growth of e-commerce, investors may want to consider targets with omnichannel business models for investments in the retail space….

Umbrex is pleased to welcome Claire de Weerdt with de Weerdt Consulting. Claire is a former McKinsey Consultant and has been running her consulting company, de Weerdt Consulting Inc, for the past year with a focus primarily in strategy and market research. Prior to McKinsey, Claire obtained her MBA from the University of British Columbia and worked as a Project Engineer at SNC-Lavalin. Claire provides support to investors, consulting companies, executive teams, as well as start-ups primarily in the industrials, technology,…