Consulting Leaders

Look into the "3 Ways to Generate Leads With Your Podcast" E-book for free here on our website! (https://ghapodcast.com)**********************************************************************Shane has spent over two decades leading transformation in some of the world’s most complex environments, from global logistics networks to large-scale manufacturing and retail operations.Today, he applies that experience to help organizations improve performance, align leadership, and develop cultures that actually support change instead of resisting it.His approach is deeply hands-on. He embeds with teams, understands the work from the ground up, and builds trust quickly. That’s what allows him to turn strategy into execution, solve cultural misalignment, and deliver measurable operational gains.Past work includes multi-million-dollar savings, major cycle-time reductions, and productivity gains that stick long after implementation.For consulting firm owners, Shane offers a grounded perspective on how to become indispensable: how to sell transformation, how to build buy-in across the organization, and how to create relationships strong enough to drive repeat work and long-term engagement.**********************************************************Proposed Interview Structure:1. You’ve had a career that spans the Army, Nike, Siemens, and Radial. What made you decide to take that experience and build a consulting practice around it?2. When leaders bring you in today, what are the core problems they’re usually facing, and which of those do you feel you’re uniquely equipped to solve?3. With your mix of industries, manufacturing, logistics, retail, nonprofits, who do you consider your best-fit clients, and who typically signs off on bringing you into the organization?4. You have a strong voice around leadership and continuous improvement. What’s generating real opportunities for you right now, content, speaking, referrals, partnerships?5. When you’re selling transformation, which can be complex and political, what does your sales process look like from first conversation to a signed engagement?6. Once you’re working with a client, what do you personally do to make sure they come back, how do you build long-term relationships, reinforce trust, and turn one engagement into an ongoing partnership?7. Looking at your current business, where do you see yourself most stuck at the moment, capacity, hiring, pricing, productizing, or something else (if at all)?8. Looking ahead, where do you see the biggest opportunities in leadership and continuous improvement? And how do you plan to benefit from them?*********************************************************************Know more about Shane WentzWebsite Link: https://www.acilconsulting.com/Connect with Shane Wentz LinkedIn link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shanewentz/Email: [email protected] to be a guest on Consulting Leaders:https://ghapodcast.com/application-to-be-a-guest-on-consulting-leaders/

Look into the "3 Ways to Generate Leads With Your Podcast" E-book for free here on our website! (https://ghapodcast.com)**********************************************************************Dominic runs ProfitToolBelt, the Cabinet Maker Profit System, and BizStratPlan, all aimed at helping trades entrepreneurs take control of their time, team, and profitability. He’s built an ecosystem of podcasts, tools, and coaching programs that position him as the go-to consultant for contractors who want practical systems, not theory.His approach is direct, grounded, and built on decades of entrepreneurial experience. Dominic’s consulting model offers a clear blueprint: specialize deeply, speak the language of your clients, and deliver systems that create visible wins quickly.For consulting firm owners, he’s a great example of a specialist who turned niche expertise into a durable brand, steady inbound pipeline, and long-term client relationships.**********************************************************Proposed Interview Structure:1. You’ve coached thousands of contractors and trades business owners, what originally pulled you into this line of work?2. You talk a lot about owners wanting “more time, more money, more team, more strategy.” What’s the core problem you’re helping them fix?3. Who are your ideal clients today, and within a contracting business, who typically brings you in? The owner, GM, or someone else?4. Your content is extremely consistent and very targeted. What’s worked best for you in terms of attracting the right clients into your coaching programs?5. Contractors often have long buying cycles. How do you usually take someone from listening to the podcast to becoming a coaching client?6. You’re known for long-term relationships with your clients. What do you do to keep clients engaged, coming back, and seeing enough value to stay with you over the long haul?7. As someone who teaches systems and time control, where do you still find yourself getting stuck as a coach or business owner?8. Looking ahead, where do you see the biggest opportunities in your field, and for consultants who serve the trades, over the next few years?*********************************************************************Know more about Dominic RubinoWebsite Link: https://www.bizstratplan.com/Connect with Dominic Rubino LinkedIn link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dominicrubino/Email: [email protected] to be a guest on Consulting Leaders:https://ghapodcast.com/application-to-be-a-guest-on-consulting-leaders/

Look into the "3 Ways to Generate Leads With Your Podcast" E-book for free here on our website! (https://ghapodcast.com)**********************************************************************Virginie has spent more than 20 years inside the luxury and beauty world, leading markets for Louboutin, rebuilding global positioning for legacy brands, and now guiding new labels into mature retail environments.Her work is grounded in execution, understanding the market, the buyer, and the operational realities brands face when expanding internationally.At WeCurate, she’s built a consulting model that blends advisory, representation, and distribution support. Her team consistently places brands with premium retailers within three months, supported by tailored positioning, market data, and deep buyer relationships.For consulting leaders, her approach is a live demonstration of what happens when you combine expertise, specialization, and long-term trust, a formula relevant far beyond the beauty industry.**********************************************************Proposed Interview Structure:1. You’ve built a 20-year career in luxury and beauty before launching WeCurate. What originally pulled you into this world and eventually into consulting?2. What specific problem are you helping emerging brands solve, and why does this challenge matter to you personally?3. Who are your ideal clients today, both brands and retailers, and who typically makes the decisions in those partnerships?4. From your experience, what’s been the most reliable way new clients find you, and what can other consultants learn from that?5. Retail placement often involves long cycles, multiple stakeholders, and operational checks. What’s your typical path from first contact to securing a premium retail partner?6. Once you’re working with a brand or retailer, how do you personally ensure strong results, repeat work, and long-term relationships?7. Where do you find yourself most stuck right now as a consultant, if at all?8. Looking ahead, what shifts do you foresee in beauty, wellness, and retail over the next few years, and where do you see the biggest opportunities for emerging brands?*********************************************************************Know more about Virginie ClavierWebsite Link: https://we-curate.com/Connect with Virginie Clavier LinkedIn link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/virginie-duchatelle/Email: [email protected] to be a guest on Consulting Leaders:https://ghapodcast.com/application-to-be-a-guest-on-consulting-leaders/

Look into the "3 Ways to Generate Leads With Your Podcast" E-book for free here on our website! (https://ghapodcast.com)**********************************************************************Liz has spent more than three decades advising CEOs, boards, and executive teams on how to create clear strategic plans and the leadership capacity to execute them.Through Weber Business Services, LLC, she works as a retained advisor, facilitator, and keynote speaker, guiding leadership teams through strategic planning, succession planning, and culture change. Her clients include leaders in financial services, professional services, manufacturing, healthcare, government, and associations.What makes Liz interesting for consulting firm owners is how she works with leaders: high-trust advisory relationships, recurring strategic conversations, and deep involvement in implementation and succession, not just “offsite and done” planning. She’s one of fewer than 100 professionals to hold both the Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) and Certified Management Consultant (CMC) designations, and she’s been recognized as a Top 30 Global Guru on Leadership and a top HR/leadership influencer.We’ll unpack how she structures these advisory relationships, how she’s built a firm around strategic and succession planning, and how she continues to stay in the room with clients as plans turn into decisions, org changes, and leadership moves.**********************************************************Proposed Interview Structure:1. You’ve been running Weber Business Services since the early 90s. What originally pulled you into management consulting and then into this very specific niche of strategic and succession-focused leadership advisory?2. When a CEO or board first brings you in, what’s usually “broken” beneath the surface, is it strategy, leadership capacity, governance, or something else, and why does it matter so much to solve it?3. You work with owners, C-Suites, boards, and often family-owned or 1st/2nd-generation businesses. Who is your true buyer today, and what’s different about advising a board versus advising an executive team?4. From the outside, it looks like you’ve built a strong authority platform: books, board roles, global speaking, and daily content. What have been the most reliable ways you attract the right executive and board-level clients?5. Advisory and strategic planning engagements are often high-stakes and long-cycle. Walk us through a typical deal: from first conversation to signed engagement, what moves it forward, and what usually stalls it?6. You’ve worked with some clients for years, sometimes through multiple strategy cycles and leadership transitions. What do you intentionally do to retain clients, to keep them coming back, expand the relationship, and turn initial projects into long-term advisory work?7. As a strategic leadership advisor and board consultant, where do you find yourself most stuck right now (if at all)?8. Looking ahead, where do you see the biggest opportunities in your field over the next few years?*********************************************************************Know more about Liz WeberWebsite Link: https://www.wbsllc.com/keynote/why-liz/Connect with Liz Weber LinkedIn link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lizwebercmc/Email: [email protected] to be a guest on Consulting Leaders:https://ghapodcast.com/application-to-be-a-guest-on-consulting-leaders/

Look into the "3 Ways to Generate Leads With Your Podcast" E-book for free here on our website! (https://ghapodcast.com)**********************************************************************Dina helps professionals transform the way they communicate, especially when doubt, nerves, or high-pressure environments make speaking up difficult. Through her work in public speaking, executive presence, and business etiquette, she guides individuals and teams toward clearer, more confident communication.Her experience spans executives, consultants, engineers, and rising leaders, giving her a grounded view of how communication shapes influence. She focuses on practical tools that help people speak up in meetings, run smoother client interactions, and lead with presence, without adopting scripts or personas that feel inauthentic.For consulting firm owners, her work is foundational. Clear, confident communication is often the difference between a client trusting your recommendations or hesitating. Dina shows professionals how to communicate in a way that builds trust, strengthens relationships, and accelerates opportunities.**********************************************************Proposed Interview Structure:1. What led you to make the shift from engineering and education into communication coaching, and what clicked for you that this was the work you wanted to do?2. When clients come to you saying they want “more confidence,” what underlying problem are they actually trying to solve, and how do you identify it?3. Who are the clients you most often work with today, and within organizations, who usually decides to bring you in?4. How do clients typically find you, and what has consistently worked best for you to attract new coaching or training engagements?5. Coaching around communication can be personal and vulnerable. How do you guide someone from initial hesitation into feeling comfortable committing to a full coaching program?6. Once a client starts working with you, what do you do to build long-term relationships, keep clients returning, and ensure they see sustained value over time?7. As you continue to grow your practice, where do you find yourself most stuck right now as a coach and consultant (if at all)?8. Looking ahead a few years, where do you see the biggest opportunities in communication, executive presence, and etiquette training, especially as more interactions move online?*********************************************************************Know more about Dina SchmidWebsite Link: https://queencityetiquette.com/Connect with Dina Schmid LinkedIn link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dina-schmid/Email: [email protected] to be a guest on Consulting Leaders:https://ghapodcast.com/application-to-be-a-guest-on-consulting-leaders/

Look into the "3 Ways to Generate Leads With Your Podcast" E-book for free here on our website! (https://ghapodcast.com)**********************************************************************Eric has spent decades guiding small and medium businesses through growth, turnaround, and exit. His approach is hands-on and grounded in strategy, clarity, and financial discipline, the opposite of the “pop-up coach” trend. He and his team at BGES bring big-company thinking into the SME world, helping owners build businesses that can scale and eventually sell for the right price.In the episode, we explore how he designs strategic roadmaps, identifies value gaps, and future-proofs operations so owners can pay themselves properly, take time off, and eventually exit on their own terms. Eric brings the perspective of someone who’s sat in executive seats at billion-dollar companies, judged regional business awards, and worked side-by-side with founders to transform both growth and valuation.His reputation is built on outcomes, clients turning losses into profit, reshaping business models, and doubling valuations, and on his willingness to put skin in the game through profit-share arrangements.**********************************************************Proposed Interview Structure:1. You started in accounting and moved through CEO, GM, and advisory roles before founding BGES, what pushed you toward helping SMEs and focusing on growth and exit strategy?2. What core problem do you see most SME owners facing today, and why do so many stay stuck in firefighting instead of building a scalable business?3. Who are your ideal clients at BGES right now, what types of businesses and which decision makers inside them usually bring you in?4. How do the right clients typically find you, and what have you done in your own marketing that consistently brings in high quality & long term advisory clients?5. When a potential client first reaches out to you about growth or exit, how do you take them from that initial exploratory conversation to a clear mandate and a committed engagement?6. Once a client signs with you, how do you structure the relationship so they stay, expand, and keep coming back, what do you intentionally do to build trust, prove value, and turn engagements into long term partnerships?7. Where do you find yourself most stuck right now as a consultant and firm owner, whether it’s scaling BGES, delegating, protecting your time, or something else entirely (if at all)?8. Looking ahead, where do you see the biggest opportunities for SMEs, and the biggest risks, over the next few years, especially around valuation, automation and future-proofing?*********************************************************************Know more about Eric TjoengWebsite Link: https://bges.co/Connect with Eric Tjoeng LinkedIn link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/etjoeng/Email: [email protected] to be a guest on Consulting Leaders:https://ghapodcast.com/application-to-be-a-guest-on-consulting-leaders/

Look into the "3 Ways to Generate Leads With Your Podcast" E-book for free here on our website! (https://ghapodcast.com)**********************************************************************Leslie leads Wild Rose House, a consulting and coaching practice centered on inclusive leadership, strategic planning, and organizational alignment. She helps teams shift mindsets, develop stronger collaboration habits, and design strategies that actually get implemented, because people understand them and buy into them.Her background spans senior roles at NHS England, the University of Waterloo, and the Government of Alberta. With a PhD in Sociology and a track record as an award-winning educator, she brings academic rigor and practical leadership experience together in a way that resonates with executives and teams.For consulting leaders, Leslie offers a clear, grounded view of what it takes to guide clients through change: evidence-driven strategy, thoughtful facilitation, and a culture lens that keeps people engaged throughout the process.**********************************************************Proposed Interview Structure:1. What originally drew you into strategic leadership and consulting? Was there a moment when you realized you wanted to help organizations reshape how they lead?2. Wild Rose House focuses heavily on inclusive leadership and culture. What specific problem are you solving for organizations, and why does this matter now more than ever?3. Who are the typical clients you work with today, what kinds of leaders or organizations seek you out, and who are the key decision makers?4. How do new clients usually find you? What’s been most effective for building trust and visibility in such a people-focused space?5. Strategic leadership work often involves long discovery cycles and multi-stakeholder buy-in. How do you navigate those conversations and bring an engagement across the finish line?6. Once a client starts working with you, how do you make sure they stay, keep coming back, and build long-term relationships with you?7. Where do you find yourself most challenged right now, whether in scaling, demand, or balancing consulting with your academic and leadership roles?8. Looking ahead, where do you see the biggest opportunities for inclusive leadership and strategic planning over the next few years?*********************************************************************Know more about Leslie CoveWebsite Link: https://www.wildrosehouse.com/Connect with Leslie Cove LinkedIn link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leslie-cove/?originalSubdomain=caEmail: [email protected] I [email protected] to be a guest on Consulting Leaders:https://ghapodcast.com/application-to-be-a-guest-on-consulting-leaders/

Look into the "3 Ways to Generate Leads With Your Podcast" E-book for free here on our website! (https://ghapodcast.com)**********************************************************************Adam has sat on every side of the table: client-side at Disney, agency-side as CEO of Way To Blue, and now advisor, investor, and non-exec through The Arc Consultancy and Now Next Why.At Disney he spent 10 years in international marketing (BVI), helping the studio hit number one in most of those years with titles like Finding Nemo and Pirates of the Caribbean. He then took Way To Blue from a boutique shop to a 150+ person, 12-office, ~$15m revenue agency before selling to Miroma Group in 2018.Today Adam works with agencies and creative businesses that feel stuck between rising costs, shrinking retainers, and pressure on margins. He focuses on the levers that actually move enterprise value: pricing, GP per head, org design, positioning, and where M&A (buy or sell side) makes sense.He’s deeply embedded in the entertainment and marketing ecosystem, advising on deals like MXW’s sale to Trailer Park Group and OC’s acquisition of Zero Degrees West.A big part of his work is helping CEOs perform without burning out. Adam’s advisory and coaching combines commercial rigour with a clear view on leadership, wellbeing, and culture.For consulting firm owners, this is a practical masterclass in how to scale, prepare for exit, and navigate consolidation without sacrificing your team or your sanity.**********************************************************Proposed Interview Structure:1. You’ve gone from Disney to agency CEO to advisor and M&A specialist. What was the moment that pushed you toward consulting founders instead of running another agency yourself?2. When an agency or creative business comes to you, what’s the real problem underneath the brief, is it usually a margin issue, a positioning issue, a leadership issue, or something else?3. Who are your ideal clients today in The Arc Consultancy, what size and type of agencies do you focus on, and who tends to bring you in: founders, CEOs, investors, or corporate development teams?4. You’ve built a strong presence as a LinkedIn Top Voice and clearly rely a lot on relationships in the entertainment and marketing ecosystem. What’s actually worked best for you to attract new advisory and M&A work that consulting firm owners listening could realistically copy?5. Advisory and M&A deals involve long cycles and emotionally charged decisions. How do you typically move from an early conversation into a signed engagement and ultimately into a completed deal?6. Once someone becomes a client, what’s your method for building long-term relationships, what do you do to ensure trust, repeat work, and clients coming back over multiple stages of their growth?7. As a consultant yourself, where do you find you get most stuck right now? is it educating founders on valuation, navigating consolidation, or something entirely different (if at all)?8. Looking ahead a few years, where do you see the biggest opportunities in your work?*********************************************************************Know more about Adam RubinsWebsite Link: https://wearethearc.com/Connect with Adam Rubins LinkedIn link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamrubins/?originalSubdomain=ukEmail: [email protected] to be a guest on Consulting Leaders:https://ghapodcast.com/application-to-be-a-guest-on-consulting-leaders/

Look into the "3 Ways to Generate Leads With Your Podcast" E-book for free here on our website! (https://ghapodcast.com)**********************************************************************Mumtaz has built one of Canada’s most respected people-side-of-change consulting practices. Through Pragilis, she’s led more than 22 major transformation programs across industries, from mining and tourism to public sector and digital services, always with a focus on reducing risk, building capability, and accelerating adoption.She and her team have productized 14 years of field work into the Transformation Engine™, a structured framework and toolkit now used by both executives and consultants to drive enterprise-wide change with clarity and consistency. Her approach blends executive coaching, organizational design, and change leadership into a system that leaders can actually implement.For consultants, Mumtaz’s story is a masterclass in positioning, methodology development, and building a firm around trust, repeatability, and measurable results.**********************************************************Proposed Interview Structure:1. Mumtaz, What originally pulled you into change management, and when did you realize it could become your life’s work?2. You often say leaders fail not because of strategy, but because they underestimate the people side of change. What core problem are you solving, and why does it matter?3. Who are your ideal clients today, and within those organizations, who usually champions the engagement?4. Pragilis consistently wins work in complex, high-stakes environments. What’s actually worked for you in attracting new business, especially the parts that other consultants overlook?5. Large transformations have long sales cycles and many decision makers. How do you navigate buy-in, risk concerns, and procurement to bring a deal across the line?6. Once a client starts working with you and Pragilis, what do you personally do to deepen the relationship, earn repeat work, and turn them into long-term partners who keep coming back?7. From where you sit today, where do you feel yourself most stuck at the moment whether it’s capacity, positioning, or productization (if at all)?8. Looking ahead as a change leader and co-founder of Pragilis, where do you see the biggest opportunities for how you work with clients and grow the firm over the next few years?*********************************************************************Know more about Mumtaz ChaudharyWebsite Link: https://www.pragilis.com/Connect with Mumtaz Chaudhary LinkedIn link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mumtaz-chaudhary/Apply to be a guest on Consulting Leaders:https://ghapodcast.com/application-to-be-a-guest-on-consulting-leaders/

Look into the "3 Ways to Generate Leads With Your Podcast" E-book for free here on our website! (https://ghapodcast.com)**********************************************************************Les has built one of the most recognizable education engines in real estate. Through Rialto Academy, he helps associations and MLSs grow revenue, improve member satisfaction, and reduce labor demand, all through localized, modern training programs. More than 500,000 Realtors now learn on Rialto’s platforms.His background is unusually broad: comedian, presenter, author, improvisation coach, and master trainer. That mix of performance, facilitation, and curriculum design gives him a unique lens on what makes education actually work. And it shows in how Rialto’s programs engage learners, not just meet compliance needs.In this conversation, we break down how Les built an education-based consulting model at scale, how he designed partnerships that endure, and what consultants can learn from an industry where education directly drives revenue and adoption.**********************************************************Proposed Interview Structure:1. You’ve built a career that blends performance, education, and consulting. What first pulled you into the consulting side of your work?2. When you think about your role today, what core problem are you solving for associations and MLSs, and why is that problem meaningful to you personally?3. For Rialto’s education partnerships, who are your ideal clients and decision-makers, and what signals tell you an organization is the right fit for your model?4. How do potential partners typically find you, and what has been most effective in building authority and demand in such a specialized niche?5. Selling into associations and MLSs can involve long cycles and multiple stakeholders. How do you navigate those conversations and ultimately bring a partnership across the finish line?6. Once a client is working with Rialto, what do you personally do to keep them engaged, ensure they see consistent value, and build long-term relationships that keep them coming back?7. As a consultant and leader running multiple programs, where do you find yourself most stuck right now, if at all?8. Looking ahead, where do you see the biggest opportunities for your work over the next few years, and what shift do you think you personally need to make to capture them?*********************************************************************Know more about Les McGeheeWebsite Link: https://rialtoacademy.com/Connect with Les McGehee LinkedIn link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lesmcgehee/Email: [email protected] to be a guest on Consulting Leaders:https://ghapodcast.com/application-to-be-a-guest-on-consulting-leaders/

Look into the "3 Ways to Generate Leads With Your Podcast" E-book for free here on our website! (https://ghapodcast.com)**********************************************************************Peter brings a rare combination of operational leadership, international experience, and cross-cultural expertise. As CEO of TAAB Group and Director at The Interchange Institute, he has worked at the intersection of strategy, performance, and cultural intelligence for more than two decades.His consulting work centers on helping executives improve decision-making, expand into new markets, and build teams that can operate effectively across borders. Much of his value comes from translating complex cultural dynamics into practical leadership strategies that drive measurable business outcomes.For firm owners, Peter offers a grounded view on how to build trust across cultures, how to manage global clients, and how leadership habits shift as companies scale. His long track record in both public and private sectors gives him a broad lens on organizational growth.**********************************************************************Proposed Interview Structure:1. What initially drew you into leadership and cross-cultural work, and when did you realize it could become a career path?2. Today, what specific challenges do you help executives solve, and why do those issues matter for organizational performance?3. Who are your ideal clients, and within those organizations, who typically champions or sponsors your work?4. How do most clients find you today? What approaches have been most effective for building trust in a field that’s both leadership-focused and culturally nuanced?5. When you engage with a new client, what does a typical sales cycle look like, from initial conversation to commitment?6. Once a client starts working with you, how do you make sure they keep coming back? What’s your process for building long-term relationships that continue to create value for both sides?7. As a leadership management expert working across multiple markets and cultures, where do you find yourself most stuck right now, if at all?8. Looking ahead, where do you see the biggest opportunities in cross-cultural leadership and organizations growth over the next few years?*********************************************************************Know more about Peter ArnoldWebsite Link: https://interchangeinstitute.org/Connect with Peter Arnold LinkedIn link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-arnold-gb/Email: [email protected] to be a guest on Consulting Leaders:https://ghapodcast.com/application-to-be-a-guest-on-consulting-leaders/

Look into the "3 Ways to Generate Leads With Your Podcast" E-book for free here on our website! (https://ghapodcast.com)**********************************************************************Ebony Smith is the Founder & Chief Growth Officer of Ebenum Equation, an AI-driven leadership development firm helping executives and teams build the skills required to lead in a tech-accelerated environment.She specializes in developing “AI-augmented leaders”, people who can make faster, smarter decisions, hold steady in chaotic conditions, and lead with human-centered clarity.Before stepping into consulting, Ebony spent over 15 years at BP and World Fuel Services, leading global derivatives, price risk management, and complex client portfolios.That frontline experience with volatility and rapid decision cycles shapes the way she coaches and advises leaders today.Her work is highly relevant for consulting firm owners who need to help clients navigate AI, build adaptive systems, and maintain trust during rapid change.Ebony’s approach blends coaching, foresight, and practical AI fluency, giving consultants a clear model for elevating their own advisory work.**********************************************************Proposed Interview Structure:1. Ebony, you began your career in energy trading and risk management before becoming an MCC executive coach and strategist. What led you to make that transition and eventually build Ebenum Equation?2. You focus on developing AI-augmented leaders and collapsing decision latency. What core problem do your clients come to you with, and why does it matter now more than ever?3. Who are your ideal clients today? When organizations bring you in, who are the actual decision makers, CHRO, CIO, CEO, or someone else?4. You have a very clear lane at the intersection of AI and leadership. What have you found most effective for attracting new clients, speaking, content, partnerships, or something else?5. When conversations move into scope and buy-in, especially around AI-enabled leadership programs, how do you usually bring engagements across the finish line?6. Once an organization starts working with you, how do you ensure long-term relationships? What do you do to keep clients coming back and to make your work indispensable over time?7. Where do you currently find yourself most stretched or stuck, whether it’s productizing your IP, scaling delivery, or something else?8. Looking a few years ahead, where do you see the biggest opportunities when it comes to AI and leadership? If you were running a boutique consulting firm today, where would you double down, and what would you quietly stop doing?*********************************************************************Know more about Ebony SmithWebsite Link: https://www.ebenumequation.com/Connect with Ebony Smith LinkedIn link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ebony-smith-coach/Email: [email protected] to be a guest on Consulting Leaders:https://ghapodcast.com/application-to-be-a-guest-on-consulting-leaders/

Look into the "3 Ways to Generate Leads With Your Podcast" E-book for free here on our website! (https://ghapodcast.com)**********************************************************************Joia Jefferson Nuri’s work sits at the intersection of confidence, clarity, and leadership performance. After a groundbreaking media career where she became the first Black woman to serve as Technical Director of the CBS Evening News and Face the Nation, she transitioned into coaching leaders whose voices shape institutions and policy.Through her firm, In The Public Eye Coaching, she helps executives dismantle the inner critic that limits their leadership potential and teaches them how to show up with authentic gravitas, whether they’re speaking to their teams, their boards, or national audiences. Her clients rely on her to prepare for TEDx talks, major grants, congressional testimony, and high-stakes public moments.For consulting firm owners, Joia offers a blueprint for developing clients who lead boldly, communicate clearly, and operate without self-imposed ceilings. Her insights into mindset, voice, and psychological safety are directly applicable to anyone advising leaders in complex environments.**********************************************************Proposed Interview Structure:1. You’ve gone from producing national media broadcasts to coaching executives and founders. What originally drew you into leadership and public speaking coaching?2. You focus heavily on dismantling the inner critic. When leaders come to you, what specific problem are they struggling with most, and why does that issue matter so much to you personally?3. Who are the leaders and organizations you work with most today, Microsoft, Johns Hopkins, Fanatics, and what do they typically need your help with when they reach out?4. You attract senior executives, major institutions, and high-visibility clients. What’s actually working for you today to bring in the right clients, and what can consultants learn from that?5. When someone expresses interest, what does your sales process look like, from first conversation to signed engagement, and how do you determine whether you’re the right coach for them?6. You’ve worked with certain leaders for years. What do you do, practically and consistently, to deliver results, build trust, and ensure clients keep coming back for deeper work?7. Even with a mature practice, Where do you find yourself most stuck right now in your business, if at all?8. Looking ahead, where do you see the biggest opportunities in leadership coaching, especially for the executives you serve, and how do you plan to position yourself to meet that future?*********************************************************************Know more about Joia Jefferson NuriWebsite Link: https://www.inthepubliceyecoaching.com/Connect with Joia Jefferson NuriLinkedIn link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joiajeffersonnuri/Email: [email protected] to be a guest on Consulting Leaders:https://ghapodcast.com/application-to-be-a-guest-on-consulting-leaders/

Look into the "3 Ways to Generate Leads With Your Podcast" E-book for free here on our website! (https://ghapodcast.com)**********************************************************************In this episode, we go deep into what it actually takes to turn a promising junior into someone you can trust with a client project. Debbie Crouse has spent her career leading complex programs at Intuit, Facebook (via PRO Unlimited), Box, and high-growth startups, then translating that experience into training that rising professionals can actually use the next day.Today, Debbie focuses on empowering young professionals through group workshops, 1:1 coaching, and self-paced courses like Project Management QuickStart and Take Control of Unruly Meetings.Her work sits at the intersection of project management, process improvement, and leadership communication, exactly where most consulting firms struggle as they scale.If you’re building a consulting team, Debbie offers a practical lens on how to build project leadership as a capability, not a personality trait. We’ll talk about stakeholder management, meeting hygiene, operating mechanisms, and how to build a culture where junior team members don’t just “support the project” but actually lead it.**********************************************************Proposed Interview Structure:1. You’ve held leadership roles in tech, startups, and now training. What originally pulled you into project and program management, and what made you decide to focus specifically on developing young professionals?2. When you look at the young consultants and early-career professionals you coach, what core problem are you helping them solve, and why does that matter so much to you?3. Who typically brings you in today, HR, L&D, team leads, or business leaders, and what kinds of professionals are you usually working with inside those organizations?4. How do clients usually find you? What have you found works best for attracting the right companies and emerging professionals into your workshops and programs?5. When a company is considering working with you, what does the path from first conversation to signed engagement usually look like? How do you structure the scope so organizations immediately understand the value?6. Once you’ve delivered the initial workshop or coaching engagement, what do you do to ensure clients keep coming back and that those relationships grow over time?7. Where do you find yourself most stuck right now as a consultant and trainer, if at all?8. Looking ahead a few years, where do you see the biggest opportunities in project leadership development, especially for teams relying on younger consultants to run complex projects?*********************************************************************Know more about Debbie CrouseWebsite Link: https://cwtrainingandconsulting.com/Connect with Debbie Crouse LinkedIn link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/debbiechildscrouse/Email: [email protected] to be a guest on Consulting Leaders:https://ghapodcast.com/application-to-be-a-guest-on-consulting-leaders/

Look into the "3 Ways to Generate Leads With Your Podcast" E-book for free here on our website! (https://ghapodcast.com)**********************************************************************Charles H. Green has dedicated his career to helping professionals become trusted advisors rather than transactional experts. With decades of experience in consulting and professional services, he developed the Trust Equation, a simple but powerful model that explains why clients choose to believe in and work with certain advisors.He is the co-author of The Trusted Advisor and The Trusted Advisor Fieldbook, two books that shaped how consultants think about influence, partnership, and selling. Through Trusted Advisor Associates, he equips leaders and teams with training, diagnostics, and coaching that turn trust into a measurable and repeatable capability.For consulting founders navigating complex client dynamics, long sales cycles, and demanding expectations, Charlie s work offers a rare combination of clarity and practicality, grounded in human psychology and decades of real-world experience.**********************************************************Proposed Interview Structure:1. You’ve built your entire career around trust in professional relationships. What first drew you into consulting, and later, into making trust your life’s work?2. From your own consulting work, what client challenge do you personally find most important to solve, the issue that keeps you motivated to do this work?3. Today, who are the businesses that get the most value from your work? And within those organizations, who typically champions a trust-based approach?4. Trusted Advisor Associates has been around for decades. What consistently brings new clients to your work, and what have you found most effective for earning trust before a project even begins?5. When you’re selling your own work, how do you personally approach the buying process, from that first conversation to helping a client feel confident saying yes?6. Once a client begins working with you, what do you do to make sure they keep coming back? How do you maintain long-term relationships and ensure the trust only deepens over time?7. In your own consulting practice, where do you find yourself most stuck right now, if at all, whether it’s scaling the message, reaching new audiences, or evolving the methodology?8. Looking ahead as a consultant yourself, where do you see the biggest opportunities for your own work in the next few years?*********************************************************************Know more about Charles H. GreenWebsite Link: https://trustedadvisor.com/Connect with Charles H. Green LinkedIn link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charleshgreen/Email: [email protected] to be a guest on Consulting Leaders:https://ghapodcast.com/application-to-be-a-guest-on-consulting-leaders/

Look into the "3 Ways to Generate Leads With Your Podcast" E-book for free here on our website! (https://ghapodcast.com)**********************************************************************Anthony has spent more than a decade helping organizations run well by designing the systems that guide day-to-day execution: clarity, structure, culture, processes, communication, accountability, and performance. Instead of trying to “fix people,” he focuses on fixing the system those people work inside.His work spans organizational clarity, decision pathways, role mapping, process architecture, and supervisor development. Whether he’s installing the full Foundations Operating System™ or coaching a leadership team, his goal is the same: turn vision into predictable execution.This episode is especially valuable for consulting firm owners who work with overwhelmed leaders, reactive teams, or operations that depend on a few high-capacity individuals. Anthony shows what happens when structure replaces personality, and how to design systems that scale.**********************************************************Proposed Interview Structure:1. What first pushed you into system design and organizational consulting? Was there a moment when you realized the issue wasn’t the people, it was the system?2. You talk a lot about “systems failing people.” What client problems do you most commonly get called in to fix, and why do those issues matter so much to you as a consultant?3. Who are your ideal clients today, and within those organizations, who typically champions bringing you in, the CEO, the operations leader, or someone else?4. Your message around clarity and predictable execution resonates strongly. How do most of your clients find you today, and what marketing approaches have helped you attract the right consulting engagements?5. Consulting around systems and operations often requires deep discovery and trust. What does your sales cycle look like, and how do you help leaders recognize when structure, not effort, is their real bottleneck?6. Once you’ve completed an engagement, how do you keep clients coming back? What does your relationship-building process look like, and how do you ensure long-term trust and recurring work as a consultant?7. Where do you find yourself most stuck right now as a consultant, whether it’s capacity, market education, or something else entirely?8. Looking ahead, where do you see the biggest opportunities for your consulting practice over the next few years, and how are you positioning yourself to make the most of them?*********************************************************************Know more about Anthony DickersonWebsite Link: https://www.foundationsbc.com/Connect with Anthony Dickerson on LinkedInLinkedIn link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthony-dickerson/Email: [email protected] to be a guest on Consulting Leaders:https://ghapodcast.com/application-to-be-a-guest-on-consulting-leaders/

Look into the "3 Ways to Generate Leads With Your Podcast" E-book for free here on our website! (https://ghapodcast.com)**********************************************************************Joe works with owners of small and mid-sized businesses, from solo practitioners up to $50M in revenue, who feel stuck juggling delivery, sales, and leadership. Through brainSHARE, he’s packaged what used to be high-ticket 1:1 mentoring into scalable programs and tools that show leaders how to get predictable, sustainable growth without burning out. A core piece of that is better use of time: his “Magic Calendar” and time mastery frameworks are about eliminating chaos so your calendar reflects your strategy, not your firefighting.He’s coached thousands of companies across industries, and his work has been recognized with multiple awards, including Elite Inspirational Leader of 2025 by CXO Time. Joe is also deeply involved in the Silicon Valley business community and serves in leadership roles at the Silicon Valley Central Chamber of Commerce. His lens is simple and relevant for consultants: build systems, clarify mission, and align your team so the business performs even when you’re not in the room.For consulting firm owners, Joe’s experience is directly applicable: long sales cycles, expert-led delivery, and the constant tension between client work and business-building. We’ll unpack how to move from “I am the business” to “I own a business,” how to productize expertise into programs and groups, and how to use structure to survive uncertain markets and still grow.*********************************************************************Proposed Interview Structure:1. What originally pulled you into business mentoring, and when did you realize this was the work you wanted to commit to long-term?2. You often talk about helping owners move from “survival” to “thriving.” What specific problem do most entrepreneurs bring to you, and why does that challenge matter so much to you personally?3. Who are the business leaders you work with most today, industry, size, and stage, and who inside those organizations usually reaches out to you first?4. You’ve built a strong presence through your content, community roles, referrals, and awards. What have been your most reliable ways of attracting new clients and what lessons from your approach could consultants apply immediately?5. When a new prospect enters your world, whether through the chamber, a referral, or your online platform, what does your sales process look like from the first conversation to a committed engagement?6. You’ve maintained long-term relationships with many of your clients. How do you ensure people stay, continue to get value, and keep coming back? What does retention look like in your world?7. Where do you find yourself stuck the most in your own practive (if at all)?8. Looking ahead a few years, where do you see the biggest opportunities for consulting and advisory businesses? especially around online education, AI, and community.*********************************************************************Know more about Joe SiecinskiWebsite Link: https://www.brainsharecoach.com/Connect with Joe Siecinski on LinkedInLinkedIn link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joesiecinski/Email: [email protected] to be a guest on Consulting Leaders:https://ghapodcast.com/application-to-be-a-guest-on-consulting-leaders/

Look into the "3 Ways to Generate Leads With Your Podcast" E-book for free here on our website! (https://ghapodcast.com)**********************************************************************Tim works with agency and consulting founders who have hit the point where effort no longer solves the problem, when pipeline dries up, offers stop landing, or the team can no longer operate on intuition. His work is about turning that pressure into a more resilient, better-architected business.Through the WTF → WTF Roadmap, Tim helps founders design a go-to-market system that matches how buyers actually behave, remove themselves from founder-led sales chaos, and build the visibility and authority needed to win before pitching. His clients regularly increase MRR, fix margins, and build teams that can deliver without their constant involvement.For consulting firm owners, Tim brings the perspective of someone who’s built, run, and advised growth-driven service businesses for more than a decade. He has the operator’s scar tissue and the advisor’s strategic clarity, which makes his insights both practical and unusually actionable.**********************************************************Proposed Interview Structure:1. Tim, before you became known for the WTF → WTF Roadmap, you were building and leading agencies yourself. What pulled you into guiding other founders on growth?2. When a founder comes to you at their ‘WTF moment,’ what are the core problems you’re usually helping them solve, and why is this type of work meaningful to you personally?3. Who are your ideal clients today? What types of agencies or businesses get the most value from your approach, and who inside those organizations do you work with most closely?4. How do clients typically find you? What’s been most effective for you in creating visibility and attracting the right founders into your world?5. Your work involves deep, strategic engagements that aren’t quick closes. How do you navigate those longer sales cycles and bring deals across the line in a sustainable way?6. Once you’re working with a founder, what do you do to ensure they stay with you long-term? What’s your own process for delivering consistent value, building trust, and creating relationships that last beyond the initial engagement?7. Where do you personally find yourself most stuck right now as an Agency Growth Architect , if at all?8. Looking ahead a few years, where do you see the biggest opportunities for your work, the areas you’re most excited to lean into or expand?*********************************************************************Know more about Tim KilroyWebsite Link: https://timkilroy.com/Connect with Tim Kilroy LinkedIn link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timkilroy/Email: [email protected] to be a guest on Consulting Leaders:https://ghapodcast.com/application-to-be-a-guest-on-consulting-leaders/

Look into the "3 Ways to Generate Leads With Your Podcast" E-book for free here on our website! (https://ghapodcast.com)**********************************************************************Dr Kayyali brings more than three decades of experience in strategy, investment advisory, ICT, and research. Through 4DBC, he partners with organizations and investors across the MENA region to structure markets, design growth strategies, and incubate new ventures. His firm’s recognition as an approved advisory provider by the EBRD reflects a consistent track record of credibility and measurable outcomes.His work extends far beyond traditional consulting. As President of IFGICT, he helps shape global ICT and sustainability standards. As CEO of KSF Space, he leads a global nonprofit making space R&D and nanosatellite engineering accessible to academic and commercial institutions. He also co-founded IUEE University, and serves as a Senior Subject Matter Expert for the European Commission.For consulting firm owners, his journey is a clear example of how authority, standards, and long-term thinking compound over time. In this episode, we unpack the mindset and systems behind scaling advisory work in emerging markets, and how to build a reputation clients keep coming back for.**********************************************************Proposed Interview Structure:1. You’ve been in strategy and consulting for more than 30 years. What originally pulled you into consulting, and at what point did you decide to build 4D Business Consulting instead of staying in a single industry or academic track?2. When clients come to you at 4DBC, what is the core problem they’re usually struggling with? What patterns do you see across the MENA region that your consulting work is designed to fix?3. Who are your ideal clients right now, investors, corporates, public institutions, and who are the real decision-makers you need to influence inside those organizations?4. You operate across consulting, standards, space, and education. In practice, how do most consulting opportunities find you? What has consistently worked to bring qualified clients into your world?5. Consulting in strategy and investment advisory often involves long sales cycles and multiple layers of approval. What does your sales process look like, and how do you move stakeholders from interest to commitment?6. Once you’re inside a client organization, what do you personally do to build trust, deliver results, and turn that engagement into a long-term relationship? How do you ensure clients keep coming back to 4DBC?7. As someone leading several organizations at once, 4DBC, IFGICT, KSF Space, and more, where do you find yourself most stuck right now as a consultant, if at all?8. Looking ahead, where do you see the biggest opportunities for yourself and for other consultants over the next few years?*********************************************************************Know more about Dr Kayyali MohamedWebsite Link: https://www.4dbc.net/Email: [email protected] I [email protected] with Dr Kayyali Mohamed on LinkedIn LinkedIn link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drkayyali/Apply to be a guest on Consulting Leaders:https://ghapodcast.com/application-to-be-a-guest-on-consulting-leaders/

Look into the "3 Ways to Generate Leads With Your Podcast" E-book for free here on our website! (https://ghapodcast.com)**********************************************************************In top-tier consulting, everyone is smart and analytical, but not everyone can hold the room, navigate politics, or lead through ambiguity. Biran has spent more than a decade inside strategy and corporate environments observing what really differentiates high-impact leaders: the human skills that change how people think, show up, and decide.Through Biran Consulting Ltd and TPC Leadership, she turns these insights into practical development journeys for organizations worldwide.We discuss how she works with leaders in transition, how she builds executive presence beyond technique, and how consulting firms can create leadership development that actually sticks.We also look at her work training and supervising coaches, and what consulting leaders can borrow from the discipline of professional coaching.Finally, we dig into how she builds systems that sustain growth, from Coach Café to supervision structures, helping leaders and coaches develop with clarity and intention.*************************************************************Proposed Interview Structure:1. What got you into coaching and leadership development, and how did that path evolve into your work with executives and coaches today?2. When you look at senior leaders and consultants, what leadership gap are you most focused on solving, and why does it matter to you?3. Who are your ideal clients today, and within those organizations, who are the decision-makers you most often work with?4. Most of your work is trust-driven. How do clients typically find you, and what has proven most effective for attracting the right leaders and teams?5. Coaching engagements often take time to align, budget, and approve. How do you move a conversation from interest to commitment without forcing it?6. Once a client begins working with you, what do you do to ensure they keep coming back, not just for results, but for a long-term partnership they value?7. Where do you find yourself most stuck right now in your work as a coach and supervisor, if at all?8. Looking ahead, where do you see the biggest opportunities for your work, and for the leaders and coaches you support, over the next few years?*********************************************************************Know more about Biran YilanciogluWebsite Link: https://biranyilancioglu.com/Email: [email protected] with Biran Yilancioglu on LinkedInLinkedIn link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/biranyilancioglu/?originalSubdomain=ukApply to be a guest on Consulting Leaders:https://ghapodcast.com/application-to-be-a-guest-on-consulting-leaders/

Look into the "3 Ways to Generate Leads With Your Podcast" E-book for free here on our website! (https://ghapodcast.com)**********************************************************************Amy leads AHA Solutions Group, where she helps organizations strengthen their recruiting engines through training, operational audits, and recruiter placement. Her approach is practical and metrics-focused, built from years of leading recruiting functions in industries defined by constant hiring pressure.She works with companies that need predictable, efficient talent acquisition, often the same companies consultants advise on growth, operations, and retention. Amy understands how recruiting impacts revenue, culture, and execution, and she brings a structured framework to help clients fix what isn’t working.For consulting leaders, her perspective is a reminder that hiring problems often sit beneath operational challenges. Amy’s work offers a clean, tactical way to diagnose and improve those systems.**********************************************************Proposed Interview Structure:1. What first drew you into recruiting, and when did you realize you wanted to turn your experience into a consulting practice?2. From your vantage point, what’s the biggest gap you consistently see in companies’ recruiting functions, and what made you want to solve that problem through consulting?3. Who are the clients you serve best today, and within those organizations, who usually understands the urgency of strengthening TA operations?4. How do most clients find you, and what have you learned about attracting companies that genuinely value improving their recruiting systems?5. When you’re speaking with a prospect, what usually drives them to move forward, and how do you help them understand the business impact of your work?6. Once you’re engaged, how do you keep clients coming back? What do you do to build long-term relationships and ensure they continue to rely on you as their TA partner?7. As a consultant, where do you personally feel most stuck right now, whether it's scale, operations, messaging, or something else?8. Looking ahead as a TA consultant, where do you see the biggest opportunities to deepen your impact over the next few years?*********************************************************************Know more about Amy Hitchner-AllisonWebsite Link: https://www.ahasolutionsgroup.com/Connect with Amy Hitchner-Allison on LinkedInLinkedIn link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-hitchner-allison/Apply to be a guest on Consulting Leaders:https://ghapodcast.com/application-to-be-a-guest-on-consulting-leaders/

Look into the "3 Ways to Generate Leads With Your Podcast" E-book for free here on our website! (https://ghapodcast.com)**********************************************************************Samuel Holcman is the Managing Director of the Enterprise Architecture Center Of Excellence (EACOE) and the Business Architecture Center Of Excellence (BACOE), as well as CEO of Pinnacle Business Group.For over five decades, he’s been focused on one core question: how do you make architecture human-consumable so executives can actually use it to run the business better? His work is “for practitioners, by practitioners,” with a clear emphasis on real-world implementation rather than theory.Through EACOE and BACOE, Samuel provides training, certification, and consulting in Enterprise Architecture, Business Architecture, and related disciplines like IT strategy and lifecycle management.What sets his organizations apart is the integrated environment: frameworks, methodology, tools, project plans, mentoring, and full project support, all aimed at getting clients to something they can use “Monday morning.”For consulting firm owners, Samuel’s world is a masterclass in productized expertise.He’s built a global practice around frameworks, repeatable methods, and practitioner-led education, and he’s distilled this into books like Reaching the Pinnacle and Business Architecture: The Enabler of Business Strategy.This conversation will dig into how consultants can translate complex work into clear value, design offers around capability building, and position themselves as the people clients trust to connect strategy, architecture, and execution.**********************************************************Proposed Interview Structure:1. You’ve been working in Enterprise and Business Architecture since the early 70s. How did this evolve from internal roles into the consulting and training ecosystem you’ve built with Pinnacle Business Group, EACOE and BACOE?2. When you look at your work today, what is the specific business problem you see yourself solving for clients, and why does it matter so much to you?3. In your consulting work, who are your ideal clients right now, in terms of size, industry, and maturity, and who are the actual decision makers that bring you in?4. What have been the most effective ways for you to attract new clients, and which visibility or marketing efforts turned out not to be worth the time?5. When an organization shows interest in your frameworks or workshops, how do you, personally, guide them from initial curiosity through to a signed engagement?6. As a consultant and educator, how do you make sure clients keep coming back, what do you do during and after engagements to demonstrate value, stay relevant to them, and build long-term relationships?7. With everything you’ve built, where do you still feel most “stuck” today as a consultant?8. Looking ahead a few years, where do you see the biggest opportunities for consulting firm owners who want to build offers around Enterprise or Business Architecture?*********************************************************************Know more about Samuel HolcmanWebsite Link: https://www.bacoe.org/workshopsEmail: [email protected] with Samuel Holcman on LinkedInLinkedIn link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samuel-holcman/Apply to be a guest on Consulting Leaders:https://ghapodcast.com/application-to-be-a-guest-on-consulting-leaders/

Description: In this episode, Guillaume speaks with Rick Rattray, MPPM, CEC, an executive coach and former EdTech C-suite leader who has helped multiple PE-backed companies scale, refocus, or turn around at critical inflection points. Rick brings a rare operator-advisor perspective: he knows how to coach leaders, but he also knows how to run the business. For consultants working with growth-stage or PE-backed clients, Rick’s insights on alignment, focus, and GTM execution show exactly where advisory work creates real commercial impact. ********************************************************** Links: StreamYard (for guest): https://streamyard.com/tvqp2xtsq8 YouTube (for sharing): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOD4U5l0Lcs Apply to be a guest: https://ghapodcast.com/application-to-be-a-guest-on-consulting-leaders/ ********************************************************** Rick's Bio: Rick Rattray, MPPM, CEC is an executive coach and transformational EdTech operator with deep experience in PE-backed growth environments. As Managing Director of Varroom LLC and Principal at The Parliament Group, he works with leadership teams facing scale challenges, growth plateaus, or high-stakes strategic decisions. He’s held senior roles at Kaplan, Vista Equity’s ReliasLearning, QuadPartners’ ILSC GlobalFoundations, Shorelight, Barbri Professional, and AltaClaro, where he helped scale the business to ~$3M ARR, formalized operations, strengthened GTM, and supported a successful seed round and enterprise expansion. Rick holds an MBA from Yale SOM, is a CEC-certified executive coach, an ICF member, and an active mentor in innovation and commercialization ecosystems including Yale’s Tsai CITY. ********************************************************** Show Notes: Rick has built and transformed organizations across the EdTech and higher-ed ecosystem, from Vista Equity and Leeds Equity portfolio companies to Kaplan Ventures and emerging ventures like AltaClaro. He’s spent his career stepping into environments where clarity is missing, growth has stalled, or the team is struggling to align around what matters most. Through Varroom LLC, Rick now coaches founders, CEOs, and leadership teams while also advising growth-stage companies that need deeper support, from refining product-market fit to stabilizing operations to preparing for a fundraising round or exit. His approach blends grounded coaching with the hands-on experience of someone who has actually run and grown businesses. For consulting firm owners, Rick is a powerful model: he has created repeatable client value across industries, built long-term engagements anchored in clarity and results, and supported companies through meaningful revenue growth, including taking AltaClaro from ~$0 to $3M ARR while helping secure institutional funding and major enterprise clients. ********************************************************** Proposed Interview Structure 1. What led you from running PE-backed businesses to building your own coaching and advisory practice? 2. When a CEO or leadership team brings you in today, what’s the underlying problem they’re usually trying to solve? 3. Who do you work with today through Varroom and Parliament Group, and who’s typically the decision-maker who brings you in? 4. Most consultants struggle with pipeline. For you, what consistently brings in new coaching or advisory clients? 5. When a potential client is at a major inflection point, how do you scope the engagement and move from first conversation to a clear mandate? 6. You’ve built long-term relationships across several companies, how do you keep clients coming back and make sure the relationship continues to grow over time? 7. Where do you find yourself most stuck right now as a coach and advisor, if at all? Is it capacity, ideal client fit, evolving your offer, or something else that you’re currently working through? 8. Looking ahead, where do you see the biggest opportunities in your field over the next few years?

Look into the "3 Ways to Generate Leads With Your Podcast" E-book for free here on our website! (https://ghapodcast.com)**********************************************************************Jon specializes in helping SaaS companies install the systems, habits, and leadership required for repeatable revenue, the part most founders struggle with once they move past the first wave of early wins.His work sits at the intersection of GTM strategy, sales process design, and team development, giving him a front-row view into what separates scalable companies from those that stall.As the founder of Align Advisory Group and a Limited Partner at Stage 2 Capital, Jon sees patterns across early-stage GTM functions every day. He’s helped companies sharpen positioning, improve conversion, and build the management structure needed for sustainable ARR growth.His experience as a fractional executive gives him a practical, on-the-ground perspective founders appreciate.Jon is also deeply active as a sales coach and advisor, including facilitating high-rated programs for Sales Assembly and serving on the Professional Sales Advisory Board at Ohio State University.His calm, structured, data-driven approach is a consistent theme in how clients describe working with him.**********************************************************************Proposed Interview Structure:1. What originally pulled you into sales leadership and, eventually, GTM advisory work?2. When you step inside a SaaS company, what problem are you most often being asked to solve, and why do you think that problem keeps repeating across the market?3. Who are your ideal clients today, stage, team size, or revenue level, and who inside the organization typically brings you in?4. From your experience, what’s been the most reliable way for you to attract new advisory and fractional work, and what can consultants learn from that?5. Consulting often has a long path from first conversation to signed engagement. How do you guide prospects through that process and keep momentum without pushing?6. When it comes to your own advisory work, how do you build long-term client relationships, and what ensures clients come back for continued support?7. Even with your experience, where do you find yourself most challenged or stuck right now as a consultant or advisor?8. Looking ahead, where do you see the biggest opportunities, or biggest risks, in SaaS GTM over the next 3-5 years?*********************************************************************Know more about Jon RydbergWebsite Link: https://alignrev.com/Connect with Jon Rydberg on LinkedInLinkedIn link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonrydberg1/Email: [email protected] to be a guest on Consulting Leaders:https://ghapodcast.com/application-to-be-a-guest-on-consulting-leaders/

Look into the "3 Ways to Generate Leads With Your Podcast" E-book for free here on our website! (https://ghapodcast.com)**********************************************************************Mor built his reputation on something most consultants overlook: clarity and structure inside the sales process. After leaving his first sales job within an hour, he spent years avoiding the field, only to later become a top operator who scaled two SaaS companies through disciplined discovery, tight demos, and a no-pressure approach he calls “unselling.”Today he runs Demo to Close, where he trains SMB and MM AEs to hit 2× quota using simple, repeatable playbooks. His programs focus on the fundamentals that consistently move deals forward: understanding the problem deeply, running a crisp demo, and following up with intent.Consulting leaders will appreciate Mor’s clean thinking, his operational background, and his ability to translate messy sales motions into systems that work for teams of any size.*********************************************************************Proposed Interview Structure:1. You went from quitting your first sales job in an hour to leading sales teams to tens of millions in ARR, what pushed you back into sales, and how did you rebuild confidence?2. What core problem are you helping teams solve, and how did you realize this was the gap you were best positioned to tackle?3. Who are your ideal clients, both the AEs you train and the SaaS companies you advise, and who are the real decision makers in those engagements?4. You’re extremely visible online. What channels consistently bring you the best clients, and what should consultants learn from the way you publish and position yourself?5. When you’re selling your own programs, how do you personally structure a sales conversation so prospects move forward without pressure?6. You have a reputation for long-term relationships and repeat clients. How do you retain them, deliver continuous value, and build trust so they keep coming back?7. Even top operators have sticking points, where do you feel most constrained today in your own business?8. Looking ahead, where do you see the biggest opportunities for AEs, and for consultants building sales-focused practices, over the next few years?*********************************************************************Know more about Mor AssoulineWebsite Link: https://demotoclose.com/Connect with Mor Assouline on LinkedInLinkedIn link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/morassouline/Apply to be a guest on Consulting Leaders:https://ghapodcast.com/application-to-be-a-guest-on-consulting-leaders/

Look into the "3 Ways to Generate Leads With Your Podcast" E-book for free here on our website! (https://ghapodcast.com)**********************************************************************Alison coaches senior executives and high-achieving professionals around the world, helping them shift from “managing tasks” to leading through influence. Through Oxford Professional Consulting, she works with organisations that want managers to think strategically, communicate clearly, and lead teams that are engaged, productive, and solution-focused. She also mentors female service-based business owners who want more consistent income, stronger pricing, and a business that actually pays them well.Her work centres on one lever: improving the quality of conversations. Alison blends executive coaching, leadership communication training, DISC profiling and Conversational Intelligence® to help leaders speak, listen, and coach more effectively. For entrepreneurs, she shares the systems and pricing strategies she’s built over decades to help them attract better clients and grow a stable, profitable business.If you’re growing a consulting firm, your success rests on the quality of your managers, how they communicate, lead, and influence. Alison brings 40+ years of global experience and a track record with major organisations including RBS, Oxfam, the UN, Coutts, and GMAC. This conversation will help you strengthen your internal leadership pipeline, build a coaching culture, and improve communication across diverse teams.**********************************************************************Proposed Interview Structure:1. What led you from language and international communication into building a global executive coaching practice, and what was the moment you realised this was the work you wanted to focus on?2. When senior leaders come to you today, what core leadership or communication problems are you really solving for them, and why does this work matter so much to you personally?3. Who are your ideal clients on both sides of your work, the corporate leadership development clients and the female entrepreneurs you mentor, and who are the decision-makers who typically bring you in?4. How do leaders and business owners usually find you today? What have you found actually works for attracting the right kind of clients consistently?5. Your projects often involve senior stakeholders and longer buying cycles. From first conversation to sign-off, how do you usually guide organisations through the decision process and secure the engagement?6. Once a client starts working with you, what do you do to keep the relationship strong over time? How do you ensure lasting results, ongoing trust, and clients who continue coming back for deeper work?7. Even with your experience and strong reputation, where do you find yourself most challenged today as a coach and consultant, if at all?8. Looking ahead, where do you see the biggest opportunities for leadership communication and coaching, especially for consultants who want to elevate the way they lead and influence their clients?*********************************************************************Know more about Alison HaillWebsite Link: https://www.alisonhaill.com/Connect with Alison Haill on LinkedInLinkedIn link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alisonhaill/?originalSubdomain=ukEmail: [email protected] to be a guest on Consulting Leaders:https://ghapodcast.com/application-to-be-a-guest-on-consulting-leaders/

Look into the "3 Ways to Generate Leads With Your Podcast" E-book for free here on our website! (https://ghapodcast.com)**********************************************************************For more than 14 years, Kirby Kaden has guided growth-minded CEOs to transform not just their companies, but their relationship with leadership itself. As the founder of Kaden Solutions, he specializes in helping executives access the kind of unfiltered, strategic perspective they can’t get inside their own management teams, empowering them to make better decisions, scale sustainably, and regain control of their time.Before coaching, Kirby built a 25-year corporate career leading high-performing teams at Univision and Clear Channel Radio, where he turned underperforming markets into national success stories. That operational and sales rigor now fuels his consulting approach: a blend of data, empathy, and accountability designed to help leaders achieve “unimagined company growth while working fewer hours.”His message to consulting firm owners is simple yet profound: growth accelerates when you step out of the weeds, get honest feedback, and lead from clarity instead of chaos.*************************************************************************Proposed Interview Structure:1. You’ve had a remarkable journey from media executive to CEO coach, what first drew you into consulting and leadership coaching?2. You often talk about helping CEOs “step out of the day-to-day”, what’s the core problem you see most leaders struggling with when it comes to growth?3. You work with CEOs of companies from $1M to $100M, who are your ideal clients, and what qualities make them most coachable?4. How do leaders typically find you, and what’s worked best for attracting high-caliber CEOs who are ready to grow?5. Coaching and advisory work often requires deep trust before commitment. How do you structure those early conversations to create buy-in?6. Once you’re working with a CEO, what’s your approach for ensuring consistent results and lasting transformation in both business and mindset?7. Every advisor faces their own growth edges. Where do you find yourself most challenged or “stuck” right now in your own practice?8. Looking ahead, where do you see the biggest opportunity for leadership development and consulting over the next few years?*********************************************************************Know more about Kirby KadenWebsite Link: https://www.kadensolutions.com/#home-sectionConnect with Kirby Kaden on LinkedInLinkedIn link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kirby-kaden/Apply to be a guest on Consulting Leaders:https://ghapodcast.com/application-to-be-a-guest-on-consulting-leaders/

Look into the "3 Ways to Generate Leads With Your Podcast" E-book for free here on our website! (https://ghapodcast.com)**********************************************************************Chris has spent over 30 years in organizational development, including 8 years internally at Alcoa, and has worked with clients across five continents. Today he leads the Leadership Institute of Seattle, consults through Crosby & Associates, and previously taught ORGL 517 in Gonzaga’s Masters of Organizational Leadership program, which is still based on his book Strategic Organizational Alignment.His work draws on systems theory, experiential education, and a strong focus on implementation. What sets Chris apart is how practical his approach is. Instead of staying at the level of culture talk, he designs structured conversations between the right groups in the system including intact work groups, leadership teams, functional groups, and cross functional project teams so they can resolve conflict, align around goals, execute, and boost morale.His interventions have supported record production in manufacturing plants, successful R and D portfolios after repeated failures, and a global ERP rollout across seven countries without a single missed shipment.He is the author of three books including the Strategic Engagement volumes, which outline concrete activities that raise morale and improve results from conflict resolution to goal alignment and project planning.For consulting firm owners, Chris offers a clear model for turning OD principles into repeatable high value engagements that clients find both challenging and deeply practical, helping organizations achieve measurable business results while increasing morale.*********************************************************************Proposed Interview Structure:1. You’ve been in OD for more than 30 years, from Alcoa to LIOS and your own firm. What originally pulled you into this work, and when did it click that ‘this is my lane’?2. When organizations bring you in today, what’s the real problem they’re asking you to solve, beneath the surface-level language of culture, communication, or alignment?3. Who are your ideal clients for strategic engagement work, and who inside those organizations is usually the one who says yes?4. You balance LIOS leadership, consulting, and publishing. What consistently brings new consulting clients to you, and what should consultants learn from what’s worked best?5. Strategic alignment and whole-system work are complex to articulate. How do you guide executives through the buying process and help them understand the value of committing to this kind of engagement?6. You’ve built long-term relationships with clients across decades. What do you do intentionally to retain clients, keep trust high, and ensure they come back for future work?7. Where do you find yourself most stuck right now as a Strategic Engagement Consultant (if at all)?8. Looking ahead a few years, where do you see the biggest opportunity for consulting and OD firms, especially around engagement, implementation competency, and system-wide alignment?*********************************************************************Connect with Chris Crosby on LinkedInLinkedIn link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-crosby-4055b37/Email: [email protected] to be a guest on Consulting Leaders:https://ghapodcast.com/application-to-be-a-guest-on-consulting-leaders/

Look into the "3 Ways to Generate Leads With Your Podcast" E-book for free here on our website! (https://ghapodcast.com)**********************************************************************Trenton is the founder of Team Sterka, where he coaches and trains client-facing teams to lead with greater clarity, confidence, and emotional intelligence.His programmes are built around practical skills that directly shape commercial outcomes: handling disagreements, making clients feel understood, and turning delivery relationships into long-term partnerships.Before Sterka, Trenton built one of the UK’s first UX agencies from scratch, scaled it to £3m, and exited.He later published Human Powered, a bestselling book on people skills, and now hosts a podcast interviewing leaders about building high-performing teams. His expertise comes from two decades at the intersection of client work, leadership, and commercial growth.Today, alongside Sterka, he advises multiple agencies on vision, planning, and team performance. His approach is grounded, practical, and based on real-world experience, which makes his insights especially relevant for consulting leaders navigating demanding clients and complex accounts.**********************************************************Proposed Interview Structure:1. What first sparked your shift from running a UX agency to dedicating your career to people-skills training and leadership coaching?2. You often talk about teams missing upsell opportunities or struggling with difficult clients, what core problem do you believe most client-facing teams actually have and why does it matter so much for you to help them solve it?3. Who is your ideal client today? And Who typically brings you in, is it agency founders, operations leaders, or HR?4. You’ve built a strong personal presence around people skills. What have you found most effective for attracting new clients to Sterka?5. Your programmes create measurable revenue lifts. When you’re selling, how do you turn something as intangible as ‘people skills’ into a clear commercial case?6. As a coach and advisor, how do you keep clients coming back? What’s your process for building long-term relationships and ensuring each engagement leads to the next?7. Where do you currently find things most challenging or stuck (if it all), whether in delivery, scaling, or keeping boundaries with clients?8. Looking ahead as a coach and an advisor, where do you see the biggest opportunities for your work over the next few years?*********************************************************************Know more about Trenton MossWebsite Link: https://sterka.team/Connect with Trenton Moss LinkedIn link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/trentonmoss/Email: [email protected] to be a guest on Consulting Leaders:https://ghapodcast.com/application-to-be-a-guest-on-consulting-leaders/

Look into the "3 Ways to Generate Leads With Your Podcast" E-book for free here on our website! (https://ghapodcast.com)**********************************************************************Tanya brings 24 years of real leadership experience, having run companies in both Australia and New York before shifting into coaching. Today she helps high performers rebuild clarity, energy, and direction so they can lead sustainably.Her frameworks at Aligned Success, including the Balanced Success Wheel™, combine business performance with personal alignment. It’s a perspective consultants rarely get taught, yet it underpins long-term resilience, client quality, and consistent delivery.In this episode, we explore why so many leaders operate out of alignment, how to identify the early signals, and what it truly takes to build a consulting business that serves your life rather than consumes it.**********************************************************Proposed Interview Structure:1. What led you from running companies in Australia and New York to becoming an executive and business coach?2. You specialise in alignment, helping leaders avoid burnout and rebuild clarity. What core problem are you solving for the executives and business owners you coach and why does it matter to you personally?3. Who are your ideal clients today, and what type of leaders typically seek you out for realignment or sustainable performance work?4. How do most of your clients find you? What marketing channels or relationship building tactics have worked best for you as a coach?5. Coaching can require a deep level of trust. How do you guide a potential client from initial conversation to the point where they’re ready to commit to real, long term change?6. Once you’re working with a client, how do you build long-term relationships, keep them coming back, and ensure they continue seeing meaningful progress?7. As a coach and business owner yourself, where do you find you’re most stuck right now, if at all, in growing your own practice?8. Looking ahead, where do you see the biggest opportunities for leaders, and for your own coaching work, as alignment, health and performance become even more connected?*********************************************************************Know more about Tanya MillsWebsite Link: https://alignedsuccess.com.au/Email: [email protected] with Tanya Mills on LinkedInLinkedIn link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tanya-mills-businesscoach/Apply to be a guest on Consulting Leaders:https://ghapodcast.com/application-to-be-a-guest-on-consulting-leaders/

Look into the "3 Ways to Generate Leads With Your Podcast" E-book for free here on our website! (https://ghapodcast.com)**********************************************************************Dominique works at the intersection of psychology and executive performance, coaching founders, C-suite leaders, and senior executives who are wrestling with scale, communication, and the internal shifts required for real leadership growth.Her work is especially relevant for consulting firm owners navigating the move from doer to leader.She has supported leaders across startups, growth-stage companies, and high-pressure environments, focusing on self-management, strategic communication, and building systems for sustainable leadership. Her approach is grounded, practical, and informed by years of clinical experience.For consultants, Dominique’s perspective offers a clean lens on what actually drives leadership change: pattern recognition, emotional intelligence, and consistent coaching conversations, not surface-level tactics.**********************************************************Proposed Interview Structure:1. You’ve been both a clinical psychologist and an executive coach. What led you to focus your work on supporting founders and senior leaders?2. In your coaching practice, what specific leadership challenges do your clients struggle with most, and why do those challenges matter to you personally?3. Who do you typically work with today, and how do those leaders usually find their way to you?4. What have you found most effective for attracting the right coaching clients and keeping a healthy pipeline without traditional marketing?5. Coaching relationships rely on trust. How do you guide conversations from first contact to a committed engagement in a way that feels natural to both sides?6. Once you’re working with a client, what do you do to ensure they keep coming back, and what’s your approach to building long term, high trust relationships?7. Where do you find the most friction or growth edges in your own practice right now (if any)?8. Looking ahead, where do you see the biggest opportunities in executive coaching and leadership development over the next few years, especially as AI and remote teams reshape organizations?*********************************************************************Know more about Dominique SamuelsWebsite Link: https://www.samuelscoaching.com/Connect with Dominique Samuels on LinkedInLinkedIn link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dominique-samuels-coachandpsych1/ Apply to be a guest on Consulting Leaders:https://ghapodcast.com/application-to-be-a-guest-on-consulting-leaders/

Look into the "3 Ways to Generate Leads With Your Podcast" E-book for free here on our website! (https://ghapodcast.com)**********************************************************************Alain Hunkins has spent three decades studying what actually makes leadership work in the real world. Through his consulting, keynotes, and writing for Forbes, he helps leaders see the blind spots that quietly erode trust, slow decisions, and push top performers out the door. His lens is simple but demanding: courage, curiosity, and clarity as daily leadership practices, not slogans.As CEO of Hunkins Leadership Group and a long-time leadership development consultant, Alain has led over 2,000 groups in 25 countries and worked with 42 of the Fortune 100. He connects the science of high performance with the lived reality of teams trying to communicate, collaborate, and deliver under pressure.For consulting firm owners, Alain’s work matters because growth is ultimately a leadership problem, not a marketing problem. We’ll dig into how to communicate so you’re actually understood, how to design a culture where people stay engaged, and how to shift from “expert in the room” to “facilitator of results”, both with your team and with clients.***********************************************************************Proposed Interiew Structure:1. You’ve been in the leadership space for nearly 30 years. What originally drew you into this work, and when did you realize this would become your life’s focus?2. What are the blind spots you personally see most often in the organizations you work with, and what made you so focused on solving them?3. You’ve worked with leaders in 42 of the Fortune 100. Today, who do you consider your ideal client, and who are the decision-makers that typically bring you in?4. You’re a bestselling author, a Forbes contributor, and a global keynote speaker. For you personally, what marketing channels or activities consistently generate the highest-quality opportunities?5. Leadership development can involve long sales cycles. In your own business, how do you move a conversation from early interest to a committed engagement?6. Once you begin working with a client, what’s your process for creating transformational results, and what do you do to maintain long-term relationships?7. Even with your experience, everyone has a growth edge. Where do you feel most challenged in your own business or craft right now (if it all)?8. Looking ahead, where do you see the biggest opportunities in leadership and team performance, and how are you planning to evolve your own work in response?*********************************************************************Know more about Alain HunkinsWebsite Link: https://alainhunkins.com/Connect with Alain Hunkins on LinkedInLinkedIn link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alainhunkins/Apply to be a guest on Consulting Leaders:https://ghapodcast.com/application-to-be-a-guest-on-consulting-leaders/

Look into the "3 Ways to Generate Leads With Your Podcast" E-book for free here on our website! (https://ghapodcast.com)**********************************************************************Valentina has built her career in one of the most demanding B2B environments: ProAV and Broadcast, where deals are complex, technical, and almost always multi-stakeholder.As founder of AVagent and now Director of International Strategy & Business Development at Wallin, she focuses on one thing: turning innovative products into predictable global revenue through the right partners, in the right regions, with the right structure.She’s led international growth initiatives across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, North America, Latin America, and Asia-Pacific, building distributor and integrator networks, designing partner programs, and running training that actually changes sales behavior.At Visiology, for example, her work on global partner development and key accounts contributed to a 50% increase in annual revenue.For consulting leaders, Valentina’s world is a sharp case study in how to scale: how to choose markets, how to build and manage channels, and how to support partners so they can sell and implement complex solutions without you in the room.We’ll unpack the structure behind her results and translate it into practical moves for your own consulting business.***********************************************************************Proposed Interview Structure:1. What originally drew you into the ProAV and Broadcast world, and what made you decide to launch AVagent instead of staying on the corporate path?2. When you look at the work you do today, what’s the core problem you’re helping your clients solve, and why does that challenge matter to you?3. Who do you consider your ideal clients right now, and in your experience, who are the real decision makers you need to win over in these projects?4. Most of your business comes from a niche, global industry. How do people usually find you, and what have you learned about attracting the right clients consistently?5. Your projects often involve long, multi-stakeholder sales cycles. what helps you move a conversation from interest to a signed engagement?6. Once you begin working with a client, what do you do to ensure they see ongoing results, continue valuing your work, and remain engaged in a long-term partnership?7. Looking at your own practice, where do you feel yourself stuck at the moment (if at all)?8. From your vantage point across global ProAV markets, where do you see the biggest opportunities ahead in your field?*********************************************************************Know more about Valentina WagnerWebsite Link: https://avagent.com/Connect with Valentina Wagner on LinkedInLinkedIn link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/avagent/?locale=es_ES&trk=people-guest_people_search-cardApply to be a guest on Consulting Leaders:https://ghapodcast.com/application-to-be-a-guest-on-consulting-leaders/

Look into the "3 Ways to Generate Leads With Your Podcast" E-book for free here on our website! (https://ghapodcast.com)**********************************************************************Jim blends three worlds most consultants respect but rarely combine: military leadership, deep technology, and entrepreneurial experience. From launching a semiconductor spin-off to overseeing advanced technologies at ITT, he’s led high-stakes teams and multimillion-dollar initiatives before turning full-time to leadership development.Today, through Choinque LLC and Academy Leadership, Jim facilitates elite leadership programs, executive coaching, and keynotes around the world. He’s delivered leadership events across five continents, works closely with PMI chapters, and hosts ChoinqueCast, where he interviews leaders and authors on growth and service. His work is rooted in a clear moral compass: Service, Prudence, Courage, and Curiosity.For consulting firm owners, Jim’s perspective is especially relevant: he treats leadership as an applied discipline, not an inspirational slogan. We’ll talk about practical tools like Personal Leadership Philosophies, closing “the coaching gap,” and designing cultures where feedback, development, and high performance actually stick, even in project-driven, client-heavy environments.************************************************************************Proposed Interview Structure:1. You started in spacecraft microelectronics with the Air Force, then built and sold a tech company before moving into leadership. What key moments pulled you from technology into developing leaders full-time?2. When you walk into a client organization today, what leadership problem are you most often solving, especially around this ‘coaching gap’ between evaluation and real coaching?3. Who are your ideal clients now, and inside those organizations, who are the real decision makers and champions that make the work successful?4. Of all the things you do, Choinque, Academy Leadership, PMI, ChoinqueCast, which one or two channels reliably bring you new clients, and what can consulting firm owners borrow from that?5. When a new opportunity appears from a talk, event, or referral, how do you typically move from that first conversation to a signed leadership engagement?6. Once you’re working with a client on a course or coaching, what do you do to turn a one-off program into consistent results and a multi-year relationship?7. Where do you find yourself most stuck right now as a leadership facilitator and consultant (if at all)8. Looking a few years ahead, where do you see the biggest opportunities in leadership development for consulting firm owners, and what shifts should they start preparing for now?*********************************************************************Know more about Jim EmerickWebsite Link: https://www.choinque.com/Connect with Jim Emerick on LinkedInLinkedIn link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimemerick/Apply to be a guest on Consulting Leaders:https://ghapodcast.com/application-to-be-a-guest-on-consulting-leaders/

Look into the "3 Ways to Generate Leads With Your Podcast" E-book for free here on our website! (https://ghapodcast.com)**********************************************************************Laura has spent over two decades coaching entrepreneurs, executives, and professional service leaders who feel like they’re working harder and harder for diminishing returns. Her work focuses on uncovering blind spots, shifting unhelpful patterns, and helping leaders build businesses that support the life they actually want, not the other way around.Through Venture Coaching International, Laura supports clients across North America with business, executive, and communication coaching.She helps them move from chronic overwhelm, poor cash flow, and firefighting into focused execution, stronger leadership, and more predictable growth.Her clients range from trades and franchise owners to professional experts and consultants who are transitioning from “doer” to “leader.”For consulting firm owners, Laura’s lens is especially relevant: she understands the emotional load of being the rainmaker, delivery engine, and leader all at once.We’ll dig into how to create space to work on the firm, not just in it, what emotional mastery looks like in practice, and how to turn insight into concrete habits that grow revenue, improve team performance, and give you your time back.************************************************************************Proposed Interview Structure:1. Laura, you’ve been coaching entrepreneurs and executives for over 25 years. What originally pulled you from counselling into business and leadership coaching, and how did Venture Coaching International come to life?2.When a business owner or consulting firm leader first comes to you, what are they usually struggling with beneath the surface, beyond the generic ‘I’m overwhelmed’ story?3. Today, who are your ideal clients, especially on the consulting side, and who are the actual decision makers that bring you in: founders, managing partners, or HR/people leaders?4. You’ve built a long-standing coaching practice in a crowded market. How do most of your best-fit clients find you, and what have you learned about attracting serious, committed leaders versus people just shopping for ‘motivation’?5. You offer ‘breakthrough sessions’ as an entry point. For consultants listening, how do you structure those conversations so they’re genuinely valuable for the prospect and still lead to clear next steps and paid engagements?6. Once you’re working with a client, what does your process look like to keep them focused, accountable, and actually implementing, so they see tangible results in revenue, time, and leadership, not just good intentions?7. You help leaders uncover blind spots. When you look at your own practice and business today, where do you feel most challenged or ‘at your edge’ as a coach and business owner?8.Looking ahead a few years, what shifts do you see coming in how small business owners and consulting firm leaders will need to show up, especially around emotional mastery, ‘whole person’ leadership, and building businesses that don’t burn them out?”*********************************************************************Know more about Laura WatsonWebsite Link: https://venturecoaching.ca/Connect with Laura Watson on LinkedInLinkedIn link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurawatson/Apply to be a guest on Consulting Leaders:https://ghapodcast.com/application-to-be-a-guest-on-consulting-leaders/

Look into the "3 Ways to Generate Leads With Your Podcast" E-book for free here on our website! (https://ghapodcast.com)**********************************************************************Mark is a value-centric growth advisor and the “Chief Clarity Officer” behind Boundy Consulting. He’s worked with 1,000+ companies across complex B2B environments, led top-performing revenue teams (including top-5% revenue and margin at GE Capital), and serves on the advisory board and as CMO at ZeGlass.What he does: He builds value-focused organizations, aligning sales, marketing, product, and pricing around customer-perceived value. His frameworks help teams diagnose the customer’s business, coach to value, and forecast with accuracy so premium pricing sticks.Why it matters to consulting firm owners: Firms that compete on proposals and hourly rates lose leverage. Mark’s approach creates competitor-proof relationships, clearer qualification, cleaner pipelines, and higher, more profitable pricing, without adding headcount or gimmicks.***********************************************************************Proposed Interview Structure:1. What first pushed you from product roles into value-centric selling and, eventually, consulting?2. When leaders say, “We’re differentiated but can’t command premium price,” what’s usually broken in their value story?3. Which B2B organizations get the most lift from your work today, and who is the real economic buyer vs. day-to-day champion?4. How do consulting and B2B clients typically find you, and what’s worked best to attract new business that other consultants can learn from?5. Walk us through how you turn a live deal from “feature/price talk” into a quantified business case that justifies premium.6. After the first win, how do you install value cadence, reviews, coaching, and metrics, so relationships become competitor-proof?7. Where do you find yourself most stuck right now as a consultant (if at all)?8. Where do you see the biggest opportunities for value pricing and advisor-level selling over the next 2-3 years?*********************************************************************Know more about Mark BoundyWebsite Link: https://boundyconsulting.com/Email: [email protected] with Mark Boundy on LinkedInLinkedIn link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markboundy/Apply to be a guest on Consulting Leaders:https://ghapodcast.com/application-to-be-a-guest-on-consulting-leaders/

Look into the "3 Ways to Generate Leads With Your Podcast" E-book for free here on our website! (https://ghapodcast.com)**********************************************************************Jack Dyer is a designer-turned-founder who now runs Storytold™, a consultancy focused on transforming how leaders communicate online. He helps consultants and CEOs move from being “good at what they do but invisible online” to becoming influential voices with a clear narrative and a recognisable digital presence.His team creates UX-led websites, LinkedIn makeovers, creative concepts, video, and content that reflect a leader’s true personality, not the generic, polished persona most people default to. The goal is simple: make your digital presence a revenue-generating asset.For consulting firm owners, Jack’s experience sits right at the intersection of story, design, and growth, a combination that can help any consultant communicate more clearly and close clients more easily.***************************************************************************Proposed Interview Structure:1. What got you into this mix of UX, design, and now storytelling for founders and CEOs? Was there a specific moment where you realised ‘this is the thing I want to do’?2. When a founder or CEO comes to you, what’s the real problem under the surface? Their LinkedIn ‘looks fine’, but what’s actually broken from your perspective?3. Who are your ideal clients today? Are you mainly working with solo founders, small leadership teams, or larger organisations, and who’s usually the real decision maker in the deal?4. For Storytold™ itself, how do clients typically find you? What’s worked best to attract new business that you think consulting firm owners could realistically copy or adapt?5. Once someone shows interest, maybe they’ve seen you on LinkedIn or been to a workshop, what does your sales process look like from first conversation to a signed engagement?6. Once you’re working with a client, what does your process look like to make sure the storytelling actually leads to results, not just pretty content, and keeps the relationship going long term?”7. As a founder, where do you feel most stretched or stuck right now, if anywhere?8. Looking ahead, where do you see the biggest opportunities for consultants using digital storytelling over the next few years?*********************************************************************Know more about Jack DyerWebsite Link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackjddyer/Email: [email protected] with Jack Dyer on LinkedInLinkedIn link: https://www.storytold.co.uk/Apply to be a guest on Consulting Leaders:https://ghapodcast.com/application-to-be-a-guest-on-consulting-leaders/

Look into the "3 Ways to Generate Leads With Your Podcast" E-book for free here on our website! (https://ghapodcast.com)**********************************************************************Christina leads The Center for Sustainable Strategies, a boutique firm serving small to mid-market companies and consulting teams that need clarity, alignment, and execution at the leadership level.Her Team Catalyst™ program and leadership development work are grounded in neuroscience and practical operating systems.Why it matters to consulting firm owners: she shows how to turn partner-level friction into alignment, how to use Kolbe and other assessments to cut decision drag, and how to integrate AI into strategy and planning without losing the human touch. Her clients consistently report faster execution, better collaboration, and stronger leadership retention.************************************************************************Proposed Interview Structure:1. What originally pulled you from LMFT and organizational work into executive and team coaching for growth-stage companies?2. When you enter an executive or consulting team, what form does “silent misalignment” usually take, and how do you surface it quickly?3. Who is the best-fit client for CFSS today (industry, size, buying committee), and who typically owns the decision to bring you in?4. What’s been your most reliable way for CEOs or consulting leaders to find you, content, events, peer groups, and which message consistently converts interest into conversations?5. For longer enterprise cycles, walk us through how you move from initial alignment audit to a green-lighted engagement, what de-risks the buy for the CEO and their team?6. Inside The Team Catalyst™ program, what rituals or metrics keep alignment sticky and translate into measurable outcomes (e.g., faster decisions, fewer handoffs)?7. Where do you find yourself most stuck right now as a consultant and a coach (if at all)?8. Looking to the next 24 months, where do you see the biggest opportunity for consultants and leaders to capture profitability gains from AI-supported strategy and execution?*********************************************************************Know more about Christina HaxtonWebsite Link: https://www.centerforsustainablestrategies.com/Other resources mentioned: Center for Sustainable Strategies LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/center-for-sustainable-strategies/Connect with Christina HaxtonLinkedIn link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christinahaxton/Email: [email protected] to be a guest on Consulting Leaders:https://ghapodcast.com/application-to-be-a-guest-on-consulting-leaders/

Look into the "3 Ways to Generate Leads With Your Podcast" E-book for free here on our website! (https://ghapodcast.com)**********************************************************************Alicia works with organizations that are bringing in new senior leaders into high-stakes roles, often in moments of scaling, turnaround, or major change. Her core focus: compressing the time it takes for a new executive to build trust, align with the team, and deliver results, from the usual 6-12 months down to 90 days or less.Through APEX90™, Alicia blends behavioral science, conative strengths (Kolbe), and Predictive Index data to “decode” how leaders and teams naturally operate. The work is very operational: aligning leadership style with culture and business goals, setting decision-making frameworks, surfacing hidden performance risks, and engineering early wins that build credibility fast.For consulting firms that advise on strategy, org design, or transformation, executive misalignment is often the hidden drag on every engagement. Alicia’s approach shows how you can turn leadership transitions into a structured, premium, outcome-based offer: de-risking the hire, tightening team alignment, and protecting the ROI of all other initiatives around it.************************************************************************Proposed Interview Structure:1. You’ve done everything from cosmetics and personal branding to executive integration and team alignment. What was the turning point that led you to focus on de-risking executive hires?2. When you walk into a company, what are the most expensive mistakes you see around leadership transitions that no one is explicitly naming?3. Today, who are your ideal clients for APEX90™ and your team alignment work? And in practice, who is the real buyer: CEO, CHRO, business unit leader?4. You’ve built a strong content and media presence with podcasts, speaking, and your newsletter. From your perspective, what have you found actually moves the needle on bringing in APEX90 or team development engagements?5. Executive integration often has long sales cycles and lots of opinions. How do you structure those conversations so they move from ‘sounds interesting’ to a clear decision and signed engagement?6. How do you turn a successful 90-day integration into longer-term work with the team or the wider organization?7. Where do you still feel a bit stuck or constrained right now, capacity, pricing, market focus, productizing, or something else?8. Looking a few years ahead, especially with AI changing how work gets done, where do you see the biggest opportunity in the ‘human alignment’ space?*********************************************************************Know more about Alicia CouriWebsite Link: https://alicia360.com/ | https://redcarpetceo.com/Connect with Alicia Couri LinkedIn link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thealiciacouri/ Email: [email protected] to be a guest on Consulting Leaders:https://ghapodcast.com/application-to-be-a-guest-on-consulting-leaders/

Look into the "3 Ways to Generate Leads With Your Podcast" E-book for free here on our website! (https://ghapodcast.com)**********************************************************************Ryan spends his time in the trenches with managers who’ve been promoted for technical excellence and are now expected to lead humans. Through XM Performance and the XM Leadership Academy, he helps them make that jump, from “good individual contributor” to “leader who sets direction, coaches well, and builds a healthy culture.” His work sits at the intersection of leadership development, emotional intelligence, and practical performance training.He also speaks and trains on burnout, a topic your clients are already dealing with across their leadership teams. Ryan doesn’t approach burnout as a vague wellness topic; he treats it as a performance, communication, and culture issue that can be addressed with the right habits and systems.That lens is very relevant for consulting firms that want longer-term, higher-value relationships with their clients’ leadership teams.For consulting firm owners, this conversation is a chance to see how a leadership specialist designs training, supports behavior change, and keeps clients engaged over time.We’ll dig into how Ryan structures his offers, how he works with growing organizations (including healthcare and SMBs), and what you can borrow to improve your own firm’s internal leadership and client impact.***********************************************************************Proposed Interview Structure:1. Ryan, what first pulled you into leadership and human performance work, and when did you realize this was going to be your professional path?2. In your experience, what leadership challenges do organizations struggle with the most today, and what made those particular issues meaningful for you to focus on?3. Who do you find yourself working with most often, in terms of industries, company size, or decision-makers, and what makes those clients the right fit for your approach?4. When new clients find you, what usually brings them your way, keynotes, referrals, leadership academies, and which channels have proven most reliable in your world?5. Leadership work can require real buy-in. When an organization is interested but cautious, how do you typically help them gain clarity and decide to move forward?6. Once you start working with a team, what strategies do you use to ensure your clients stay engaged and continue working with you over the long term?7. Every consultant and coach hits an edge of growth from time to time. Where do you find yourself stuck at the moment (if at all)?8. Looking ahead, where do you see the biggest openings in leadership and human performance, particularly for consultants who want to deepen their impact with clients?*********************************************************************Know more about Ryan MaineyWebsite Link: https://www.ryanmainey.com/ | https://www.xmperformance.com/Connect with Ryan Mainey on LinkedInLinkedIn link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanmainey/Email: [email protected] to be a guest on Consulting Leaders:https://ghapodcast.com/application-to-be-a-guest-on-consulting-leaders/

Look into the "3 Ways to Generate Leads With Your Podcast" E-book for free here on our website! (https://ghapodcast.com)**********************************************************************Kevin has spent more than 30 years advising CEOs and leadership teams across North America, the Middle East, India, and Australia. His work sits at the intersection of growth, leadership development, and resilience, helping high-achieving founders build companies that scale without burning out in the process.He’s coached leaders from more than 275 companies, facilitated countless strategic planning sessions, and developed a methodology that blends Scaling Up, Rockefeller Habits, and his own hard-earned tools. Whether he’s aligning executive teams, diagnosing growth bottlenecks, or challenging CEOs to raise their game, his approach is direct, practical, and rooted in measurable outcomes.Kevin is also the author of Your Oxygen Mask First and the newly released The 4 Forces of Growth, both distilling decades of lessons from working with CEOs navigating real-world complexity. His focus is simple: help leaders build stronger companies, and richer lives.**********************************************************************Proposed Interview Questions: 1. Kevin, what originally pulled you into the world of CEO coaching back in the mid-90s, and what made you commit to it for three decades?2. Your work focuses on helping high-achieving CEOs avoid the “perils of success.” What specific problem are you solving for the leaders you work with, and why is it important to you personally?3. You’ve coached leaders from more than 275 companies across 18 countries. Who do you consider your ideal clients now, and within those organizations, who usually makes the decision to bring you in?4. You’ve built a practice that grows mostly through reputation and results. How do clients typically find you, and what has consistently worked for attracting new CEOs that other consultants could learn from?5. Working with CEOs often involves long, trust-driven sales cycles, from first contact, to defining the problem, to scoping and getting buy-in. How do you usually bring it home?6. You’ve maintained long running relationships with the CEOs and teams you support. What do you do from the very beginning to ensure they experience meaningful progress and stay committed to working with you over time?7. With all your experience, where do you personally find yourself most challenged right now as a CEO coach and advisor, if at all?8. Looking ahead, where do you see the biggest opportunities for leadership and growth advisors in the next few years?*********************************************************************Know more about Kevin LawrenceWebsite Link: https://lawrenceandco.com/Connect with Kevin LawrenceLinkedIn link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/coachkevinlawrence/Email: [email protected] to be a guest on Consulting Leaders:https://ghapodcast.com/application-to-be-a-guest-on-consulting-leaders/

Look into the "3 Ways to Generate Leads With Your Podcast" E-book for free here on our website! (https://ghapodcast.com)**********************************************************************Mo Faul built and scaled complex healthcare operations before founding Soul Powered Careers. As COO at TeamHealth Anesthesia, she helped drive growth from ~$50M to $200M+, then pivoted to coaching high-performing women through senior leadership transitions, industry pivots, and boardroom presence.Her Soul Code Method™ blends deep inner work with executive-level strategy, identity, positioning, negotiation, and leadership behaviors that translate to promotions, compensation lifts, and sustained confidence. The focus is women who already win on paper and want their careers to feel as good as they look.For consulting firm owners who sell to women executives, Mo’s lens is practical: clarify positioning, remove fear-based selling, and lead from purpose. The payoff, cleaner decisions, shorter sales cycles, and stronger teams, comes from alignment, not grind.**********************************************************************Proposed Interview Structure:1. You were a healthcare COO/CEO before coaching, what prompted the shift from running multi-site ops to helping high-achieving women lead with purpose?2. You talk about “misaligned success.” Among senior women, what signals you see most, and what’s the business cost if it’s not addressed?3. Who is the ideal client for the Soul Code Method™ today (role, comp band, common triggers)? In complex orgs, who actually green-lights this engagement?4. What message or asset consistently attracts executive-level women, and what should consulting founders borrow from your approach?5. Enterprise coaching can stall in procurement. How do you move from interest to executive commitment without discounting value?6. Once inside an account, what cadence, artifacts, or success metrics keep stakeholders engaged over 6–12 months and convert coaching into broader advisory work?7. Where do you find yourself most stuck right now as a consultant to high-achieving women (if at all), and what are you doing to move through it?8. You’ve been teaching “Leadership in the Age of AI.” Where will soul-aligned leadership matter most over the next 24 months, and how should consultants prepare?*********************************************************************Know more about Maureen “Mo” FaulWebsite Link: https://mofaul.com/Connect with Maureen “Mo” Faul LinkedIn link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/MaureenFaul/Email: [email protected] to be a guest on Consulting Leaders:https://ghapodcast.com/application-to-be-a-guest-on-consulting-leaders/

In this episode, I sit down with Steve August, founder of the ADHD Entrepreneur Accelerator and creator of the Weekly OS, to uncover how discovering ADHD at 54 completely transformed his business, and why relaunching his podcast became the most trusted and effective marketing channel he’s ever used.Steve has grown his ADHD entrepreneur community from 10 to nearly 50 members, crossed 100+ students in his new Weekly OS programme because of so much demand, and now consistently gets leads who say:“I binged your podcast… and signed up the next day.”If you’re a consultant, coach, or fractional leader looking to build authority, stay top-of-mind, and attract inbound clients, you’ll get a ton of value from this conversation.🔥 In This Episode, You’ll Learn• How Steve discovered ADHD at 54And why it explained decades of “hidden friction” despite external success.• The real reason ADHD entrepreneurs struggle with consistencyWhy prioritisation, planning, and follow-through are biologically harder — not character flaws.• How Steve built his signature Weekly OS programmeAnd why the week is the ideal timeframe for ADHD entrepreneurs to make consistent progress.• How podcasting became his #1 inbound channelSteve breaks down why podcast listeners convert faster, trust deeper, and binge episodes before joining his programmes.• Why ads alone weren’t enoughSteve explains the limit of paid ads for ADHD founders, and how long-form content fills the trust gap.• How his high-ticket community grew 5X in a 6 monthFrom 10 to nearly 50 accelerator members, plus 100+ Weekly OS students, many coming straight from the podcast.• Why evergreen content beats paid adsSteve now gets leads from episodes recorded months ago — something ads could never do.💬 Key Quotes“People binge a few episodes and join the next day.”“The podcast is basically the next level of a thought-leader ad — but evergreen.”“I’m seeing more leads coming from the podcast than from LinkedIn ads.”Steve’s next big focus?Scaling with a small, high-quality team and helping 1,000 ADHD entrepreneurs transform their lives and businesses in 2026.🔗 Links & Resources→ Steve’s Website: https://steveaugustcoaching.com🙌 Enjoyed This Episode?If this conversation helped you think differently about your consulting business, it would mean the world if you left a review on Apple or Spotify.And if you’re a B2B consultant, coach, or fractional CXO who wants help launching a pipeline-generating podcast → you know where to find me.

Look into the "3 Ways to Generate Leads With Your Podcast" E-book for free here on our website! (https://ghapodcast.com)**********************************************************************Bill has lived the full arc, agency founder, SaaS founder, product leader, and now specialist advisor on pricing. He’s worked across growth stages, from early traction to PE-backed scale, and distills pricing down to a simple truth: confidence grounded in data.We’ll dig into how pricing connects product, marketing, and sales into one value story, and how consultants can use this same lens to help clients grow faster and more profitably. Expect frameworks for designing packages, migrating legacy customers, and using data to make pricing decisions stick.**********************************************************************Proposed Interview Structure:1. You’ve gone from software engineering and product leadership to founding companies and specializing in pricing. What moment made pricing the thing you wanted to master?2. When you step into a SaaS company, what’s the most common pricing failure you see, and what signal tells you it’s costing them real money?3. Who is your ideal client today, stage, ACV, sales motion, and who typically owns the pricing decision (founder, CPO, CRO, RevOps)?4. What’s worked best to attract the right clients to Pace Pricing, your LinkedIn content, the Pricing Page Scorecard™, partner channels, or something else?5. Pricing projects can be complex and political. How do you structure discovery and proof so stakeholders move from “interesting” to “approved” without a long stall?6. Once engaged, what’s your cadence for research, testing, and rollout? Walk us through a typical 60–90 day pricing change, including how you handle risk and internal comms.7. Where do you find yourself most stuck right now as a consultant (if at all)?8. Where is SaaS pricing heading over the next few years, packaging, value metrics, usage-based elements, AI-driven experiments, and how should founders prepare?*********************************************************************Know more about Bill WilsonWebsite Link: https://www.pacepricing.com/Connect with Bill Wilson LinkedIn link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wdrwilson/?originalSubdomain=caEmail: [email protected] to be a guest on Consulting Leaders:https://ghapodcast.com/application-to-be-a-guest-on-consulting-leaders/

Look into the "3 Ways to Generate Leads With Your Podcast" E-book for free here on our website! (https://ghapodcast.com)**********************************************************************Independent consultants don’t fail for lack of skill, they stall when they keep thinking like employees. Melisa’s scale-IC Method™ helps ICs reframe their role, build a focused offer, and run a real go-to-market instead of living project to project.We’ll unpack simple, durable systems for consistent lead flow (including her RAM daily method), how to price and position as a premium expert, and the mindset shifts that separate six-figure quarters from feast-or-famine. Expect clear, practical takeaways you can apply this week.Melisa’s perspective is grounded in two decades across SaaS and consulting: she built and led a 150+ person professional services org, ran her own independent practice, and now coaches ICs to install predictable revenue, with integrity, sanity, and client delivery intact.**********************************************************************Proposed Interview Structure:1. What pulled you from corporate leadership into independent consulting, and then into coaching ICs?2. You say the core challenge is shifting from “contractor” to “business owner.” What does that look like in practice for a solo consultant?3. Who is your ideal client today? What business stage and decision-maker profile get the best results with your scale-IC Method™?4. How do clients typically find you, podcast, RAM method resources, LinkedIn content, referrals, and what’s worked best to attract new business that independent consultants can learn from?5. For longer cycles and procurement hurdles, how do you structure offers, proof, and stakeholder alignment to “bring it home” predictably?6. What’s your playbook for moving from projects to retainers so consultants earn steady, compounding revenue without overworking?7. Where do you find yourself most stuck right now as a coach and creator running a consulting-focused business (if at all)?8. Looking ahead, where do you see the biggest opportunities for independent consultants (pricing power, AI leverage, niches, or delivery models)?*********************************************************************Know more about Melisa LibermanWebsite Link: https://www.melisaliberman.com/Connect with Melisa LibermanEmail: [email protected] link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melisa-liberman/Apply to be a guest on Consulting Leaders:https://ghapodcast.com/application-to-be-a-guest-on-consulting-leaders/

Look into the "3 Ways to Generate Leads With Your Podcast" E-book for free here on our website! (https://ghapodcast.com)**********************************************************************Scott O’Brien brings 22 years of law enforcement and homeland security experience into the corporate world. As the President of APB Consulting Solutions, he partners with companies to assess threats, train teams, and implement strategies that prevent workplace violence before it happens.A former Criminal Intelligence Analyst with the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security and Chief of Police for the City of Dayton, Scott’s work bridges tactical experience with strategic consulting.His firm trains corporate leaders, HR professionals, and safety coordinators to identify risks, respond effectively, and build cultures where people feel safe and organizations earn trust.For consulting leaders, Scott’s approach highlights an overlooked truth: security isn’t just about avoiding incidents, it’s a trust signal to clients, employees, and partners.***********************************************************************Proposed Interview Structure:1. What inspired your transition from law enforcement and intelligence into consulting on workplace safety and violence prevention?2. Workplace violence is a difficult topic, what specific problem does APB Consulting Solutions solve for organizations today?3. Who typically brings you in, HR leaders, operations executives, or security teams? And what industries are most proactive about this?4. How do most clients find you? Are they responding to incidents, or are you seeing more companies take a proactive approach to safety training?5. Selling prevention and preparedness isn’t easy, how do you communicate the ROI of security training to decision makers?6. Once you’ve helped a client develop a safety program, how do you keep engagement and accountability high over time?7. What’s the hardest part about expanding workplace violence prevention consulting, awareness, budgets, or culture change?8. Looking ahead, where do you see the biggest opportunities in safety consulting, new technologies, training methods, or industries?*********************************************************************Know more about Scott O’BrienWebsite Link: http://apbconsultingsolutions.com/Connect with Scott O’Brien LinkedIn link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottobrienapb/Email: [email protected] to be a guest on Consulting Leaders:https://ghapodcast.com/application-to-be-a-guest-on-consulting-leaders/

Look into the "3 Ways to Generate Leads With Your Podcast" E-book for free here on our website! (https://ghapodcast.com)**********************************************************************Marcia has spent three decades helping leaders and coaches hold conversations that change minds and behavior. Her focus: reflective inquiry, psychological safety, and what she calls heart-powered leadership, a combination that reliably produces “lightbulb moments.”She’s worked with organizations like Medtronic, Sanofi, Maersk, American Express, AT&T, EY, and universities including Harvard Kennedy School and Cornell. Earlier, she led the cultural transformation at a semiconductor company that went from near-bankruptcy to the #1 U.S. IPO in 1993.Today, through Covisioning, the Healthcare Coaching Institute, and global training partners, Marcia equips leaders and coaches to outsmart automatic thinking, navigate emotion, and create durable behavior change, skills every consulting leader needs in the room.**********************************************************************Proposed Interview Structure:1. What brought you from corporate training into coaching, and when did you realize reflective inquiry was the lever that changed everything?2. In your words, what problem does “coach the person, not the problem” solve inside organizations, especially when stakes and emotions are high?3. Who hires you today, business unit leaders, HR, or the C-suite, and what triggers them to bring you in?4. You’ve trained in 43 countries and built a 100k+ reach. What’s actually driven demand: books, keynotes, partner schools, or referrals?5. For complex enterprises with procurement, how do you move from “we like the idea” to signed scope, what moments or proof points tip the deal?6. Once you’re working with a client, what’s your process for ensuring consistent results and long-term relationships, cadence, measurement, and manager involvement?”7. Where do you find yourself most stuck right now (if at all), capacity, productization, or proving impact in complex systems?8. Looking ahead, where do you see the biggest opportunities in your field over the next few years, neuroscience-informed methods, AI-supported practice, or something else?”*********************************************************************Know more about Marcia ReynoldsWebsite Link: http://covisioning.comConnect with Marcia Reynolds on LinkedInLinkedIn link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marciareynolds/Email: [email protected] I [email protected] to be a guest on Consulting Leaders:https://ghapodcast.com/application-to-be-a-guest-on-consulting-leaders/

Look into the "3 Ways to Generate Leads With Your Podcast" E-book for free here on our website! (https://ghapodcast.com)**********************************************************************Pete is the founder of B2B Clarity, a coaching and advisory firm for technical founders turned CEOs. His work centers on a practical chain reaction: clarity uncovers meaning, meaning sparks purpose, and purpose drives action across leadership, team, and market.Before advising, Pete led marketing and content at growth-stage and enterprise tech firms. Highlights include reducing content costs 70% while helping Code42 grow revenue from ~$100M to $117M, leading GTM for Seagate’s Barracuda ES to $140M in its first full fiscal year, and guiding messaging through launches, acquisitions, and rebrands.Today, Pete brings that operating discipline to founders who “built the product, then became the CEO.” His approach helps them steady the business, simplify decisions, and communicate a true story that attracts customers, talent, and momentum.**********************************************************************Proposed Interview Structure:1. What brought you from engineering and product marketing into coaching “accidental CEOs,” and what problem did you see often enough that you decided to build B2B Clarity around it?2. Many consultants and founders hit a point where growth becomes chaotic or stalls. In your experience, what’s usually at the root of that, and how do you help leaders find clarity in the middle of it?3. Who is the “right fit” accidental CEO for your work today (stage, ACV, team size)?4. How do clients typically find you, and what’s worked best to attract new business that consultants listening could learn from?5. Consulting and advisory deals often have long sales cycles. What’s your standard path from first conversation to signed engagement, and which proof points (wins, frameworks, artifacts) move buy-in fastest?6. Once engaged, how do you operationalize CMP framework so it sticks? What cadence, dashboards, or rituals help leadership teams keep progress visible and sustainable?7. Where do you find yourself most stuck right now as a consultant, whether in scaling your impact, marketing your message, or managing your own growth?8. Looking ahead, where do you see the biggest opportunity for consultants and business leaders to grow, especially as clarity and human leadership become competitive advantages?*********************************************************************Know more about Pete SteegeWebsite Link: https://www.b2b-clarity.com/Connect with Pete Steege LinkedIn link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/petesteege/Email: [email protected] to be a guest on Consulting Leaders:https://ghapodcast.com/application-to-be-a-guest-on-consulting-leaders/

Look into the "3 Ways to Generate Leads With Your Podcast" E-book for free here on our website! (https://ghapodcast.com)**********************************************************************Peter Winick has spent over 20 years at the crossroads of consulting, content, and commercialization. As the founder of Thought Leadership Leverage, he’s built a business helping experts and consulting leaders systematize their IP into scalable models, from training programs and licensing deals to enterprise solutions.Through his podcast Leveraging Thought Leadership, Peter has interviewed some of the world’s top thinkers, including Daniel Pink, Marshall Goldsmith, and Tom Peters, uncovering how ideas become influence, and influence becomes business growth.For consulting firm owners, his frameworks provide a practical blueprint for building leverage, creating assets that scale without diluting quality or expertise.**********************************************************************Proposed Interview Structure:1. What originally drew you to the world of thought leadership and content monetization?2. Many consultants create great intellectual property but struggle to turn it into revenue, what’s the core problem you help them solve?3. Who are your ideal clients today, and how do you typically engage with thought leaders, authors, or firms at different stages of maturity?4. You’ve built strong visibility through your own podcast and network. What’s worked best for you, and what lessons can consultants take from that?5. Consulting often has long sales cycles, from first contact to buy-in and procurement. When you’re helping experts and consulting firms productize their IP, how do you usually bring it home?6. Once a client has launched their offerings, how do you help them sustain growth and keep evolving their IP over time?7. From your perspective, where do most consultants get stuck when trying to productize their expertise, and how can they get unstuck?8. Looking ahead, how do you see thought leadership evolving, especially with AI and the changing landscape of content creation?*********************************************************************Know more about Peter WinickWebsite Link: https://thoughtleadershipleverage.com/Connect with Peter WinickEmail: [email protected] link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterwinick/Apply to be a guest on Consulting Leaders:https://ghapodcast.com/application-to-be-a-guest-on-consulting-leaders/

Look into the "3 Ways to Generate Leads With Your Podcast" E-book for free here on our website! (https://ghapodcast.com)**********************************************************************Rebecca Morgan is one of the world’s most respected voices on virtual presentation excellence. As the creator and facilitator of the Virtual Master Presenter (VMP) course, she helps executives, consultants, and trainers transform dull, slide-heavy sessions into dynamic, audience-driven experiences.Her consulting firm, Morgan Seminar Group, has been helping organizations develop measurable management and leadership skills for over 40 years. Rebecca’s programs have produced documented ROI, from 19% revenue increases in a single month to 2000% ROI in six weeks.She’s also a long-standing Certified Management Consultant and Certified Speaking Professional, designations held by the top tier of global consultants and speakers.For consulting firm owners, Rebecca’s work is a reminder that expertise alone isn’t enough, communication is leverage. Mastering how you present your ideas virtually can directly impact sales, client engagement, and long-term relationships.**********************************************************************Proposed Interview Structure:1. What first got you into consulting and communication training, and what inspired you to focus on virtual presentation skills long before they became mainstream?2. What’s the biggest communication problem you see among consultants and business leaders when they present virtually today?3. Who typically works with you and what kind of results do they see after improving their virtual presentation skills?4. How do most of your clients find you today, and what has worked best in marketing your consulting and training services?5. Many consultants face long sales cycles. When selling presentation or leadership programs, how do you move from initial interest to a confirmed engagement?6. Once you’re working with a client, what’s your process to ensure the skills you teach stick, that their people actually change how they present and communicate?7. You’ve been at the forefront of your industry for decades. What’s one area of your business or field that you’re currently exploring or refining?8. Looking ahead, how do you see virtual communication and presentation evolving, and what should consultants start doing now to stay ahead?*********************************************************************Know more about Rebecca MorganWebsite Link: http://rebeccamorgan.comConnect with Rebecca MorganEmail: [email protected] link: https://linkedin.com/in/rebeccamorgancspcmcApply to be a guest on Consulting Leaders: https://ghapodcast.com/application-to-be-a-guest-on-consulting-leaders/