Consulting Success Podcast

What is the first step to building a creative consulting business? Learn how to find motivation within yourself. Michael Zipursky’s guest in this episode is Bobby Gillespie, founder and President of The PROPR Design. Bobby shares with Michael how people were questioning his move when he left his last job. Even his parents were unsure, even when they were proud of him! But he proceeded to build his own creative consulting business anyway. Through constant learning by exploring, doing, and making mistakes, his company earned multiple awards like best branding agency and best digital marketing agency. Join in the conversation and let Bobby’s experience inspire you to build your own consulting business. Tune in! Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Consulting Success Community today:consultingsuccess.com Mentioned in this episode:Get Expert Insights into Your Consulting Business: Claim Your FREE Growth Session Now!Want to get personalized feedback and actionable insights on your consulting business from seasoned experts who've been in your shoes? The Consulting Success Clarity Coaching Program offers just that, and you can experience a taste of it with a FREE, no-obligation Growth Session. On this call, you'll explore how to optimize your business model, refine your messaging, and build a predictable stream of high-value clients. https://www.consultingsuccess.com/grow Double Your Revenue & Gain Control with Clarity 2.0's Proven Growth System.Stop grinding and start leading. Clarity 2.0 is more than coaching; it's an ROI-verified Growth System built for consultants. Gain personalized coaching, proven frameworks, and intelligent AI-powered tools to accelerate your learning. Discover how to attract ideal clients, command premium fees, and build confidence. Over 1,000 consultants have already transformed their businesses. Learn how to intentionally lead your growth. Book your Growth Session Call: www.consultingsuccess.com/grow

Selling a physical product cannot be too far off from selling a service. Michael Zipursky realized this firsthand, piecing together techniques that will allow consultants to sell their services like they’re an actual physical product. In this brief yet packed bonus episode, Michael teaches you how to sell consulting services like lemonade. He takes us to a lemonade event that made him realize a couple of important points when it comes selling—from getting yourself out there to providing a premium experience for your clients. Join him as he explores more.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Consulting Success Community today:consultingsuccess.com Mentioned in this episode:Get Expert Insights into Your Consulting Business: Claim Your FREE Growth Session Now!Want to get personalized feedback and actionable insights on your consulting business from seasoned experts who've been in your shoes? The Consulting Success Clarity Coaching Program offers just that, and you can experience a taste of it with a FREE, no-obligation Growth Session. On this call, you'll explore how to optimize your business model, refine your messaging, and build a predictable stream of high-value clients. https://www.consultingsuccess.com/grow Double Your Revenue & Gain Control with Clarity 2.0's Proven Growth System.Stop grinding and start leading. Clarity 2.0 is more than coaching; it's an ROI-verified Growth System built for consultants. Gain personalized coaching, proven frameworks, and intelligent AI-powered tools to accelerate your learning. Discover how to attract ideal clients, command premium fees, and build confidence. Over 1,000 consultants have already transformed their businesses. Learn how to intentionally lead your growth. Book your Growth Session Call: www.consultingsuccess.com/grow

Building predictable systems for your consulting business is a must. When you follow the right systems, you’ll be blown away by the results. Michael Zipursky’s guest today is David Allara, the Managing Director of konnectus. David talks with Michael about how the first step should always be listening. You need to listen to your customers, peel back the layers, and understand what’s important to them. Avoid talking about anything technical, or you will lose their attention! Tune in and build predictable systems!Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Consulting Success Community today:consultingsuccess.com Mentioned in this episode:Double Your Revenue & Gain Control with Clarity 2.0's Proven Growth System.Stop grinding and start leading. Clarity 2.0 is more than coaching; it's an ROI-verified Growth System built for consultants. Gain personalized coaching, proven frameworks, and intelligent AI-powered tools to accelerate your learning. Discover how to attract ideal clients, command premium fees, and build confidence. Over 1,000 consultants have already transformed their businesses. Learn how to intentionally lead your growth. Book your Growth Session Call: www.consultingsuccess.com/growGet Expert Insights into Your Consulting Business: Claim Your FREE Growth Session Now!Want to get personalized feedback and actionable insights on your consulting business from seasoned experts who've been in your shoes? The Consulting Success Clarity Coaching Program offers just that, and you can experience a taste of it with a FREE, no-obligation Growth Session. On this call, you'll explore how to optimize your business model, refine your messaging, and build a predictable stream of high-value clients. https://www.consultingsuccess.com/grow

Strategic consultants help the company thrive and achieve marketing goals through identifying and analyzing business processes. That’s why this expertise is in demand in every business. Join Michael Zipursky and the Founder of Trusted Advisor Associates, Charles Green, as they delve into creating real and authentic conversations with real decision-makers and buyers. Starting with educational workshops to keynote speeches and coaching to being a trusted advisor, he discusses his professional journey and the lessons he carried with him throughout. In this episode, he elaborates on how he built his brand around the trusted advisor approach. Tune in to learn more about how you can become one.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Consulting Success Community today:consultingsuccess.com Mentioned in this episode:Double Your Revenue & Gain Control with Clarity 2.0's Proven Growth System.Stop grinding and start leading. Clarity 2.0 is more than coaching; it's an ROI-verified Growth System built for consultants. Gain personalized coaching, proven frameworks, and intelligent AI-powered tools to accelerate your learning. Discover how to attract ideal clients, command premium fees, and build confidence. Over 1,000 consultants have already transformed their businesses. Learn how to intentionally lead your growth. Book your Growth Session Call: www.consultingsuccess.com/growGet Expert Insights into Your Consulting Business: Claim Your FREE Growth Session Now!Want to get personalized feedback and actionable insights on your consulting business from seasoned experts who've been in your shoes? The Consulting Success Clarity Coaching Program offers just that, and you can experience a taste of it with a FREE, no-obligation Growth Session. On this call, you'll explore how to optimize your business model, refine your messaging, and build a predictable stream of high-value clients. https://www.consultingsuccess.com/grow

People in business are turned off by storytelling because they think it takes too much work. But storytelling is a very important tool to have so that you can build your audience. You don't have to be super personal in your story; you just need to humanize it. To help in building your story, join your host, Michael Zipursky and his guest, Janine Kurnoff. Janine is the Co-Founder of The Presentation Company. She helps companies translate their ideas into authentic, audience-centric business narratives. Learn how to transform all your data and ideas into a story. Find your big idea today!Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Consulting Success Community today:consultingsuccess.com Mentioned in this episode:Double Your Revenue & Gain Control with Clarity 2.0's Proven Growth System.Stop grinding and start leading. Clarity 2.0 is more than coaching; it's an ROI-verified Growth System built for consultants. Gain personalized coaching, proven frameworks, and intelligent AI-powered tools to accelerate your learning. Discover how to attract ideal clients, command premium fees, and build confidence. Over 1,000 consultants have already transformed their businesses. Learn how to intentionally lead your growth. Book your Growth Session Call: www.consultingsuccess.com/growGet Expert Insights into Your Consulting Business: Claim Your FREE Growth Session Now!Want to get personalized feedback and actionable insights on your consulting business from seasoned experts who've been in your shoes? The Consulting Success Clarity Coaching Program offers just that, and you can experience a taste of it with a FREE, no-obligation Growth Session. On this call, you'll explore how to optimize your business model, refine your messaging, and build a predictable stream of high-value clients. https://www.consultingsuccess.com/grow

Solo consultants often strike out on their own because they want more freedom and flexibility. That’s why they shy away from the idea of building a team. In this bonus episode, Michael Zipursky talks about how you’ll come to a point where your business grows so much you can’t handle it by yourself anymore. Try as you might, you’ll burn out with complete exhaustion. The solution? Build the right team! Listen to this episode to discover how! Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Consulting Success Community today:consultingsuccess.com Mentioned in this episode:Double Your Revenue & Gain Control with Clarity 2.0's Proven Growth System.Stop grinding and start leading. Clarity 2.0 is more than coaching; it's an ROI-verified Growth System built for consultants. Gain personalized coaching, proven frameworks, and intelligent AI-powered tools to accelerate your learning. Discover how to attract ideal clients, command premium fees, and build confidence. Over 1,000 consultants have already transformed their businesses. Learn how to intentionally lead your growth. Book your Growth Session Call: www.consultingsuccess.com/growGet Expert Insights into Your Consulting Business: Claim Your FREE Growth Session Now!Want to get personalized feedback and actionable insights on your consulting business from seasoned experts who've been in your shoes? The Consulting Success Clarity Coaching Program offers just that, and you can experience a taste of it with a FREE, no-obligation Growth Session. On this call, you'll explore how to optimize your business model, refine your messaging, and build a predictable stream of high-value clients. https://www.consultingsuccess.com/grow

The consulting business is all about helping and empowering people. That’s why consulting mastery lies in one important thing: the desire to serve instead to sell. Michael Zipursky sits down with Rob Malec, President of Businessworks Consulting, Inc., to discuss the roadmap he crafted and followed towards success. He talks about his journey from being a delivery man, to working for another company, to launching his very own business. Rob explains his concept of selling less and focusing on value that yielded him tangible, positive results. He also delves into his mixed marketing strategies, going back to student mode for constant growth, and the right way to set personal boundaries.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Consulting Success Community today:consultingsuccess.com Mentioned in this episode:Get Expert Insights into Your Consulting Business: Claim Your FREE Growth Session Now!Want to get personalized feedback and actionable insights on your consulting business from seasoned experts who've been in your shoes? The Consulting Success Clarity Coaching Program offers just that, and you can experience a taste of it with a FREE, no-obligation Growth Session. On this call, you'll explore how to optimize your business model, refine your messaging, and build a predictable stream of high-value clients. https://www.consultingsuccess.com/grow Double Your Revenue & Gain Control with Clarity 2.0's Proven Growth System.Stop grinding and start leading. Clarity 2.0 is more than coaching; it's an ROI-verified Growth System built for consultants. Gain personalized coaching, proven frameworks, and intelligent AI-powered tools to accelerate your learning. Discover how to attract ideal clients, command premium fees, and build confidence. Over 1,000 consultants have already transformed their businesses. Learn how to intentionally lead your growth. Book your Growth Session Call: www.consultingsuccess.com/grow

An anthropologist is someone who studies the aspects of humans in past and present societies. How do you combine that into business? Corporate anthropologist, Andi Simon, has the answer. Andi is the Founder and CEO of Simon Associates Management Consultants. She is also the author of Rethink: Smashing the Myths of Women in Business. In this episode, she joins Michael Zipursky to share why she decided to go to the corporate world and how she bridged anthropology and business together. Also, Andi takes us into how she runs her business, with webinars, workshops, and speaking events being a primary focus. There is so much to business than meets the eye. All you need is to see things through a fresh lens. And Andi has got you covered with Anthropology.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Consulting Success Community today:consultingsuccess.com Mentioned in this episode:Double Your Revenue & Gain Control with Clarity 2.0's Proven Growth System.Stop grinding and start leading. Clarity 2.0 is more than coaching; it's an ROI-verified Growth System built for consultants. Gain personalized coaching, proven frameworks, and intelligent AI-powered tools to accelerate your learning. Discover how to attract ideal clients, command premium fees, and build confidence. Over 1,000 consultants have already transformed their businesses. Learn how to intentionally lead your growth. Book your Growth Session Call: www.consultingsuccess.com/growGet Expert Insights into Your Consulting Business: Claim Your FREE Growth Session Now!Want to get personalized feedback and actionable insights on your consulting business from seasoned experts who've been in your shoes? The Consulting Success Clarity Coaching Program offers just that, and you can experience a taste of it with a FREE, no-obligation Growth Session. On this call, you'll explore how to optimize your business model, refine your messaging, and build a predictable stream of high-value clients. https://www.consultingsuccess.com/grow

Have you ever wanted to work and live in an RV? Imagine exploring the world, meeting different people, and experiencing different cultures. You can do all of that and still work on your business from your RV. This is what Mark Treichel does for a living. After 33 years of hard work, Mark retired from the National Credit Union Administration. He bought an RV and decided that he wanted to explore the world while starting a consulting business. He is now the Founder of Mark Treichel, LLC. Join Michael Zipursky and Mark in a conversation about how Mark started his business. Learn how the pandemic helped him build his business from an RV and how he is scaling it towards the future.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Consulting Success Community today:consultingsuccess.com Mentioned in this episode:Double Your Revenue & Gain Control with Clarity 2.0's Proven Growth System.Stop grinding and start leading. Clarity 2.0 is more than coaching; it's an ROI-verified Growth System built for consultants. Gain personalized coaching, proven frameworks, and intelligent AI-powered tools to accelerate your learning. Discover how to attract ideal clients, command premium fees, and build confidence. Over 1,000 consultants have already transformed their businesses. Learn how to intentionally lead your growth. Book your Growth Session Call: www.consultingsuccess.com/growGet Expert Insights into Your Consulting Business: Claim Your FREE Growth Session Now!Want to get personalized feedback and actionable insights on your consulting business from seasoned experts who've been in your shoes? The Consulting Success Clarity Coaching Program offers just that, and you can experience a taste of it with a FREE, no-obligation Growth Session. On this call, you'll explore how to optimize your business model, refine your messaging, and build a predictable stream of high-value clients. https://www.consultingsuccess.com/grow

When we say side hustle, the word “hustle” in it is real. This is a story of how a side hustle grew into a full-blown, sought-after consulting business. Michael Zipursky’s guest today is Heather Younger, a keynote speaker, two-time author, and the CEO and Founder of Employee Fanatix. Heather believes that you have to be realistic about how much you can take in and what you can do when side-hustling. And part of making your goals happen is managing your mental and physical health. Discover more tips on how to grow your side hustle into the company you’ve always wanted to have.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Consulting Success Community today:consultingsuccess.com Mentioned in this episode:Get Expert Insights into Your Consulting Business: Claim Your FREE Growth Session Now!Want to get personalized feedback and actionable insights on your consulting business from seasoned experts who've been in your shoes? The Consulting Success Clarity Coaching Program offers just that, and you can experience a taste of it with a FREE, no-obligation Growth Session. On this call, you'll explore how to optimize your business model, refine your messaging, and build a predictable stream of high-value clients. https://www.consultingsuccess.com/grow Double Your Revenue & Gain Control with Clarity 2.0's Proven Growth System.Stop grinding and start leading. Clarity 2.0 is more than coaching; it's an ROI-verified Growth System built for consultants. Gain personalized coaching, proven frameworks, and intelligent AI-powered tools to accelerate your learning. Discover how to attract ideal clients, command premium fees, and build confidence. Over 1,000 consultants have already transformed their businesses. Learn how to intentionally lead your growth. Book your Growth Session Call: www.consultingsuccess.com/grow

Look at your calendar and cross out the things that you don't enjoy doing. You could do ten other things that you enjoy over one thing that you hate. It's all about choosing the energy. In today's episode, Michael Zipursky and his guest, Cy Wakeman, talk all about what it’s like to be a consultant and why positive energy is so important. Cy is the President and Founder of Reality-Based Leadership. She is also the New York Times Best Selling Author of several books such as Reality-Based Leadership Workshop and No Ego. Learn when you are overcommitting to something so that you can find some positive energy and even use that energy to grow your business.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Consulting Success Community today:consultingsuccess.com Mentioned in this episode:Double Your Revenue & Gain Control with Clarity 2.0's Proven Growth System.Stop grinding and start leading. Clarity 2.0 is more than coaching; it's an ROI-verified Growth System built for consultants. Gain personalized coaching, proven frameworks, and intelligent AI-powered tools to accelerate your learning. Discover how to attract ideal clients, command premium fees, and build confidence. Over 1,000 consultants have already transformed their businesses. Learn how to intentionally lead your growth. Book your Growth Session Call: www.consultingsuccess.com/growGet Expert Insights into Your Consulting Business: Claim Your FREE Growth Session Now!Want to get personalized feedback and actionable insights on your consulting business from seasoned experts who've been in your shoes? The Consulting Success Clarity Coaching Program offers just that, and you can experience a taste of it with a FREE, no-obligation Growth Session. On this call, you'll explore how to optimize your business model, refine your messaging, and build a predictable stream of high-value clients. https://www.consultingsuccess.com/grow

Genuine communication will always spell success for any consulting business. However, real connection with potential clients can only be achieved using the best storytelling tactics. Michael Zipursky sits down with The Story Leader Mike Adams to discuss his well-guarded secrets that fuel Anecdote, the world’s largest business storytelling company. He explains the right ingredients that make up a well-rounded story, ultimately building trust and closing deals. Mike also breaks down the most important pointers in sharing a success story, making it less about you and more of an inspiration for your target audience. Important linksMike Adams Anecdote Seven Stories Every Salesperson Must Tell What Great Salespeople Do Clarity Coaching Program Story-Powered Sales – YouTube  Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://www.consultingsuccess.com/podcastMentioned in this episode:Double Your Revenue & Gain Control with Clarity 2.0's Proven Growth System.Stop grinding and start leading. Clarity 2.0 is more than coaching; it's an ROI-verified Growth System built for consultants. Gain personalized coaching, proven frameworks, and intelligent AI-powered tools to accelerate your learning. Discover how to attract ideal clients, command premium fees, and build confidence. Over 1,000 consultants have already transformed their businesses. Learn how to intentionally lead your growth. Book your Growth Session Call: www.consultingsuccess.com/grow

Through everyday transactions whether online or in-store, making sales and selling to people is a concept that is familiar to a lot of us. However, from a business standpoint, it is a practice that consulting businesses should be well aware of. Michael Zipursky is joined by Chris Filipiak, a sales consultant and coach who runs his own consulting business helping agencies with sales function. Chris shares his personal journey of truly understanding what sales is and highlights the importance of understanding how you think, how you feel and how your actions are related to making a sale. He also shares that the key to making a sale relies heavily on getting those stepping stones in place and knowing the system very well.Important LinksChris FilipiakThe Science of Getting RichThe Power of AwarenessChris Filipiak – LinkedIn Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://www.consultingsuccess.com/podcastMentioned in this episode:Double Your Revenue & Gain Control with Clarity 2.0's Proven Growth System.Stop grinding and start leading. Clarity 2.0 is more than coaching; it's an ROI-verified Growth System built for consultants. Gain personalized coaching, proven frameworks, and intelligent AI-powered tools to accelerate your learning. Discover how to attract ideal clients, command premium fees, and build confidence. Over 1,000 consultants have already transformed their businesses. Learn how to intentionally lead your growth. Book your Growth Session Call: www.consultingsuccess.com/grow

Software Pricing Partners help you figure out how to price your intellectual property and your services. We have one such partner onboard today to help you figure out how to charge what you’re worth. Chris Mele is a software pricing strategist and a co-founder of CompanionCabinet Software. In this episode, Chris discusses with Michael Zipursky how getting yourself off of the cost basis for your pricing is super crucial. You need to focus instead on the value you’re giving.Do you want to know how to determine your value? Find out by tuning in to this episode!Important linksChris Mele – LinkedIn Software Pricing Partners John Warrillow – Previous episode Built to Sell  Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://www.consultingsuccess.com/podcastMentioned in this episode:Double Your Revenue & Gain Control with Clarity 2.0's Proven Growth System.Stop grinding and start leading. Clarity 2.0 is more than coaching; it's an ROI-verified Growth System built for consultants. Gain personalized coaching, proven frameworks, and intelligent AI-powered tools to accelerate your learning. Discover how to attract ideal clients, command premium fees, and build confidence. Over 1,000 consultants have already transformed their businesses. Learn how to intentionally lead your growth. Book your Growth Session Call: www.consultingsuccess.com/grow

Every business owner or entrepreneur is looking to achieve business growth but doesn’t know where to start. Perry Marshall, one of the most expensive business strategists in the world and well-known for his book, 80/20 Sales and Marketing, has come to talk with Michael Zipursky on growing a business through elimination. Perry explains the principles and ideas used in his books that have helped immensely in discovering the right path to success. He also shares the concept behind elimination and the outcome one can definitely learn from and utilize in growing a business.Important LinksPerry Marshall80/20 Sales and MarketingDetox, Declutter, Dominate Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://www.consultingsuccess.com/podcastMentioned in this episode:Double Your Revenue & Gain Control with Clarity 2.0's Proven Growth System.Stop grinding and start leading. Clarity 2.0 is more than coaching; it's an ROI-verified Growth System built for consultants. Gain personalized coaching, proven frameworks, and intelligent AI-powered tools to accelerate your learning. Discover how to attract ideal clients, command premium fees, and build confidence. Over 1,000 consultants have already transformed their businesses. Learn how to intentionally lead your growth. Book your Growth Session Call: www.consultingsuccess.com/grow

Handling objections is one of the main areas one must face when delving into the world of consulting sales. Most of the time, this response is seen negatively, and many veer away from them as much as possible. Michael Zipursky disagrees. He explains the two essential steps in facing objections and how it must always be seen as a source of strength instead of a highlight of your weaknesses. He also emphasizes how these must be turned into an opportunity for growth and improvement, particularly when you least expect them.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Consulting Success Community today:consultingsuccess.com Mentioned in this episode:Get Expert Insights into Your Consulting Business: Claim Your FREE Growth Session Now!Want to get personalized feedback and actionable insights on your consulting business from seasoned experts who've been in your shoes? The Consulting Success Clarity Coaching Program offers just that, and you can experience a taste of it with a FREE, no-obligation Growth Session. On this call, you'll explore how to optimize your business model, refine your messaging, and build a predictable stream of high-value clients. https://www.consultingsuccess.com/grow Double Your Revenue & Gain Control with Clarity 2.0's Proven Growth System.Stop grinding and start leading. Clarity 2.0 is more than coaching; it's an ROI-verified Growth System built for consultants. Gain personalized coaching, proven frameworks, and intelligent AI-powered tools to accelerate your learning. Discover how to attract ideal clients, command premium fees, and build confidence. Over 1,000 consultants have already transformed their businesses. Learn how to intentionally lead your growth. Book your Growth Session Call: www.consultingsuccess.com/grow

The COVID-19 pandemic has reinforced that disruptions will come again and again in business. You can only either learn to live in it or get left behind. Nadya Zhexembayeva has chosen the former. In fact, as the Founder and Chief Reinvention Officer of the Reinvention Academy, she has led her consulting firm to a growth of around 500% during this pandemic. What are her secrets? In this episode, she joins Michael Zipursky to share how she helped with the firm’s reinvention as they look out for potential disruptions. Nadya lists down some of the trends that she has observed, and we could take note of for future growth, and then gives advice to consultants on keeping relationships with clients, big and not, and more. While the COVID-19 pandemic has bare open the many vulnerabilities we have in our business, it has also shown us the parts we can improve. Join Nadya as she shares the learning experience we can all get from this as she helps us propel our consulting firm to success.Important LinksReinvention AcademyMark LevyCalifornia Association of Student CouncilsThe Chief Reinvention Officer Handbook Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://www.consultingsuccess.com/podcastMentioned in this episode:Double Your Revenue & Gain Control with Clarity 2.0's Proven Growth System.Stop grinding and start leading. Clarity 2.0 is more than coaching; it's an ROI-verified Growth System built for consultants. Gain personalized coaching, proven frameworks, and intelligent AI-powered tools to accelerate your learning. Discover how to attract ideal clients, command premium fees, and build confidence. Over 1,000 consultants have already transformed their businesses. Learn how to intentionally lead your growth. Book your Growth Session Call: www.consultingsuccess.com/grow

Sometimes, even when you put so much effort into trying to get in front of your ideal clients, you're still not getting great results. It doesn't always mean, however, that it’s a sign for you to abandon ship. Most often, what you need to do is ensure that you're looking at who's your ideal client and what’s the message. In today’s bonus episode, join Michael Zipursky as he shares his insights on when you should shift your focus around your ideal client or your offerings.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Consulting Success Community today:consultingsuccess.com Mentioned in this episode:Double Your Revenue & Gain Control with Clarity 2.0's Proven Growth System.Stop grinding and start leading. Clarity 2.0 is more than coaching; it's an ROI-verified Growth System built for consultants. Gain personalized coaching, proven frameworks, and intelligent AI-powered tools to accelerate your learning. Discover how to attract ideal clients, command premium fees, and build confidence. Over 1,000 consultants have already transformed their businesses. Learn how to intentionally lead your growth. Book your Growth Session Call: www.consultingsuccess.com/growGet Expert Insights into Your Consulting Business: Claim Your FREE Growth Session Now!Want to get personalized feedback and actionable insights on your consulting business from seasoned experts who've been in your shoes? The Consulting Success Clarity Coaching Program offers just that, and you can experience a taste of it with a FREE, no-obligation Growth Session. On this call, you'll explore how to optimize your business model, refine your messaging, and build a predictable stream of high-value clients. https://www.consultingsuccess.com/grow

Starting your own consulting business can be challenging, but the decision to leave your job and try to make it on your own is always a process. Aga Bajer is the Founder and CEO of a culture strategy firm called Aga Bajer & Associates. She worked with well-known brands like Toyota, Porsche, Citibank, PwC, and many other well-known brands. She is also an author, a keynote speaker, and the host of a podcast called the CultureLab Podcast. On today’s show, she sits down with Michael Zipursky to share what drove him to leave a famous brand like PwC to start his own consulting business. They also get down on how you can develop a network as a consultant and flourish in setting up your own business. Need the push to go start on your goal or get something done for your business or your future? This episode will help you take that next step. Important linksCultureLab Podcast ActiveCampaign Bulletproof Coffee AgaBajer.com  Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://www.consultingsuccess.com/podcastMentioned in this episode:Double Your Revenue & Gain Control with Clarity 2.0's Proven Growth System.Stop grinding and start leading. Clarity 2.0 is more than coaching; it's an ROI-verified Growth System built for consultants. Gain personalized coaching, proven frameworks, and intelligent AI-powered tools to accelerate your learning. Discover how to attract ideal clients, command premium fees, and build confidence. Over 1,000 consultants have already transformed their businesses. Learn how to intentionally lead your growth. Book your Growth Session Call: www.consultingsuccess.com/grow

In this bonus episode, Michael Zipursky explains why you shouldn’t focus on consulting proposals if you want to win. Rather, focus on having a meaningful consulting sales conversation with your ideal client. Dive deep into the conversation and really understand their situation, their problems, and their goals. Once you know your client’s needs in and out, you’ll know exactly what to include in your consulting proposal. Tune in to learn more! Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Consulting Success Community today:consultingsuccess.com Mentioned in this episode:Double Your Revenue & Gain Control with Clarity 2.0's Proven Growth System.Stop grinding and start leading. Clarity 2.0 is more than coaching; it's an ROI-verified Growth System built for consultants. Gain personalized coaching, proven frameworks, and intelligent AI-powered tools to accelerate your learning. Discover how to attract ideal clients, command premium fees, and build confidence. Over 1,000 consultants have already transformed their businesses. Learn how to intentionally lead your growth. Book your Growth Session Call: www.consultingsuccess.com/growGet Expert Insights into Your Consulting Business: Claim Your FREE Growth Session Now!Want to get personalized feedback and actionable insights on your consulting business from seasoned experts who've been in your shoes? The Consulting Success Clarity Coaching Program offers just that, and you can experience a taste of it with a FREE, no-obligation Growth Session. On this call, you'll explore how to optimize your business model, refine your messaging, and build a predictable stream of high-value clients. https://www.consultingsuccess.com/grow

Sometimes, one’s love for music will give you more than entertainment. For Gerald J. Leonard of Principles of Execution, this put him on a path toward success in the realm of consulting. Sitting down with Michael Zipursky, he shares how he integrates the musical talents he honed from childhood into his career in consulting, helping scale businesses through programs that actually work. Gerald explains how this experience taught him the importance of getting proper mentorship to continuously improve his skills, particularly his innate marketing skills. He also shares how his constant desire to learn and grow allowed him to write a book, create his own course, and develop a seven-step process in creating the right workplace culture for you.Important LinksPrinciples of ExecutionEntrepreneur.comCulture Is The BassWorkplace JazzWhat If Practice Is the Performance – TEDx TalkJack CanfieldVertigo – Apple MusicGulf Shores – Apple MusicWorkplace Jazz – Apple Music Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://www.consultingsuccess.com/podcastMentioned in this episode:Double Your Revenue & Gain Control with Clarity 2.0's Proven Growth System.Stop grinding and start leading. Clarity 2.0 is more than coaching; it's an ROI-verified Growth System built for consultants. Gain personalized coaching, proven frameworks, and intelligent AI-powered tools to accelerate your learning. Discover how to attract ideal clients, command premium fees, and build confidence. Over 1,000 consultants have already transformed their businesses. Learn how to intentionally lead your growth. Book your Growth Session Call: www.consultingsuccess.com/grow

With almost everything being done virtually, Zoom presentations are becoming commonplace. This is certainly an excellent chance for businesses to get out there and make their brands visible and recognizable. But one question is still up for debate: should you charge for such speaking stints? Michael Zipursky tries to answer this by looking at presentation opportunities from a marketing perspective, exploring how you can leverage this to benefit your business the most, not only in terms of making money.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Consulting Success Community today:consultingsuccess.com Mentioned in this episode:Get Expert Insights into Your Consulting Business: Claim Your FREE Growth Session Now!Want to get personalized feedback and actionable insights on your consulting business from seasoned experts who've been in your shoes? The Consulting Success Clarity Coaching Program offers just that, and you can experience a taste of it with a FREE, no-obligation Growth Session. On this call, you'll explore how to optimize your business model, refine your messaging, and build a predictable stream of high-value clients. https://www.consultingsuccess.com/grow Double Your Revenue & Gain Control with Clarity 2.0's Proven Growth System.Stop grinding and start leading. Clarity 2.0 is more than coaching; it's an ROI-verified Growth System built for consultants. Gain personalized coaching, proven frameworks, and intelligent AI-powered tools to accelerate your learning. Discover how to attract ideal clients, command premium fees, and build confidence. Over 1,000 consultants have already transformed their businesses. Learn how to intentionally lead your growth. Book your Growth Session Call: www.consultingsuccess.com/grow

The greatest challenge of all companies is to figure out and properly implement profitable growth strategies to boost sales and enter the profit zone. Today’s guest is Thomas Michael Hogg, the author of Profitable Growth Strategy: 7 proven best practices from German companies. In this episode, Thomas discusses with Michael Zipursky the key factors that make Germany a leading market leader in the world, how to implement them in your own consulting company, and why it’s essential to have a business model design. At the end of the day, it’s about delivering the highest-quality value to your clients. But how do you communicate that to your company in a way that’s easily replicated? Join in the conversation to learn more!Important LinksTMH Consulting and Investment GroupProfitable Growth Strategy: 7 Proven Best Practices from German Companies Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Mentioned in this episode:Double Your Revenue & Gain Control with Clarity 2.0's Proven Growth System.Stop grinding and start leading. Clarity 2.0 is more than coaching; it's an ROI-verified Growth System built for consultants. Gain personalized coaching, proven frameworks, and intelligent AI-powered tools to accelerate your learning. Discover how to attract ideal clients, command premium fees, and build confidence. Over 1,000 consultants have already transformed their businesses. Learn how to intentionally lead your growth. Book your Growth Session Call: www.consultingsuccess.com/grow

Finding your ideal client is an essential skill of running a highly-successful consulting business. You have to identify your greatest passion and identify which type of client will benefit from it the most. Once you find the right kind of client, you’ll become more confident in your marketing and start developing content that speaks directly to them. This clarity comes from knowing who you want and don’t want to attract. In this bonus episode, Michael Zipursky gives quick tips on how you can attract more of your ideal client into your life. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Consulting Success Community today:consultingsuccess.com Mentioned in this episode:Double Your Revenue & Gain Control with Clarity 2.0's Proven Growth System.Stop grinding and start leading. Clarity 2.0 is more than coaching; it's an ROI-verified Growth System built for consultants. Gain personalized coaching, proven frameworks, and intelligent AI-powered tools to accelerate your learning. Discover how to attract ideal clients, command premium fees, and build confidence. Over 1,000 consultants have already transformed their businesses. Learn how to intentionally lead your growth. Book your Growth Session Call: www.consultingsuccess.com/growGet Expert Insights into Your Consulting Business: Claim Your FREE Growth Session Now!Want to get personalized feedback and actionable insights on your consulting business from seasoned experts who've been in your shoes? The Consulting Success Clarity Coaching Program offers just that, and you can experience a taste of it with a FREE, no-obligation Growth Session. On this call, you'll explore how to optimize your business model, refine your messaging, and build a predictable stream of high-value clients. https://www.consultingsuccess.com/grow

Saying no to revenue is the hardest thing to do, but sometimes you have to do it in order to build a more sustainable business. This is one of the things that Shiv Narayanan learned on his way to generating $2 million in consulting revenue for his B2B SaaS startup. The founder and CEO of How To SaaS, Shiv developed high-performance marketing systems that drive revenue growth. These systems helped him lead his company in a staggering growth from zero gains to seven figures in a span of 18 months. If that’s not enough to make you wonder what these marketing systems are all about, you should know that Shiv did this without the benefit of having a sales team! Join in as he explains these systems further in this conversation with Michael Zipursky.Important LinksShiv Narayanan – LinkedInHow To SaaS Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://www.consultingsuccess.com/podcastMentioned in this episode:Double Your Revenue & Gain Control with Clarity 2.0's Proven Growth System.Stop grinding and start leading. Clarity 2.0 is more than coaching; it's an ROI-verified Growth System built for consultants. Gain personalized coaching, proven frameworks, and intelligent AI-powered tools to accelerate your learning. Discover how to attract ideal clients, command premium fees, and build confidence. Over 1,000 consultants have already transformed their businesses. Learn how to intentionally lead your growth. Book your Growth Session Call: www.consultingsuccess.com/grow

If you are always struggling to fit all of your work within your limited time, then it’s a clear indication that you need your own consulting team at once. But many people are afraid to do that because of fear of additional work and responsibility. Michael Zipursky explains how to solve this single challenge of building a consulting team through a smooth delegation process. He discusses why appreciating other people's talent and skill is the first step in making your work responsibilities a bit lighter than usual.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Consulting Success Community today:consultingsuccess.com Mentioned in this episode:Double Your Revenue & Gain Control with Clarity 2.0's Proven Growth System.Stop grinding and start leading. Clarity 2.0 is more than coaching; it's an ROI-verified Growth System built for consultants. Gain personalized coaching, proven frameworks, and intelligent AI-powered tools to accelerate your learning. Discover how to attract ideal clients, command premium fees, and build confidence. Over 1,000 consultants have already transformed their businesses. Learn how to intentionally lead your growth. Book your Growth Session Call: www.consultingsuccess.com/growGet Expert Insights into Your Consulting Business: Claim Your FREE Growth Session Now!Want to get personalized feedback and actionable insights on your consulting business from seasoned experts who've been in your shoes? The Consulting Success Clarity Coaching Program offers just that, and you can experience a taste of it with a FREE, no-obligation Growth Session. On this call, you'll explore how to optimize your business model, refine your messaging, and build a predictable stream of high-value clients. https://www.consultingsuccess.com/grow

Are you thinking of venturing into the unknown to pursue building your own business? Today’s guest is Amanda Hill, CEO of Female Forward. Amanda left her position in P&G to pursue her calling in consulting. Amanda was driven by her servant leadership mentality, passion for learning new industries, and her personal desire to have more time for herself and her children to take the leap of faith outside of her comfort zone. What are the important things you need to know when starting your business? Hiring someone to do what you don’t enjoy doing and consulting with mentors are valuable pieces of advice. Want to learn more? Join in the conversation and learn from Amanda’s experiences in building her consulting business!Important LinksAmanda Hill – LinkedInFemaleForward.netLove the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://www.consultingsuccess.com/podcastMentioned in this episode:Double Your Revenue & Gain Control with Clarity 2.0's Proven Growth System.Stop grinding and start leading. Clarity 2.0 is more than coaching; it's an ROI-verified Growth System built for consultants. Gain personalized coaching, proven frameworks, and intelligent AI-powered tools to accelerate your learning. Discover how to attract ideal clients, command premium fees, and build confidence. Over 1,000 consultants have already transformed their businesses. Learn how to intentionally lead your growth. Book your Growth Session Call: www.consultingsuccess.com/grow

What usually happens when you talk to a new client about a potential project is that they’ll buy time to get to know you more to minimize what they perceive as "risk" before moving forward. Did you know you can eliminate this “risk” by giving them a discovery offer? In this episode, Michael Zipursky explains what a discovery offer is. You can prove your trustworthiness and dedication to the potential project by delivering value right off the bat with your discovery offer. Do you want to know how to come up with a good discovery offer? Then this episode is for you.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Consulting Success Community today:consultingsuccess.com Mentioned in this episode:Get Expert Insights into Your Consulting Business: Claim Your FREE Growth Session Now!Want to get personalized feedback and actionable insights on your consulting business from seasoned experts who've been in your shoes? The Consulting Success Clarity Coaching Program offers just that, and you can experience a taste of it with a FREE, no-obligation Growth Session. On this call, you'll explore how to optimize your business model, refine your messaging, and build a predictable stream of high-value clients. https://www.consultingsuccess.com/grow Double Your Revenue & Gain Control with Clarity 2.0's Proven Growth System.Stop grinding and start leading. Clarity 2.0 is more than coaching; it's an ROI-verified Growth System built for consultants. Gain personalized coaching, proven frameworks, and intelligent AI-powered tools to accelerate your learning. Discover how to attract ideal clients, command premium fees, and build confidence. Over 1,000 consultants have already transformed their businesses. Learn how to intentionally lead your growth. Book your Growth Session Call: www.consultingsuccess.com/grow

If you’re a consulting firm and you want to know the hows of business development and expansion, then this episode is for you. Michael Zipursky’s guest today is Tom McMakin, the CEO and Partner of Profitable Ideas Exchange. There are generally two ways to grow your business: getting new clients and deepening your relationship with existing clients. Guess what? Most companies agree that 80% of their revenue comes from existing clients. How then do you deepen and expand your relationship with your existing clients and their referrals? Tune in and discover practical tips on business development for consultants like yourself!Important Links:- Tom McMakin LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-mcmakin/- Profitable Ideas Exchange - https://www.profitableideas.com/Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://www.consultingsuccess.com/podcastMentioned in this episode:Double Your Revenue & Gain Control with Clarity 2.0's Proven Growth System.Stop grinding and start leading. Clarity 2.0 is more than coaching; it's an ROI-verified Growth System built for consultants. Gain personalized coaching, proven frameworks, and intelligent AI-powered tools to accelerate your learning. Discover how to attract ideal clients, command premium fees, and build confidence. Over 1,000 consultants have already transformed their businesses. Learn how to intentionally lead your growth. Book your Growth Session Call: www.consultingsuccess.com/grow

An efficient business is a profitable business. On today’s podcast, Michael Zipursky gives a much better understanding of how to create greater efficiency in your business, drawing out from his experience in leveraging systems to grow multiple consulting businesses. Don’t know where to focus your energy? Tune in. What Michael’s about to share is going to be really helpful.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Consulting Success Community today:consultingsuccess.com Mentioned in this episode:Get Expert Insights into Your Consulting Business: Claim Your FREE Growth Session Now!Want to get personalized feedback and actionable insights on your consulting business from seasoned experts who've been in your shoes? The Consulting Success Clarity Coaching Program offers just that, and you can experience a taste of it with a FREE, no-obligation Growth Session. On this call, you'll explore how to optimize your business model, refine your messaging, and build a predictable stream of high-value clients. https://www.consultingsuccess.com/grow Double Your Revenue & Gain Control with Clarity 2.0's Proven Growth System.Stop grinding and start leading. Clarity 2.0 is more than coaching; it's an ROI-verified Growth System built for consultants. Gain personalized coaching, proven frameworks, and intelligent AI-powered tools to accelerate your learning. Discover how to attract ideal clients, command premium fees, and build confidence. Over 1,000 consultants have already transformed their businesses. Learn how to intentionally lead your growth. Book your Growth Session Call: www.consultingsuccess.com/grow

Relationships lie at the heart of partner networks and business organizations. Michael Zipursky’s guest today is Dr. Sherri Malouf, who recently got her Ph.D. in Human Development focused on studying the relationship between leaders and followers. In this episode, Dr. Sherri explains a tool she developed to help you determine critical unconscious building blocks in your relationships within your organization. Called “Implicit Social Elements,” these building blocks include fairness, status, trust, empathy, reciprocity, mutual recognition, respect, and self-control. If you want to bring your organization and partner networks to a higher achievement level, this episode is for you.Important Links:- Dr. Sherri Malouf https://strategicsoftskillsinstitute.com/Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://www.consultingsuccess.com/podcastMentioned in this episode:Double Your Revenue & Gain Control with Clarity 2.0's Proven Growth System.Stop grinding and start leading. Clarity 2.0 is more than coaching; it's an ROI-verified Growth System built for consultants. Gain personalized coaching, proven frameworks, and intelligent AI-powered tools to accelerate your learning. Discover how to attract ideal clients, command premium fees, and build confidence. Over 1,000 consultants have already transformed their businesses. Learn how to intentionally lead your growth. Book your Growth Session Call: www.consultingsuccess.com/grow

It is very important to share your values in order to attract the people that you want to work with the most. But in order to share your values, you need to be clear about what it is that you really value. In this bonus episode, Michael Zipursky explains how consultants can get clarity about their values, share them consistently, and work that message in their marketing content. Listen in as Michael models how this is done by sharing their values at Consulting Success. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Consulting Success Community today:consultingsuccess.com Mentioned in this episode:Double Your Revenue & Gain Control with Clarity 2.0's Proven Growth System.Stop grinding and start leading. Clarity 2.0 is more than coaching; it's an ROI-verified Growth System built for consultants. Gain personalized coaching, proven frameworks, and intelligent AI-powered tools to accelerate your learning. Discover how to attract ideal clients, command premium fees, and build confidence. Over 1,000 consultants have already transformed their businesses. Learn how to intentionally lead your growth. Book your Growth Session Call: www.consultingsuccess.com/growGet Expert Insights into Your Consulting Business: Claim Your FREE Growth Session Now!Want to get personalized feedback and actionable insights on your consulting business from seasoned experts who've been in your shoes? The Consulting Success Clarity Coaching Program offers just that, and you can experience a taste of it with a FREE, no-obligation Growth Session. On this call, you'll explore how to optimize your business model, refine your messaging, and build a predictable stream of high-value clients. https://www.consultingsuccess.com/grow

Do you want to know how to build effective teams and benefit from conflict? Liane Davey, known as the “Teamwork Doctor,” has worked with 26 Fortune Global 500 companies. She joins Michael Zipursky to share how you can be a valuable asset to your team. Don’t be afraid to tell your clients or colleagues what they don’t want to hear, especially when you know they’re doing it wrong, so you can help them make it work! But that’s only half of it! The other half? Be fun to work with! Care for the people around you and listen to them. Don’t miss this episode to learn more from Liane!Important Links:- Liane Davey https://lianedavey.com/Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://www.consultingsuccess.com/podcastMentioned in this episode:Double Your Revenue & Gain Control with Clarity 2.0's Proven Growth System.Stop grinding and start leading. Clarity 2.0 is more than coaching; it's an ROI-verified Growth System built for consultants. Gain personalized coaching, proven frameworks, and intelligent AI-powered tools to accelerate your learning. Discover how to attract ideal clients, command premium fees, and build confidence. Over 1,000 consultants have already transformed their businesses. Learn how to intentionally lead your growth. Book your Growth Session Call: www.consultingsuccess.com/grow

In the vast ocean that is the internet, making yourself seen is not that easy, not only because of the tight competition but also of the ever-changing and evolving algorithms. So what are the most practical and effective ways to leverage your content despite these complications? Michael Zipursky presents seven steps on how to make your content creation process actually reach your audience and make a real impact on their behavior and mindset. He shares the secrets on navigating social media, particularly LinkedIn and YouTube, in order for you to show up in the best way possible, start proper engagement, and yield actual results.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Consulting Success Community today:consultingsuccess.com Mentioned in this episode:Double Your Revenue & Gain Control with Clarity 2.0's Proven Growth System.Stop grinding and start leading. Clarity 2.0 is more than coaching; it's an ROI-verified Growth System built for consultants. Gain personalized coaching, proven frameworks, and intelligent AI-powered tools to accelerate your learning. Discover how to attract ideal clients, command premium fees, and build confidence. Over 1,000 consultants have already transformed their businesses. Learn how to intentionally lead your growth. Book your Growth Session Call: www.consultingsuccess.com/growGet Expert Insights into Your Consulting Business: Claim Your FREE Growth Session Now!Want to get personalized feedback and actionable insights on your consulting business from seasoned experts who've been in your shoes? The Consulting Success Clarity Coaching Program offers just that, and you can experience a taste of it with a FREE, no-obligation Growth Session. On this call, you'll explore how to optimize your business model, refine your messaging, and build a predictable stream of high-value clients. https://www.consultingsuccess.com/grow

Many consultants shy away from pricing their services at a certain amount, thinking they don't deserve it. A. Nicole Campbell, the CEO of Build Up Advisory Group, tells you otherwise. In this episode, she joins Michael Zipursky to share with us her journey into starting her own consulting firm and explains how you can price your consulting services according to the value you provide to your clients. She then takes us through the learnings she has picked up along the way and the processes that helped her create a successful business professionally and personally. How do you teach excellence? What can help create a good outcome and growth in your business? How do you structure your day so you can be productive? What should you be looking for in new hires? Nicole answers these questions and more in this conversation. Important LinksNic Campbell – LinkedBuild Up Advisory GroupFast Build Fridays@NicIsBuildingUp – Twitter Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://www.consultingsuccess.com/podcastMentioned in this episode:Double Your Revenue & Gain Control with Clarity 2.0's Proven Growth System.Stop grinding and start leading. Clarity 2.0 is more than coaching; it's an ROI-verified Growth System built for consultants. Gain personalized coaching, proven frameworks, and intelligent AI-powered tools to accelerate your learning. Discover how to attract ideal clients, command premium fees, and build confidence. Over 1,000 consultants have already transformed their businesses. Learn how to intentionally lead your growth. Book your Growth Session Call: www.consultingsuccess.com/grow

Given what's happening globally, offering remote services has become the new approach for many industries. There's an opportunity here for every consultant, advisor, and any other professional offering their services. However, one noticeable trend is that many of these professionals are starting to discount their fees, including consultants. Michael Zipursky answers an important question on today's podcast: should you lower your consulting fee when you’re doing all your work through a video conference call? Find out his answer by tuning in.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Consulting Success Community today:consultingsuccess.com Mentioned in this episode:Get Expert Insights into Your Consulting Business: Claim Your FREE Growth Session Now!Want to get personalized feedback and actionable insights on your consulting business from seasoned experts who've been in your shoes? The Consulting Success Clarity Coaching Program offers just that, and you can experience a taste of it with a FREE, no-obligation Growth Session. On this call, you'll explore how to optimize your business model, refine your messaging, and build a predictable stream of high-value clients. https://www.consultingsuccess.com/grow Double Your Revenue & Gain Control with Clarity 2.0's Proven Growth System.Stop grinding and start leading. Clarity 2.0 is more than coaching; it's an ROI-verified Growth System built for consultants. Gain personalized coaching, proven frameworks, and intelligent AI-powered tools to accelerate your learning. Discover how to attract ideal clients, command premium fees, and build confidence. Over 1,000 consultants have already transformed their businesses. Learn how to intentionally lead your growth. Book your Growth Session Call: www.consultingsuccess.com/grow

As a consulting firm, how can you differentiate yourself and stand out from the noise to attract your ideal clients? Charles Demontigny, the founder of Fluxion, has some great nuggets of wisdom for you in this episode. Sitting down with Michael Zipursky, he shares his career journey with us—from leaving a company that got acquired to starting his own—and what he did to position himself for success, especially at the beginning of building his business. Charles takes us through the importance of really dialing in and optimizing his offerings during client interactions, explaining why we need to ask the right questions and utilize video content. He then talks about scaling and growing his business and the changes he made to manage growth and build his team effectively.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Consulting Success Community today:consultingsuccess.com Mentioned in this episode:Get Expert Insights into Your Consulting Business: Claim Your FREE Growth Session Now!Want to get personalized feedback and actionable insights on your consulting business from seasoned experts who've been in your shoes? The Consulting Success Clarity Coaching Program offers just that, and you can experience a taste of it with a FREE, no-obligation Growth Session. On this call, you'll explore how to optimize your business model, refine your messaging, and build a predictable stream of high-value clients. https://www.consultingsuccess.com/grow Double Your Revenue & Gain Control with Clarity 2.0's Proven Growth System.Stop grinding and start leading. Clarity 2.0 is more than coaching; it's an ROI-verified Growth System built for consultants. Gain personalized coaching, proven frameworks, and intelligent AI-powered tools to accelerate your learning. Discover how to attract ideal clients, command premium fees, and build confidence. Over 1,000 consultants have already transformed their businesses. Learn how to intentionally lead your growth. Book your Growth Session Call: www.consultingsuccess.com/grow

Many people leave their corporate jobs to go out on their own and start a consulting business. But what if it’s the other way around and you find yourself with a very lucrative job offer, should you take that offer and leave consulting? On today’s podcast Michael Zipursky tackles this question. Continue building your income without being pulled down. Learn when you should leave consulting or stay for good in this episode.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Consulting Success Community today:consultingsuccess.com Mentioned in this episode:Get Expert Insights into Your Consulting Business: Claim Your FREE Growth Session Now!Want to get personalized feedback and actionable insights on your consulting business from seasoned experts who've been in your shoes? The Consulting Success Clarity Coaching Program offers just that, and you can experience a taste of it with a FREE, no-obligation Growth Session. On this call, you'll explore how to optimize your business model, refine your messaging, and build a predictable stream of high-value clients. https://www.consultingsuccess.com/grow Double Your Revenue & Gain Control with Clarity 2.0's Proven Growth System.Stop grinding and start leading. Clarity 2.0 is more than coaching; it's an ROI-verified Growth System built for consultants. Gain personalized coaching, proven frameworks, and intelligent AI-powered tools to accelerate your learning. Discover how to attract ideal clients, command premium fees, and build confidence. Over 1,000 consultants have already transformed their businesses. Learn how to intentionally lead your growth. Book your Growth Session Call: www.consultingsuccess.com/grow

Consulting contract comprises the consultant's and client's commitment to be fulfilled, such as the deliverables and fees. Michael Zipursky brings a leader in consulting services, Karen Jenkins, the President and CEO of KRJ Consulting, to talk about how she entered the consulting world and how to win and deliver high-value consulting contracts. Karen shares how she carries her marketing skill set to the consulting business and the mindset she acquired from the lessons in her journey, leading to her finance and consulting success. She tells about the strategy and planning to start building her corporate clients and handling the clients' expectations effectively. Follow along to this conversation and learn some ideas about closing contracts, business development, and building relationships.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Consulting Success Community today:consultingsuccess.com Mentioned in this episode:Get Expert Insights into Your Consulting Business: Claim Your FREE Growth Session Now!Want to get personalized feedback and actionable insights on your consulting business from seasoned experts who've been in your shoes? The Consulting Success Clarity Coaching Program offers just that, and you can experience a taste of it with a FREE, no-obligation Growth Session. On this call, you'll explore how to optimize your business model, refine your messaging, and build a predictable stream of high-value clients. https://www.consultingsuccess.com/grow Double Your Revenue & Gain Control with Clarity 2.0's Proven Growth System.Stop grinding and start leading. Clarity 2.0 is more than coaching; it's an ROI-verified Growth System built for consultants. Gain personalized coaching, proven frameworks, and intelligent AI-powered tools to accelerate your learning. Discover how to attract ideal clients, command premium fees, and build confidence. Over 1,000 consultants have already transformed their businesses. Learn how to intentionally lead your growth. Book your Growth Session Call: www.consultingsuccess.com/grow

For many business owners, their business is the culmination of their life's work and a primary source of wealth. Therefore, you will want to maximize the value through a combination of planning and timing when thinking about how to sell it later on. On today's show, Domenic Rinaldi is with Michael Zipursky to discuss how to build a solid exit plan and start for a sale before the company wishes to transition out. Domenic, the managing partner of Sun Acquisitions, shares his journey on how he came to enter this business and how, 15 years later, Sun Acquisitions became the largest firm in Chicago. Additionally, he poses important questions business owners should think about. How involved are you in the business? Do you have a self-managing business, or are you so involved in the business that the decisions and processes are reliant on you? Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Consulting Success Community today:consultingsuccess.com Mentioned in this episode:Double Your Revenue & Gain Control with Clarity 2.0's Proven Growth System.Stop grinding and start leading. Clarity 2.0 is more than coaching; it's an ROI-verified Growth System built for consultants. Gain personalized coaching, proven frameworks, and intelligent AI-powered tools to accelerate your learning. Discover how to attract ideal clients, command premium fees, and build confidence. Over 1,000 consultants have already transformed their businesses. Learn how to intentionally lead your growth. Book your Growth Session Call: www.consultingsuccess.com/growGet Expert Insights into Your Consulting Business: Claim Your FREE Growth Session Now!Want to get personalized feedback and actionable insights on your consulting business from seasoned experts who've been in your shoes? The Consulting Success Clarity Coaching Program offers just that, and you can experience a taste of it with a FREE, no-obligation Growth Session. On this call, you'll explore how to optimize your business model, refine your messaging, and build a predictable stream of high-value clients. https://www.consultingsuccess.com/grow

You can’t create more time in a day, and yet some people accomplish a lot more than others. Why? One of the most common reasons is that they delegate tasks. They don’t do everything themselves. On today’s show, Michael Zipursky presents an exercise that you can go through to identify opportunities to use systems to take your consulting business to the next level. This is a process he’s gone through multiple times and one you’d keep doing over and over as you look to make more strategic shifts and decisions to grow your business without feeling overwhelmed. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Consulting Success Community today:consultingsuccess.com Mentioned in this episode:Double Your Revenue & Gain Control with Clarity 2.0's Proven Growth System.Stop grinding and start leading. Clarity 2.0 is more than coaching; it's an ROI-verified Growth System built for consultants. Gain personalized coaching, proven frameworks, and intelligent AI-powered tools to accelerate your learning. Discover how to attract ideal clients, command premium fees, and build confidence. Over 1,000 consultants have already transformed their businesses. Learn how to intentionally lead your growth. Book your Growth Session Call: www.consultingsuccess.com/growGet Expert Insights into Your Consulting Business: Claim Your FREE Growth Session Now!Want to get personalized feedback and actionable insights on your consulting business from seasoned experts who've been in your shoes? The Consulting Success Clarity Coaching Program offers just that, and you can experience a taste of it with a FREE, no-obligation Growth Session. On this call, you'll explore how to optimize your business model, refine your messaging, and build a predictable stream of high-value clients. https://www.consultingsuccess.com/grow

Leaving a corporate job and taking the leap of faith to be on your own can be both scary and exciting. Anne Sugar definitely went through all those emotions when she made the decision to leave the corporate world to start her own coaching and consulting firm, advising top leaders at companies including TripAdvisor, GM, Delta, and many others. To create positive action in the coaching process, Anne employs a two-pronged approach for a successful engagement – combining a goal-based process with evidence-based coaching. She sits down with Michael Zipursky on today’s show to explain this further. She also shares her transition journey, highlighting the importance of having mentors and coaches and revealing what gave her confidence to go out and take that leap. Seeking to make a career transition? This is one show you don’t want to miss.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Consulting Success Community today:consultingsuccess.com Mentioned in this episode:Get Expert Insights into Your Consulting Business: Claim Your FREE Growth Session Now!Want to get personalized feedback and actionable insights on your consulting business from seasoned experts who've been in your shoes? The Consulting Success Clarity Coaching Program offers just that, and you can experience a taste of it with a FREE, no-obligation Growth Session. On this call, you'll explore how to optimize your business model, refine your messaging, and build a predictable stream of high-value clients. https://www.consultingsuccess.com/grow Double Your Revenue & Gain Control with Clarity 2.0's Proven Growth System.Stop grinding and start leading. Clarity 2.0 is more than coaching; it's an ROI-verified Growth System built for consultants. Gain personalized coaching, proven frameworks, and intelligent AI-powered tools to accelerate your learning. Discover how to attract ideal clients, command premium fees, and build confidence. Over 1,000 consultants have already transformed their businesses. Learn how to intentionally lead your growth. Book your Growth Session Call: www.consultingsuccess.com/grow

One of the greatest things that hold consultants back is the fear of taking imperfect action. Too often, we get obsessed about how everything should perfect before we even think about starting something even as simple as a webinar. We want to be sure enough people will attend and that every last detail is in order. Guess what? It will never be perfect. Not every person you reach out to will be attending that webinar of yours. But there is still so much you can get from just moving forward with that initiative and putting your message out to the remaining three people in the audience. It’s all about leverage. Michael Zipursky explains.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Consulting Success Community today:consultingsuccess.com Mentioned in this episode:Get Expert Insights into Your Consulting Business: Claim Your FREE Growth Session Now!Want to get personalized feedback and actionable insights on your consulting business from seasoned experts who've been in your shoes? The Consulting Success Clarity Coaching Program offers just that, and you can experience a taste of it with a FREE, no-obligation Growth Session. On this call, you'll explore how to optimize your business model, refine your messaging, and build a predictable stream of high-value clients. https://www.consultingsuccess.com/grow Double Your Revenue & Gain Control with Clarity 2.0's Proven Growth System.Stop grinding and start leading. Clarity 2.0 is more than coaching; it's an ROI-verified Growth System built for consultants. Gain personalized coaching, proven frameworks, and intelligent AI-powered tools to accelerate your learning. Discover how to attract ideal clients, command premium fees, and build confidence. Over 1,000 consultants have already transformed their businesses. Learn how to intentionally lead your growth. Book your Growth Session Call: www.consultingsuccess.com/grow

Why should branding matter to consultants? After all, it wouldn’t matter what specific messaging you’re putting out as long as you have that intent to help people, right? Dead wrong. In this episode, Michael Zipursky and his guest drum in the importance of honing down into a niche and becoming an expert in it to be able to expand your earning potential. Steve Morris is an advisor, author, and speaker who has worked with thousands of business leaders since 1994. Steve’s educational background had nothing to do with business, but he effectively leveraged his fascination for human behavior to build his own design marketing agency, which he later sold. Steve may have worked inside an agency, but his insights on growing a consulting brand resonate even with independent consultants and small agency owners. Make sure to listen in and gather some wonderful advice on how you can evolve the perfect brand for your consulting business.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Consulting Success Community today:consultingsuccess.com Mentioned in this episode:Double Your Revenue & Gain Control with Clarity 2.0's Proven Growth System.Stop grinding and start leading. Clarity 2.0 is more than coaching; it's an ROI-verified Growth System built for consultants. Gain personalized coaching, proven frameworks, and intelligent AI-powered tools to accelerate your learning. Discover how to attract ideal clients, command premium fees, and build confidence. Over 1,000 consultants have already transformed their businesses. Learn how to intentionally lead your growth. Book your Growth Session Call: www.consultingsuccess.com/growGet Expert Insights into Your Consulting Business: Claim Your FREE Growth Session Now!Want to get personalized feedback and actionable insights on your consulting business from seasoned experts who've been in your shoes? The Consulting Success Clarity Coaching Program offers just that, and you can experience a taste of it with a FREE, no-obligation Growth Session. On this call, you'll explore how to optimize your business model, refine your messaging, and build a predictable stream of high-value clients. https://www.consultingsuccess.com/grow

Retaining clients is undoubtedly challenging for many businesses, and that’s why Michael Zipursky was shocked to learn that one of theirs has been with him for ten years! For him, this boils down to the influence of follow-ups. He explains how they could have the opportunity to lose connection with this client, but follow-ups allowed them to keep the curiosity and engagement burning. He, therefore, challenges everyone to check what kind of follow-ups they are currently doing and how this could spell success if done the right way.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Consulting Success Community today:consultingsuccess.com Mentioned in this episode:Get Expert Insights into Your Consulting Business: Claim Your FREE Growth Session Now!Want to get personalized feedback and actionable insights on your consulting business from seasoned experts who've been in your shoes? The Consulting Success Clarity Coaching Program offers just that, and you can experience a taste of it with a FREE, no-obligation Growth Session. On this call, you'll explore how to optimize your business model, refine your messaging, and build a predictable stream of high-value clients. https://www.consultingsuccess.com/grow Double Your Revenue & Gain Control with Clarity 2.0's Proven Growth System.Stop grinding and start leading. Clarity 2.0 is more than coaching; it's an ROI-verified Growth System built for consultants. Gain personalized coaching, proven frameworks, and intelligent AI-powered tools to accelerate your learning. Discover how to attract ideal clients, command premium fees, and build confidence. Over 1,000 consultants have already transformed their businesses. Learn how to intentionally lead your growth. Book your Growth Session Call: www.consultingsuccess.com/grow

We all have the potential to change our lives better than it is now. But, admittedly, many of us need guidance on how to achieve that. In this episode, Nick Jankel shows you the power of transformational leadership. He joins Michael Zipursky to tell us all about it with his experiences and the wisdom gained through that as a leadership coach, speaker, and consultant. He also shares his own start building an innovation agency and how he was able to reach out to well-known organizations. Nick then talks about how a book is the 21st-century business card, taking us into his own writing process, story structure, and more. Join him in today’s show to see how you can enhance your and your client’s lives.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Consulting Success Community today:consultingsuccess.com Mentioned in this episode:Get Expert Insights into Your Consulting Business: Claim Your FREE Growth Session Now!Want to get personalized feedback and actionable insights on your consulting business from seasoned experts who've been in your shoes? The Consulting Success Clarity Coaching Program offers just that, and you can experience a taste of it with a FREE, no-obligation Growth Session. On this call, you'll explore how to optimize your business model, refine your messaging, and build a predictable stream of high-value clients. https://www.consultingsuccess.com/grow Double Your Revenue & Gain Control with Clarity 2.0's Proven Growth System.Stop grinding and start leading. Clarity 2.0 is more than coaching; it's an ROI-verified Growth System built for consultants. Gain personalized coaching, proven frameworks, and intelligent AI-powered tools to accelerate your learning. Discover how to attract ideal clients, command premium fees, and build confidence. Over 1,000 consultants have already transformed their businesses. Learn how to intentionally lead your growth. Book your Growth Session Call: www.consultingsuccess.com/grow

Many successful companies look to support their growth through marketing. Yet, many consultants are still hesitant to invest in this important business aspect. In this episode, Michael Zipursky takes you deep into marketing, particularly of the importance of your customer’s lifetime value. This growth metric proves to be particularly helpful if you wish to not only get your clients' stay but also to identify what you need to do to market more. Are you investing well in this area? Join Michael in today’s solo conversation to learn more. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Consulting Success Community today:consultingsuccess.com Mentioned in this episode:Get Expert Insights into Your Consulting Business: Claim Your FREE Growth Session Now!Want to get personalized feedback and actionable insights on your consulting business from seasoned experts who've been in your shoes? The Consulting Success Clarity Coaching Program offers just that, and you can experience a taste of it with a FREE, no-obligation Growth Session. On this call, you'll explore how to optimize your business model, refine your messaging, and build a predictable stream of high-value clients. https://www.consultingsuccess.com/grow Double Your Revenue & Gain Control with Clarity 2.0's Proven Growth System.Stop grinding and start leading. Clarity 2.0 is more than coaching; it's an ROI-verified Growth System built for consultants. Gain personalized coaching, proven frameworks, and intelligent AI-powered tools to accelerate your learning. Discover how to attract ideal clients, command premium fees, and build confidence. Over 1,000 consultants have already transformed their businesses. Learn how to intentionally lead your growth. Book your Growth Session Call: www.consultingsuccess.com/grow

Many for-profits and nonprofits are making a lot of impact in the world without getting the attention that they deserve. But getting attention is not just something to feel good about; you need to build it intentionally if you are to spread word about your good deeds, get more revenue and be able to help even more people. At The Boreland Group, CEO Jennefer Witter and her team help organizations capture more than their fair share of that attention using a variety of PR tactics that have worked beautifully for clients like Luckett & Farley, the US Naval Institute, Women’s Initiative Foundation and many more. As she chats with Michael Zipursky, we learn why Jennefer left a well-established executive role at Ketchum and dedicated the rest of her career to entrepreneurship in the field of PR. Listen in for some wonderful advice about building a successful consulting business, as well as some tips on PR and strategic marketing for solo consultants and small firm owners.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Consulting Success Community today:consultingsuccess.com Mentioned in this episode:Get Expert Insights into Your Consulting Business: Claim Your FREE Growth Session Now!Want to get personalized feedback and actionable insights on your consulting business from seasoned experts who've been in your shoes? The Consulting Success Clarity Coaching Program offers just that, and you can experience a taste of it with a FREE, no-obligation Growth Session. On this call, you'll explore how to optimize your business model, refine your messaging, and build a predictable stream of high-value clients. https://www.consultingsuccess.com/grow Double Your Revenue & Gain Control with Clarity 2.0's Proven Growth System.Stop grinding and start leading. Clarity 2.0 is more than coaching; it's an ROI-verified Growth System built for consultants. Gain personalized coaching, proven frameworks, and intelligent AI-powered tools to accelerate your learning. Discover how to attract ideal clients, command premium fees, and build confidence. Over 1,000 consultants have already transformed their businesses. Learn how to intentionally lead your growth. Book your Growth Session Call: www.consultingsuccess.com/grow

Reaching your audience is pretty impossible if you are bombarding them with bland sales messages. Michael Zipursky calls every entrepreneur to provide solutions to their target market instead of simply trying to close a sales deal, allowing them to gain that sought-after trust. If you can make yourself available to help at all times rather than being a salesperson, people gravitate towards you in a much rewarding manner.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Consulting Success Community today:consultingsuccess.com Mentioned in this episode:Double Your Revenue & Gain Control with Clarity 2.0's Proven Growth System.Stop grinding and start leading. Clarity 2.0 is more than coaching; it's an ROI-verified Growth System built for consultants. Gain personalized coaching, proven frameworks, and intelligent AI-powered tools to accelerate your learning. Discover how to attract ideal clients, command premium fees, and build confidence. Over 1,000 consultants have already transformed their businesses. Learn how to intentionally lead your growth. Book your Growth Session Call: www.consultingsuccess.com/growGet Expert Insights into Your Consulting Business: Claim Your FREE Growth Session Now!Want to get personalized feedback and actionable insights on your consulting business from seasoned experts who've been in your shoes? The Consulting Success Clarity Coaching Program offers just that, and you can experience a taste of it with a FREE, no-obligation Growth Session. On this call, you'll explore how to optimize your business model, refine your messaging, and build a predictable stream of high-value clients. https://www.consultingsuccess.com/grow

As people become more successful in their consulting business, marketing often becomes the first casualty. This mindset would have it that since you’re in a great place now where you’re getting clients and you’re busy delivering, why bother spending your time on marketing efforts? Understandably, marketing isn’t the most enjoyable of processes, but the more successful consultants recognize at some point that it is essential. Michael Zipursky takes a few minutes in this bonus episode to explain why keeping the foot on the marketing pedal makes sense, whether you’re just starting or you’re already successful and looking to scale.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Consulting Success Community today:consultingsuccess.com Mentioned in this episode:Get Expert Insights into Your Consulting Business: Claim Your FREE Growth Session Now!Want to get personalized feedback and actionable insights on your consulting business from seasoned experts who've been in your shoes? The Consulting Success Clarity Coaching Program offers just that, and you can experience a taste of it with a FREE, no-obligation Growth Session. On this call, you'll explore how to optimize your business model, refine your messaging, and build a predictable stream of high-value clients. https://www.consultingsuccess.com/grow Double Your Revenue & Gain Control with Clarity 2.0's Proven Growth System.Stop grinding and start leading. Clarity 2.0 is more than coaching; it's an ROI-verified Growth System built for consultants. Gain personalized coaching, proven frameworks, and intelligent AI-powered tools to accelerate your learning. Discover how to attract ideal clients, command premium fees, and build confidence. Over 1,000 consultants have already transformed their businesses. Learn how to intentionally lead your growth. Book your Growth Session Call: www.consultingsuccess.com/grow