Job Responsibilities
Be a thought leader, publish ideas and insights, develop C-level
clients, create client proposals, assemble client service teams,
lead and work on client engagements, bill the clients for our
services, develop staff and alliance partners, etc.; there is no
typical schedule.
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Job Requirements
Harvard MBA (Baker Scholar) and 20 years founding, leading and
working with global strategy consulting practices (for firms
like McKinsey and Accenture).
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Uppers
Facilitating CEO/Board-level client workshops - for businesses, governments and
non-profits - where breakthroughs happen.
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Downers
Paperwork (for my firm, but also for state and federal
government bureaucracies).
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Lifestyle
Work 50-60 hours/week, 50% for-profit and 50% non-profit (pro-bono work), travel
1-2 weeks/month, 1-4 networking events (b'fast/lunch/dinner)/week, business
casual dress; because I run my own small business I choose my hours and spend
most mornings and evenings (when I'm in town) with my wife and young kids.
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Compensation
Around $1 million/year (highly variable depending on client
engagements and fee structures); charge basis may be
time/materials or an equity interest.
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Advice to Jobseekers
Get a good grounding in the strategy consulting business by
working for a leading firm (MBA is a ticket-to-play, but won't
teach you how to actually do the work), then develop your
personal reputation to the point that you can create a business
around you, monetize what you know and do only the kind of work
you really want to do.
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