Unleashed - How to Thrive as an Independent Professional

538. Pam Fox Rollin, Growing Groups Into Teams

23 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Unleashed, Will Bachman and Pam Fox Rollin, author of Growing Groups into Teams, discuss the concept of a team and its benefits. Pa...

537. David A. Fields, How to Work Effectively with Visibility Partners

16 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Unleashed, Will Bachman interviews David A. Fields on how to work with industry associations and other types of groups to build bus...

536. Davina Stanley, Elevating the Quality of Business Presentations

09 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Show Notes Davina Stanley, a consultant and author, has recently published the book Elevate: How to Lift the Quality of Thinking in Your Team's Board ...

535. Michelle Drapkin, Research-based Approaches to Driving Change

02 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Show Notes: In this episode of Unleashed, Dr. Michelle Drapkin,  author of The Motivational Interviewing Path to Personal Change: The Essential Workb...

534. Joe Pope, From Cold Outreach to Warm Leads: What Works in the Professional Services

25 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Show Notes: In this discussion, Joe Pope, the Partner and Director of Business Development at Hinge Marketing, discusses cold outreach. He explains th...

533. Richard Langlois, Author of The Corporation and the Twentieth Century

18 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Richard Langlois, author of the book The Corporation and the 20th Century: The History of American Business Enterprise, and Will Bachman discuss the ...

532. Jon Cobb, Building a Following on LinkedIn

11 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jon Cobb, a LinkedIn expert, shares his unique style of posts, which are short, concise, and impactful. His biggest post this year has received 236,00...

531. Huijin Kong, Author of Positive Influence, The First and Last Step of Leadership

04 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Unleashed, Will Bachman and Huijin Kong discuss her new book, Positive Influence, The First and Last Mile of Leadership, co-author...

530. Soren Kaplan, Scaling Your Consulting Business

28 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Show Notes: Soren Kaplan, author of Experiential Intelligence: Harnessing the power of experience for personal and business breakthroughs, talks about...

529. James Agres, Market Sizing

21 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Show Notes: James Agres is the founder of  2nd St Strategy, an independent consulting firm focused on private equity and commercial due diligence wor...

528. Brian Ortiz, Building a LinkedIn Audience

14 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Show Notes: Brian Ortiz talks to Will Bachman about their use of various tools and CRM systems to manage their LinkedIn presence which has 70,000 foll...

527. Justin Nassiri Shares Tips to Optimize Your LinkedIn Posts

07 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Show Notes: LinkedIn has become a powerful platform for professionals to connect, share insights, and build their personal brand. But how can executiv...

526. Alex Boyd, Organic LinkedIn Growth for B2B

01 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Show Notes: Will Bachman welcomes Alex Boyd, the founder of Revenue Zen, a B2B organic growth marketing firm. Alex talks about organic growth marketin...

525. Chris Heivly, Author of Build the Fort: The Startup Community Builder's Field Guide

24 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Show Notes: Chris Heivly and Will Bachman discuss the concept of startup communities and the importance of building them. Chris is the co-founder of M...

Episode 524. Adam Braff, ChatGPT Code Interpreter

17 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Show Notes: In this episode, Will Bachman talks to Adam Braff, a former McKinsey partner who specializes in data analytics. Adam has been using chat G...

523. Keith Durst, Designing Food and Beverage programs at NYC Landmark Destinations

10 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Show Notes: Keith Durst runs Friends of Chef (FOC), a consulting firm that works at the intersection of hospitality and real estate. Keith has worked ...

522. Oscar Trimboli, Listening Secrets Every Consultants Should Know

03 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Show Notes: Oscar Trimboli is the author of How to Listen and the host of the podcast Deep Listening. He talks about the importance of listening in th...

521. John Horn, Author of Inside the Competitor's Mindset

26 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Show Notes: Will Bachman and John Horn talk about competitors and how they should be taken into account when formulating a strategy. John points out t...

520. David A. Fields, Effective Outreach Emails

19 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Show Notes: David A. Fields talks about the purpose of outreach emails and how to ensure they are effective. The purpose of outreach is not to sell, b...

519. Ashlee Horn, Training New Sales Leaders

12 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Show Notes: Will Bachman and Ashlee Horn spoke about her practice, which focuses on coaching new sales leaders. Ashlee outlines the problem she is try...

518. Josh Leibowitz, Author of The Parenting MBA

05 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Josh Leibowitz spent 13 years at McKinsey and was elected partner in New York. He then moved to Miami and grew the office there before joining Carniva...

517. Mahan Tavakoli, Leadership Consulting, Coaching & Speaking

29 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Show Notes: Mahan Tavakoli is a consultant, leadership coach, and host of the podcast Partnering Leadership. He talks about his podcast, the incredibl...

516. John Driscoll, President U.S. Healthcare at Walgreens and Host of CareTalk

22 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Show Notes: John Driscoll is the President of Walgreens Boots Alliance and the co-host of the second largest healthcare podcast on YouTube, CareTalk. ...

515. Chad Oakley, The Current State of the Consulting Job Market

16 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Show Notes: On May 12, 2023, Chad Oakley, CEO of Charles Aris, a top retained search firm in the US for placing former and current management consulta...

514. Evan Polin, Generating Referrals from Your Existing Network

15 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Show Notes: Evan Polin, founder and operator of Polin Performance Group, talks about how his firm helps professionals in the service industry build th...

513. Sarrah Rose, Executive Intimacy Coach

08 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Show Notes Sarrah Rose is an executive intimacy coach who runs the firm CEO on Fire. CEO on Fire helps senior level executives optimize their lives. S...

512. Jimmy Soni, Author, Speaker, Speechwriter

01 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Show Notes Author Jimmy Soni kicks off the conversation by explaining why the PayPal mafia is more noteworthy than other large startups. Soni explains...

Ep. 511. David Newman, Author of Do It! Selling

24 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Show Notes: David Newman is a Certified Speaking Professional (CSP), marketing expert, speaker, and founder of Do It! Marketing. In this episode, Will...

510. Greg Fincke, Managing Director of Equiteq

17 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Show Notes Greg Fincke is a Managing Director at Equiteq, a global sector focused investment bank that works with entrepreneurs in the IT services and...

509. Ulrich Riedel, Cold Lead Generation

10 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ulrich Riedel and Will Bachman discuss Ulrich's unique cold lead generation process via LinkedIn. Ulrich advises to respect the leads and to be carefu...

508. Ulrich Riedel, Value-based Pricing

03 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Show Notes Ulrich Riedel and Will Bachman discuss Ulrich's unique pricing model for independent consultants. Rather than being paid upfront or daily r...

507. Tony Martignetti, Unlocking Potential

27 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Show Notes Tony Martignetti and Will Bachman discuss the importance of maintaining energy and excitement as a solopreneur or independent professional....

506. Nick Shevelyov, Cybersecurity

20 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Show Notes: Nick Shevelyoff is a cybersecurity expert who recently left his role as Chief Information Security Officer at Silicon Valley Bank to pursu...

505. Using a Purpose-built CRM System

10 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Show Notes In this episode, Will Bachman explains how independent consultants can set up and use a paid CRM system.  While a spreadsheet is a great p...

504. Using a Spreadsheet as a CRM System

10 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Show Notes In this episode of Unleashed, Will Bachman explains how independent professionals can use a spreadsheet as their CRM system. A spreadsheet ...

503. Niul Burton, Strategic Sourcing and Procurement

06 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Show Notes Will Bachman and Niul Burton discuss procurement and strategic sourcing. Procurement is the function of acquiring goods or services as inpu...

502. Jessica Magoch, The Musicology of Sales

27 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Show Notes Jessica Magoch is a jazz musician and sales expert who has put her two skills together to help others. She started her sales career when sh...

501. Nate Kievman, CEO of Linked Strategies

20 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Nate Kievman is the founder of Linked Strategies, a company that helps create better relationships between businesses and their ideal buyers. Link S...

Ep.500. Will Bachman, Unleashed: The Origin Story

15 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Show Notes: Unleashed has been running for six years and has 335,000 downloads. In episode 500 of the podcast, host and creator, Will Bachman wants to...

499. John Livesay, The Pitch Whisperer

16 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Show Notes John Livesay is the pitch whisperer - he helps people calm down and deliver a winning pitch. He believes that the best way to win more sale...

498. Peter Kelly-Detwiler, Making Energy Understandable

02 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Peter is an energy industry thought leader, and consult and international keynote speaker and co-founder of NorthBridge Energy Partners LLC, an indepe...

497. Jonas Woost, Co Founder of Bumper

26 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jonas is a media and entertainment executive with a passion for innovating in the on-demand content ecosystem. In 2019 he was named one of British Col...

496. Todd Cherches, Visual Leadership

19 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Todd Cherches is a visionary leader with experience as a consultant, trainer, executive coach, TEDx speaker, keynote speaker, panelist, professor, aut...

495. Jonathan Paisner, Brand Architecture

14 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jonathan Paisner has worked with B2B Fortune 1000 companies to evolve and implement their corporate brand to adapt for the changing needs of their bus...

494. Raffi Grinberg, Adulting 101

07 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Raffi Grinberg is the Executive Director of Dialog and an educator. He also created and taught the course Adulting 101 at Boston College (the most pop...

493. Joana Domingues, Senior Executive and Team Coach

31 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Joana Domingues was an executive coach at McKinsey for 22 years. She is an experienced leadership and organizational consultant, and C-level coach. In...

492. Krysten Conner, Enterprise Account Executive

17 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

After graduating with a BA in History and Education, Krysten knew she wanted a career where she could help people and make a positive impact. She beca...

491. Kyle McDowell, Best-selling Author of Begin with We

10 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Kyle McDowell is an author, speaker, and leadership coach. Kyle started his career in a regional bank as a front-line customer service representative....

490. JJ Kasper, Venture Capitalist

03 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

JJ Kasper is the founder and partner at Blue Collective, a company that invests in extraordinary entrepreneurs. JJ is also a McKinsey alum, a former ...

489. Nicolai Chen Nielsen, Advisor, Author, & Entrepreneur

26 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Nicolai is a global leadership and transformation expert and a leading authority on developing human-centered organizations that shape the future. He ...

Episode 488. Tom Critchlow, Writer and Strategy Consultant

12 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tom Critchlow is a freelance strategy consultant and writer of the book The Strategic Independent - Theory & Practice for Independent Consultants. Tom...

487. Nick Gray, Author of The 2-Hour Cocktail Party

08 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Nick Gray is an entrepreneur and the author of The 2-Hour Cocktail Party. He is the founder of Museum Hack. Nick started a web hosting company called ...

486. Hark Herold on Bunkerlabs

04 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Joe "Hark" Herold is a former Air Force colonel, he is the CEO of Design Thinking Denver, a consulting firm that takes a human-centred approach to inn...

485. Supporting Orphans in Ukraine

25 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Umbrex co-founders, Margarita Soto and Jing Liang discuss the development of the nonprofit organization they established to support orphans in Ukraine...

484. Thomas Breuer, Owner at Breuer Partners

02 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Thomas Breuer is a McKinsey alum with over 26 years of executive line level experience in the medical devices industry. He has held management positio...

483. Bryant Soullentrop, Hiring a Professional in the Philippines

05 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Bryant Suellentrop is the founder of Elevate and Delegate, a virtual staffing company that helps professionals hire the assistants they need to run th...

482. Gabe Nelson, Financial Planner for Solopreneurs

04 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Gabe Nelson is the owner operator of a registered investment advisory firm, a fee-based financial planning and investment advisory services to solopre...

481. Dorie Clark on The Long Game Connection

28 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dorie is a strategy consultant, executive coach, keynote speaker, a recognized branding expert, and author of several books, including the bestseller ...

480. Maria Brito on How Creativity Rules the World

14 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Maria Gabriela Brito is a Venezuelan-born curator, art advisor, and author. She is the author of How Creativity Rules the World, the art and business ...

479. Justin Nassiri on LinkedIn Profile Managed Service

24 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Justin Nassiri is the founder and CEO of Storybox Inc, a McKinsey alum, and president of Executive Presence, a company that helps executives become th...

478. Brad Schneider on Find the Data You Need

23 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Brad Schneider ran a data analytics firm for five years before founding Nomad Data in New York City where he is currently CEO. His experience includes...

477. Tushar Shah on Intro to Search Funds

22 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tushar Shah is currently a Managing Partner at Kinderhook Partners, LLC.  Prior to Kinderhook, Tushar was a Principal at Geocapital Partners, a leadi...

476. Paul Millerd on the Pathless Path

21 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Paul Millerd is a McKinsey alum, modern-day nomad, entrepreneur, and author of The Pathless Path - Imagining a New Story for Work & Life. Paul provide...

475. Jennifer Smith on Scribe

09 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jennifer Smith is the co-founder and CEO of Scribe, a Princeton and Harvard alum, and a former VC and McKinsey consultant turned accidental CEO. She i...

474. Karen Thomas-Bland on Transformation Projects

08 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Karen is an independent consultant who focuses on transformation projects. She has 25 years' experience leading complex enterprise-wide transformation...

473. Celine Teoh on Decoding What Clients Want

07 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Celine Teoh is an executive coach who helps senior leaders convert potential into performance by making the soft skills practical. She is a certifie...

472. Shane Heywood on Go-to-Market Strategy

31 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Shane Heywood on Go-to-Market Strategy Shane Heywood is a Bain-trained consultant with 10+ years experience in Marketing, Sales, Operations and Strate...

471. Phillip Morgan on The Expertise Incubator

21 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Phillip Morgan has helped thousands of consultants use specialization to find a beachhead that leads to greater visibility, profitability, expertise, ...

470.Nidhi Chadda on ESG Solutions

20 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

McKinsey alum with an MBA from Harvard Business School, Nidhi Chadda has 20+ years of experience as an investment banker, strategic consultant, and in...

469. Lido Ramadan on Consulting with the Federal Government

19 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Founder of Aminad Consulting, Lido Ramadan has over 25 years of experience in founding, growing, leading, and sustaining services organizations. Prior...

468. Alexei Leonard on Employment Law

18 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

  Alexei Leonard is a Partner at Golenblock, Eisman, Assor Bell, and  Pescoe where he leads the firm's labor and employment practice.  His practice...

467. Erik Lautier on Ecommerce

17 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Erik Lautier is an expert in ecommerce, marketing, and digital strategy.  After over two decades in roles dealing with ecommerce and marketing for br...

466. Andrew Seay on Smartsheet & Transformation Projects

12 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Andrew is a former engagement manager at Mckinsey where he specialized in asset productivity and served a broad range of industries, including aerospa...

465. Marshall Butler on How Data Is Revolutionizing Marketing

11 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Marshall has over twenty years of experience defining, managing, and growing the world's best-known investing brands. He has been an executive committ...

464. Mike Coleman on on Strategic Technology Leadership

10 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Mike is an innovative and entrepreneurial Chief Information Officer (CIO) with over 30 years in executive leadership positions with global technology ...

463. Johannes Hoech on an Affordable MarTech Stack

06 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Johannes Hoech is a C-level Silicon Valley executive who is experienced in "Growth Architecting". He is an expert analyst and motivational leader with...

462. Stan Sagner - Food Industry Consultant

04 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Stan is a senior executive with deep expertise in digital and traditional media with a focus on food & beverage and hospitality-related businesses. As...

461. Belinda Li on Social Enterprise

03 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Belinda Li was a  senior advisor at McKinsey before she founded CiTTA, a company that focuses on promoting and facilitating the growth of the social ...

460. Sam Lee on IndeCollective

28 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Sam Lee has held numerous prestigious positions: he was a consultant at the World Bank, the chief of staff, Executive Office Division at Goldman Sachs...

459. Josh Spector on Newsletter Growth

27 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Josh Spector is the founder of the For The Interested newsletter; a weekly newsletter featuring ideas "to help you learn, do, and become." He is also ...

458. Hiring Your First Associate

02 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Will Bachman hosts a panel discussion on hiring your first associate. The panel includes top-tier consultants  J. Andrew McKee, David Burnie of The B...

457. Jen Rudd Shares Airtable Use Cases

01 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Jen Rudd, PMP is a Business Coach, Consultant, and a Cross-Platform Automation expert with an extensive background in creating systems and automation ...

456. Joe Meyer on ExecThread

30 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Joe has been a successful start-up CEO and operating executive at high-growth tech companies. He was named Entrepreneur of the Year in 2012 by Crain's...

455. Gaurav Bhatnagar and Mark Minukas Discuss Their New Book, Unfear

29 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Gaurav was a consultant with McKinsey and a leader in their Organization Practice in North America. Before McKinsey, he worked in marketing for Pepsi ...

454. Kay Formanek on Leading Diversity with Purpose

04 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Kay Formanek is a global speaker on Diversity and Inclusion. Kay has also worked for leading global professional services organizations for over 20 ye...

453. Adam Anderson on Driving Bottom Line Results

03 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Anderson is a graduate of Stanford Business School, a McKinsey alum, and he is now a strategy consultant and project manager. He has led and part...

452. David Edelman on AI in Marketing

02 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

David Edelman spent 30 years as a Chief Marketing Officer (at Aetna/CVS), and consultant to executives on Digital and Marketing Transformation with Mc...

451. Michael Katz Business Newsletter Best Practices

28 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Michael Katz is the author of four books, an award-winning humorist, and the founder of Blue Penguin, a company that helps professional service firms ...

450. Sven Beiker on The Future of Mobility

27 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Sven Beiker has a PhD. in Mechanical Engineering and Vehicle Dynamics; he is a technology expert in the field of automotive and high-tech topics with ...

449. Peter Costa on Excellence in Leadership

26 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Peter Costa is the founder and leader of Capman LLC, a company that provides Executive Coaching and Organizational Consulting. Peter draws on his expe...

448. Melisa Liberman on Coaching Independent Consultants

25 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Melisa is a former corporate tech executive turned management consultant and coach. She built and led a global professional services organization for ...

447. MIchael Wise on PTSD, Psychedelics, and Executive Coaching

11 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Michael is a McKinsey alum and executive coach. He is a former Green Beret, where he was a team medic, serving in Afghanistan. In this episode, Michae...

446. Vijay Mehra on Agile Methodology

09 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Vijay is a former digital and technology leader at KKR leader and a founding member of  McKinsey Digital Labs in South East Asia. He is a highly acco...

445. David A. Fields on the Eight-Week Planning Process

08 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

David A. Fields is the co-founder of Ascendant Consulting and is the author of the #1 most recommended book on Amazon.com for consultants interested i...

444. Pankaj Tibrewal on Bord

07 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Pankaj is an entrepreneur, SaaS Executive, investor, and the creator of Bord, a collaborative workspace, designed by a management consultant for manag...

443. Tony Lew on InsurTechNY

06 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Tony is the co-founder and managing director at InsurTechNY, an organization that helps startups, carriers/brokers, investors, and enablers in the New...

442. Maureen Sarewitz on Product Management

05 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Maureen is the founder and managing partner at Acacia Growth & Impact Consulting. She brings 15 years of product management, marketing, and growth exp...

441. James Richardson on Anthropology and Marketing

04 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

James Richardson is the founder of Premium Growth Solutions, a strategic planning consultancy for early-stage consumer packaged goods brands. As a pro...

440. Jay Altizer on the Food Industry 101

20 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Jay Altizer has worked at Bain and Company, PepsiCo, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and Deloitte Consulting. His extensive experience includes driving transf...

439. Craig Beal on the Travel Industry

19 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Craig Beal grew up in the safari planning business. His parents were the owners/operators of Travel Beyond, a company that planned luxury safaris in A...