Grow Your Independent Consulting Business
Are you an independent consultant who’s ready to grow your business into a predictable revenue stream while working on your own terms? The Grow Your Independent Consulting Business is a podcast that shares the blueprint to make your consulting business goals a reality. Each week, Business Coach, Melisa Liberman, brings you solo insights or informative guest interviews that will help you to accomplish your Independent Consultant Business goals. She shares specific tools, actionable strategies, and techniques that successful independent consultants use to create the predictable, sustainable, and impactful independent consulting business you may not even realize is possible.
Episodes
243 episodes
242. Forming a Partnership with Another Independent Consultant with Abbie DuBois and Scott Allen
Forming a partnership as an independent consultant can feel difficult and even risky. You’re used to autonomy. You’ve created your own unique way of running your business. And, you also feel lonely at times.Bringing someone else into you...
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241. Stop Decision Debt: Why “Let Me Think About It” Costs You
"Let me think about it."It sounds harmless. Strategic, even.But for independent consultants, that phrase can quietly erode revenue, momentum, and confidence.In this episode, Melisa breaks down the hidden toll of decision de...
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240. The Path to 100k+ Quarters as a Consultant with Elizabeth Freedman
What does it really take to hit a $100K quarter as an independent consultant in your first quarter out of corporate?In this episode, Melisa talks with her client Elizabeth Freedman, founder of E•Suite Leader, who went from zero ...
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239. Turning Expertise into a Book: How (and Why) Consultant LeAnne Lagasse Finally Did It
If you've ever said, “One day I’ll write a book,” this episode is your call to stop waiting and start writing. LeAnne Lagasse joins Melisa to walk through the real process of writing and launching a book as a consultant, including t...
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238. The 3-Step Formula to Land Consulting Clients in Q4
Even though the year is wrapping up and vacations take over, landing consulting clients in Q4 doesn’t have to be hard.Q4 isn’t a write-off.When Q4 rolls around, many consultants either start to panic that they won’t hit their reve...
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237. Make the Most of Your Business Owner Thinking Time
Thinking Like a Business Owner Isn’t Just a Mindset. It’s a Skill.Most independent consultants know they should think like a business owner, but what does that actually look like day to day?In this episode, Melisa introduce...
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236. Why Your Pipeline Isn't Filling (And It’s Not What You Think)
You might think your lead generation isn't working because you're not consistent. Or because you're not good at marketing. Or because you’re fully booked and don’t “need” leads right now.Those assumptions are common, and they’re also wro...
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235. Using a Sprint to Fill Your Consulting Pipeline
Your pipeline is not where you want it to be.You’re struggling to maintain consistent business development routines.You’re not sure where the next client is coming from.In this episode, Melisa walks you through how to imple...
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234. The #1 Management Mistake Independent Consultants Make
What if the biggest obstacle in your consulting business… is your own management approach?Most independent consultants left corporate to get away from bad managers, but end up recreating that dynamic for themselves.In this episode...
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233. The Big Leadership Mistake Independent Consultants Make
If you're like most independent consultants, one of the reasons you left corporate was to get out of managing. You wanted to avoid the team drama, the politics, the performance reviews.So it makes sense if you’ve put “leadership” in the ...
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232. The Mindset Behind a Million-Dollar Independent Consulting Business (Part 2)
If you want to run a consulting business that feels lighter and more in your control, you need to start thinking like a million-dollar business owner, before your business is anywhere near that level.This is part two of my series on the ...
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231. The Mindset Behind a Million-Dollar Independent Consulting Business (Part 1)
If you’ve been stuck at the same revenue level in your consulting business, whether that’s $200K or $500K, it’s probably not your sales skills or your pipeline holding you back. It’s your mindset.Too many independent consultants unknowin...
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230. Overcoming a Revenue Plateau in Your Consulting Business
Are You Hitting a Revenue Plateau in Your Independent Consulting Business?You might be stuck in a revenue plateau right now.Maybe it’s obvious. Your consulting revenue has been flat year over year.Or maybe it’s hidde...
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38:59
229. Most “Business Problems” Aren’t Business Problems
That lead generation issue you’re trying to fix with a new strategy? That pricing problem you’re solving with more market research?They’re probably not business problems.They’re likely mindset problems disguised as bus...
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228. Becoming a Sought-After Independent Consultant with Rachel Hughes
Twelve years into her consulting career, Rachel Hughes has built a business that attracts inbound leads, top-tier engagements, and industry recognition, without sacrificing her sanity or freedom.In this episode, Melisa talks with Rachel ...
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227. The Thought Leadership Engine Hiding in Your Consulting Work
If you’re avoiding thought leadership because you “don’t know what to say”, this episode is your turning point.In Episode 227, Melisa dismantles the most common blocker independent consultants face when it comes to publishing thought lea...
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226. Design a Powerful Second Half for Your Consulting Business
You’ve made it halfway through the year — now what?Too many independent consultants either stay the course out of habit or abandon their goals altogether. In this episode, Melisa walks you through a five-step framework to recalibrate and...
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225. The Future of External Talent: What Enterprise Buyers Want Now with Brian Hoffmeyer
What are enterprise buyers really looking for in 2025 when they bring in external talent? This week, Melisa is joined by industry veteran Brian Hoffmeyer (known as “Hoff”), who returns to the podcast to share invaluable, be...
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224. The 6-Figure Pipeline Playbook with Ellie Holbert
Think building a seven-figure consulting pipeline in just 16 weeks is impossible? Think again. In this episode, Melisa Liberman sits down with Ellie Holbert, a first-year independent consultant, who shares the real story...
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49:54
223. Custom GPTs for Consultants: Scale Your Thinking, Not Just Your Tasks
It’s common for consultants to think of AI as a tool to boost efficiency, enhance insights, automate tasks, and improve client deliverables. It can help you scale your processes and routines.But have you also considered that ...
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222. Adding Physical Products to a Consulting Business (Part 1)
Most consultants think physical products are only for authors or e-commerce brands, not for them. In this episode, Melisa challenges that assumption head-on and takes you behind the scenes of a new physical product line she’s launching.T...
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41:54
221. From Accidental Consultant to Strategic Advisor: Lessons from Alison Jeffrey
What if your consulting business wasn’t meticulously planned, but evolved from one bold decision after another?In this episode, Melisa talks with longtime client Alison Jeffrey, a strategic fundraising consultant, about how Alison went f...
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52:05
220. 3 Steps to Increase the Value of Your Client Delivery Approach (with AI Prompts)
Client delivery is one of the most critical — and underleveraged — parts of your consulting business. In this episode, we walk through a practical, three-part framework to increase the value of your delivery, both for your clients and for your...
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