Consultancy Growth Podcast
Hosted by Craig Herd, this podcast is your ultimate guide to scaling your consultancy. Tune in for strategic insights, candid conversations with industry experts, and stories from seasoned consultancy founders. Uncover the real drivers of success and actionable advice to fast-track your growth. Subscribe now and take your consultancy to the next level.
Consultancy Growth Podcast
How to Build a Consultancy Team That Scales to £10 Million with Caroline Boston
Host: Craig Herd
Guest: Caroline Boston
In this episode of the Consultancy Growth Podcast, I’m joined by Caroline Boston, Managing Director of New Minds. We dive into the critical role people strategy plays in scaling a consultancy to £10 Million and why getting your organisational design right is essential for sustainable growth.
We unpack the patterns that hold consultancies back as they scale, from over-relying on founder relationships to under-investing in career paths and leadership succession. Caroline shares practical strategies on balancing employees and associates, building structures that support commercial growth, and retaining top talent without overpromoting. We also explore how benchmarking roles and salaries can protect profitability and how founders can step back without losing momentum.
If you’re navigating the challenges of growing a high-performing consultancy team, this episode is packed with strategic insights you can apply immediately.
Topics
– Why People Strategy Must Sit at the Heart of Business Strategy
– The Patterns That Stall Consultancy Growth Beyond £1M
– Organisational Design: Building a Structure That Scales
– Employees vs Associates: How to Get the Balance Right
– Career Paths, Culture, and Retaining Top Talent
– Preparing for Leadership Succession: Growing Leaders Internally
– Benchmarking Salaries and Roles: Protecting Your Profit Margins
– Founder Transition: Replacing Yourself Without Losing Momentum
– First Steps to Build a Scalable People Strategy
