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Consulting Uncensored
The good, the bad and the ugly of the world of consulting.
Consulting Uncensored is where we have straight talk on key topics impacting the consulting industry. Hosted by industry veteran Neal McNamara, who is never short on unfiltered opinions on most things but in particular matters of strategy, leadership, talent and culture.
With decades of experience building and leading high-performing consulting teams, Neal sits down with other industry participants, investors, executives and consumers of consulting services to talk openly about realities of the industry - especially realities that many don't openly discuss or analyze.
Whether you’re a veteran in the industry, early in your career or someone considering a career in consulting, Consulting Uncensored offers an unfiltered look at the industry, what it takes to succeed and ways to grow and build great practices and/or businesses with some fun and entertaining dialogue along the way.
No consulting speak. Real talk. No filters.
Consulting Uncensored
Latest Episodes
The Client Relationship Management Mistakes That Turn a Potential Client Into an Enemy
Consulting Uncensored Podcast, hosted by Neal McNamara, CEO of Virtas Partners, features a solo episode rather than a guest interview. Neil explain...
Big Four Culture, HUNC Partners, and the Myth of Partnership with Angus Buchanan
Every Big Four practice has partners who haven't sat in front of a client, or sold a dollar of work, in years. Everyone knows exactly who they are. Nobody will touch them.In this episode, Neal sits down with Angus Buchanan, Senior...
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AI as a Digital Worker: Moving Consulting from Personal Productivity to Organizational Impact with Ray Hsu
Every CEO is telling their teams to "do something with AI," so most firms hand out ChatGPT licenses, call it transformation, and move on. Then they ask it to forecast demand or reconcile five years of data, get a generic answer, and deci...
How to Turn a Potential Client into an Enemy: A Conference Invitation Failure
Have you ever watched a firm with real talent completely sabotage a relationship through sheer carelessness?In this episode, Neal shares a firsthand account of being disinvited, and essentially accused of planning to crash a party...
The Long Game: Building Relationships and Credibility in Consulting with Grant Marcks
What separates great business development from everyone else?In this episode, Neal sits down with Grant Marcks, Partner at The Riverside Company, to explore why winning work in private equity and consulting depends o...