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Spencer Gallagher has lived the full agency journey. He started with £4,500 and a shed in his late mother’s garden, grew Bluhalo into a top 10 UK digital agency, and successfully exited to Gyro (now part of Dentsu). That experience shaped his understanding of what it truly takes to build, scale, and sell a professional services firm. Rather than stepping away after his exit, Spencer went on to advise thousands of agency founders through Cactus, Europe’s leading agency growth and M&A advisory. Along the way, he co-authored Agencynomics, the world’s best-selling book on agency growth, and helped founders avoid common traps around growth, profitability, and deal-making.

Today, Spencer is a founding partner at bluhalo®, an M&A practice built for the age of AI. He works closely with consulting firms, agencies, and professional service businesses to help them scale efficiently, align culture with value creation, and exit on the right terms, not just the highest multiple.

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Proposed Interview Structure:

1. What first got you into the agency and consulting world, and how did those early setbacks shape how you operate today?

2. What is the core problem you’re solving today for agency and consulting firm owners, and why does it matter so much now?

3. Who do you work with most today, and who are the real decision-makers when it comes to growth or exit decisions?

4. How do clients typically find you, and what’s actually worked best for you in attracting the right kind of opportunities? Current Acquisition Channels: Referral, Content, Webinars, Podcast (guesting), Speaking engagements, Cold outreach Sub Question: And specifically, what’s your view on podcasts as a marketing tool for consultants and agency leaders?

5. M&A and advisory sales cycles can be long and complex, how do you typically build trust and bring deals over the line?

6. Once a client starts working with you, how do you retain them over the long term, what do you deliberately do to keep relationships strong, relevant, and recurring?

7. Given everything you’re building right now, advisory, M&A, non-exec work, where do you personally find yourself most challenged or constrained, if at all?

8. Looking ahead, where do you see the biggest opportunities for your work over the next few years, especially with AI and consolidation accelerating?

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Know more about Spencer Gallagher

Website Link: https://www.bluhalo.com/

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LinkedIn link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/spencergallagher/

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Ciara Lewin has spent more than two decades advising companies on global expansion, strategic alignment, and cross-border business growth. As the founder of Elite Precision Consulting, she works with organizations across healthcare, finance, technology, and talent to help them expand internationally with clarity and cultural intelligence.

Her approach centers on what she calls “Business Serenity”, a structured, strategic way for leaders to scale without chaos. Instead of chasing capital or expansion blindly, Ciara helps companies build the governance, operational structure, and capital frameworks that make growth sustainable.

Beyond consulting, Ciara also founded The Mind Embassy, a research initiative exploring the intersection of neuroscience, culture, and human development. Across her work, the theme is consistent: building organizations that are not only profitable, but intentional and globally aligned.

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Proposed Interview Questions:

1. What originally led you into consulting and global business strategy?

2. What specific problem are you helping your clients solve today, and why does solving that problem matter so much to you personally?

3. Who are your ideal clients today, and who are the decision makers that usually bring you into an engagement?

4. How do clients typically find you today, and what has worked best for you when it comes to attracting the right consulting opportunities? Current Acquisition Channels: Referral, Content, Webinars, Speaking engagements Sub Question: What do you think about podcasting as a marketing tool for consultants and advisors?

5. Consulting often involves multiple stakeholders and long decision cycles. When you're working with executives or investors, how do you usually move an opportunity from initial conversation to a signed engagement?

6. Once you start working with a client, how do you make sure they keep coming back? What’s your approach to building long-term relationships instead of one-off consulting projects?

7. Where do you find yourself most stuck right now as a global consultant (if at all)?

8. Looking ahead, where do you see the biggest opportunity for global expansion consulting over the next few years?

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Know more about Ciara Lewin

Website Link: https://eliteprecisionconsulting.com/

Connect with Ciara Lewin on LinkedIn

LinkedIn link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/letscallciara/

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Krystal Champlin-Gerage brings over a decade of hands-on experience helping law firms and professional service organizations grow with intention. As CEO of RJH Consulting and founder of Maverick Coaching Solutions, she works at the intersection of strategy, operations, and leadership. Her work focuses on helping firm owners move beyond day-to-day firefighting by implementing clear strategic plans, stronger systems, and leadership accountability. The result is not just better numbers, but healthier teams and more resilient businesses.

In this conversation, we’ll unpack what consultants and firm leaders can learn from the legal industry about operational rigor, client experience, and why mindset and leadership development are often the real growth levers.

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Proposed Interview Structure:

1. What originally got you into consulting and working so closely with law firms and professional service organizations?

2. What is the core problem you see most firm owners struggling with today, and why does it matter so much to you?

3. Who are your ideal clients now, and who usually makes the final decision to bring you in?

4. How do clients typically find you, and what has worked best for attracting the right type of engagements? Current Acquisition Channels: Referral, Content, Google Ads, Meta Ads, Podcast (guesting), Speaking engagements Sub Question: What’s your view on podcasting as a marketing tool for consultants and coaches in professional services?

5. Law firms and consulting engagements often involve long sales cycles. How do you usually move from first conversation to signed engagement?

6. How do you personally ensure clients stay engaged, keep coming back, and view you as a long-term partner rather than a short-term fix?

7. Where do you find yourself most stuck right now as a business owner, if at all?

8. Looking ahead, where do you see the biggest opportunities for your work over the next few years?

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Know more about Krystal Champlin-Gerage

Website Link: https://www.rjhconsulting.com/

Connect with Krystal Champlin-Gerage on LinkedIn

LinkedIn link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/krystalchamplin/

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Shahnaz Broucek is an executive coach and leadership strategist focused on helping organizations unlock human potential. As the CEO and Chief Coach of OptimizeU Partners, she works with leadership teams navigating growth, change, and culture transformation, aligning people, strategy, and performance to create organizations where both individuals and results thrive. Her experience spans entrepreneurship, academia, and corporate leadership. Shahnaz previously served as faculty at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business, where she taught coaching and leadership communication to MBA and executive students. She also held the role of Chief Leadership Coach and Culture Development Officer in a high-growth organization, giving her firsthand experience with scaling culture during rapid expansion.

Today, she is also the co-founder of Coachecco, a platform designed to help coaches grow their impact through community, learning, and technology. Her work sits at an interesting intersection: helping leaders flourish while simultaneously building ecosystems that support the coaching profession itself.

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Proposed Interview Structure:

1. What originally drew you into coaching and consulting, and how did that journey evolve from entrepreneurship into executive coaching?

2. What specific problem are you helping your clients solve today, and why does solving that problem matter so much to you personally?

3. Who are your ideal clients today, and who are the typical decision-makers when an organization brings you in to do this work?

4. How do clients typically discover you and your work, and what has worked best for you when it comes to attracting the right consulting engagements? Current Acquisition Channels: Podcast (guesting) Sub Question: You’re building a community platform for coaches through Coachecco. What do you think about podcasting as a marketing tool for coaches and consultants?

5. Consulting and executive coaching often require trust before a client commits. How do you typically move from the first conversation to a signed engagement?

6. Once you start working with a client, how do you retain them over time, and what do you do to build relationships that lead to long-term engagements and repeat work?

7. Where do you find yourself most stuck right now as a coach and a consultant (if at all)?

8. Looking ahead, where do you see the biggest opportunity for leadership coaching and culture consulting over the next few years?

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Know more about Shahnaz Broucek

Website Link: http://www.optimizeu.com/

Connect with Shahnaz Broucek on LinkedIn

LinkedIn link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shahnazbroucek/

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Renato Beninatto is a localization strategist, speaker, and advisor with decades of experience helping companies grow across borders. As Chairman and Co-Founder of Nimdzi Insights, he brings a sharp view on globalization, AI, buyer behavior, and how consulting firms can create real value in multilingual markets.

This conversation matters for consulting firm owners because Renato sits at the intersection of strategy, operations, and market change. He understands how firms can adapt their offer, pricing, and positioning when technology is changing faster than most clients can process.

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Proposed Interview Structure:

1. What got you into consulting in the first place, and how did you end up focusing on globalization and localization strategy?

2. What specific problem are you helping your clients solve today, and why does solving that problem matter so much to you personally?

3. Who are your ideal clients today, and who are typically the decision-makers when they bring you in?

4. How do clients typically find you, and what has worked best for you when it comes to building trust and attracting the right opportunities? Current Acquisition Channels: Referral, Content, Speaking engagements Sub Question: You’ve also been involved in podcasting yourself, so what do you think podcasting can do as a marketing tool in the consulting or localization space?

5. Consulting often involves long and complex buying cycles. When you engage with a potential client, how do you typically move from the first conversation to a signed engagement?

6. Once a client starts working with you, what do you do to make sure the relationship stays valuable and leads to long-term trust?

7. Where do you find yourself most stuck right now as a consultant advising companies on globalization, localization, and AI?

8. Looking ahead, where do you see the biggest opportunity for globalization and localization strategy over the next few years?

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Know more about Renato Beninatto

Website Link: https://www.nimdzi.com/

Connect with Renato Beninatto on LinkedIn

LinkedIn link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/renatob/

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Travis Costello is a safety consultant specializing in occupational health and workplace safety systems. Through Costello Safety Consulting, he works with construction, oil & gas, and industrial companies to implement practical safety programs that meet OSHA requirements while still working in the realities of active job sites. His approach focuses on pragmatic systems developed with employee participation and real operational constraints in mind. Rather than delivering generic compliance documents, Travis helps companies build safety programs that workers actually follow, combining training, inspections, hazard analysis, and customized compliance systems.

After more than a decade running his consulting firm and managing safety programs across dozens of facilities earlier in his career, Travis brings a practitioner’s perspective on consulting in highly regulated industries where results directly affect worker safety and business risk.

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Proposed Interview Structure:

1. What got you into safety consulting, and how did that eventually lead you to start Costello Safety Consulting?

2. What specific problem are you helping your clients solve when they bring you in, and why does solving that problem matter so much to you personally?

3. Who are your ideal clients today, construction firms, energy companies, industrial operators, and who are typically the decision makers that bring in a safety consultant?

4. How do companies typically find you today, and what has worked best when it comes to generating consistent consulting opportunities? Current Acquisition Channels: Referral, Content, Speaking engagements, Cold outreach Sub Question: What do you think about podcasting as a marketing tool for consultants in industries like safety, compliance, or risk management?

5. When a company first reaches out about safety consulting, how do you guide that conversation toward an engagement and help them see the value of bringing you in?

6. Once you’re working with a client, how do you make sure they keep coming back, what do you do to build long-term relationships and ongoing consulting work?

7. Where do you find yourself most stuck right now as a safety consultant and firm owner, if at all?

8. Looking ahead, where do you see the biggest opportunity for safety consulting over the next few years?

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Know more about Travis Costello

Website Link: https://www.costellohse.com/

Connect with Travis Costello on LinkedIn

LinkedIn link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/traviscostello/

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Many experienced consultants reach a stage where they want more autonomy, variety, and meaning in their work. Charles McLachlan has spent over two decades living what he calls the “portfolio executive” workstyle, supporting multiple organizations simultaneously as a strategic leader, advisor, and mentor. Through FuturePerfect and the CEO Growth Academy, Charles helps senior professionals and business leaders rethink their careers. His approach focuses on developing leaders faster than their businesses grow, building the mindset, skills, and networks required to lead effectively in complex environments.

In this episode, we explore how the portfolio executive model works, how leaders transition away from traditional corporate roles, and why personal growth is often the real constraint to business growth.

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Proposed Interview Structure:

1. What got you into consulting and leadership development in the first place?

2. What specific problem are you helping leaders and executives solve today, and why does solving that problem matter so much to you personally?

3. Who are the typical executives or consultants you work with today, and what stage of their career are they usually in when they come to you?

4. How do people typically discover your work, whether through the CEO Growth Academy, Portfolio Executive Community, or other initiatives? Current Acquisition Channels: Referral, Content, Meta Ads, Podcast (guesting), Podcast (hosting), LinkedIn Direct Messaging Sub Question: You’re also a podcast host yourself. What do you think about podcasts as a marketing tool for consultants and advisors?

5. When someone is considering joining one of your programs or communities, how do you guide them from an initial conversation to actually committing to work with you?

6. Once someone becomes part of your community or works with you, how do you make sure they keep coming back and build a long-term relationship with you?

7. Where do you find yourself most stuck right now as someone building communities and programs for portfolio executives and senior leaders?

8. Looking ahead, where do you see the biggest opportunity for the portfolio executive model and the kind of leadership development work you do over the next few years?

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Know more about Charles McLachlan

Website Link: https://ceogrowth.biz/

Connect with Charles McLachlan on LinkedIn

LinkedIn link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlesmclachlan/

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Zoran Todorovic has spent more than 25 years working at the intersection of leadership development, executive coaching, and organizational transformation. As Senior Partner at TNM Coaching, he has worked with leaders from companies such as Microsoft, HSBC, GE, Siemens, Nokia, and Vodafone to help them build stronger leadership cultures and unlock human potential across their organizations. His work focuses on designing leadership development systems that combine coaching, training, and organizational strategy. Rather than isolated workshops, his approach integrates leadership development into the fabric of the organization, from senior executives to emerging leaders.

In this conversation, we explore what it takes to deliver coaching and leadership development at a global scale, how consultants can create long-term client impact, and why leadership transformation increasingly requires a blend of psychology, neuroscience, and organizational strategy.

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Proposed Interview Structure:

1. What got you into consulting and leadership coaching after starting your career in television and entrepreneurship?

2. What specific problem are you helping organizations solve today through your leadership development and coaching work, and why does solving that problem matter so much to you personally?

3. Who are your ideal clients today, and who are usually the decision makers when a company brings you in for leadership development?

4. How do organizations typically find you today, and what has worked best for you to attract consulting opportunities over the years? Current Acquisition Channels: Referral, Content, Webinars, Podcast (hosting), Reputation Sub Question: You also run a podcast yourself, what do you think about podcasting as a marketing tool for coaches and consultants?

5. When you’re working with large organizations, how do you typically move from the first conversation to a signed engagement?

6. Once you start working with a client, how do you retain them and build long-term relationships so they continue working with you year after year?

7. After 25+ years in this field, where do you find yourself challenged or stuck right now (if at all)?

8. Looking ahead, where do you see the biggest opportunity for leadership coaching and leadership development over the next few years?

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Know more about Zoran Todorovic

Website Link: https://tnmcoaching.com/business/

Connect with Zoran Todorovic on LinkedIn

LinkedIn link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zoran-todorovic-04aaa/

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Leadership development is a crowded space. Many organisations invest heavily in training programs, but struggle to translate them into real behavioural change and measurable outcomes. Prof. Jay Acharya has spent more than twenty years working at the intersection of leadership development, coaching, and organisational transformation. Through Aspire Consulting & Training, he works with multinational companies and government institutions to design leadership programmes that connect strategy, capability, and real-world execution.

In this conversation, we explore how consulting firms can deliver leadership development that actually sticks, from creating practical frameworks like TAP-C™ to building long-term client partnerships across sectors and geographies.

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Proposed Interview Structure:

1. What originally led you into leadership development and consulting, and how did Aspire Consulting & Training begin?

2. What specific problem are you helping organisations solve through your leadership and coaching programmes, and why does solving that problem matter to you personally?

3. You’ve worked with global companies and government ministries. Who are your ideal clients today, and who are the decision-makers that typically bring you in?

4. How do organisations typically discover your work today, and what has been most effective for you in generating consulting opportunities? Current Acquisition Channels: Cold outreach Sub Question: What do you think about podcasting as a marketing channel for consultants and coaches in the leadership development space?

5. Consulting with large organisations and governments can involve long decision cycles. How do you move from early conversations to actually closing the engagement?

6. Once you're working with a client, what do you do to retain them and build long-term relationships so they continue coming back?

7. Where do you find yourself most stuck right now as a consultant leading Aspire Consulting & Training (if at all)?

8. Looking ahead, where do you see the biggest opportunity for leadership development consulting over the next few years?

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Know more about Prof. Jay Acharya

Website Link: https://www.aspire.me.uk/

Connect with Prof. Jay Acharya on LinkedIn

LinkedIn link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aspiremeuk/

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Babak Hafezi is a global strategy consultant and founder of Hafezi Capital International Consulting, a firm focused on growth strategy, capitalization, organizational restructuring, and international market entry. Over the past 18 years, he has advised CEOs, founders, and boards on how to position companies for expansion and long-term value creation. His work often sits at the intersection of strategy and execution. Whether it’s helping a company raise capital, enter new international markets, or restructure operations for profitability, Babak focuses on fact-based analysis and practical strategy implementation.

Beyond consulting, Babak also serves as an Adjunct Professor at American University where he teaches international markets, capital markets, and entrepreneurship. His insights on global economics and trade are regularly sought by media outlets and policymakers, reflecting his deep understanding of how global economic trends impact business strategy.

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Proposed Interview Structure:

1. What originally pulled you into consulting and international business strategy?

2. What specific problem are you helping your clients solve today, and why does solving that problem matter so much to you personally?

3. Who are your ideal clients today, are they founders, CEOs, boards, or investors, and who is usually the decision maker when bringing you in?

4. How do clients typically find you today, and what has worked best for attracting the kind of strategic advisory work you want? Current Acquisition Channels: Referral, Content Sub Question: You’re frequently quoted in media on economic and trade issues. What role do platforms like podcasts or media appearances play in building authority for someone in your field?

5. When companies bring you in for high-level strategy work, what does your sales process usually look like from first conversation to signed engagement?

6. Once you’re working with a client, how do you retain them over time, what do you do to build trust, deliver value consistently, and turn engagements into long-term advisory relationships?

7. Where do you find yourself most stuck right now as a consultant running a global strategy advisory firm, if at all?

8. Looking ahead, where do you see the biggest opportunity for international market entry and global strategy consulting over the next few years?

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Know more about Babak Hafezi

Website Link: http://www.hafezicapital.com/

Connect with Babak Hafezi on LinkedIn

LinkedIn link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hafezicapital/

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