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Rick’s work sits at the intersection of strategy and operations: he helps ambitious founders stop reacting and start building. When growth gets messy, processes break, decisions slow down, teams get stretched, he focuses on clarity first, then designs the systems that make execution repeatable. What I like about Rick’s angle is that he’s not selling “more hustle.” He’s pushing for stability as the foundation of scale: aligned marketing/sales/ops, engineered business systems, and a leadership cadence that turns vision into outcomes.

The result is a company that can grow without the constant sense that everything might fall apart. We’ll talk about what “growth architecture” really looks like in practice, where founders typically create complexity without realizing it, and how consulting firm owners can translate strategy into execution that sticks.

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Proposed Interview Structure:

1. What first pulled you into consulting and business building, what was the moment you realized ‘this is my lane’?

2. When clients come to you, what’s the real problem you’re usually fixing beneath the surface, and why do you think that problem keeps showing up?

3. Who do you do your best work with today, and who’s usually the real decision-maker when you’re brought in?

4. How do clients typically find you, what has actually worked to attract the right founders without chasing? Current Acquisition Channels: Referral, Content, Podcast (guesting), Podcast (hosting) Sub Question: And as a podcast host yourself, what do you think about podcasting as a marketing tool for consultants and service firms?

5. Strategy work can have a longer sales cycle. How do you help prospects move from ‘this is interesting’ to ‘we’re doing this now’?

6. Once a client starts working with you, how do you retain them long term, what do you do to build trust, deliver ongoing value, and keep them coming back?

7. Where do you find yourself most stuck right now as a consultant, if at all, and how are you thinking about working through it?

8. Looking ahead, how do you see the consulting profession evolving over the next few years, especially for strategy and operations consultants, and where do you think consultants like you fit in that journey?

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Know more about Rick Meekins

Youtube Link: https://www.youtube.com/@rpowpodcast

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

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Dr. Bailey Parnell sits at the intersection of leadership, technology, and wellbeing. As the Founder & CEO of SkillsCamp and the Center for Digital Wellbeing, she has spent the last decade helping organizations develop the human skills that actually drive performance, communication, emotional intelligence, ethical leadership, and adaptability. Bailey’s work is grounded in both practice and research. She has partnered with organizations like the United Nations, Deloitte, the NFL, and multiple governments, while also completing a Doctorate in Learning and Organizational Change focused on how leaders can use generative AI in more human-centric ways.

In this conversation, we unpack what consulting firm owners need to understand about leadership in the age of AI, how soft skills translate into measurable business outcomes, and why the future belongs to consultants who can balance technology, trust, and humanity.

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Know more about Dr. Bailey Parnell

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

Link: https://www.skillscamp.co/

Link: https://leadwithsaige.com/

Connect with Dr. Bailey Parnell on LinkedIn

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

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Cliff Spolander has spent more than two decades leading business transformations across multiple industries, helping founders move from complexity and constraint to clarity, scale, and optionality. His work sits at the intersection of strategy, systems, and leadership, where sustainable growth actually happens. Through his Business By Design Methodology™, Cliff has helped business owners triple revenue, improve operational efficiency by over 40%, and successfully navigate scaling and exit transitions.

His approach is practical, metrics-led, and grounded in real-world execution, not theory. In this conversation, we’ll explore what it really takes to scale a business without breaking culture, how to build a company that’s valuable beyond the founder, and why exit planning should start far earlier than most leaders think.

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Proposed Interview Structure:

1. What originally pulled you into the world of business transformation and consulting?

2. What’s the core problem you solve for founders, and why does it matter so much for you to help them at the stage they’re usually at?

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

4. How do clients usually find you, and what’s been most effective in building trust and demand at that level? Current Aquisition Channels: Referral, Content, Webinars, Podcast (guesting), Speaking engagements Sub Question: What’s your view on podcasts as a marketing and authority-building tool in the consulting and advisory space?

5. When deals involve long timelines and high stakes like scale or exit, how do you typically move from interest to commitment?

6. Once a client starts working with you, how do you retain them over time and build long-term advisory relationships rather than one-off engagements?

7. Where do you personally feel most constrained or challenged right now in your own practice (if at all)?

8. Looking ahead, where do you see the biggest opportunities, or risks, for scaling and exit over the next few years?

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Know more about Cliff Spolander

Website Link: https://www.businessbydesign.co.uk/about

Connect with Cliff Spolander on LinkedIn

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

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Jack builds dashboards and automated reporting systems that give small business owners what they rarely have: instant visibility into how their business is actually performing. His firm acts like a fractional analyst, making data clear, digestible, and actionable for companies that aren't ready to hire a full-time analytics team. He’s also a sought-after speaker who makes data fun and approachable, which is part of why his company has grown quickly in a space that’s often seen as “boring” or overly technical. Jack’s work matters because consultants who understand their data, pipeline, revenue streams, client profitability, marketing ROI, make better decisions and scale more predictably. What makes Jack stand out is how he blends technical rigor with a calm, simple delivery. He gives clients the “vacation feeling” of knowing the numbers are handled and the insights are clear.

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Proposed Interview Structure:

1. What first got you into the world of data and analytics, and how did that evolve into launching Pineapple Consulting Firm?

2. What specific problem do you solve for small businesses, and why does making data “simple and usable” matter so much to you?

3. Who are your ideal clients today, and within those companies, who is typically the decision maker for dashboard and analytics work?

4. How do most clients find you today, and what marketing approach has consistently worked best to generate new business in the analytics space? Current Aquisition Channel: Referral , Content , Podcast , Speaking engagements Sub Question: As someone who speaks often and makes data accessible, how do you view podcasts as a marketing tool for consulting and analytics firms?

5. Dashboard and analytics projects can require education and trust, how do you move prospects from initial curiosity to a committed engagement?

6. How do you keep clients coming back? What’s your process for ensuring long-term relationships, consistent insights, and ongoing value from the dashboards you build?

7. Where do you find yourself most stuck right now as a consultant and CEO, if at all, as you continue to grow Pineapple Consulting Firm?

8. Looking ahead, where do you see the biggest opportunities in data analytics for small businesses over the next few years?

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Know more about Jack Tompkins

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

Connect with Jack Tompkins on LinkedIn

LinkedIn link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jack-tompkins/

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Cyril sits at an interesting intersection: enterprise-grade digital transformation experience and hands-on startup execution. He’s led large-scale transformation work across global brands, and now focuses on getting MVPs shipped quickly, without the usual “feature bloat” and months of guessing. At Growth Debunked, his approach is simple and disciplined: Idea → MVP → Funnel → Customers → Growth.

The key point for consulting firm owners is the ordering. Cyril doesn’t treat marketing as a “later” problem, the funnel and acquisition system are part of the build, not a separate project after launch. We’ll talk about what actually changes when AI compresses product work (and how consultants can adapt), how to validate scope in days instead of quarters, and what a “traction guarantee” implies operationally: systems, onboarding, retention, and execution cadence.

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Proposed Interview Questions:

1. What got you into digital transformation and product in the first place, and what pulled you toward startup-style execution?

2. Today, what’s the core problem you solve for founders, in one sentence? Why do you care so much about it?

3. Who are your ideal clients right now (industry, stage, profile), and who’s usually the real decision-maker?

4. When Growth Debunked is winning, where do leads actually come from? What’s worked best that a consulting firm owner can copy? Current Aquisition Channels: Referral, Content, Speaking engagements, Cold outreach Sub Question: What do you think about podcasts as a marketing tool for the consulting/coaching space, and what makes them work or fail?

5. A lot of consulting and product work has long cycles and lots of “almost yes.” How do you typically bring it home? What do you say or show to create confidence?

6. You talk about guaranteeing outcomes. Concretely, how do you retain clients and keep them coming back, what do you do to build long-term relationships instead of one-off builds?

7. Where do you find yourself most stuck right now as a product partner and funnel strategist. whether it’s positioning, delivery capacity, client acquisition, or something else (if at all)?

8. The era of non-technical PM is changing fast. Where do you see the biggest opportunities in AI + product launches over the next few years?

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Know more about Cyril Coste

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

Connect with Cyril Coste on LinkedIn

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

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Leyla’s work sits at the intersection of performance and humanity: how culture shows up in daily interactions, how psychological safety gets built (or broken), and why inclusion is inseparable from mental health. She’s led large-scale equality, diversity and inclusion strategy in complex institutions, then took that experience into her own business, helping leaders turn “good intentions” into consistent workplace habits. For consulting firm owners, this is practical. If you’re selling expertise, your team’s ability to collaborate, communicate across differences, and handle pressure is part of your delivery engine. Leyla brings a clear framework for strengthening that engine, through cultural communication, management capability, and wellbeing literacy, without making it vague or performative.

We’ll talk about what clients actually buy in this space, how Leyla positions and sells sensitive topics in the corporate world, and what it takes to create lasting culture change that improves retention, trust, and results.

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Proposed Interview Questions:

1. What led you into building Diverse Minds UK, and how did your early experience in large institutions shape the kind of practice you wanted to create?

2. What is the core problem organisations come to you with today, and why do you think it keeps showing up despite all the talk about wellbeing and inclusion?

3. Who are your ideal clients now, and inside those organisations, who usually becomes the real sponsor of the work?

4. How do organisations typically discover you, and what has worked best for you in positioning sensitive topics like mental health and culture as serious business priorities? Current Aquisition Channels: Referral, Podcast (hosting), Speaking engagements Sub Question:You run an award-winning podcast, how do you see podcasts as a marketing tool for consultants in the leadership, wellbeing, or DEI space?

5. When a potential client is interested but cautious, what helps you move from conversation to commitment, especially with longer sales cycles?

6. Once a client starts working with you, how do you build trust over time and make sure they keep coming back rather than treating this as a one-off initiative?

7. Where do you find yourself most stuck right now (if at all), whether that’s growth, positioning, or deciding what to say no to?

8. Looking ahead, where do you see the biggest opportunities in building mentally healthy, equitable workplaces over the next few years?

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Know more about Leyla Okhai

Website Link: https://diverseminds.co.uk/

Connect with Leyla Okhai on LinkedIn

LinkedIn link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leyla-okhai-diversemindsuk/

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Ellie Shefi operates at the intersection of strategy, leadership, and authority. As the founder of Made to Change the World™, she advises organizations, governments, universities, and entrepreneurs on how to streamline operations, develop modern leaders, and build cultures that actually perform, not just look good on paper. In parallel, Ellie has built a powerful consulting and publishing ecosystem that helps experts turn their knowledge into best-selling books that drive credibility, visibility, and revenue. Her work demystifies thought leadership as a growth lever, showing consultants how to move from “experienced” to “recognized authority” in their market.

In this episode, we explore how Ellie built a multi-dimensional consulting practice, how she uses books and platforms to create leverage, and what consulting firm owners can learn about positioning, culture, and long-term impact.

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Proposed Interview Structure:

1. What originally pulled you into consulting and advisory work, and how did your background in law shape that path?

2. At the core of your work, what problem are you most focused on solving today, and why solving them matters so much to you personally?

3. Who are your ideal clients now, and who inside those organizations typically makes the decision to bring you in?

4. You’ve built strong visibility across multiple platforms, what has worked best for attracting the right clients? Current Aquisition Channels: Referral, Content, Podcast (guesting), Speaking engagements Sub Question: What’s your perspective on podcasts as a marketing and authority-building tool for consultants and coaches?

5. With complex services and long decision cycles, how do you typically move from interest to commitment?

6. Once a client is engaged, how do you personally ensure strong results, repeat work, and long-term advisory relationships?

7. Where do you find yourself most stuck right now as a consultant (if at all), whether in scaling, focus, or creating leverage across everything you’re building?

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

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Know more about Ellie Shefi

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

Connect with Ellie Shefi on LinkedIn

LinkedIn link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ellie-shefi/

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Diana Morales has spent more than two decades inside the biotech and life sciences ecosystem, building and leading commercial organizations in some of the most complex and regulated markets.

Today, as Founder and CEO of DM Biotech Consulting, she advises biotech startups, clinical-stage companies, and investors on how to design commercial strategies that actually scale. Before launching her firm, Diana held senior leadership roles at companies like Thermo Fisher Scientific, GE Healthcare, Invetech, MassBiologics, and OrganaBio. Across these roles, she consistently built go-to-market strategies, closed high-value deals, and created sales organizations capable of supporting long-term growth.

In this conversation, we’ll unpack how consultants can position themselves as trusted advisors in technical industries, how commercial strategy evolves as companies move from early-stage to scale, and what it really takes to build durable client relationships in high-stakes environments like biotech.

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Proposed Interview Structure:

1. What originally pulled you into consulting and advisory work after such a long career inside biotech organizations?

2. What core problem are you helping biotech founders and leadership teams solve today, and why does that problem matter so much to you?

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

4. How do clients usually find DM Biotech Consulting, and what’s worked best for you to attract the right opportunities? Current Aquisition Channels: Referral, Speaking engagements, Cold outreach Sub Question: And what’s your perspective on podcasting as a marketing tool in the consulting and biotech space?

5. Sales cycles in biotech are long and complex. How do you usually move from early conversations to signed engagements?

6. Once a client starts working with you, how do you make sure they keep coming back, and how do you intentionally build long-term, trusted relationships rather than one-off projects?

7. Where do you find yourself most stuck right now as a consulting business owner, if at all, whether that’s growth, focus, or something else?

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

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Know more about Diana Morales

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

Email: [email protected]

Connect with Diana Morales

LinkedIn link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/diana-morales-consulting/

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Operational resilience isn’t just a financial services topic anymore. It’s a board-level business requirement, especially when outsourcing, data, and third parties are involved. Lindsey Domingo has spent three decades advising organisations on governance, risk, and compliance, and today he helps clients build resilience programs that hold up under scrutiny, not just on paper.

We’ll talk about what leaders usually get wrong when they treat compliance as documentation instead of a capability. Lindsey will share how he approaches data protection, regulatory compliance, organisational resilience, and third-party assurance as one connected system, and how consulting firm owners can package this into a clear, valuable engagement. If you sell advisory work, this conversation is about positioning: how to sell risk and resilience outcomes without fearmongering, how to shorten sales cycles in regulated environments, and how to build trust when the stakes are high.

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Proposed Interview Structure:

1. What originally pulled you into governance, risk, and compliance work, and what kept you in it for 30+ years?

2. At Xcina, what specific problems do you help your clients to solve, and which ones are the most commercially meaningful for your consulting work?

3. Who are your ideal clients today, and inside those organisations, who actually drives the buying decision for GRC and resilience work?

4. How do clients typically find you and Xcina, and what’s worked best for building credibility in a trust-driven, regulated market? Current Aquisition Channels: Referral, Content, Webinars, Podcast (guesting), Speaking engagements, Cold outreach, Own network Sub Question: What’s your view on podcasting as a marketing tool in the risk and compliance space, useful signal, or mostly noise?

5. These engagements often involve long cycles and multiple stakeholders. How do you personally move deals from early conversations to a clear ‘yes’?

6. Once a client starts working with you, how do you structure delivery and communication to build trust, retain them, and turn projects into long-term relationships?

7. Where do you find yourself most stuck right now, whether that’s growth, positioning, delivery, or something else (if at all)?

8. Looking ahead, where do you see the biggest opportunities for your work, And how do you aim to benefit from them?

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Know more about Lindsey Domingo

Website Link: https://xcinaconsulting.com/

Website Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/xcinaconsulting/

Connect with Lindsey Domingo

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

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Summer leads Craig Group, a woman-owned strategic growth consultancy built around a simple principle: PortCos scale faster when revenue strategy is measurable, not theoretical. Her frameworks, Catalyst™, Ignite™, and Conduit™, bring structure and forecasting discipline to environments where accuracy matters to valuation.

She’s earned trust inside the PE ecosystem by working like a partner, not an agency. Summer embeds with portfolio teams, brings clarity to GTM risk, and helps CEOs align strategy with the outcomes investors care about most. Consultants can learn a lot from how she positions her expertise to a demanding market. What sets Summer apart is her combination of analytical rigor and lived intensity, the same mindset that pushed her up Kilimanjaro, Rainier, and Whitney shows up in how she builds systems, manages stakeholders, and drives commercial outcomes. Her experience is a blueprint for consultants looking to make their services indispensable.

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Proposed Interview Structure:

1. What originally pulled you into the world of growth consulting, and how did Craig Group come to life?

2. You work closely with PE firms, what core revenue problems do you see repeatedly in PortCos, and why do they matter so much during the hold period?

3. Who is the ideal client for Craig Group today? And within PE, who are the actual decision makers you collaborate with most?

4. Your content resonates strongly in the PE ecosystem. What’s been the most effective way for you to attract and educate buyers who think in terms of valuation and revenue risk?

5. When a PE firm or PortCo reaches out, what does a typical sales cycle look like for you, from the first conversation to alignment, diligence, and finally a signed engagement?

6. Once you’re working with a portfolio company, how do you keep clients coming back? What do you do to ensure long-term relationships and deliver the kind of results that earn recurring work?

7. As a consultant yourself, where do you find yourself stuck right now (if at all)? whether in scaling, hiring, productizing, or managing demand?

8. Looking ahead as a consultant serving PE firms, where do you see the biggest opportunities for someone with your expertise over the next few years?

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Know more about Summer Craig

Website Link: https://www.craiggroup.io/

Connect with Summer Craig on LinkedIn

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

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