Strategy Bites

In this episode I am joined by my esteemed colleague Asha Walsh who specialises in recruiting roles at Manager to Head of level roles in Strategy. We discuss the market and what we are encountering currently in our sector. Asha also gives some excellent advice to any junior to mid-level strategy candidates considering a job search.

In this episode, I chat with Steve Duke, who left McKinsey at the Consultant level to help grow two Unicorns at a young age. He shares his story of transitioning from consulting to tech startup life. After being let go from the last start-up Steve went on a journey of personal discovery and talks about his quest for career enlightenment. This led him to become a fellow podcaster, he is currently the Host of the podcast Two Roads aimed at helping people find meaning in their work and life. In this episode, we exchange learnings from our interviews with our guests on this topic.

Link to Two Roads Podcast here: https://stephenduke8.podbean.com/

Join me as I chat with Katrina Barry, the former CEO of Me&u and now Group CEO and MD of Webjet.

In this episode, Katrina shares her personal journey and life experiences, going from a country girl in New Zealand to McKinsey and on to exciting roles in a variety of sectors from Finance to Fitness, Travel to Tech. She candidly discusses the challenges she has faced on her journey as well as her victories.

Katrina shares how she has thought about the career decisions she has made, and shares the best advice she has been given along the way, as well as lots of hints and tips for aspiring consultants regarding how to make decisions on the opportunities that come their way.

Victors’ 2nd appearance on the podcast!

In this episode, we deep dive into :

The importance of case interview prep

How to be a good case interviewer to attract the best candidates

The importance of humility

How to harness unshakable self-esteem and more....

Links to information referenced in the podcast

https://caseinterview.com/

“Look” Over My Shoulder

https://www.caseinterview.com/look-over-my-shoulder

How to Develop Gravitas

https://www.caseinterview.com/gravitas

How to Sell Your Ideas in Everyday Life

https://www.caseinterview.com/how-to-sell

How to Develop Your Emotional Intelligence (EQ) to Advance Your Career

https://www.caseinterview.com/eq-development

How to Develop Unshakeable Self-Esteem & Incredible Self-Confidence

https://www.caseinterview.com/self-esteem

Book recommendation - Richistan by Robert Frank

https://ig.ft.com/sites/business-book-award/books/2007/longlist/richistan-by-robert-frank/

Ex BCG Principal Josh Taylor has worked and lived all over the world. He is now an Aussie who has settled in Dallas (for now)! He shares his experience of traveling with BCG to different continents and gives his best advice to those considering an international career now that travel is back on the cards.

Tech Unicorn Rokt was Sydney-founded and is now  New York-headquartered. Rokt closed the largest single venture raise in Australian history, securing a $2.75 billion valuation from a US$325 million (AUD$458 million) Series E funding round led by Tiger Global. Stuart joined Rokt in the early stages and has grown with the business.

Both Stuart and Founder Bruce Buchanan are ex-BCG consultants.

Stuart chats to me about his journey and gives some great advice about how to think about if a Start-Up is the right option for your career.

In this episode I talk about:

*The world of SexTech

*How Lucy decided to leave McKinsey with less than 2 years under her belt to found a start-up

*The highs and lows of being a young founder in an early stage start up

*Lucy’s focus on ensuring she founded a socially conscious start-up

*The education programs Normal is driving

*Some of the best advice Lucy can give to any consultant wondering if this path is for them

In this episode, Adam shares his journey with me and how he went from a Senior Associate at BCG to an overnight Aussie Start-Up legend.

He shares tips and advice for budding entrepreneurs and management consultants who are looking for a career beyond consulting.

Stephanie is an ex McKinsey consultant who now works at Management Consulted, a business founded to specifically help budding strategists prepare and ace the case interview. We speak about the different types of case interview, what interviewers are looking for and how one would prepare for a case interview at all stages of their career. This is a must listen to for any candidate interviewing for a consulting firm or any strategy role. 

I speak to Ilan Israelstam, Co-Founder and CCO of Betashares, a leading manager of ETF’s in Australia. Ilan is a natural-born entrepreneur and after spending 5.5 years with BCG in Sydney and New York, he set up business both here in Australia and in China. He talks about the mindset and skills needed to be a successful start-up business owner and entrepreneur and how consultants might want to think about their options beyond consulting if being an entrepreneur excites them.