Women in Consulting

Today I am speaking with Charlotte Fuller. Charlotte is a Digital Transformation Consultant and works to support women in tech. She has a background in Corporate Strategy consulting and brings much of the knowledge from that experience into running her own growing business. In this generous conversation we hear how Charlotte made the shift from corporate to independent, how she established her business with growth in mind and how a focus on quality systems are the foundation for her success so far.

You can find out more about Charlotte on the links below.

Website l LinkedIn


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Wonu Owade is a Nigerian national who grew up in the United Kingdom and is now based in the  Netherlands. She is a Fundraising consultant with expertise across the social impact and international development sector . She works across the board with a variety of organisations and trusts, foundations as well as bilateral and multilateral donors. 

In this super useful conversation Wonu shares so generously about her consulting experience. How she was openminded about where her journey would take her, and how her route in was measured and quite gentle.  We learn how she has benefitted from working across different topics and themes,  and how she looks for clients who match her ethos and with whom there is a connection. 

The agencies that Wonu mentions are: 

Fair Development
Abbey Solutions International

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Local leadership is a concept that Aileen Thomson is passionate about. Aileen has a background in human rights, international law,  transitional justice and peace and conflict. She is also Managing Director of the Tea Leaf Center, based in Thailand where she leads training in research skills for civil society organisations in Southeast Asia, and conducts M&E consulting work.  Aileen brings considered thought and experience to her mission driven limited company.  We find out how she has grown it since 2018, and what happened during the Covid pandemic. We learn how she built her client base and how slow growth is the secret to her success!


You can find out more about Aileen and the work of The Tea Leaf Center below.

Website: www.thetealeafcenter.org

Twitter: @athomson16 and @tealeafcenter

Facebook: www.facebook.com/thetealeafcenter

Email: [email protected]


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Today Helen and I are talking you through a useful framework you can use to reflect on your year. These are 6 questions to ask about your year as a consultant . You can also use these questions if you are working as an employee but wish to move into consulting as they may give you some ideas about the direction you could go in the future.

This is an episode where you need to find a quiet space, perhaps an hour to yourself.  For us this is part of self-care. Make sure you have a pen, paper and something nice to drink. There's a lot of celebrating of yourself in this episode - something frankly we don't do often enough.   Something we can forget as we go quickly from one thing to another.

So it's time to put a sign on your door and carve some space, and show yourself some appreciation!
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https://www.womensconsultingworkshop.com/learning
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The Women's Consulting Workshop is our free private group for women who are working in consulting. You are welcome if you are an experienced consultant, if you are just starting or if you need some support to figure out if this consulting life is for you.

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This is a brand new way to work with us. If you have a question related to your consulting practice, or you want to check in with an experienced consultant, you can book a call with Janet for an hour. This is a completely confidential, solutions-focused deep dive into what is on your mind. You can find out more here
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Dorothea Baur is an independent consultant, speaker, and lecturer on ethics, responsibility and sustainability. Her focus is on tech and finance where she helps companies align value with values.

In  this far reaching conversation we focus on authenticity and integrity. We learn how showing up every day on Twitter helped Dorothea build her personal brand, by having an opinion and having conversations with a growing community of people interested in ethics and ESG.

We learn how she found liberation from the academic life in the 280 characters of Twitter, and how this led to her being referred to as an influencer and thought-leader in her field. 

You can find out more about Dorothea below.

www.baurconsulting.ch
[email protected]
Linkedin


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Today I am speaking with Heather Burns. Heather is an independent ESG and sustainability consultant who for the past 15 years has helped companies and NGOs improve and report on their social, environmental, and governance performance. Today she helps consultants start and grow their own sustainability practices that have a positive impact. In this wide-ranging conversation, we hear how Heather’s journey into consulting started while she was blogging about environmental issues. She describes how her first client experience was a bit like building the plane as she was flying it. We explore the many skills a sustainability consultant needs including communication and the often underrated skill of influencing.

You can find out more about Heather on the links below:
Heather's Website
LinkedIn
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Emily Lomax is a founding partner of www.wrkwll.org.  Workwell is a growing collaborative of associates based all over the world, all working to drive social change through a broad range of interventions such as strategy development, well-being, mentoring, change management, and diversity & inclusion. 

In this vibrant conversation we hear how Emily focuses on showing up and being authentically herself and why this is so important. We get a bit down and gritty about the inside workings of the organisation and we hear more on why setting the intentions for our organisation is a vital step in growing something we love. 


You can find out more about Emily and Workwell below. 

• Websites | www.wrkwll.org or www.emilyis.co.uk
•  Emily Lomax | LinkedIn
• Instagram |  @emilylomax2 and @wrk.wll 
• Facebook | WRKWLL 
• Twitter |  @wrkwll 

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Today I am speaking with Elizabeth Fitton Higgins and Eunchim Choi from the Mangrove Collective. The Mangrove Collective is a for-purpose international humanitarian and development consultancy, based in New Zealand and Singapore with a focus on the Pacific and Asia regions. 

In this powerful conversation we learn how the lack of support for working mothers in a corporate NGO environment became a catalyst for one of the founding principles for The Mangrove Collective.   We hear how the Collective practices a strong culture of support and collegiate thinking.  We learn about the chaotic early days and how  the MC  turned it around to create a stable pipeline of work that they really love doing.  And finally the Mangrove Collective have some great advice for those just starting out on their consulting journey. 

Find out more about The Mangrove Collective below: 

The Mangrove Collective Website
Eunchim Choi Linkedin
Elizabeth Fitton-Higgins Linkedin
Jessica Smith Linkedin

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Today I am speak with Cat Ainsworth and Annie Legge from the Dot Project.  Annie and Cat started Dot Project 6 years ago with the purpose of building strength through technology. They come from very  different backgrounds but share a dislike of hierarchy and have created a cooperative that helps organisations position technology and human relationships as core organisational infrastructure. 

It was a breath of fresh air talking to these two amazing women! We hear how it takes both bravery and patience to build a cooperative.  We explore how Dot Project started, how it grew and how the cooperative principles inform everything that they do. We touch on Women in tech, the idea that growing something for impact rather than just for the sake of growth has been misunderstood in the past, but how the tide of investment may be turning.

You can find out more about Annie, Cat and the Dot Project below.

Website
Linkedin

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Today I am speaking with Kimberly Worsham.  Kimberly is a water and sanitation specialist with over a decade of experience, and the Founder of the boutique consulting firm, FLUSH.  She discovered a passion for toilets early as a child, where her curiosity led her to inspect the facilities of every restaurant she entered! 

In this energetic and fast paced conversation we hear how Kimberly's unique background has led her to a novel and passionate approach to WASH.  We learn how she decided to start a company so that she could have a bigger impact and take the Flush vision to more clients. We talk through some of the business systems, touch on the business model canvas, and  Kimberly shares 3 excellent tips for you if you are considering setting up a company. 

You can find Kimberly on the links below:

Website
Twitter
Linkedin
Instagram

And here is the link to the business model canvas

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