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One on One One on One with Milestone's Jess Varughese When is a new consultancy not a new consultancy? Perhaps when it’s the product of many years of both experience and long-term planning. Jess Varughese, managing partner of New York-based Milestone Advisory Services, has an extensive history in mergers and acquisitions with KPMG, and between Varughese and Milestone’s other two partners, Konstantine Kostakis and Peter Bond, Milestone’s leadership has more than 50 years of capital markets and wholesale financial services expertise. How is the nine-month-old firm different? Varughese points to a number of factors, including its completely independent nature and its market-focused philosophy, adding, “We like to take pride with that we’re different from the typical consulting firm in that we’re not all about consulting speak and mounting presentations. Everything we do is focused on that ultimate deliverable for our client.” To learn what else makes Milestone special, recently spoke with Varughese.

Consulting Magazine | 2008-03-11 01:04:00.000

One on One One on One with Imran Shah, Managing Partner and Co-founder, IBB Consulting Is cable short circuiting? IBB Consulting's Imran Shah doesn't think so.

Consulting Magazine | 2008-01-24 23:04:00.000

One on One One on One with Grant Thornton's Kimberly Rodriguez It’s impossible to avoid news around the U.S. automotive industry. And while speculation abounds, clear insight into the industry is less so. However,…

Jacqueline Durett | 2008-01-20 23:04:00.000

One on One One on One with Oliver Wyman's Carole France Oliver Wyman’s latest report in its Global Leadership Imperative series takes a look at innovation’s relationship with leadership. According to the research, 65 percent of executives still don’t have an innovation strategy in place. Carole France, partner, Oliver Wyman Delta Executive Learning Center, talked to Consulting about the research, and how to strengthen that innovation-leader relationship.

Consulting Magazine | 2008-01-15 23:04:00.000

One on One One on One with Robbie Brillhart, Global Practice Lead, Customer Care & Intelligence, Capgemini Capgemini unveiled a new Customer Care & Intelligence solution in October as part of its Business Process Outsourcing solutions portfolio. The new "outside in" approach looks beyond call center metrics to align contact center operations with specific business objectives, according to Robbie Brillhart, Global Practice Lead, Customer Care & Intelligence for Capgemini's Business Process Outsourcing Services.

Consulting Magazine | 2007-12-10 23:04:00.000

One on One One on One with Stephen Brant Consulting for the food and beverage industry requires an in-depth understanding of consumers’ habits and needs. But even so, it’s hard to predict the next big thing, says Stephen Brant, Hitachi Consulting’s managing vice president for the firm’s food and beverage/consumer product goods practice. Brant recently shared some insights into this universal industry with .

Consulting Magazine | 2007-11-27 23:04:00.000

One on One One on One with Jed Davis Jed Davis is tough on crime. The former United States attorney in Brooklyn will now be taking on crimes from a different angle—as a risk assessment consultant for Kroll at its New York office. He’s says his background in cyber crime and money laundering will help him succeed as he takes on while-collar offenses. caught up with Davis only a week into his new career and spoke with him about the change from prosecutor to consultant.

Consulting Magazine | 2007-11-15 23:04:00.000

One on One One on One with Cary McMillan Cary McMillan is taking on the Big 4. “We’re a Big 4 quality tax firm that can serve them like the Big 4 used to before Sarbanes-Oxley and a lot of the increased costs and bureaucracy that have driven really a wedge between those firms and their clients,” says the CEO of True Partners Consulting, a Chicago-based firm that’s less than two years old. Founded by ex-Arthur Andersen employees, the firm is poised to do $20 million this year in billing. While people may have thought that the firm, McMillan jokes, was a dating agency when it opened, others are taking notice now, particularly as the firm, which has seven U.S. offices, starts expanding overseas. McMillan recently spoke with Consulting about the firm’s growth plans.

Consulting Magazine | 2007-11-03 01:04:00.000

One on One One on One with Stephen Miles Heidrick & Struggles recently released its first-ever Global Talent Index, which examined not only if the U.S. will maintain its top talent position, but what factors are simultaneous helping other countries succeed where the U.S. is failing. Stephen Miles, a managing partner in Heidrick & Struggles’ leadership consulting business, spoke with Consulting about the study, and the global implications of the Chicago-based executive search firm’s new data.

Consulting Magazine | 2007-10-20 01:04:00.000

One on One One on One with Bill Pace Bill Pace manages a company that’s rapidly progressing in two different directions—health services and consumer products. Atlanta-based Kurt Salmon Associates, which very recently became a part of the Management Consulting Group family, currently employs 500 consultants and works with large retail clients such as Macy’s. Here, the CEO talks about the type of consultant who is an ideal fit for KSA as well as where the company’s headed. (Since the deal has not yet closed, Pace was not at liberty to discuss the acquisition.)

Consulting Magazine | 2007-10-05 01:04:00.000