Given the challenges facing the financial services industry, few consultants serving that industry are doing well. But one firm that is certainly outpacing its peers is Carlisle & Gallagher Consulting, which has grown by an average of 35 percent annually since it was founded in 2002. The 263-person firm continues to grow, expecting to employ approximately 300 consultants by January 2010. To learn more about the firm's success, Consulting One-on-One sat down with one of its most recent hires, Alex Dickey, a 21-year veteran of Accenture who is now serving as Carlisle & Gallagher's COO.
Consulting: Why did you leave Accenture and what made a smaller firm an attractive fit at this point in your career.
Dickey: I wanted to do something different. I loved the people I worked with at Accenture and the firm was very good to me. But, that said, the fewer times I see an airport the rest of my life, the better. When I agreed to join the firm full-time in September, [CEO] Bob [Gallagher] agreed to take all of the go-to-market/relationship side responsibilities. And I'm taking all of the supply side and operational functions. That doesn't mean I won't travel to other offices or clients from time to time, but it'll be far less travel than I previously did.
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