After 26 years at Accenture, John Kunzweiler retired as the firm's Global Managing Partner of Alliances, Joint Ventures and Venture Capital. But he wasn't ready to stop working. Instead, he's channeling the creativity he had previously funneled into finding external partnerships into his new role as CEO of M Squared, a West Coast firm with a unique value proposition for clients and staff.
Consulting: From a client's perspective, how is M Squared different?
Kunzweiler: Our business model is totally different. We offer top-end independent consultants, not teams. Our offering is not for every business problem. But we're exceptional at helping clients with a smaller, important problem for which they just need the talent and horsepower of a single consultant. For example, when a major bank is going through a merger and the follow-on integration, they already have a massive project team of external and internal resources in place. When they run into a problem, they don't need a turnkey Accenture project. All they really need is a talented individual that understands the project, understand deadlines, and can get the work done.
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