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One on One One on One with Grant Thornton's Steve Lukens When Steve Lukens joined Grant Thornton from IBM a few years ago as its advisory services lead, his mission was to identify a roadmap to build out the firm’s advisory practice. His efforts paid off, as last year the firm saw 14.5 percent growth in its advisory practice.

Joe Kornik | 2013-02-25 23:04:00.000

One on One One on One With PeopleFirm's Tamra Chandler Annual performance reviews are a time-honored tradition within consulting firms of all sizes, but innovations like crowdsourcing and social media are rapidly making the standard supervisor-employee model of performance reviews obsolete. Tamra Chandler, CEO of talent and change management consulting firm PeopleFirm says the old way of doing things is changing and that some companies are already ahead of the curve.

Joe Kornik | 2013-02-10 23:04:00.000

One on One One on One With the Claro Group's Mark Hargis No stranger to the pages of Magazine, the Claro Group has seen explosive growth since it was named one of our annual Seven Small Jewels in 2008. Since then, the owner-operated legacy financial, economic and management consulting firm, started by former Arthur Andersen partners in 2005, has been aggressively growing its healthcare practice, tripling revenue from $5 million in 2010 to $17 million in 2012 with projections to reach $25 million by the end of the year. “We have chosen to focus on hospitals and health systems, and we provide services to help them to meet one of their most critical strategic issues, which is to make money on Medicare,” says Venanzio Arquilla, a Managing Director with the firm.

Joe Kornik | 2013-01-27 23:04:00.000

One on One One on One with Protiviti's Tim Long As the investment banking industry is still in recovery mode following the financial collapse in 2008, the only certainty heading into 2013 is uncertainty. The industry is faced with a slew of new regulations, not to mention a badly bruised reputation following the collapse of several high-profile investment banks during the crisis. Tim Long, Managing Director in Protiviti’s U.S. Financial Services practice, has plenty of experience to bring to bear, joining the firm in 2012.

Joe Kornik | 2013-01-09 23:04:00.000

One on One One on One with Morton Capital Management's Angela Raitzin As Congress and the President return to the bargaining table in an effort to avoid going over the so-called “Fiscal Cliff”, the knock-on effect of these protracted debates is creating uncertainty in the markets. Angela Raitzin, head of the New York City office of Morton Capital Management, offered her perspective on the changing landscape of investing.

Joe Kornik | 2012-12-16 23:04:00.000

One on One One on One with UHY Advisors' Michael Mahoney UHY Advisors recently named managing director Michael Mahoney as the President and CEO UHY Advisors N.Y., which includes offices in Manhattan, Rye Brook, Albany and New Haven, Conn. Mahoney spoke with Consulting recently about plans for continuing the firm’s growth, a bullish future on its China group, and the year-end explosion of M&A activity.

Joe Kornik | 2012-12-03 23:04:00.000

One on One One-on-One with WGroup's Harry Wallaesa Staying ahead of the technology curve is paramount for a successful Consulting firm with a strong IT focus. Not always easy when disruptive technologies…

Joe Kornik | 2012-11-13 23:04:00.000

One on One One on One With CEB's Tom Monahan Over the last three decades, CEB has seen tremendous, steady growth and double-digit profitability, advising a diverse client list on how to best keep up with an ever-changing industry and constantly shifting demands and expectations. CEB’s success in this arena has Chairman and CEO Tom Monahan call his firm, “The Most Influential Company You’ve Never Heard Of.” And they’re just getting warmed up.

Joe Kornik | 2012-11-01 01:04:00.000

One on One One on One with IBM's Stephen Hasselmann The cloud has the power to be transformative, but too many companies—and consultants—are missing out on cloud’s full potential, according to Stephen Hasselmann, Managing Partner of Strategy and Transformation for IBM Global Services.

Joe Kornik | 2012-10-19 01:04:00.000

One on One One on One with Strategist and Author Jim Champy Twenty years ago, Jim Champy co-authored one of the most influential business books of all time. sold more than 3 million copies and spent more than a year on Best Seller list. The ideas in that book fueled the growth of many advisory firms, and indeed the entire consulting profession. Two decades later, Champy says those ideas are more important than ever.

Joe Kornik | 2012-09-27 01:04:00.000