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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

One on One One on One with WIC's Karilee Wirthlin Women in the consulting industry who live in the San Francisco Bay area have a local networking resource right in their own backyard. Women in Consulting (WIC) is a nonprofit organization that started almost 10 years ago.

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

One on One One on One with Paul de Janosi, Managing Director, Celerant Consulting Paul De Janosi, Managing Director of Private Equity Practice at Celerant discusses the impact of recent trends in credit markets on private equity consulting and advisory.

Consulting Magazine | 2007-09-28 01:04:00.000

One on One One on One with Ken Kunkleman Deloitte’s Kunkleman: Fixing Finance Companies aren’t doing enough to foster finance professionals, and young graduates aren’t seeing…

Consulting Magazine | 2007-09-21 01:04:00.000

One on One One On One with Scott Hefter PRTM’s Global Managing Director Scott Hefter knows what he’s looking for in an applicant: “pragmatic brilliance.” So how does one go about finding that quality? Here, Hefter opens up about his quest for those who fit in well with the culture at the Waltham, Mass.-based operational strategy firm, and aren’t afraid to embrace all the elements of consulting: heavy travel and the following the partner track among them.

Consulting Magazine | 2007-09-06 01:04:00.000

One on One One on One with West Monroe Partners' Dean Fischer Dean Fischer, president and co-founder of Chicago-headquartered West Monroe Partners, heads a firm that focuses on getting a good “gene pool.” According to Fischer, that means people who fit into the positive culture at the firm, typically have a good deal of technical knowledge and probably do not have an MBA. The result? Nonstop growth— the firm, which opened in 2002, now boasts 220 billable consultants. Growth also includes a new office opening in Dallas in just a few weeks and big-name clients like Merrill Lynch and Bristol-Myers Squibb. Here, Fischer opens up about his surprise at the talent challenges before him and how happy employees in turn create happy clients.

Consulting Magazine | 2007-08-10 01:04:00.000

One on One One on One with Oliver Wyman's Matthew Bennett As director of North American recruiting for newly formed Oliver Wyman, Matthew Bennett has a pretty big challenge. Oliver Wyman, which broke off from Mercer in May, is growing so rapidly these days that the new-talent pipeline has to be constantly flowing. And a new brand means a new story to tell to each recruit. Is Bennett worried? Nope. Here, he discusses the new brand as it applies to his stomping grounds: recruiting and retention.

Consulting Magazine | 2007-07-27 01:04:00.000

One on One One on One with Chris Dalton Acquity Group, a digital services and technology consulting firm based in Chicago, with offices in Irvine, Calif., Dallas, Kansas City and Phoenix, has been trailblazing in the fields it serves since 2001. CEO Chris Dalton has been spearheading an impressive growth plan—the firm currently has 250 employees and is slated to add 50 by year’s end. talked to Dalton about starting what would become a very successful business in a year that marked the beginning of an economic slide. One of the primary differences between then and now? Talent, he says, was easier to find then.

Consulting Magazine | 2007-07-13 01:04:00.000