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One on One One on One with Accenture's David Smith As digital technology replaces antiquated analog systems in all facets of commerce at a blistering pace, so-called “blue-collar” jobs are evolving, as a greater level of technical expertise has become necessary to keep pace with modern systems.

Joe Kornik | 2015-02-08 23:04:00.000

One on One One on One with Jabian's Brian Betkowski Jabian Consulting recently completed a survey of 159 North American M&A professionals to gain insight into the stumbling blocks as well as paths to success to completing the merger and acquisition process effectively. The survey results painted an interesting picture about self-perception.

Joe Kornik | 2015-01-20 23:04:00.000

One on One One on One with Navigate's Rob Kathol Philadelphia-based Navigate Consulting is a young firm that debuted in magazine as one of our Seven to Watch as part of our Seven Small Jewels 2014 ranking. This was in part owed to the firm’s tremendous growth over the past two years—42 percent in 2013. Founder and Managing Partner Rob Kathol says Navigate’s approach is different than many other firms.

Joe Kornik | 2014-12-07 23:04:00.000

One on One One on One with the Keystone Group's Andy Rolfe Back in 1991, Andersen consultant Andy Rolfe reached the fork in the road all-too-familiar to career consultants: to partner, or not to partner? He enjoyed his work at Andersen, where he helped them build their strategic services practice, but he believed in doing things a certain way, and knew that moving a ship as large as Andersen would take more time than he was willing to wait. So he set out on his own.

Joe Kornik | 2014-11-20 23:04:00.000

One on One One on One with West Monroe Partners' Kevin McCarty Chicago-headquartered West Monroe Partners is a regular on our Best Firms to Work For list. And there’s a good reason for that. The firm has been on an impressive growth track—38 percent so far year-to-date—it also recently gave the company to the employees, implementing an Employee Stock Ownership Plan structure.

Joe Kornik | 2014-11-09 23:04:00.000

One on One One on One with ACME Consulting's David Kelleher ACME Consulting's growth is showing no signs of slowing down. Co-founder and Senior Manager and Principal David Kelleher says the firm is still looking at an annual compounding growth target of 30 percent as it expands into new geographies to help clients solve their most pressing problems. 

Joe Kornik | 2014-10-28 01:04:00.000

One on One One on One with Robert Wise from Kennedy Consulting Research & Advisory Consulting firm compensation is a hot button issue these days. While the industry overall enjoys solid growth, compensation at consultancies has actually remained somewhat flat. This has resulted in more consultants staying put at their firms, and lowering industry-wide attrition. Is that necessarily a good thing?

Joe Kornik | 2014-10-15 01:04:00.000

One on One One on One with BCG's Scott Hefter “Effective” and “government” are rarely words uttered in the same breath, especially these days. So needless to say, making government work better is a big business. It’s why BCG has hired operations expert Scott Hefter as a Partner. He sat down with to discuss his new role and his plans for growing the practice.

Joe Kornik | 2014-09-23 01:04:00.000

One on One One on One with North Highland's Alex Bombeck It’s no secret that analyzing and parsing through the massive pile of data companies accumulate through the natural course of doing business has become a huge industry. To bring all the parts together, North Highland recently launched its Social Insight Lab to harness the power of social to make sense of the data. Alex Bombeck, President of Sparks Grove, North Highland’s marketing division, sat down to explain how it works.

Joe Kornik | 2014-09-10 01:04:00.000

One on One One on One with Cliff Consulting's Kirsten Kuhlmann Assuming the role of President and Owner of a well-established consulting firm is a unique challenge. Kirsten Kuhlmann recently did just that at Oakland, Calif.-based Cliff Consulting.

Joe Kornik | 2014-08-26 01:04:00.000