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One on One One on One with Aveus' Chris LaVictoire Mahai The economy is changing. Client needs are changing. The way clients buy consulting services is changing. And yet, for many firms, the way they market their services is not. That’s not the case for Aveus, a 12 year-old, 25-person operations and strategic change firm. The firm tweaked its marketing strategy mid-way through 2010 and the results have been impressive. To learn more about their new program, and their plans for 2011, ’s One-on-One sat down with the firm’s Managing Partner Chris LaVictoire Mahai.

Jess Scheer | 2010-12-16 23:04:00.000

One on One One on One with Exponential Edge's Adrian Ott In the November/December edition of, we reviewed Adrian Ott’s new book, The 24-Hour Customer. As a former HP executive, and currently CEO and founder of Exponential Edge, she knows first hand why time will be one of our clients’ most valuable assets in the 21st Century.

Jess Scheer | 2010-12-07 23:04:00.000

One on One One on One with Protiviti's Carol Beaumier If there’s an upside to the downturn, it’s the inevitable rise in new government regulations designed to prevent the next big economic collapse. Regulations have historically led to profitable consulting opportunities, and the coming wave of new requirements hanging over financial services companies appears to fit that bill.

Jess Scheer | 2010-11-30 23:04:00.000

One on One One on One with Sandra Miles When you want to get an insider’s look at The War For Talent, executive recruiters tend to be the best sources. They are on the front lines of who’s hiring, who’s not, and what firms and top talent are looking for from each other. To get that insight, Consulting's One-on-One sat down with Sandra Miles, a veteran recruiter and President/CEO of Miles Employment Group.

Jess Scheer | 2010-11-14 23:04:00.000

One on One One on One with Protiviti's Carol Beaumier If there’s an upside to the downturn, it’s the inevitable rise in new government regulations designed to prevent the next big economic collapse. Regulations have historically led to profitable consulting opportunities, and the coming wave of new requirements hanging over financial services companies appears to fit that bill. To learn more, Consulting's One-on-One

Jess Scheer | 2010-11-08 23:04:00.000

One on One One on One with Griffin Strategic Advisors' Carrie Shea After years of working within some of the profession’s largest firms, Carrie Shea thought the time-tested consulting model was becoming outdated. She launched her new firm, Griffin Strategic Advisors, based on what she thought clients wanted but couldn’t find from more traditional firms. To learn more, Consulting’s One-on-One recently sat down with Shea for a two-part conversation.

Jess Scheer | 2010-10-14 01:04:00.000

One on One One on One with Griffin Strategic Advisors' Carrie Shea – PART TWO After years of working within some of the profession’s largest firms, Carrie Shea thought the time-tested consulting model was becoming outdated. She, and her husband Michael Shea, launched Griffin Strategic Advisors based on what she thought clients wanted but couldn’t find from more traditional firms. To learn more, Consulting’s One-on-One recently sat down with Shea for a two-part conversation.

Jess Scheer | 2010-10-14 01:04:00.000

One on One One on One with Gallup's Jim Harter During the last 12 years, Gallup has built a database of employee satisfaction data from 17 million employees. A database that large cuts across every industry, geography and market segment. More importantly, it cuts through to the heart of human nature, providing insight in what motivates people and profits.

Jess Scheer | 2010-09-30 01:04:00.000

One on One One on One with Aveus' Linda Ireland “Traditional consulting firm” is perhaps the last description anyone would use to describe Aveus, a 25-person consulting firm based in St. Paul, Minnesota. Given its size, the firm has an impressive client roster, which includes: Cisco, Hitachi, and Xcel Energy. From its start in 1998, the way it approaches the market is unlike most firms. To better understand the business model, Consulting’s One on One sat down with Linda Ireland, one of Aveus’ four co-founders.

Jess Scheer | 2010-09-14 01:04:00.000

One on One One on One with Eric Perlander – Eric Perlander, a partner inside the strategy-consulting firm Waterstone Management Group, spends most of his time advising on M&A deals. Part of his expertise stems from his role as a member of the small senior team inside IBM, which evaluated, planned and executed the acquisition and integration of PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting. As consulting firms gear up for another wave of M&A, sat down with Perlander to better understand the lessons he learned from one of the largest, and most successful, acquisitions in the profession’s history.

Jess Scheer | 2010-08-18 01:04:00.000