67: From Consulting to Strategic Alliance

In this episode of Beyond Consulting, we welcome Steve Shiffman, Senior Advisor at Bain, Co-Founder & Managing Partner at B2S2 Partners, and CEO at The Sunrise Corp.   Steve talks about his unique career transition to the fashion industry and how being a social worker played a significant part in shaping his leadership style.    Each episode, we speak with leaders in venture capital, private equity, investment banking, and consulting to explore the various career options after leaving management consulting firms like McKinsey, Bain, and BCG.   Sunrise: https://www.thesunrisecorp.com/ ECA: https://www.eca-partners.com/

In this week's episode of Beyond Consulting, we welcome Vijay Jayaraman, former Consultant at Capgemini and PwC, and current Vice President of Strategy at Symplr.   Vijay walks us through his career journey from consulting, investment banking, corporate strategy for an EMR company, and now to strategy for a healthcare-focused PE portfolio company.    Each episode, we speak with leaders in venture capital, private equity, investment banking, and consulting to explore the various career options after leaving management consulting firms like McKinsey, Bain, and BCG.   Symplr: https://www.symplr.com/ ECA: https://www.eca-partners.com/ Beyond Consulting: https://www.eca-partners.com/beyond-consulting/

In this week's episode of Beyond Consulting, we welcome Jerome Combes-Knoke, former Consultant at BCG and current Senior Vice President of Corporate Development & Strategy at Dotmatics.   Jerome looks back on his time consulting in London and the difference compared to the US. He also talks about how he transitioned away and the key factors that led him to such decision.   Each episode, we speak with leaders in venture capital, private equity, investment banking, and consulting to explore the various career options after leaving management consulting firms like McKinsey, Bain, and BCG.   Dotmatics: https://www.dotmatics.com/ ECA: https://www.eca-partners.com/ Beyond Consulting: https://www.eca-partners.com/beyond-consulting/

In this week's episode of Beyond Consulting, we welcome Stephen Hubel, former Director at EY-Parthenon and current Chief Innovation and Strategy Officer at Physicians Mutual.   Stephen shares the challenges he faced and his key takeaways from starting in industry to pivoting to consulting, and then going back to industry.    Each episode, we speak with leaders in venture capital, private equity, investment banking, and consulting to explore the various career options after leaving management consulting firms like McKinsey, Bain, and BCG.   Physicians Mutual: https://www.physiciansmutual.com ECA: https://www.eca-partners.com Beyond Consulting: https://www.eca-partners.com/beyond-consulting

In this week's episode of Beyond Consulting, we welcome Rahul Mehta, former manager at EY and current Chief Strategy Officer at Ta Chen.   Rahul shares his experiences from consulting to investment banking, and then into industry.   Each episode, we speak with leaders in venture capital, private equity, investment banking, and consulting to explore the various career options after leaving management consulting firms like McKinsey, Bain, and BCG.   Ta Chen: https://www.tachen.com/ ECA: https://www.eca-partners.com/ Beyond Consulting: https://www.eca-partners.com/beyond-consulting/

In this week's episode of Beyond Consulting, we welcome Nicolas Renaud, former management consultant at Oliver Wyman, and current Director of Digital Business Transformation at Solvay.   Nicolas shares some of his learnings from his globetrotting career experience and how consulting helped him transition to corporate America.   Each week, we speak with leaders in venture capital, private equity, investment banking, and consulting to explore the various career options after leaving management consulting firms like McKinsey, Bain, and BCG.   Solvay: https://www.solvay.com/en/ ECA: https://www.eca-partners.com/ Beyond Consulting: https://www.eca-partners.com/beyond-consulting/

In this week's episode of Beyond Consulting, we welcome Lev Lesokhin, former Engagement Manager at McKinsey, and current independent consultant.   Lev joins us to talk about his transition out of consulting, his introduction to MarTech, and how the consulting toolkit has been helpful throughout his career.    Each week, we speak with leaders in venture capital, private equity, investment banking, and consulting to explore the various career options after leaving management consulting firms like McKinsey, Bain, and BCG. ECA: https://www.eca-partners.com/ Beyond Consulting: https://www.eca-partners.com/beyond-consulting/  

In this week's episode of Beyond Consulting, we welcome Ajay Prakash, former consultant at Bain, and current Co-Founder & CEO at Rinse.   Ajay joins us to talk about his journey and learnings from working in consulting and private equity, to building his own business.   Each week, we speak with leaders in venture capital, private equity, investment banking, and consulting to explore the various career options after leaving management consulting firms like McKinsey, Bain, and BCG.   Rinse: https://www.rinse.com/   ECA: https://www.eca-partners.com/   Beyond Consulting: https://www.eca-partners.com/beyond-consulting/  

In this week's episode of Beyond Consulting, we welcome Sean Jazayeri, former consultant at Accenture and Booz Allen Hamilton, and current SVP of Strategic Alliances & Initiatives at Corent Technology.   Sean joins us to talk about his journey from strategy consulting to CIO.   Each week, we speak with leaders in venture capital, private equity, investment banking, and consulting to explore the various career options after leaving management consulting firms like McKinsey, Bain, and BCG.   Corent Technology: https://www.corenttech.com/   ECA: https://www.eca-partners.com/   Beyond Consulting: https://www.eca-partners.com/beyond-consulting/  

In this week's episode of Beyond Consulting, we welcome Jessica Wagner, former consultant at Deloitte, and current Director of Product at Fueled.   Jessica joins us to share her strategy consulting experience at Deloitte and to talk about her journey into product management.   Each week, we speak with leaders in venture capital, private equity, investment banking, and consulting to explore the various career options after leaving management consulting firms like McKinsey, Bain, BCG.   Fueled: https://fueled.com/   ECA: https://www.eca-partners.com/   Beyond Consulting: https://www.eca-partners.com/beyond-consulting/