My guest today is Joe Maalouf. Joe Maalouf is a systems engineer and consulting firm founder.  He co-founded Effiqual a bit over 3 decades ago.  Joe is part of a family of poets. Poetry influences the way he sees consulting and the way he built his firm. The overall theme of the episode is “authenticity and compassion”. Topics covered with Joe:  Why did Joe create Effiqual? Why did he want to reduce the dependance on external consultants Why the Flawless Consulting model is great one for the client’s long-term success  How Joe manage his business during a pandemic? Ho ..read more

In this episode, I’m going to make a review of the first quarter of 2021 into two big parts. One would be related to my personal life and the other one would be related to a new business model. I also shared my insight on how Ihere are different ways that you can approach and try to change an industry. To get in touch: https://www.linkedin.com/in/diogenentirandekura/ info@erphappy.com www.erphappy.com/missionstatement Tony Hsieh and Zappos book: https://www.amazon.ca/Power-WOW-Electrify-Putting-Service/dp/1948836572 The post #089 – Review of the First Quarter of 2021 appeared first on Consul ..read more

In this episode, I explain to you how you could write a mission statement for your company. Whether you are a company of one or a big multinational, you fulfill a mission.  This mission can be stated in many different ways and I am suggesting one that I think can fit most people and organizations. In the link below, you can write your own mission statement: my mission statement. I also explain how we came up with our own mission statement at ERP Happy.  To get in touch: https://www.linkedin.com/in/diogenentirandekura/ info@erphappy.com www.erphappy.com/missionstatement Tony Hsieh ..read more

My guest today is Josh Elledge,  Josh is a serial entrepreneur, who did work in the Navy both as a journalist and as a Dee-Jay.  You will learn how meeting one famous DJ from the Army inspired him to serve with authenticity.  Josh has had several entrepreneurial ventures in different industries.  Today, his company enables businesses to increase their sales through a partnership model.  Josh’s company, Up my influence, also runs a podcast called “The thoughtful entrepreneur”. Topics covered with Josh: How the real life Adrian Cronauer of  “Good Morning Viet ..read more

Our guest today is Dave WalkerHe is an ex-Deloitte consultant and today he is a coach, storyteller and an author. During the interview, we approach the subject of health in all its aspects: mental, physical, and emotional. We will also talk about the “hotel snacking scene” that was a turning point into getting him to realize that he has to change his lifestyle. Topics covered with Dave:  What made Dave change his life while he was at Deloitte Canada Dave’s aversion to the “S-word” Dave’s advice to anyone who wants to start in consulting Dave’s leadership style What are the most i ..read more

My guest today is Christine Wong. She is a Workday Financials consultant at Accenture since a bit over 2 years.  In this short amount of time, she managed to create a thriving Technology Consulting Community online and create a Youtube channel.  We covered the following topics: How she started in the consulting industry What are her favorite aspects about doing consulting How does she manage her consulting Facebook group? What is her desired career path in consulting What is special about working for a Global consulting firm How has the pandemic affected her work Her podcast  ..read more

Happy International Woman’s Day! I highlight amazing contributions from Women in consulting.  The episode is a collection of  past episodes that I recorded with women.  The topics approached are the following: Leadership with Denise Sarkor: https://consultinglifestyle.fm/005 Entrepreneurship with Rachael Orumor: https://consultinglifestyle.fm/13 Diversity and inclusion with Kelly Bron Johnson: https://consultinglifestyle.fm/30 Stand against inequality with Ravi Toor: https://consultinglifestyle.fm/46 Consulting business model with Lizzy Morris: https://consultinglifestyle.fm/15 ..read more

Our guest today is Ilenia Vidili. Ilenia Vidili helps organizations to become customer-centric. We talked about her previous career and how she became an independent consultant.  You will discover the atypical way in which she started her consulting business. She also has a very unconventional opinion on how an organization has to become customer-centric.  Topics covered with Ilenia: Why she started to travel How she started her own consultancy  Her vision of what being a customer-centric company really is her book “Journey to centricity” What does having a Consulting Lifes ..read more

Our guest today is Ingrid Rogier. Ingrid is a professional and a student at the same time, and she’s passionate about the luxury industry. Most of her professional career has been more within the financial industry, and now she’s moving towards the luxury industry and she has already started to provide services to business people, active in the battery industry. I wanted to showcase and highlight, which don’t have the longer as a young entrepreneur, and we are very good things about both the luxury industry and our vision of what luxury is. How she belief herself and motivated to achieve her o ..read more

Dr Robert Sicora is a consultant who used to work in Human Resources with large organizations such as Pfizer, Carlson companies, Cargill, etc.  Throughout his life, he always held a stance about what he wanted to do.  He used to want to be a pilot and was working as a recreational therapist with youth.  His recreational therapy work is what inspired him to study in Human Resources.  He works in the organizational development side of businesses.  And while being an independent consultant, he completed a doctorate in Education (EED).  During the interview, we di ..read more