Client Delivery

What Gets Fractionals and Indies Hired in 2026

Jun 30, 2026

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8 min read

What Gets Fractionals and Indies Hired in 2026

Fractional roles grew 310% since 2020, but so did the competition. Here's what can help you stand out in today's market.

Lauren Wambold Patel

Client Delivery

Don't Book the $1,000 Flight Before Reading This

Jun 2, 2026

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4 min read

Don't Book the $1,000 Flight Before Reading This

Sometimes, showing up in person seals the deal. Other times, it's a $1,000 waste of time. Let's figure out which is which.

Lauren Wambold Patel

Practice Growth

The Right Way to Send (and Follow Up on) Proposals

Apr 28, 2026

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3 min read

The Right Way to Send (and Follow Up on) Proposals

The 5-step follow-up sequence that gets responses.

Lauren Wambold Patel

Client Delivery

Apr 21, 2026

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7 min read

Solve Any Problem in Four Steps

MBB use a tested framework to solve strategic problems. We're showing you how they do it.

Lauren Wambold Patel

Client Delivery

Consultant's Guide to Reading the Board Room

Apr 7, 2026

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5 min read

Consultant's Guide to Reading the Board Room

As a consultant, your job is to translate what the board said into what the board meant. We'll show you how to do it.

Lauren Wambold Patel

Profiles

Jul 8, 2025

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11 min read

Finding Your Flow State

Susie deVille shares the tools and rituals that help teams collaborate, take risks, and stay energized – insights you can bring straight into your client work or your own practice.

Lauren Wambold Patel

Profiles

Jun 17, 2025

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8 min read

Land and Expand

Yes, you can land clients without immediately selling something. How? Kristi Gaudioso does it by offering insights first.

Lauren Wambold Patel

Client Delivery

May 20, 2025

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12 min read

Power of Pricing

Pricing isn’t just a problem for the finance team. Regardless of your niche, pricing decisions impact you – and you can impact them.

Lauren Wambold Patel

Client Delivery

Jan 28, 2025

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12 min read

Navigating Steering Committees

Here’s how I approach defining the client’s SteerCo – and how you can do it, too.

Lauren Wambold Patel

Profiles

Jan 21, 2025

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10 min read

Steering Success

There’s a pattern you can use to make SteerCo meetings more successful than the last. We discuss it in a special podcast episode - with me as the guest this time.

Lauren Wambold Patel

Client Delivery

Achieving Success in New Client Engagements

Jan 14, 2025

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24 min read

Achieving Success in New Client Engagements

This playbook is your guide to navigating early challenges and accelerating your impact from day one.

Lauren Wambold Patel

Client Delivery

Oct 29, 2024

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10 min read

Make the Most Out of Your Client’s Team

I created the Technique x Speed Matrix to help clients achieve results with diverse and high-performing teams. See how it works.

Lauren Wambold Patel

Practice Growth

Oct 8, 2024

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2 min read

How to Structure Your Pricing

Are you charging the right rate for your services? This is a common concern from indies and fractionals. After working independently for over ten years, here’s my general guidance.

Lauren Wambold Patel

Client Delivery

Sep 24, 2024

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11 min read

Your Basic Guide to Pricing Models

A 10,000-foot view of pricing models can help you review the basics. Consider this your cheat sheet to help your clients evaluate pricing models.

Lauren Wambold Patel

Profiles

Sep 10, 2024

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12 min read

How to Transform Product Portfolios

Kris Hardy helps enterprise tech companies transform their portfolios. Her approach is something you don’t want to miss.

Lauren Wambold Patel

Practice Operations

Megapaca II: The Most Efficient Operation I’ve Ever Seen

Jan 9, 2024

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13 min read

Megapaca II: The Most Efficient Operation I’ve Ever Seen

This week is our second installment of our deep-dive into the remarkable strategy of Guatemala's retail giant.

Lauren Wambold Patel

Practice Growth

Nov 28, 2023

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10 min read

Exactly What Do You Propose?

Your proposal is now polished, your strategy clear, and the path forward is mapped. It's time to clinch the deal and turn prospects into partners.

Lauren Wambold Patel

Practice Operations

Nov 21, 2023

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12 min read

Determining Your Rate

Taking the leap into the world of independent consulting is thrilling, but it comes with its set of challenges. One of the most daunting? Determining your rate.

Lauren Wambold Patel

Profiles

Nov 14, 2023

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3 min read

Strategic Frameworks Made Easy

As ex-MBB indie consultants, we know that strategic frameworks are more than just analytical tools—they're fundamental to our consulting DNA.

Lauren Wambold Patel

Practice Operations

Oct 31, 2023

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7 min read

Exceeding Client Expectations

I'm about to share some tried-and-true strategies that can elevate your client relationships, improve deliverables, and ultimately, boost your reputation.

Lauren Wambold Patel

Client Delivery

What Gets Fractionals and Indies Hired in 2026

Don't Book the $1,000 Flight Before Reading This

The Right Way to Send (and Follow Up on) Proposals

Solve Any Problem in Four Steps

Consultant's Guide to Reading the Board Room

Finding Your Flow State

Land and Expand

Power of Pricing

Navigating Steering Committees

Steering Success

Achieving Success in New Client Engagements

Make the Most Out of Your Client’s Team

How to Structure Your Pricing

Your Basic Guide to Pricing Models

How to Transform Product Portfolios

Megapaca II: The Most Efficient Operation I’ve Ever Seen

Exactly What Do You Propose?

Determining Your Rate

Strategic Frameworks Made Easy

Exceeding Client Expectations

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