Profiles

Profiles of successful consultants and fractional executives.

Fractional Execs

Joe Griffith Left Bain and Never Looked Back

Mar 31, 2026

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9 min read

Joe Griffith Left Bain and Never Looked Back

Joe Griffith shares how he left corporate consulting to build a food tour company and an independent consulting career (and succeed doing it).

Lauren Wambold Patel

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Feb 3, 2026

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10 min read

The Secret Society of PE Boards

How board members think, how decisions are made, and where YOU add the most value.

Lauren Wambold Patel

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Dec 16, 2025

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10 min read

How to Raise Entrepreneurial Kids

How to recognize and nurture the entrepreneurial spirit in your kids.

Lauren Wambold Patel

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Nov 25, 2025

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10 min read

Strategic Consulting with Nonprofits

How Pradnya Haldipur drives the biggest impact on nonprofits through fundraising.

Lauren Wambold Patel

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Nov 18, 2025

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13 min read

Hey CMO!

My cool new friend Anna Wondany of Hey CMO tells us about the fractional life.

Lauren Wambold Patel

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Nov 4, 2025

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11 min read

Cash Rules Everything Around Me

How cash flow unlocks your clients’ growth — and your consultant edge.

Lauren Wambold Patel

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Oct 21, 2025

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8 min read

What's Your Secret Sauce?

Wes Wheless discusses what IP is and how it can help you find clients.

Lauren Wambold Patel

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Sep 30, 2025

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8 min read

Lessons from a Consulting Master

There's a path to mastery and Johan Sauer followed it down to a T.

Lauren Wambold Patel

Practice Growth

Aug 19, 2025

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8 min read

How I Got In Fast Company

PR genius Tracy Samantha Schmidt is changing the game for indie consultants. That's how she got me an interview with Fast Company.

Lauren Wambold Patel

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Jul 15, 2025

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9 min read

The Age of AI

Customer success expert Pablo Bernal to tell us about how customer expectations have changed and what the future looks like with AI.

Lauren Wambold Patel

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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

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Jul 1, 2025

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11 min read

The Referral Master

If you want to fix your pipeline problem or generate more referrals, you might learn a strategy (or two) from the referral master Luisa Mauro.

Lauren Wambold Patel

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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

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May 27, 2025

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9 min read

Pipe Dreams: Achieved

Deborah Whitby of Austin Plumbery shares with us how she rebuilt a legacy based on trust, not upsells.

Lauren Wambold Patel

Fractional Execs

May 6, 2025

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13 min read

Gen Z at the Helm

Meet Cooper Wechkin: the Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree who built a thriving business on helping companies become more eco-conscious.

Lauren Wambold Patel

Fractional Execs

Apr 15, 2025

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7 min read

The Five Fractionals

We’re deep diving into the world of fractionals and exploring the five types with our expert guide, Toni Haugh.

Lauren Wambold Patel

Fractional Execs

Mar 25, 2025

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8 min read

How to Land Clients without Cold Calls

Is it possible to land clients without pitching your offers? Yes, it is. And Pedro Girardi joined me from Rome to talk about it.

Lauren Wambold Patel

Fractional Execs

Mar 11, 2025

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9 min read

Connecting Better with Your Clients

Networking is about building relationships that lead to opportunities. But can you do it on a scale, without being transactional?

Lauren Wambold Patel

Fractional Execs

Feb 25, 2025

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8 min read

What It's Like Working with Startups

Startups aren’t the most obvious next step for transitioning consultants. But if it’s something you’re considering, read this first.

Lauren Wambold Patel

Fractional Execs

Feb 4, 2025

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16 min read

Be a Corporate Athlete

What’s the secret to performing your best at every high-stakes moment? For Mariela Hunter, the answer lies in demystifying cutting-edge neuroscience to help people perform at their peak.

Lauren Wambold Patel

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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

Fractional Execs

How Far Trusting Your Value Can Take You

Dec 10, 2024

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10 min read

How Far Trusting Your Value Can Take You

My old friend Ben Manwaring tell us about trusting your value and crafting a consulting career driven by creative fulfillment.

Lauren Wambold Patel

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Nov 26, 2024

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8 min read

Black Friday BTS

This Thanksgiving, we’re grateful for a lot of things — including the Black Friday merchandising tips and insights from Scott LaBoda.

Lauren Wambold Patel

Practice Growth

Nov 12, 2024

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16 min read

Nail Your Niche

Terry Chevalier weighs in on what’s really in a niche. See how he managed to nail two interesting niches for independent consultants.

Lauren Wambold Patel

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Vindali's Awesome First Year as an Indie

Oct 15, 2024

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10 min read

Vindali's Awesome First Year as an Indie

Arvian Consulting President, Vindali Vartak, shares her insights from a very successful first year as an independent consultant.

Lauren Wambold Patel

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Joe Griffith Left Bain and Never Looked Back

The Secret Society of PE Boards

How to Raise Entrepreneurial Kids

Strategic Consulting with Nonprofits

Hey CMO!

Cash Rules Everything Around Me

What's Your Secret Sauce?

Lessons from a Consulting Master

How I Got In Fast Company

The Age of AI

Finding Your Flow State

The Referral Master

Land and Expand

Pipe Dreams: Achieved

Gen Z at the Helm

The Five Fractionals

How to Land Clients without Cold Calls

Connecting Better with Your Clients

What It's Like Working with Startups

Be a Corporate Athlete

Steering Success

How Far Trusting Your Value Can Take You

Black Friday BTS

Nail Your Niche

Vindali's Awesome First Year as an Indie

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