Best Paul Constable Podcasts (2026)

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Ep 89: review of 2025 27:27

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5h ago27:27

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Chris and Rifa look back over their year in arts and culture. Thank you for listening and supporting the show in 2025, we've had a blast, you've made it all feel worthwhile.

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Ep 88: Turner, Constable and Lee Miller 20:42

10d ago20:42

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Chris and Rifa do their final art trip of the year, to Tate Britain for the Turner and Constable exhibition and the Lee Miller show. Rifa is reading Baldwin's The Fire Next Time and Chris is reading a book-length essay called Pirate Care from the Vagabonds series of small radical books, published by Pluto Press. Thanks for listening. Find us on Ins…

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Ep 87: My Bloody Valentine and The Legends Of Them 22:14

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Chris and Rifa's adventures in culture and the arts. We scooted up to Wembley to see the seminal cult shoegaze / noise-rock band My Bloody Valentine on their arena tour, before checking out former reggae singer-turned-stage actor Lorna Gee's powerful one-woman (autobiographical) music theatre show The Legends Of Them on tour at Brighton Dome Corn E…

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Episode 161: How to Think (and Sell) Smarter with Paul Craven 1:16:01

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What drives real people to make real decisions in the real world?That’s the question Paul Craven has been answering for decades.Throughout his senior roles at some of the biggest names in finance, including Goldman Sachs, Paul used behavioural science to understand how clients think, how relationships are built, and how decisions are really made. T…

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Ep 86: The Haunted Moustache, Celebrity Traitors and George Houston 23:37

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Rifa and Chris watch the premier of Dr David Bramwell's film The Haunted Moustache at the Duke Of York's Cinema, fail to resist watching The Celebrity Traitors and check out young Irish singer-songwriter George Houston on his first UK tour. Chris is reading a book about pop music and Rifa is reading a book about art. Thanks for listening. Find us o…

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Episode 160: Built to Sell, Led with Heart: How Sue Lohr Scaled and Exited Three Businesses 1:33:58

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What does it take to build and sell two consulting firms and scale faster the second time around?In this episode of Climb in Consulting, Nick speaks with Sue Lohr, a leader who’s done just that. Sue played a pivotal role in building Synergy and Cormis into high-performing consultancies, both of which went on to successful exits. (Oh, and she sold a…

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Ep 85: One Battle After Another & Long Story Short 24:01

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Chris and Rifa watch the new PT Andersen film One Battle After Another and Netflix animated series Long Story Short, from the team behind Bojack Horseman. Rifa is re-reading Iain Banks' classic thriller Complicity, while Chris is reading Beans On Toast's collection Wild Folk People. Thanks for listening. Find us on Insta @RefigureUK…

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Ep 84: Lost Evenings VIII and Brighton Cocktail Festival 18:34

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A shorter than usual episode. Chris and Rifa chat about their last couple of weeks, which were partly spent separately, as Chris drove up to Scotland for Frank Turner's Lost Evenings, on the way catching the William Kentridge exhibition at Yorkshire Sculpture Park, while Rifa went out for a cocktail pub crawl, though they both went to SeptemberSong…

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Ep. 159: The Consultancy Built Without Consultants with Gita Singham-Willis 1:20:06

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What if your consultancy didn’t look like everyone else’s? What if it was built on values from day one, hired people most firms overlooked, and kept culture at the core as it grew?This month’s guest has done precisely that, and then some.Gita Singham-Willis is one of the three co-founders of Cadence Innova, a multi-award-winning transformation cons…

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Ep 83: The Pitt, Wallis Island & Paul Foot 27:12

3M ago27:12

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A packed episode of Chris and Rifa's bitesize arts review show, we watched US emergency room drama series The Pitt, saw Tim Key's comedy film The Ballad Of Wallis Island and checked out Paul Foot's transformative new stand-up show Dissolve. Chris is reading Ta-Nehisi Coates' The Message and Rifa is reading John Higgs' book about the KLF. Thanks for…

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Ep 82: The Thursday Murder Club takedown 26:36

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Chris and Rifa's bitesize adventures in arts and culture get messy as the plucky pair regret watching The Thursday Murder Club on Netflix, so then watch the most different film possible, Hot Milk on MUBI. Chris is reading Emily Herring's biography of Henri Bergson, Herald Of A Restless World, while Rifa is reading Ursula Le Guin's 1971 scifi classi…

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Ep. 158: Consulting Salaries, Promotions, and Partner Pitfalls with Richard Longstreet 1:04:49

4M ago1:04:49

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Struggling to crack senior hiring in your consultancy?You’re not alone, and this episode’s guest has seen it all. Richard Longstreet is the founder of Tarka Talent, a recruitment consultancy focused on management consulting, and he’s helped firms of all shapes and sizes find (and sometimes fix) their senior hiring strategies.In this episode, Richar…

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Ep 81: Amanda Knox & Emily Kam Kngwarray 24:35

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Bitesize adventures in arts and culture with Rifa and Chris. We watched the opening few episodes of The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox on Disney+ and went to Tate Modern to see the major retrospective of Australian artist Emily Kam Kngwarray. Rifa is reading another bell hooks book, this time on art, while Chris has just started Ian Leslie's John & Pa…

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Ep. 157: Consulting’s Next Chapter: Transformation, AI, & Thinking Differently with Chris Tomlinson 1:10:28

5M ago1:10:28

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What does it take to lead transformation in today’s fast-moving, tech-fuelled world?In this episode of Climb in Consulting, Nick chats with Chris Tomlinson - or ‘Tommo’, as most people know him - a seasoned transformation leader and Managing Director of Muuto Consulting. With two decades of experience navigating complex change and helping organisat…

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Ep 80: Ithell Colquhoun & Akila Richards 19:33

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Chris and Rifa's bitesize adventures in arts and culture. We went to Tate Britain for the retrospective of 20th century British surrealist Ithell Colquhoun, and taped that segment in the café. Then Rifa reports back from poet Akila Richards' performance piece Mango Ritual at Brighton Dome. Rifa is reading Poor Artists by Zarina Muhammed & Gabrielle…

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Refigure Ep 79: Primavera Sound & Glastonbury 24:33

6M ago24:33

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Chris and Rifa chat festivals Primavera Sound in Barcelona and Glastonbury in Somerset. Thanks for listening.

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Episode 156: Profit on Purpose: Peter Czapp’s 7 Levers for Consultancy Growth 1:43:03

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What separates consultancies that tick along from those that thrive? According to this episode’s guest, it’s all about one thing: profit on purpose.In this episode, Nick sits down with Peter Czapp - Co-Founder of the Wow Company, The Consultancy Growth Network and the brains behind BenchPress, the consultancy benchmark report - to dig into the fina…

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Refigure Ep 78: Miro Foundation & Taskmaster 20:32

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Chris and Rifa are back for series #8 of Refigure, our bitesize arts and culture podcast. This is episode #78 and we chat about Fundació Joan Miró in Barcelona and the 19th season of Taskmaster on Channel 4. Thanks for listening. We are @refigureUK on Insta.

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Refigure Season 8 trailer 0:58

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Season 8 of Refigure is (finally) coming!

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Episode 155: From $2M to $20M - The Alchemist Growth Formula with Stu Packham 1:15:33

7M ago1:15:33

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What happens when you step into the CEO seat of a small consultancy in a niche market, with big ambitions, PE backing, and a bold growth target?In this episode of Climb in Consulting, Nick Synnott chats to Stu Packham, Group CEO of Alchemist, about how he led the business from a modest $2M learning consultancy to a $20M global challenger brand.Befo…

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Episode 154: From Side Hustle to £8M - Cross 8’s Journey with Tobias Robinson 1:30:37

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What does it take to scale a consultancy fourfold, while keeping culture, autonomy, and team spirit at the centre?In this episode of Climb in Consulting, Nick Synnott sits down with Tobias Robinson, Co-Founder and Managing Director at Cross 8, to explore exactly that.Tobias’ story is anything but typical. From starting as a contractor to co-foundin…

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Episode 153: Scaling a Consultancy: Private Equity Insights with Alex Thomson 1:24:48

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How do you turn a good consulting firm into a great one - and what role does Private Equity really play in that journey?In this episode of Climb in Consulting, Nick Synnott sits down with Alex Thomson, Partner at Growth Capital Partners (GCP), to unpack everything you need to know as a consulting leader about scaling, selling, and thriving in today…

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Episode 152: Building for Growth: Leadership, Talent, and Global Expansion with James Constable 1:12:51

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James Constable, CEO of Albany Beck returns to Climb in Consulting to share insights on leadership, scaling a consulting firm, and international expansion. Tune in for real-world lessons on growth, strategy, and building a winning team.By Nick Synnott

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Episode 151: Ride the Recurring Revenue Wave: How to Productise Consultancies, with Jonathan Corrie 1:01:43

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Scaling up in a competitive sector, integrating new tech capabilities and responding to the continual push on fees, are all challenges that you’re probably wrestling with for your consultancy right now.And that’s why we invited today’s guest on to share his insights on how to solve these problems, having faced these challenges head on for both his …

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Episode 150: Marking the milestone with some top advice from Climb in Consulting's awesome guests 1:34:54

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For our milestone 150th episode of Climb in Consulting, we’re bringing back some of our top all-time guests—the individuals whose insights have resonated most with our listeners. Here’s who you’ll be hearing from in alphabetical order:- Adrian Bettridge- Keith Burgess - Mark Campbell- John HowardThey’ll be answering five carefully chosen questions …

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Refigure Ep 77: London Art Binge Pt 1 21:59

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Chris and Rifa are in London on a visual art binge. We talk about Now You See Us: Women Artists in Britain 1520-1820 at Tate Britain. We also argue about Judy Chicago: Revelations at the Serpentine Gallery. Rifa is reading the classic Theosophical Society book Thoughtforms: A Record Of Clairvoyant Investigation by Annie Besant and Charles Leadbeate…

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Refigure Ep 76: Eno 26:57

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More adventures in the arts and culture with Rifa and Chris. We watched the new doc Eno at the cinema, about the artist Brian Eno (obviously), which recuts itself and runs differently, every single time it's screened, making a review somewhat moot. Rifa went to an LGBTQI+ 'late' event at the Wallace Collection in London, while Chris went to Black C…

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The Paule Project #4 - Tech Session 2 17:58

1+ y ago17:58

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Tech is the time to clean up the lighting looks and add in the details. Paule and Will continue to fine-tune the lighting for the show with the full company and crew. On Headset | Season 2 The Paule Project We're excited to unveil season two of ETC's On Headset, a new immersive audio experience where listeners can engage in real-time programming. O…

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The Paule Project #3 - Tech Session 1 34:47

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In this tech session, we get to work on the cues with Paule and Will as the cast move through the tech session - it's all systems go with costume and sound department working hard too. On Headset | Season 2 The Paule Project We're excited to unveil season two of ETC's On Headset, a new immersive audio experience where listeners can engage in real-t…

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The Paule Project #2 - Plotting Session 2 40:25

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In one of the last programming sessions ahead of tech, Paule and Will add in some effects, build some base cue states, and continue to polish the looks they have been working on. On Headset | Season 2 The Paule Project We're excited to unveil season two of ETC's On Headset, a new immersive audio experience where listeners can engage in real-time pr…

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The Paule Project #1 - Plotting Session 1 27:20

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Paule and Will spend some time creating groups, presets, and building the foundation blocks for lighting the show. On Headset | Season 2 The Paule Project We're excited to unveil season two of ETC's On Headset, a new immersive audio experience where listeners can engage in real-time programming. Our goal with this project is to bridge the gap betwe…

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The Paule Project - Introduction and Welcome with Paule Constable, Will Frost, and Declan Randall 19:06

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In this episode, we chat with Paule and Will about the show, their process, their working relationship, and what listeners can expect from the series. On Headset | Season 2 The Paule Project We're excited to unveil season two of ETC's On Headset, a new immersive audio experience where listeners can engage in real-time programming. Our goal with thi…

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Episode 149: Building for scale: how to unlock 20x growth in your consultancy, with Mark Palmer 1:47:44

1+ y ago1:47:44

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How do you take a boutique doing a healthy $2m a year and transform it into an industry leader at $40m. In this episode of Climb In Consulting, Nick is joined by Mark Palmer, former Managing Director of OEE Consulting, to share his story of having done just that.Mark’s journey is a fascinating one, but also one that nearly didn’t happen. Had it not…

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Episode 148: Unleashing potential: How to nurture a thriving team, with Alan Frost 1:10:19

1+ y ago1:10:19

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Imagine building a high-performing consulting team of 40, brick by brick, from the ground up. That's the remarkable journey of Alan Frost, Partner at Forvis Mazars.In this episode of Climb in Consulting, Alan shares his inspiring story, and offers expert insights on cultivating a collaborative and empowering environment for consultants of all level…

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Refigure Ep 75: Barcelona, PJ Harvey, Jeff Wall 23:44

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Adventures in culture and the arts, with Rifa and Chris. Thanks for joining us! This episode we're in Barcelona for Primavera Sound 2024 and we also checked out some art: photographer Jeff Wall — Possible Tales at La Virreina Centre de la Imatge, and painter and collagist Armand Boua at OOA Contemporary Gallery in Sitges. Rifa is reading Mikaela Lo…

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Episode 147: Building a Sustainable Sales Engine for Your Consultancy, with Alan Morton 1:32:49

1+ y ago1:32:49

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Is your firm relying on the same handful of ‘rainmakers’ to bring in business?The latest episode of Climb in Consulting looks at the practical steps consultancies need to take to build a scalable sales engine that fuels growth and removes risk.Nick was joined by Alan Morton, Managing Director of SBR Consulting, a specialist global consultancy that …

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Refigure Ep 74: Paris, Brancusi at the Pompidou & Sweet Tooth 23:45

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Chris and Rifa are in Paris to visit the Brancusi retrospective at Centre Pompidou and also stumble on the lost 1950s Parisian painter Requichot's abstract work. They also binge-watch season three of Sweet Tooth. Rifa is reading Katy Hessel's Great Women Artists substack and Chris is reading Adèle Oliver's essay Deeping It: Colonialism, Culture & C…

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Episode 146: Advice from the Best in the Business - 2024 Edition 23:18

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Ready to supercharge your consulting career? Packed with insights, this episode of Climb In Consulting brings you a whole host of valuable advice from some of the industry’s leading figures. Regular listeners will know that we occasionally change gears to bring you special round-up episodes. And if you’re new to the show, sit back and enjoy, you’re…

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Refigure Ep 72: Cumbria Seychelles Bollywood 25:52

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Dipping into Brighton Festival, Rifa and Chris see Sunny Singh in conversation about her new book A Bollywood State Of Mind and watch Natalie Sharp's experimental solo mixed media performance Marra! connecting her heritage in Cumbria and the Seychelles. They also watch a bunch of Netflix stuff about coercive control. Rifa is reading Meiko Kawakami'…

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Episode 145: Niching down to succeed: An hourglass approach to consulting growth, with Joe O’Mahoney 1:01:02

1+ y ago1:01:02

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Are you ready to take your consultancy to the next level? Then you’re in the right place!In the latest episode of Climb In Consulting, we delve deep into the world of consultancy marketing with Joe O'Mahoney, Professor of Consulting at Cardiff University and strategic advisor to consulting and tech leaders across the globe.This fantastic interview …

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Refigure Ep 71: Tubthumping & Reindeering 24:58

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Chris and Rifa attempt to make it through Richard Gadd's controversial Netflix dramedy Baby Reindeer and enjoy Dunstan Bruce's Chumbawamba documentary I Get Knocked Down. Rifa goes to UXCampBrighton unconference. Chris is reading Richard Norris of The Grid's memoir Strange Things Are Happening, while Rifa is reading the Tate Magazine (again). Thank…

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Episode 144:Avoiding the growth trap: Secrets to sustainable consultancy success, with Sarah Matthew 1:47:45

1+ y ago1:47:45

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Forget climbing the corporate ladder. Today's Climb In Consulting dives into building your own. We welcome Sarah Matthew, founder of The Vibrant Company, as she shares her journey from bootstrapped startups to industry leader. Sarah's career is a masterclass in consultancy leadership. After moving from the corporate world of pharma marketing, she p…

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Episode 143: Going global: Negotiating the path to success, with Mark Grice 1:19:48

1+ y ago1:19:48

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The global pandemic threw a huge curveball at most businesses.Face-to-face interactions became a thing of the past, and consultancies offering in-person services found themselves struggling to adapt.But for Total Negotiation Group (TNG), strong leadership and a willingness to diversify helped turn the global crisis into a huge opportunity.In the la…

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Refigure Ep 70: Yoko Ono & Shōgun 26:37

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Refigure podcast with Chris and Rifa returns for a 7th season of the homemade culture review show from the English south coast. This week, we're watching the TV series Shōgun on Disney+ and we went to Tate Modern to see Yoko Ono: Music Of The Mind. In 'What You Reading For?' Chris is reading the new Joel Morris dissection of comedy, Be Funny Or Die…

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Episode 143: Maximise your ROI: 4 secrets to drive your marketing success, with Nick Synnott 54:13

2y ago54:13

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In this episode of Climb in Consulting, we're bringing you something a little out of the ordinary, as we turn the tables and put our very own Nick Synnott under the spotlight!Nick recently delivered an insightful and highly practical webinar, all about boosting ROI through effective content marketing. We had so much great feedback on it that we dec…

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Episode 142: The Art of the Deal: Unlocking M&A Secrets for Consultancies, with David Bailey 1:22:08

2y ago1:22:08

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In the consulting industry, we talk a lot about exits, most founders will have had the thought about selling their business and sailing off into the sunset, and many do! But there’s another side that’s often less considered, the acquisition side and who buys those businesses, focussing on scaling their firms to be bigger and better. So, to take a d…

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Episode 141: Beyond the bandwagon: How to carve a unique path to success, with Graeme Freeman 1:28:24

2y ago1:28:24

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We’re all told that ‘land and expand’ is the only way to grow a consultancy. But what if we told you that you could grow a successful firm by doing the opposite, by providing fractional support to clients that will never need a huge team to help them deliver their goals.Today’s guest has proven that it can be done, and in this episode we dive into …

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Episode 140: Unlocking Growth: Proven Strategies for Scaling Your Consulting Firm with Marc Jantzen 1:30:22

2y ago1:30:22

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There are countless paths to achieving a successful consulting career, and on Climb In Consulting, we thought we’d heard them all. But who knew the secrets to scaling successful consulting firms could be learned while managing a fast-food franchise? Marc Jantzen’s unique journey to becoming the consulting expert he is today, is a masterclass in rei…

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Episode 139: No Partners, No Promotions: The unorthodox path to consulting success with Simon Dixon 2:00:37

2y ago2:00:37

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There are countless organisations out there claiming to do business differently. So much so, that ‘disruptive’ has become a permanent fixture in games of buzzword bingo. But very few organisations are actually breaking the mould, and only the rarest exceptions can truly back up their claim of disrupting the way traditional business is done.Our gues…

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Episode 138: The Power of Action: The Unconventional Path to Consulting Success with Assad Ahmed 1:25:52

2y ago1:25:52

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In the latest episode of Climb in Consulting, we welcomed Assad Ahmed, Founder and CEO of Phase 3, the Manchester-based consultancy that provides professional and managed services across HR, payroll, and finance. As a born entrepreneur, Assad started Phase 3 at a young age, and with a self-confessed aversion to planning, he was able to grow the bus…