Building and running one’s own consulting practice has its challenges. When I meet people and tell them I do consulting, they sometimes look impressed, but do not know what to say after that! It has been important to build a community of colleagues who understand different aspects of consulting. About a year ago, I heard Read more...

:: Your professional, online identity is clothed in written words. Pay attention to its appearance. Whether you’re blogging, writing a book, or sending out reports to your management team, your written words are an important part of your business persona. Have you taken a close look at what you’re presenting to the world? Writing, authority, Read more...

:: We all need a reality check now and again, and the annual WIC Best Practices Survey is a great place to start. Mark your calendar for Thursday, June 15th when Survey Program Director Jen Berkley Jackson of The Insight Advantage and Deb Siegle of Strategic Marketing Solutions will share this year’s results from your consulting Read more...

:: Sixty plus Women In Consulting members made the trek to Sunnyvale last week to hear the latest tips on how to grow their consulting practice with LinkedIn. WIC members got to network with each other and the LinkedIn team.  Between sips of wine and excellent food, every WIC member in attendance got a professional Read more...

Ok, you have something you’d like to pitch… Where do you start? To help explain, let me set a scene for you: You’re on a nineteen-hour flight between Sydney and Dallas. In the seat next to you is the one person you’ve been trying to talk to for over a year; the VP of Marketing Read more...

:: It’s back and we want to hear from you. Our 15th Annual WIC Best Practices Survey is open March 14-April 14. A comprehensive analysis of the state of consulting businesses in the Bay Area It’s hard to believe but this is the 15th year WIC has run our best practices survey. Over the years, Read more...

I’ve never been much of a joiner. Though highly collaborative in my business practices, personally I am somewhat of a lone wolf. Last year my good friend and WIC stalwart, Jennifer Berkley Jackson, inspired me to join WIC and then recruited me to be the Director of Programs, General Meetings. In 2017 I take over Read more...

:: Did you know that:   We encounter more than 5,000 media messages a day.   We’re aware of only about 150 of them.   And only four to 12 of them make any impact on us. That’s bad news if you’re trying to break through the clutter and get your message to your prospects Read more...

:: Entrepreneurs need lots of support to be successful, and it can take many forms. For example, it’s important to have sources for trusted advice, like the Small Business Administration. It’s also key to have practical tools to get established and maintain your workflow. Here are a few valuable use cases and my go-to technology Read more...

:: As women business owners, many of us were eagerly looking forward to seeing our country’s first woman president elected in November. Unfortunately, as we all know, that didn’t happen. The aftermath of Donald Trump’s victory has been a country deeply divided, with anger and aggression erupting on both sides. Regardless of which candidate you Read more...