Consulting Success Podcast

Consulting Success Podcast

The #1 podcast for consulting business owners who want to build a profitable, scalable and strategic consulting business. Over one thousands consulting business owners have applied the growth system that Consulting Success teaches here https://www.consultingsuccess.com/coaching-for-consultants Trusted by tens of thousands of consultants, the weekly conversations shine the spotlight on valuable business tips. Episodes support you in understanding how to navigate the market. This podcast is your guide to overcoming the most difficult obstacles in the consulting industry and enjoying big wins. Learn strategies for maintaining an effective team and attracting clients. Discover how to craft a clear and engaging message, and implement a marketing engine for consultants that actually works. Every conversation explores how to improve your business model to open doors to golden opportunities. This podcast features experts from various industries who share the desire to achieve success in the consulting business. They expose their well-kept secrets to get to the top. Hear the building blocks that started their careers and the most important principles they uphold to get through challenging entrepreneurial moments. Hosting the podcast is Michael Zipursky, CEO and co-founder of Consulting Success. Building businesses for more than 20 years, he has advised start-up brands, service providers, and billlion dollar corporations like Panasonic, Financial Times, Sumitomo and more. Michael is also an in-demand keynote speaker and author of five books about consulting. He's dedicated to helping entrepreneurial consultants increase impact and earn a higher income. And on top of it all, Michael has an inspiring focus on family and community. With this extensive advisory experience, Michael understands the consequences of hyper career focus. It often means sacrificing time with loved ones, which can lead to loneliness and rejection. At some point, you may feel like an outsider in your own home. Those who prioritize the grind can neglect their health and fall prey to severe diseases. Michael believes a consulting business can only find success when it supports your dream lifestyle, not the other way around. Every podcast discussion focuses on what it really takes to get hold of genuine freedom in your career. The aim is to help you live the life you truly want while constantly growing your business. Feel excited about going to work instead of letting depressing thoughts pull you down. Enjoy the meals you want to eat, buy everything you want to own, and above all, savor time with your family and friends. Have a successful consulting business balanced with stability, well-being, and comfort. Don't sacrifice what you have for the sake of huge earnings. Achieve the revenue and profit you want and make sure it does not compromise everything you love and care about. Michael shows you how to elevate your consulting business and reach those goals with a fulfilled heart. Want to learn how we can help you grow your consulting business? Schedule your free Growth Session Call today! https://www.consultingsuccess.com/grow

Episodes

March 23, 2026 13 mins

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Double Your Revenue & Gain Control with Clarity 2.0's Proven Growth System.

Stop grinding and start leading. Clarity 2.0 is more than coaching; it's an ROI-verified Growth System built for consultants. Gain personalized coaching, proven frameworks, and intelligent AI-p...

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What if the real risk in your consulting business isn't failing? It's building something that quietly owns you? Jonathan Bennett knows what it's like to carry that weight. Long days, payroll responsibility, government funded clients that can freeze overnight, a growing team depending on your decisions. Well, he scaled his firm past seven figures, he built a team of 13, and he created productized services that ran without him in the...

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Your 3-Day Blueprint for Consulting Growth in San Diego.

Imagine your future self looking back on the single event that changed everything. The Consulting Success Mastermind in San Diego (April 30 - May 2, 2026) is designed to be that moment. For three days, you'll be ...

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What if the fastest way to grow your consulting business isn't better marketing, but deeper trust inside the relationships you already built? Mooly Beeri spent years inside global tech giants like Microsoft and Philips, leading large-scale software engineering organizations. But when he launched his own consulting firm, he hit a wall most founders don't expect. No pipeline, no built-in demand, and no projects falling into his lap.

I...

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Want to learn how we can help you grow your consulting business? Schedule your free Growth Session Call today! www.consultingsuccess.com/grow

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Your 3-Day Blueprint for Consulting Growth in San Diego.

Imagine your future self looking back on the single event that changed everything. The Consulting Success Mastermind in San Diego (April 30 - May 2, 2026) is designed to be that moment. For three days, you'll be ...

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Have you ever hit a level of success that's supposed to feel like freedom, and instead, it starts to feel like you've built yourself a job that you can't escape?

Well, that's the tension that Elliot Begoun found himself in after building a seven-figure consulting business. He had the systems, the team, repeatable delivery, the whole thing. So from the outside, it looked like everything was dialed in. Internally, he was starting to f...

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Your 3-Day Blueprint for Consulting Growth in San Diego.

Imagine your future self looking back on the sing...

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Ready to learn what goes into scaling a tech-focused consulting firm from the ground up? In this episode, Tommy Ogden, co-founder of Activera Consulting, shares the fascinating journey of launching and growing a multimillion-dollar consultancy within just one year. Drawing on his extensive experience in both boutique firms and global giants like Accenture, Tommy delves into the strategic decisions that have propelled Activera’s rap...

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Want to learn how we can help you grow your consulting business? Schedule your free Growth Session Call today! www.consultingsuccess.com/grow

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Your 3-Day Blueprint for Consulting Growth in San Diego.

Imagine your future self looking back on the single event that changed everything. The Consulting Success Mastermind in San Diego (April 30 - May 2, 2026) is designed to be that moment. For three days, you'll be ...

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What if the reason your consulting business hasn't grown isn't because you lack the perfect strategy, but because you need to learn how to hold better conversations?

In this episode, I'm joined by Manal Sayid, a facilitator and consultant who quietly built a seven-figure practice by helping leaders navigate the conversations most people avoid. Manal didn't start in consulting. She started in non profit HR, volunteered on a suicide ...

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Want to learn how we can help you grow your consulting business? Schedule your free Growth Session Call today! www.consultingsuccess.com/grow

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Your 3-Day Blueprint for Consulting Growth in San Diego.

Imagine your future self looking back on the single event that changed everything. The Consulting Success Mastermind in San Diego (April 30 - May 2, 2026) is designed to be that moment. For three days, you'll be ...

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Most consulting firms don't fail because of bad strategy. They stall because the founder becomes the bottleneck. Well, that's why I wanted you to hear from John Quirk, who spent decades inside a consulting firm that grew to eight figures, built extraordinary tenure on the team, and ultimately exited. John lived through the messy middle, hiring mistakes, delivery strain, and leadership gaps, and he helped redesign the business from ...

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Want to learn how we can help you grow your consulting business? Schedule your free Growth Session Call today! www.consultingsuccess.com/grow

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Your 3-Day Blueprint for Consulting Growth in San Diego.

Imagine your future self looking back on the single event that changed everything. The Consulting Success Mastermind in San Diego (April 30 - May 2, 2026) is designed to be that moment. For three days, you'll be...

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Selling over 12 million copies of his books worldwide, Surrounded by Idiots author Thomas Erikson knows a thing or two about human nature. But before the global fame, he spent 20 years writing in obscurity while working a "boring" banking job. He joins Michael to reveal why understanding the four core behavioral styles - Red, Yellow, Green, and Blue - is the ultimate hack for sales, leadership, and negotiation, and offers a proven ...

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Want to learn how we can help you grow your consulting business? Schedule your free Growth Session Call today!  www.consultingsuccess.com/grow

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The Inner Circle

If you're running a 7-figure consulting business and are ready to be in a room of committed peers, this is for you. The Inner Circle is a high-level mastermind focused on proven strategies for scaling and lifestyle design. This is not for ev...

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Have you ever wondered what happens when you stop trying to serve everyone and double down on one niche you know inside out? That's exactly what Julie Lawless did. From corporate comms for brands like Nissan and Mars Petcare to running her own firm in animal health and AgTech, Julie has built a business that thrives because it's focused. In this episode, we unpack how she made that shift, moving from hourly billing to retainers, bu...

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Want to learn how we can help you grow your consulting business? Schedule your free Growth Session Call today!  www.consultingsuccess.com/grow

Mentioned in this episode:

The Inner Circle

If you're running a 7-figure consulting business and are ready to be in a room of committed peers, this is for you. The Inner Circle is a high-level mastermind focused on proven strategies for scaling and lifestyle design. This is not for ev...

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What if the biggest growth opportunity in your consulting business isn't scaling, but in simplifying what you deliver? This week I'm talking with Abhijit Verekar, founder and CEO of Avèro Advisors, a 50-person consulting firm that's helping U.S. cities and counties modernize through smarter tech strategy. And also of course now through AI. Abhijit built his success by breaking the rules that most consultants blindly follow. He's no...

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Want to learn how we can help you grow your consulting business? Schedule your free Growth Session Call today!  www.consultingsuccess.com/grow

Mentioned in this episode:

The Inner Circle

If you're running a 7-figure consulting business and are ready to be in a room of committed peers, this is for you. The Inner Circle is a high-level mastermind focused on proven strategies for scaling and lifestyle design. This is not for ev...

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In today's market, there are two types of consultants: those who passively wait for the phone to ring, hoping their reputation brings in the next deal, and those who proactively shape their clients' thinking and create their own opportunities. One is struggling; the other one is building a future-proof book of business. So what's the real difference? Well, one is an Activator.

I'm here with Matt Dixon, author of the well-known book ...

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