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Today I am speaking with Heather Burns. Heather is an independent ESG and sustainability consultant who for the past 15 years has helped companies and NGOs improve and report on their social, environmental, and governance performance. In this wide ranging conversation we hear how Heather's journey into consulting started while she was blogging about environmental issues. She describes how her first client experience was a bit like building the plane as she was flying it. We explore the many skills a consultant needs including communication and the often underrated skill of influencing. You can find out more about Heather on the links below: Heather's Website LinkedIn ________________________________________________________________________________________ Resources Download the 5 things you need to know about being a consultant here. Find out more about the Consultant Clinic here. Get on the Spring 2022 Waitlist for Get Started in Consulting here.    Join the Women's Consulting Workshop Sign up here for the Women's Consulting Workshop weekly newsletter, 3 good things. ________________________________________________________________________________________ If you would like to be our guest on the show, please contact us at [email protected]

Today I am speaking with Giada Thanh is based in Barcelona and has just started on her journey as an independent consultant.  In this conversation, we learn about Giada's journey and experience working in a consulting firm as a project manager and then subsequently as an internal consultant. We talk about the different skills needed when you transition to an independent consultant and the strategies she uses to keep that pipeline bubbling. Giada shares some great tips for consultants who are just starting on their consulting journey.  ________________________________________________________________________________________ More resources are available here: https://www.womensconsultingworkshop.com/learning ________________________________________________________________________________________ The Women's Consulting Workshop is our free private group for women who are working in consulting. You are welcome if you are an experienced consultant, if you are just starting or if you need some support to figure out if this consulting life is for you. It is a judgment-free zone to ask questions, share, learn and connect with each other. ________________________________________________________________________________________ The Consultant Clinic This is a brand new way to work with us. If you have a question related to your consulting practice, or you want to check in with an experienced consultant, you can book a call with Janet for an hour. This is a completely confidential, solutions-focused deep dive into what is on your mind. You can find out more here ________________________________________________________________________________________ Sign up here for the Women's Consulting Workshop weekly newsletter, 3 good things. ________________________________________________________________________________________ Want to be a guest on the show? Send us an email: [email protected] And we'd love it if you can put a review where ever you listen to podcasts.

Today I am speaking with Sanjukta Moorthy.  Sanjukta is a planning monitoring, evaluation, and learning consultant from South India based in Barcelona.  She is a former journalist and has truly learnt how to articulate the value she brings to her work.  In this wide-ranging conversation, we learn how her consulting was rooted in activism. We hear how curiosity and resilience are two skills she rates in her practice. And we spend a good part of this conversation digging deep on the need to stand strong and firm behind our work. You find out more about Sanjukta and her work below. Linkedin Website Instagram ________________________________________________________________________________________ More resources are available here: https://www.womensconsultingworkshop.com/learning ________________________________________________________________________________________ The Women's Consulting Workshop is our free private group for women who are working in consulting. You are welcome if you are an experienced consultant, if you are just starting or if you need some support to figure out if this consulting life is for you. It is a judgment-free zone to ask questions, share, learn and connect with each other. ________________________________________________________________________________________ The Consultant Clinic This is a brand new way to work with us. If you have a question related to your consulting practice, or you want to check in with an experienced consultant, you can book a call with Janet for an hour. This is a completely confidential, solutions-focused deep dive into what is on your mind. You can find out more here ________________________________________________________________________________________ Sign up here for the Women's Consulting Workshop weekly newsletter, 3 good things. ________________________________________________________________________________________ Want to be a guest on the show? Send us an email: [email protected] And we'd love it if you can put a review where ever you listen to podcasts.

Today I am speaking with Chara Itoka. Chara describes herself as a generalist with in-depth knowledge of a range of disciplines including strategy development, manufacturing, social enterprise, and teaching. In this energetic and generous conversation, we learn about Chara’s journey into consulting. We focus on boundaries and how learning to set these is a vital yet overlooked skill. We hear how Chara recognised a gap inside an organisation and how she pitched her consulting services as a solution. And how this led to a fruitful and impactful longer-term relationship. During this conversation we learn the key to Chara’s consulting sweet spot. ________________________________________________________________________________________ More resources are available here: https://www.womensconsultingworkshop.com/learning ________________________________________________________________________________________ The Women's Consulting Workshop is our free private group for women who are working in consulting. You are welcome if you are an experienced consultant, if you are just starting or if you need some support to figure out if this consulting life is for you. It is a judgment-free zone to ask questions, share, learn and connect with each other. ________________________________________________________________________________________ The Consultant Clinic This is a brand new way to work with us. If you have a question related to your consulting practice, or you want to check in with an experienced consultant, you can book a call with Janet for an hour. This is a completely confidential, solutions-focused deep dive into what is on your mind. You can find out more here ________________________________________________________________________________________ Sign up here for the Women's Consulting Workshop weekly newsletter, 3 good things. ________________________________________________________________________________________ Want to be a guest on the show? Send us an email: [email protected] And we'd love it if you can put a review where ever you listen to podcasts.

Today I am speaking with Sue Dean. Sue is a Strategy and Business Development Consultant who has worked in both the NGO and Consulting sectors. In this wide ranging and inspirational conversation, we learn about how building out her  networks was key to getting a strong pipeline of work. We delve deeper into how to articulate your value and how to not underestimate your work.  As Sue says being able to describe 'what’s in your tin’ is crucial to your consulting career. ________________________________________________________________________________________ More resources are available here: https://www.womensconsultingworkshop.com/learning ________________________________________________________________________________________ The Women's Consulting Workshop is our free private group for women who are working in consulting. You are welcome if you are an experienced consultant, if you are just starting or if you need some support to figure out if this consulting life is for you. It is a judgment-free zone to ask questions, share, learn and connect with each other. ________________________________________________________________________________________ The Consultant Clinic This is a brand new way to work with us. If you have a question related to your consulting practice, or you want to check in with an experienced consultant, you can book a call with Janet for an hour. This is a completely confidential, solutions-focused deep dive into what is on your mind. You can find out more here ________________________________________________________________________________________ Sign up here for the Women's Consulting Workshop weekly newsletter, 3 good things. ________________________________________________________________________________________ Want to be a guest on the show? Send us an email: [email protected] And we'd love it if you can put a review where ever you listen to podcasts.

Today I am speaking with Juliette Sanchez Lambert. Juliette is a consultant, trainer and facilitator. She works on human rights, gender equality, diversity and inclusion and sexual violence prevention. She works for both public and private actors, mostly NGOs and international organisations.  She is also the co-author of It’s Not That Grey, a practical guide which deconstructs the so-called “grey zone” of sexual harassment by giving concrete tools to identify, bust myths and fight harassment. In this conversation we find out how and why Juliette started her consulting journey and what propelled her career forwards at the very beginning. But most of this episode is spent geeking out about Linkedin basics and how to use it as a consultant. Juliette shares some super tips about how to make Linkedin work for you including some little known features you can use for free. She’s on a mission to demystify LinkedIn and dear listeners this episode is a valuable resource for you!!  You can connect with Juliette below.  Find out more about Juliette and her work below Linkedin It’s Not That Grey - the report that Juliette mentions in this episode. ________________________________________________________________________________________ More resources are available here: https://www.womensconsultingworkshop.com/learning ________________________________________________________________________________________ The Women's Consulting Workshop is our free private group for women who are working in consulting. You are welcome if you are an experienced consultant, if you are just starting or if you need some support to figure out if this consulting life is for you. It is a judgment-free zone to ask questions, share, learn and connect with each other. ________________________________________________________________________________________ The Consultant Clinic This is a brand new way to work with us. If you have a question related to your consulting practice, or you want to check in with an experienced consultant, you can book a call with Janet for an hour. This is a completely confidential, solutions-focused deep dive into what is on your mind. You can find out more here ________________________________________________________________________________________ Sign up here for the Women's Consulting Workshop weekly newsletter, 3 good things. ________________________________________________________________________________________ Want to be a guest on the show? Send us an email: [email protected] And we'd love it if you can put a review where ever you listen to podcasts.

Today Helen and I are talking you through a useful framework you can use to reflect on your year. These are 6 questions to ask about your year as a consultant . You can also use these questions if you are working as an employee but wish to move into consulting as they may give you some ideas about the direction you could go in the future. This is an episode where you need to find a quiet space, perhaps an hour to yourself.  For us this is part of self-care. Make sure you have a pen, paper and something nice to drink. There's a lot of celebrating of yourself in this episode - something frankly we don't do often enough.   Something we can forget as we go quickly from one thing to another. So it's time to put a sign on your door and carve some space, and show yourself some appreciation! ________________________________________________________________________________________ More resources are available here: https://www.womensconsultingworkshop.com/learning ________________________________________________________________________________________ The Women's Consulting Workshop is our free private group for women who are working in consulting. You are welcome if you are an experienced consultant, if you are just starting or if you need some support to figure out if this consulting life is for you. It is a judgment-free zone to ask questions, share, learn and connect with each other. ________________________________________________________________________________________ The Consultant Clinic This is a brand new way to work with us. If you have a question related to your consulting practice, or you want to check in with an experienced consultant, you can book a call with Janet for an hour. This is a completely confidential, solutions-focused deep dive into what is on your mind. You can find out more here ________________________________________________________________________________________ Sign up here for the Women's Consulting Workshop weekly newsletter, 3 good things. ________________________________________________________________________________________ Want to be a guest on the show? Send us an email: [email protected] And we'd love it if you can put a review where ever you listen to podcasts.

Today we have the first part of my conversation with Nicole Posner. Nicole is a Communication and Conflict Expert and works with small business owners and leaders supporting them to have challenging conversations in their business or workplace. There is a tonne of learning in here! We learn how to navigate conversations that sometimes we simply don’t want to have. We talk about how to get in the right mindset, how to prepare and what words to use and importantly what words not to use. Nicole shares her expertise generously in this episode and it’s another one where you may want to take notes! You can find out more about Nicole and her work on the links below. Website Linkedin Instagram 5 Ways to Keep Calm and Confidently Navigate Crucial Leadership Conversations Difficult Conversations Workshop ________________________________________________________________________________________ More resources are available here: https://www.womensconsultingworkshop.com/learning ________________________________________________________________________________________ The Women's Consulting Workshop is our free private group for women who are working in consulting. You are welcome if you are an experienced consultant, if you are just starting or if you need some support to figure out if this consulting life is for you. It is a judgment-free zone to ask questions, share, learn and connect with each other. ________________________________________________________________________________________ The Consultant Clinic This is a brand new way to work with us. If you have a question related to your consulting practice, or you want to check in with an experienced consultant, you can book a call with Janet for an hour. This is a completely confidential, solutions-focused deep dive into what is on your mind. You can find out more here ________________________________________________________________________________________ Sign up here for the Women's Consulting Workshop weekly newsletter, 3 good things. ________________________________________________________________________________________ Want to be a guest on the show? Send us an email: [email protected] And we'd love it if you can put a review where ever you listen to podcasts.

Today we have the second part of my conversation with Nicole Posner. Nicole is a Communication and Conflict Expert and works with small business owners and leaders supporting them to have challenging conversations in their business or workplace. This is the second part in the series on difficult conversations where we learn how to navigate conversations that sometimes we simply don’t want to have. We talk about how to get in the right mindset, how to prepare and what words to use and importantly what words not to use. Nicole shares her expertise generously in this episode and it’s another one where you may want to take notes! You can find out more about Nicole and her work on the links below. Website Linkedin Instagram 5 Ways to Keep Calm and Confidently Navigate Crucial Leadership Conversations Difficult Conversations Workshop ________________________________________________________________________________________ More resources are available here: https://www.womensconsultingworkshop.com/learning ________________________________________________________________________________________ The Women's Consulting Workshop is our free private group for women who are working in consulting. You are welcome if you are an experienced consultant, if you are just starting or if you need some support to figure out if this consulting life is for you. It is a judgment-free zone to ask questions, share, learn and connect with each other. ________________________________________________________________________________________ The Consultant Clinic This is a brand new way to work with us. If you have a question related to your consulting practice, or you want to check in with an experienced consultant, you can book a call with Janet for an hour. This is a completely confidential, solutions-focused deep dive into what is on your mind. You can find out more here ________________________________________________________________________________________ Sign up here for the Women's Consulting Workshop weekly newsletter, 3 good things. ________________________________________________________________________________________ Want to be a guest on the show? Send us an email: [email protected] And we'd love it if you can put a review where ever you listen to podcasts.

Today I am speaking with Anne Garbutt. Anne is an independent senior monitoring and evaluation consultant and an Associate of INTRAC.  She has worked in international Development for 37 years, starting when she volunteered with VSO to lead a Midwifery training programme in Nepal for the W.H.O.  She has led large multi-country monitoring and evaluation exercises for government donors, but also works with many small civil society organisations.   She also develops and delivers training, coaching and mentoring in MEL and delivers INTRAC’s popular Advanced Monitoring and Evaluation training course. In this wisdom filled conversation, Anne shares generous insights from her decades of experience of working as a consultant. We talk about trust, listening and how to build relationships with our clients. We learn how this sometimes means we need to hold back our opinion, and how we can steer clients down a route that will ultimately work for them and get them the best result. Please bear with us on the sound on the last 20 minutes or so - Anne sounds perfect. I sound a bit like a Dalek! I had some mic issues - but the wisdom is wonderful and clear from Anne!  Find out more about Anne and her work below Linkedin INTRAC website ________________________________________________________________________________________ More resources are available here: https://www.womensconsultingworkshop.com/learning ________________________________________________________________________________________ The Women's Consulting Workshop is our free private group for women who are working in consulting. You are welcome if you are an experienced consultant, if you are just starting or if you need some support to figure out if this consulting life is for you. It is a judgment-free zone to ask questions, share, learn and connect with each other. ________________________________________________________________________________________ The Consultant Clinic This is a brand new way to work with us. If you have a question related to your consulting practice, or you want to check in with an experienced consultant, you can book a call with Janet for an hour. This is a completely confidential, solutions-focused deep dive into what is on your mind. You can find out more here ________________________________________________________________________________________ Sign up here for the Women's Consulting Workshop weekly newsletter, 3 good things. ________________________________________________________________________________________ Want to be a guest on the show? Send us an email: [email protected] And we'd love it if you can put a review where ever you listen to podcasts.

Today I am speaking with Mara Tissera Luna. Mara is an Argentine and Italian child protection specialist with more than 10 years experience in qualitative research, policy analysis, and program evaluation. She works mainly in Latin America and the Caribbean region. Her research and policy analysis in Latin America, Europe, and Central Asia have produced over 20 publications.   Mara’s love of  research is clear and in this wide ranging conversation we cover the importance of relationships and supporting those joining the consulting field.  Mara shares her tips for connecting with those who are just ahead of you professionally and we delve into the boundaries around supporting others on their journey.  Find out more about Mara and her work below LinkedIn Mara's Website (in English) and Blog (in Spanish) Join the Facebook Group International Child Protection Consultants  ________________________________________________________________________________________ More resources are available here: https://www.womensconsultingworkshop.com/learning ________________________________________________________________________________________ The Women's Consulting Workshop is our free private group for women who are working in consulting. You are welcome if you are an experienced consultant, if you are just starting or if you need some support to figure out if this consulting life is for you. It is a judgment-free zone to ask questions, share, learn and connect with each other. ________________________________________________________________________________________ The Consultant Clinic This is a brand new way to work with us. If you have a question related to your consulting practice, or you want to check in with an experienced consultant, you can book a call with Janet for an hour. This is a completely confidential, solutions-focused deep dive into what is on your mind. You can find out more here ________________________________________________________________________________________ Sign up here for the Women's Consulting Workshop weekly newsletter, 3 good things. ________________________________________________________________________________________ Want to be a guest on the show? Send us an email: [email protected] And we'd love it if you can put a review where ever you listen to podcasts.

Today I am speaking with Jaymie Duke. Jaymie is a business development consultant and works with third sector organisations to source funding from institutional donors.  Jaymie's  journey is an interesting one as she describes herself as a very committed 9-5 employee, who was reluctant to get into consulting. In this conversation we explore what prompted the move into consultancy, how she gradually added clients and how her focus is now on how to keep her pipeline bubbling and full of interesting work. You can find out more about Jaymie and her work below Third Sector Funding Website Linkedin ________________________________________________________________________________________ More resources are available here: https://www.womensconsultingworkshop.com/learning ________________________________________________________________________________________ The Women's Consulting Workshop is our free private group for women who are working in consulting. You are welcome if you are an experienced consultant, if you are just starting or if you need some support to figure out if this consulting life is for you. It is a judgment-free zone to ask questions, share, learn and connect with each other. ________________________________________________________________________________________ The Consultant Clinic This is a brand new way to work with us. If you have a question related to your consulting practice, or you want to check in with an experienced consultant, you can book a call with Janet for an hour. This is a completely confidential, solutions-focused deep dive into what is on your mind. You can find out more here ________________________________________________________________________________________ Sign up here for the Women's Consulting Workshop weekly newsletter, 3 good things. ________________________________________________________________________________________ Want to be a guest on the show? Send us an email: [email protected] And we'd love it if you can put a review where ever you listen to podcasts.