Women in Consulting
87 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWelcome to Women in Consulting! This podcast is for you if you a) want to work as an independent consultant or b) you are already working as a consultant. We speak to women from all over the world who work in international development and the social impact space. We dig deep on topics such as why become a consultant in the first place; how to get your first client and key skills that you need no matter what your technical expertise.Sometimes we geek out on what systems and tools you need to make sure you don't get overwhelmed. We are all on a journey and we have much to learn from each other on the way. A must listen to if you want to upskill and become a better consultant.
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10 Supporting Women in Tech with Charlotte Fuller
March 15, 2023 12:00 - 32 minutes - 22.1 MBToday I am speaking with Charlotte Fuller. Charlotte is a Digital Transformation Consultant and works to support women in tech. She has a background in Corporate Strategy consulting and brings much of the knowledge from that experience into running her own growing business. In this generous conversation we hear how Charlotte made the shift from corporate to independent, how she established her business with growth in mind and how a focus on quality systems are the foundation for her success ...
09 Raising the money with Wonu Owade
February 22, 2023 12:00 - 30 minutes - 20.9 MBWonu Owade is a Nigerian national who grew up in the United Kingdom and is now based in the Netherlands. She is a Fundraising consultant with expertise across the social impact and international development sector . She works across the board with a variety of organisations and trusts, foundations as well as bilateral and multilateral donors. In this super useful conversation Wonu shares so generously about her consulting experience. How she was openminded about where her journey would ta...
08 Aileen Thomson, local leadership and The Tea Leaf Center
January 18, 2023 12:00 - 31 minutes - 21.8 MBLocal leadership is a concept that Aileen Thomson is passionate about. Aileen has a background in human rights, international law, transitional justice and peace and conflict. She is also Managing Director of the Tea Leaf Center, based in Thailand where she leads training in research skills for civil society organisations in Southeast Asia, and conducts M&E consulting work. Aileen brings considered thought and experience to her mission driven limited company. We find out how she has grown...
06 Six questions to reflect on your year with Janet and Helen
December 21, 2022 12:00 - 25 minutes - 17.7 MBToday 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 ...
07 Six questions to reflect on your year with Janet and Helen
December 21, 2022 12:00 - 25 minutes - 17.7 MBToday 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 ...
06 Ethics in tech and finance with Dorothea Baur
December 14, 2022 12:00 - 40 minutes - 27.9 MBDorothea Baur is an independent consultant, speaker, and lecturer on ethics, responsibility and sustainability. Her focus is on tech and finance where she helps companies align value with values. In this far reaching conversation we focus on authenticity and integrity. We learn how showing up every day on Twitter helped Dorothea build her personal brand, by having an opinion and having conversations with a growing community of people interested in ethics and ESG. We learn how she found l...
05 ESG Consulting with Heather Burns
November 30, 2022 12:00 - 38 minutes - 26.2 MBToday 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. Today she helps consultants start and grow their own sustainability practices that have a positive impact. In this wide-ranging conversation, we hear how Heather’s journey into consulting started while she was blogging about environmental issues. She describes ...
05 ESG Consulting with Heather Burns
November 30, 2022 12:00 - 38 minutes - 26.2 MBToday 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. Today she helps consultants start and grow their own sustainability practices that have a positive impact. In this wide-ranging conversation, we hear how Heather’s journey into consulting started while she was blogging about environmental issues. She describes ...
04 intentions and authenticity with Emily Lomax
November 16, 2022 12:00 - 46 minutes - 32.2 MBEmily Lomax is a founding partner of www.wrkwll.org. Workwell is a growing collaborative of associates based all over the world, all working to drive social change through a broad range of interventions such as strategy development, well-being, mentoring, change management, and diversity & inclusion. In this vibrant conversation we hear how Emily focuses on showing up and being authentically herself and why this is so important. We get a bit down and gritty about the inside workings of th...
04 intentions and authenticity with Emily Lomax
November 16, 2022 12:00 - 46 minutes - 32.2 MBEmily Lomax is a founding partner of www.wrkwll.org. Workwell is a growing collaborative of associates based all over the world, all working to drive social change through a broad range of interventions such as strategy development, well-being, mentoring, change management, and diversity & inclusion. In this vibrant conversation we hear how Emily focuses on showing up and being authentically herself and why this is so important. We get a bit down and gritty about the inside workings of th...
03 Collegiate thinking and supportive working with The Mangrove Collective
November 02, 2022 12:00 - 43 minutes - 29.7 MBToday I am speaking with Elizabeth Fitton Higgins and Eunchim Choi from the Mangrove Collective. The Mangrove Collective is a for-purpose international humanitarian and development consultancy, based in New Zealand and Singapore with a focus on the Pacific and Asia regions. In this powerful conversation we learn how the lack of support for working mothers in a corporate NGO environment became a catalyst for one of the founding principles for The Mangrove Collective. We hear how the Colle...
03 Collegiate thinking and supportive working with The Mangrove Collective
November 02, 2022 12:00 - 43 minutes - 29.7 MBToday I am speaking with Elizabeth Fitton Higgins and Eunchim Choi from the Mangrove Collective. The Mangrove Collective is a for-purpose international humanitarian and development consultancy, based in New Zealand and Singapore with a focus on the Pacific and Asia regions. In this powerful conversation we learn how the lack of support for working mothers in a corporate NGO environment became a catalyst for one of the founding principles for The Mangrove Collective. We hear how the Colle...
02 Tech Consulting with Dot Project
October 12, 2022 11:00 - 52 minutes - 35.8 MBToday I am speak with Cat Ainsworth and Annie Legge from the Dot Project. Annie and Cat started Dot Project 6 years ago with the purpose of building strength through technology. They come from very different backgrounds but share a dislike of hierarchy and have created a cooperative that helps organisations position technology and human relationships as core organisational infrastructure. It was a breath of fresh air talking to these two amazing women! We hear how it takes both bravery a...
02 Tech Consulting with Dot Project
October 12, 2022 11:00 - 52 minutes - 35.8 MBToday I am speak with Cat Ainsworth and Annie Legge from the Dot Project. Annie and Cat started Dot Project 6 years ago with the purpose of building strength through technology. They come from very different backgrounds but share a dislike of hierarchy and have created a cooperative that helps organisations position technology and human relationships as core organisational infrastructure. It was a breath of fresh air talking to these two amazing women! We hear how it takes both bravery a...
01 Kimberly Worsham and FLUSH!
September 28, 2022 09:00 - 50 minutes - 34.6 MBToday I am speaking with Kimberly Worsham. Kimberly is a water and sanitation specialist with over a decade of experience, and the Founder of the boutique consulting firm, FLUSH. She discovered a passion for toilets early as a child, where her curiosity led her to inspect the facilities of every restaurant she entered! In this energetic and fast paced conversation we hear how Kimberly's unique background has led her to a novel and passionate approach to WASH. We learn how she decided t...
01 Kimberly Worsham and FLUSH!
September 28, 2022 09:00 - 50 minutes - 34.6 MBToday I am speaking with Kimberly Worsham. Kimberly is a water and sanitation specialist with over a decade of experience, and the Founder of the boutique consulting firm, FLUSH. She discovered a passion for toilets early as a child, where her curiosity led her to inspect the facilities of every restaurant she entered! In this energetic and fast paced conversation we hear how Kimberly's unique background has led her to a novel and passionate approach to WASH. We learn how she decided t...
01 ESG Consulting with Heather Burns
June 01, 2022 11:00 - 38 minutes - 26.2 MBToday 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 ...
13 Global Health Consulting with Clare Dickinson
April 27, 2022 11:00 - 40 minutes - 27.7 MBThis week I am delighted to be speaking with Clare Dickinson. Clare has over 25 years experience of working in global health for clients such as Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, The Global Fund & UNAIDS. In this super helpful conversation we hear how Clare deals with boundaries and prefers to work in a team rather than individually. We learn what a good team looks like, where trust is a vital component and we talk a lot about sleepless nights and how to avoid them! You can find out m...
13 Global Health Consulting with Clare Dickinson
April 27, 2022 11:00 - 40 minutes - 27.7 MBThis week I am delighted to be speaking with Clare Dickinson. Clare has over 25 years experience of working in global health for clients such as Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, The Global Fund & UNAIDS. In this super helpful conversation we hear how Clare deals with boundaries and prefers to work in a team rather than individually. We learn what a good team looks like, where trust is a vital component and we talk a lot about sleepless nights and how to avoid them! You can find out m...
013 The Reluctant Consultant with Jaymie Duke
March 30, 2022 10:00 - 41 minutes - 28.7 MBToday 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 inter...
12 The Reluctant Consultant with Jaymie Duke
March 30, 2022 10:00 - 41 minutes - 28.7 MBToday 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 inter...
12 The Reluctant Consultant with Jaymie Duke
March 30, 2022 10:00 - 41 minutes - 28.7 MBToday 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 inter...
11 Shaking the Dust with Sanne Thijssen
March 09, 2022 12:00 - 33 minutes - 23 MBToday I am speaking with Sanne Thijssen. Sanne is the founder of Shake The Dust, an independent consultancy working on sexual and reproductive health and rights and meaningful youth participation. In this inspiring conversation we hear the details about Sanne's decision to become a consultant, and her decision to leave her full time job. And how it all started with some tears. We talk about vulnerability, confidence and being professional and how we need all three of these to work as a s...
11 Shaking the Dust with Sanne Thijssen
March 09, 2022 12:00 - 33 minutes - 23 MBToday I am speaking with Sanne Thijssen. Sanne is the founder of Shake The Dust, an independent consultancy working on sexual and reproductive health and rights and meaningful youth participation. In this inspiring conversation we hear the details about Sanne's decision to become a consultant, and her decision to leave her full time job. And how it all started with some tears. We talk about vulnerability, confidence and being professional and how we need all three of these to work as a s...
10 Research and gender with Mara Tissera Luna
February 23, 2022 12:00 - 43 minutes - 29.6 MBToday 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 an...
10 Research and gender with Mara Tissera Luna
February 23, 2022 12:00 - 43 minutes - 29.6 MBToday 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 an...
09 Listening, trust and MEL with Anne Garbutt
February 09, 2022 12:00 - 42 minutes - 29.4 MBToday 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, coac...
09 Listening, trust and MEL with Anne Garbutt
February 09, 2022 12:00 - 42 minutes - 29.4 MBToday 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, coac...
08 Difficult Conversations with Nicole Posner: Part 2
January 26, 2022 12:00 - 32 minutes - 22.1 MBToday 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 impor...
07 Difficult Conversations with Nicole Posner: Part 1
January 12, 2022 12:00 - 30 minutes - 21 MBToday 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. Nic...
05 Linkedin for Consultants: First steps with Juliette Sanchez-Lambert
December 08, 2021 12:00 - 39 minutes - 26.8 MBToday 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...
05 Linkedin for Consultants: First steps with Juliette Sanchez-Lambert
December 08, 2021 12:00 - 39 minutes - 26.8 MBToday 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...
04 Being clear about what's in your tin with Sue Dean
December 01, 2021 12:00 - 51 minutes - 35.3 MBToday 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. ___________________...
04 Being clear about what's in your tin with Sue Dean
December 01, 2021 12:00 - 51 minutes - 35.3 MBToday 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. ___________________...
03 Boundaries with Chara Itoka
November 24, 2021 12:00 - 41 minutes - 28.3 MBToday 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 s...
02 Stand firm behind your work with Sanjukta Moorthy
November 17, 2021 12:00 - 37 minutes - 25.4 MBToday 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 ...
02 Stand firm behind your work with Sanjukta Moorthy
November 17, 2021 12:00 - 37 minutes - 25.4 MBToday 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 ...
01 Just starting with Giada Thanh
November 10, 2021 12:00 - 29 minutes - 20.1 MBToday 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 ...
Season 3 Trailer
November 03, 2021 12:00 - 2 minutes - 1.47 MBWe've had a break! But now we're back with another Season of the Women in Consulting podcast. This time, we're speaking to a variety of consultants about their journey. How they got started being a consultant, how they got their first client, and tips and tricks they wish they'd known along the way. Thanks for continuing to listen - we appreciate you! If you like what we are doing, please leave us a review where ever you listen to podcasts. ____________________________________________...
Season 3 Trailer
November 03, 2021 12:00 - 2 minutes - 1.47 MBWe've had a break! But now we're back with another Season of the Women in Consulting podcast. This time, we're speaking to a variety of consultants about their journey. How they got started being a consultant, how they got their first client, and tips and tricks they wish they'd known along the way. Thanks for continuing to listen - we appreciate you! If you like what we are doing, please leave us a review where ever you listen to podcasts. ____________________________________________...
13 Top 5 Tools we use with Helen and Janet
September 29, 2021 11:00 - 15 minutes - 10.9 MBToday is the final episode in Season 3. And it’s an episode with Helen and Janet. This time we are geeking out about the 5 tools that we cannot live without as consultants. These are tools that have helped us on our journey. And it was difficult to pick just 5 - but here they are. They’ve helped make us more productive, helped us save time, and understand the true cost of doing our work. ________________________________________________________________________________________ More resour...
13 Top 5 Tools we use with Helen and Janet
September 29, 2021 11:00 - 15 minutes - 10.9 MBToday is the final episode in Season 3. And it’s an episode with Helen and Janet. This time we are geeking out about the 5 tools that we cannot live without as consultants. These are tools that have helped us on our journey. And it was difficult to pick just 5 - but here they are. They’ve helped make us more productive, helped us save time, and understand the true cost of doing our work. ________________________________________________________________________________________ More resour...
12 Working with Associates with Lis McCormick
September 22, 2021 11:00 - 38 minutes - 26.4 MBToday I am speaking with Lis McCormick. Lis is a management consultant based in the UK. She is a clear-thinking straight-talking Scot who works with small and medium businesses to focus their efforts on the critical things that will grow their business. Lis set up her firm 5 years ago and has used Associates from day one. In this conversation Lis shares 6 tips on how to work with Associates in our own practice. The message is clear: choose carefully and go slowly. We hear how choosin...
12 Working with Associates with Lis McCormick
September 22, 2021 11:00 - 38 minutes - 26.4 MBToday I am speaking with Lis McCormick. Lis is a management consultant based in the UK. She is a clear-thinking straight-talking Scot who works with small and medium businesses to focus their efforts on the critical things that will grow their business. Lis set up her firm 5 years ago and has used Associates from day one. In this conversation Lis shares 6 tips on how to work with Associates in our own practice. The message is clear: choose carefully and go slowly. We hear how choosin...
11 Investing in ourselves with Helen and Janet
September 15, 2021 11:00 - 19 minutes - 13.5 MBIn this episode, Helen and I chat about the different ways we have invested in ourselves over the years. Mostly this has involved training. And carefully chosen training that has led to new connections as well as new skills. ________________________________________________________________________________________ More resources are available here: https://www.womensconsultingworkshop.com/learning ________________________________________________________________________________________ The W...
11 Investing in ourselves with Helen and Janet
September 15, 2021 11:00 - 19 minutes - 13.5 MBIn this episode, Helen and I chat about the different ways we have invested in ourselves over the years. Mostly this has involved training. And carefully chosen training that has led to new connections as well as new skills. ________________________________________________________________________________________ More resources are available here: https://www.womensconsultingworkshop.com/learning ________________________________________________________________________________________ The W...
10 Work Planning with Helen and Janet
September 08, 2021 11:00 - 9 minutes - 6.63 MBEvery so often we do a session where Helen and I geek out about something we use in our own consulting practice. Today it's Work Planning! A short and sweet episode where we share 5 principles around our processes and what we do. We give you a handy acronym to remember which will help you with your own Work Planning. ________________________________________________________________________________________ More resources are available here: https://www.womensconsultingworkshop.com/learning...
10 Work Planning with Helen and Janet
September 08, 2021 11:00 - 9 minutes - 6.63 MBEvery so often we do a session where Helen and I geek out about something we use in our own consulting practice. Today it's Work Planning! A short and sweet episode where we share 5 principles around our processes and what we do. We give you a handy acronym to remember which will help you with your own Work Planning. ________________________________________________________________________________________ More resources are available here: https://www.womensconsultingworkshop.com/learning...
10 Workplanning with Helen and Janet
September 08, 2021 11:00 - 9 minutes - 6.63 MBEvery so often we do a session where Helen and I geek out about something we use in our own consulting practice. Today it's Work Planning! A short and sweet episode where we share 5 principles around our processes and what we do. We give you a handy acronym to remember which will help you with your own Work Planning. ________________________________________________________________________________________ More resources are available here: https://www.womensconsultingworkshop.com/learning...
09 Working as a consultant inside a consulting firm with Emma Haegeman.
September 01, 2021 11:00 - 32 minutes - 22.5 MBToday I am speaking with Emma Haegeman. Emma works in gender and inclusion at Social Development Direct, a consulting firm based in the UK. She has worked as a consultant since the beginning of her career and in this conversation, we explore the difference between working as an independent and things to consider when choosing to work for a larger or smaller firm. We talk about collaboration and collegiate ways of working and how to juggle competing priorities. Emma shares her thoughts on...