Lucas and Luna sit in a consultancy lobby, portfolios open, and do what most business shows avoid: they talk about the actual mechanics of running a professional services firm. From hourly billing vs. value pricing to the economics of partner tracks, from agency retainer structures to the hidden costs of 'scope creep' in consulting engagements. Each episode picks one real firm — a boutique strategy shop, a mid-sized PR agency, a solo CPA practice — and uses its public financials, client roster, or growth trajectory to illustrate a specific operational or strategic lesson. Lucas leads with journalistic rigor, citing profit margins, utilization rates, and churn data. Luna pushes back with the practitioner's view: what works on the ground when the client is in the room. The listener is assumed to be running or working inside a services business — or seriously considering starting one. No founder hagiography, no '5 tips to scale.' Just two sharp minds dissecting the numbers and decisions t
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Episode #189
How Consulting Firms Own Your Job Search
Sep 13, 202610 minS4
We look at the uncomfortable reality of how top consulting firms are monetizing career transitions. By acquiring executive search platforms and integrating AI-driven candidate matching, these firms have moved from advising on strategy to actively placing their own clients' leaders—and sometimes, your replacements. We examine the margin expansion in professional services and what it means for mid-level managers navigating a shrinking job market. #ConsultingIndustry #ProfessionalServices #ExecutiveSearch #CareerTransition #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #HumanCapital #LaborMarket #MergersAndAcquisitions #AIInHR #RecruitmentTech #CorporateStrategy #MidLevelManagement #ServiceEconomy #LucasAndLuna #FinanceNews #WorkplaceTrends #BusinessInsider Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
Why Consulting Firms Are Buying Their Own Legal Teams
Sep 12, 202610 minS4
We look at the vertical integration strategy of global professional services networks as they acquire boutique litigation and compliance firms. Using specific margin data from recent mergers, we analyze how owning legal talent allows these giants to capture more revenue per client hour while reducing external vendor costs. The episode explores whether this consolidation creates a conflict of interest for clients or simply streamlines the advisory process. #ProfessionalServices #ConsultingIndustry #VerticalIntegration #LegalTech #MergersAndAcquisitions #BusinessStrategy #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #ServiceEconomy #CorporateLaw #RevenueGrowth #ClientRetention #BigFour #BoutiqueFirms #ProfitMargins #ConsultingTrends2026 #RiskManagement #AdvisoryServices Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
Professional services firms are no longer just advising on restructuring; they are actively designing the workflows that make human roles redundant. This episode examines how major consulting houses are monetizing their own efficiency recommendations, effectively selling the tools that replace the very jobs they help optimize. We look at the specific mechanics of this shift, from automated reporting to AI-driven decision engines, and ask whether consultants are now competing directly with their clients' employees. The conversation explores the ethical and economic implications of a firm profiting from its own obsolescence strategy in the professional services sector. #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #ConsultingIndustry #ProfessionalServices #Automation #AIInBusiness #WorkforceDisplacement #CorporateStrategy #EfficiencyMetrics #DigitalTransformation #FutureOfWork #ConsultingFirms #JobReplacement #OperationalExcellence #TechIntegration #BusinessModels #EconomicShift #LucasAndLuna Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
We explore the uncomfortable economics of why major professional services firms are aggressively hiring their own clients' employees to replace the very work they were paid to advise on. Using a specific case of a Fortune five hundred company automating its finance team, we break down the margin incentives driving this shift, the ethical lines being crossed, and what it means for mid-career professionals in advisory roles. #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #ProfessionalServices #ConsultingIndustry #CorporateStrategy #LaborMarkets #BusinessTransformation #FinanceCareers #OperationalEfficiency #HumanCapital #CostCutting #Outsourcing #StaffingSolutions #EnterpriseSoftware #ManagementConsulting #EconomicTrends #WorkforcePlanning #LucasAndLuna Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
Why Consulting Firms Are Buying Their Own Training Academies
Sep 9, 202613 minS4
The biggest professional services firms are no longer just selling advice; they are building their own internal universities. We look at the strategic pivot from external vendor reliance to in-house talent factories, using specific examples of how firms like McKinsey and Bain have scaled their proprietary learning platforms. This shift changes the unit economics of consulting, turning employee development from a cost center into a defensible moat against competitors and rising wage inflation. #ProfessionalServices #ConsultingIndustry #TalentAcquisition #InternalTraining #CorporateUniversities #McKinseyCompany #BainAndCompany #BostonConsultingGroup #HumanCapitalStrategy #EmployeeRetention #SkillGapAnalysis #BusinessEducation #ServiceBusinessTalks #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #ManagementConsulting #LearningAndDevelopment #StrategicPivot Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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