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Hosted by Lauren Wambold Patel · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 49 episodes
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If you’re an expert executive considering independent consulting—or already running your own thriving practice—this podcast is for you. The 2x2 Podcast for Independent Consultants goes beyond the usual business advice. We talk to real-life practitioners—strategists, deep thinkers, and multi-hyphenates who thrive on autonomy, intellectual curiosity, and portfolio careers. Whether you're exploring the leap from corporate, navigating a career transition, or scaling from solo consulting to a microfirm, we dig into how top independents build, grow, and sustain their businesses. Hosted by Lauren Wambold Patel, a seven-figure consultant who learned the game the hard way, this show brings you candid conversations with independent consultants and fractional executives who are building successful businesses on their own terms. We go deep—breaking down their strategies, pricing models, niche positioning, client acquisition, and how they balance working on their business with running it interna
Lauren Wambold Patel hosts The 2x2 for Consultants, a business show with 49 episodes published.
How does a former college football player turn to consultant—and stay grounded along the way? I sat down with Dokun Olagoke to talk about balance, business, and the lessons he’s carried from jujitsu mats to real estate d
Most people learn about cash flow from a CFO. Allison Sutera learned it the hard way—as the person responsible for running the business. After leading P&Ls at PepsiCo, Aramark, and SIG North America, she discovered that
Most people don't wake up one day and decide to become an independent consultant. It's the kind of decision that starts with a career change, a push from circumstance, or a feeling that there's something better on the ot
Can move from strategy to execution—without losing momentum? I sat down with Carly McLandrich to talk about building trust through quick wins, asking smarter questions, and making processes work with your team, not again
What does multicultural inclusion really mean? I sat down with Sandhya Jain-Patel —founder of CulturePRISM and co-author of Beyond Diversity—to talk about authentic storytelling, lived experiences, and why culture is way
One of the questions I get asked all the time is whether consultants should be paid for referring business to someone else. The answer is yes, but I understand the hesitation. Asking for compensation can feel awkward, es
You don't have to wait until retirement to reinvent your career. Namrata Sarmah followed the traditional path all the way to the C-suite before realizing there was more than one way to be successful. Today, she advises P
Your kids learn how to handle stress by watching you. This is warning from Dr. Roseann Capanna-Hodge , a children's mental health expert who has spent three decades helping families navigate anxiety, behavior challenges,
What comes after a decade at BCG? I sat down with Michael Stutts to talk about his path from consulting to executive leadership—and how personal branding and clear communication shaped the journey. We also touched on his
Troy Ruemping has spent his career asking the question most consultants skip: what problem are we actually solving? He's done it at McKinsey, at the Big Four, and now while splitting his time between independent consulti
We've always been told the same story about building a business: network hard, move fast, say yes to every opportunity. Sudeshna Sen believed it too – until she left corporate and tried to build something of her own. Tha
There’s a version of indie consulting that isn’t talked about openly. Not the glamorous ‘build your personal brand and land dream clients.’ But the actual mechanics of how many consultants find work: through hiring compa
How do you keep a product relevant when the market won’t sit still? I sat down with Kris Hardy to talk about product refresh cycles, why customer insights matter more than ever, and how smart collaboration between produc
The more your money you make, the more complicated it gets to manage it. Think taxes, structure, payroll – and a whole set of decisions no one teaches you how to make. But Lorie Jones , founder of Fearless Financial Advi
I get the same questions over and over from people starting out. And I get it – because I asked all of them too. Only I had to figure things out on my own, either by Googling things, asking around, or trying out stuff to
Parm Sidhu is what most consultants say they want to be: an operator and an advisor at the same time. While working at Deloitte, Parm built Student Storage into a 20-campus business across Canada. It’s an impressive feat
What if your AI avatar works, while you enjoy life? I sat down with Natalie Monbiot to talk about digital twins, how they differ from deep fakes, and what a virtual human economy might look like. We got into the ethics,
Nothing is ever 'just data.' Last year, we started featuring the worst charts and visuals the internet has to offer. We've racked up a fair amount in our collection, so we invited chart champ Amelia Waters to critique so
What do nut milk, corporate porridge, and startups have in common? Seems like a random list, right? I sat down with Ben Manwaring to talk about his winding career path—from consulting to startups to his current chapter i
Would you trade a comfortable life in the city for a spot in an RV park? Joe Griffith did – and it’s the best decision he made. He used his expertise as a former Bain consultant and built Wander New Mexico , now the no.1
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