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356: Former Bain & Company Director Michael Farmer — Differences Between McKinsey, Bain and BCG, Strategy Consulting, Helping Ad Agencies and Their Clients Navigate the Changes in the Media Landscape, Transformation of a Creative Ad Agency (Huge)

The Strategy Skills Podcast: Strategy | Leadership | Critical Thinking | Problem-Solving

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The Importance of Strategic Consulting

Bob Greene: I didn't realize at the time that consulting was becoming a brand name business. He thought he could compete, you know, in a minor way with Bain and McKinsey; many others. But it turned out that inevitably I would have a boutique firm, and I couldn't do the big boy stuff," says Greene. "If I had tried to continue down the path of doing what I had done at Bain or at BCG, I would have failed"

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