The Business of Healthcare Podcast with Tara Humphrey #72: How to Start Your Consulting Career
When building a business or even establishing a new project or initiative, there are some things that you can do to help you have the best start. These are my insights and advice from the lessons I’ve learnt from building my own business.
In this episode I share the importance of understanding the problem you are trying to solve and who you are trying to help. I talk about why you need to know who your ideal client is and what your ideal projects look like. I share the importance of using your network to get the word out there about what you do. And I talk about balancing current clients, getting new clients and how to promote yourself on social media.
“The number one piece of advice I would give is to work out what problem it is you are trying to solve.” Tara Humphrey
This week on The Business of Healthcare:
- Understand what problem you are trying to solve.
- Why it’s important to define your niche early on.
- How to use your network.
- Why you should know what your ideal client and project looks like.
- What to do with your first client.
- How to balance current clients and new clients.
- How to promote yourself on social media.
- Why you should invest in a business coach.
Connect with Tara:
- The Business of Healthcare Scholarship
- THC Primary Care
- Tara Humphrey on Linkedin
- Tara Humphrey on Twitter
- Tara Humphrey on Instagram
About Tara Humphrey
Tara Humphrey is the founder of THC Primary Care, a leading healthcare consultancy specialising in workforce transformation. Tara and her team also work with GP federations supporting the implementation of clinical services.
Tara has over 20 years of project management and business development experience across the private and public sector and has an MBA in Leadership and Management in Healthcare, is published in the London Journal of Primary Care and is the author of over 150 blogs.
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