Unleashed - How to Thrive as an Independent Professional

Mark Newsom is the Founder of Health Evaluations, LLC, which focuses on business strategy, operations, and policy in the government health programs space. Mark brings a powerful set of experiences to his practice. 1) Executive branch: Mark has served two stints at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 2) Legislative branch: Mark worked in the Congressional Research Service, serving as a senior health policy advisor during the passage of the Affordable Care Act 3) Industry experience: Mark has held executive level public policy roles at CVS Health and Humana. Follow up with Mark on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markanewsom/ Unleashed is produced by Umbrex. Learn more at: www.umbrex.com

Gresham Harkless Jr is the founder of Blue 16 Media, which provides website design, social media, SEO services for entrepreneurs, startups and business owners. He's also the Founder of CEO Blog Nation and a podcast host. Learn more about all of his ventures at: https://iamgresh.com/ Unleashed is produced by Umbrex. Learn more at: www.umbrex.com

Betsy Seals is a recognized leader in the managed care industry. She is the Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Rebellis Group, where the members have decades of experience in health plan, pharmacy benefit manager, and goverment consulting experience. In this episode, Betsy provides an overview of the managed care universe in the U.S. Learn more about Rebellis Group at https://www.rebellisgroup.com/ Unleashed is produced by Umbrex which connects top-tier independent professionals with one another. Learn more at https://www.umbrex.com/

Dan Biederman was the driving force behind the redevelopment of Bryant Park in New York City and the creation of the 34th Street Partnership and Grand Central Partnership. Millions of New York City residents and visitors have visited from his efforts to rethink the urban environment. In this episode, Dan shares stories of what it took to make the Bryan Park Redevelopment a reality. We also discuss the work that his firm does in other cities across the country. To learn more about Dan's firm, visit: https://www.brvcorp.com/ Unleashed is produced by Umbrex, which connects you with the world's top independent management consultants. To learn more, visit: https://www.umbrex.com/

Jason Sanders is the Managing Director of Flycast, which provides experienced talent to specialty consulting practices and top global firms. To learn more about Flycast, visit: http://www.flycastllc.com/

David Goldstein is the founder of Mekko Graphics, a plug-in to PowerPoint that gives you charting superpowers. Mekko Graphics is a popular tool among many management consultants, particularly at Bain. In this video episode, David shows the range of charts that Mekko can create and demonstrates how to use the tool. To learn more visit: https://www.mekkographics.com/ Mekko Graphics was acquired by insightsoftware in 2020.

John Joseph is a Co-Founder of White Swan Automation, a firm that helps small and medium business implement robotic process automation. Learn more at: https://www.whiteswanautomation.com/ Unleashed is produced by Umbrex. To learn more visit www.umbrex.com

Susan Harte has deep experience as a site selection consultant, helping companies choose where to place their next headquarters, contact center, distribution facility, or factory. In this episode, Susan shares an insider's view of the site selection process. Connect with Susan on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/susan-harte-esq-mcr-2002a04/ Unleashed is hosted by Will Bachman and produced by Umbrex. Learn more at www.umbrex.com

Robert Glazer has an incredible portfolio career: Founder and CEO of Acceleration Partners, a leading affiliate marketing agency Keynote speaker Best-selling author Find out more at https://www.robertglazer.com/ In this episode we discuss Glazer's latest ways to build four areas of your capacity: Spiritual Capacity, Physical Capacity, Intellectual Capacity, and Emotional Capacity. Our discussion centers around his latest book: Friday Forward: Inspiration & Motivation to End Your Week Stronger Than it Started Check out my previous discussion with Glazer, Episode 262 of this show, in which we discussed his last book: Elevate: Push Beyond Your Limits and Unlock Success in Yourself and Others

Jeffrey Fidelman started as a solo consultant in 2015. He had more demand than he could handle, so he hired a couple freelancers, and then saw more demand, and engaged more support. Fast forward to 2020, and Fidelman & Company has 30 employees. Fidelman & Co. serves primarily lower-mid-market firms, i.e., those with revenues in the $1 - 100 million range. In this episode, Jeffrey discusses three of his core service lines: - Outbound growth - Supporting fundraising - Documenting operating policies and procedures to support business continuity Learn more about Jeffrey's firm at: https://www.fidelmanco.com/ Follow up with Jeffrey directly at: jeffrey@fidelmanco.com The Unleashed podcast is produced by Umbrex. Learn more at: www.umbrex.com