Unleashed - How to Thrive as an Independent Professional

In this episode Will Bachman covers: Which type of LinkedIn Premium subscription should you get Tips on posting LinkedIn articles and posts Recommendations on each element of your LinkedIn profile, including: Photo Name Headline Contact info Summary section Summary section attachments Experience  Experience section attachments Education Skills Interests Recommendations received and given For more on LinkedIn, check out the LinkedInformed podcast with Mark Williams.  Episode 242, covering effective LinkedIn posts, is a great place to start: https://linkedinformed.com/episode242/   Will has summarized all these tips in a checklist - email Will Bachman at unleashed@umbrex.com and he'll send you a copy of that checklist and add you to the weekly Unleashed email, which includes a summary of each episode, transcripts of each episode, and other bonus features.

McKinsey alum Raghav Nandagopal is the Executive Vice President of Corporate Development and Mergers and Acquisitions at Ascensus Incorporated. In today’s episode, Raghav explains how he build an M&A group to complete acquisitions at scale at Ascensus. Ascensus is the largest independent retirement and college savings services provider in the U.S. with over $163 billion in assets under management, you can find out more about them at ascensus.com You can find out more about Raghav’s background on his LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/raghavnandagopal/ If you’d like to receive the transcript of each episode plus other bonus features right in your inbox, email Will Bachman at unleashed@umbrex.com  

Tom Schwab runs Interview Valet, a firm that helps its clients get booked on targeted podcasts where they can speak directly to their ideal customers. In this episode, Tom shares his perspective on why being a guest on a podcast is a great way to raise your visibility How to prepare for an interview How to promote the interview How to work with a podcast interview booking firm like his And How to get invited on shows if you want to do it yourself You can learn more about Interview Valet on their website, https://interviewvalet.com/ And if you want to connect with Tom, his LinkedIn URL is in the show notes https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomasmschwab/ If you'd like to receive Unleashed bonus features, email Will Bachman at unleashed@umbrex.com to receive the weekly Unleashed email.

Jake Jorgovan turns consultants into thought leaders through content marketing. Jake’s firm, Content Allies, works with consultants who have deep industry or functional knowledge, but who simply don’t have the time to sit down and get that knowledge onto paper. A writer from his team interviews the client to get a brain dump on a particular topic, and then they write the blog post or the white paper for the client. Let’s say you’ve got a lot of industry knowledge and experience, but you  You can learn more about Content Allies on their website, contentallies.com And you can learn more about Jake on his own website, https://jake-jorgovan.com If you'd like to receive Unleashed bonus features and summaries of each episode, email Will Bachman at unleashed@umbrex.com

Our guest today is Tanya Kleindienst, a culture and leadership coach based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Prior to starting her independent consulting practice, Tanya was the Senior Vice President and Head of Corporate Culture at Fifth Third Bank. In this episode, Tanya describes the roles and responsibilities of a head of corporate culture. You can connect with Tanya via LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tanya-kleindienst-6274541b/ If you'd like to receive Unleashed bonus materials in our weekly email, shoot Will Bachman a note at unleashed@umbrex.com

Our guest today is Michael Fertman, a marketing consultant who runs The B2B Marketing Group based in New York City. In today’s episode, Michael explains the fundamentals of Search Engine Optimization (SEO). If you are looking to have your website ranked higher in search engine results, and SEO is a bit of a black box to you, then this episode could be a good place to start. You can learn more about Michael’s work on his website, theb2bmg.com and you can find Michael on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fertman/ To receive Unleashed bonus material, subscribe to the weekly email by emailing Will Bachman at unleashed@umbrex.com  

Our guest today is Annie Scranton, the Founder of Pace Public Relations,a full-service media relations and communications agency based in New York City. If you want to raise your visibility by getting interviewed on TV or by print journalists, this is the episode for you, since Annie explains to me the basics of how public relations work. You can find out more about Pace Public Relations on their website, pacepublicrelations.com Annie’s LinkedIn URL is: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anniescranton/ and you can follow Annie on Twitter at @anniescranton Finally, we'd like to welcome listeners Aliyak K, James M, Aidan K, Burnes H, and Hussein A.  who have recently signed up for the weekly Unleashed email. If you’d like to receive the transcript of each episode plus other bonus features right in your inbox, email Will Bachman at unleashed@umbrex.com.

Our guest today is Clark Beecher, the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Beecher Reagan, the largest U.S. executive search firm that exclusively focuses on current and former consulting talent. In this episode Clark provides tips on how to best work with executive recruiters – both when you are looking for a new role and when you aren’t. He also provides his perspective on how recruiters and employers view a stint as an independent consultant. So if you are an independent consultant considering a return to the corporate world, his tips on how to position your recent work may be particularly relevant. To learn more about Clark’s firm, visit https://www.beecherreagan.com/ If you are seeking an independent consultant to support a project at your firm, or if you are interested in joining our global community of independent management consultants, email Will Bachman at unleashed@umbrex.com    

A five-minute investment in sending a recap email can significantly improve the effectiveness of meetings and the overall outcomes on a project. In this episode, we discuss two flavors: #1: The post-meeting recap email #2: The weekly recap email If you are interested in hiring an independent consultant for one of your project needs, email Will Bachman at unleashed@umbrex.com

Our guest today is Avish Bhama, the CEO of Sonia, where the mission is to build Artificial Intelligence that interprets human intent, and use it to democratize access to information-flow at work. Sonia builds tools that empower you to focus on the interesting and creative nature of your work rather than the repetitive and mundane parts. When you sign up for a plan with Sonia, you get an AI tool that can dial into your phone calls, take notes, identify the action items that are agreed to in the meeting, and then send an email afterward. While this sounds a bit sci-fi, it seems that it won’t be long before this sort of AI involvement in the work flow of knowledge workers will be the norm. Learn more about Sonia at Sonia.ai To request to join our global community of top-tier independent professionals, email host Will Bachman at unleashed@umbrex.com