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Christoph Hagmann - Collaborate or Acquire: How EY Decides When to Partner With Small to Mid-Sized Companies and When to Buy Them

Christoph Hagmann - Collaborate or Acquire: How EY Decides When to Partner With Small to Mid-Sized Companies and When to Buy Them

Christoph Hagmann is a consultancy veteran with over 25 years of experience working at major companies like Accenture, Booz & Company, Infosys, PWC, and EY.

In this special episode, he joins Sammy on stage at the LEADERS IN CONSULTING Conference to talk about how EY partners with and purchases other service providers to bridge skill gaps, unlock new opportunities, and drive growth.


You'll learn:

1. Why charging higher rates doesn't guarantee higher profits in consulting.
2. The promising opportunities that lie ahead in the future of Technology Consulting.
3. How successful consulting firms achieve rapid growth and create rewarding career paths.
4. How EY partners with and acquires small and mid-sized consultancies to fill skill gaps and enter niche markets.
5. Ways to position yourself as an expert in areas such as Cyber, SAP, Data & Analytics, Architecture, and Cloud.

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About Christoph:
Christoph Hagmann leads Technology Consulting at EY. He has been working in major technological and digital transformations, particularly in international corporations. Throughout his career, he has helped clients achieve long-term business growth by leveraging appropriate information technologies. In addition to his commitment to customers, he focuses on developing high-performing teams that support our customers in their digital journey.

Find Christoph on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christophhagmann/
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About EY:
Consulting at EY means: realizing business transformation through the power of people, technology, and innovation. By placing humans at the center, leveraging technology at speed, and enabling innovation at scale, they help their clients reframe their future and realize long-term value. They change how their clients change. As EY Consulting, they stand for Transformation Realized.

Website: https://www.ey.com
Industry: Professional Services
Company size: 10,001+ employees
Headquarters: London
Founded: 1989
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About the host Sammy:
Sammy and SAWOO offer a B2B community-building service that establishes you as a thought leader in your industry and helps you build genuine, human-to-human relationships with your dream clients.

Get in touch with Sammy here on LinkedIn.

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Past guests on the LEADERS IN CONSULTING Podcast include: Dr. Stefan Sambol, Dr. Andreas Baader and Rainer Majcen, Friederich von Hurter, Peter Feldmeier, Alexander Kainer, and many more.


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The "LEADERS IN CONSULTING" Podcast is dedicated to helping Partners and Managing Directors of Consultancies grow their business faster. If you want to learn best practices from other Leaders in Consulting, this show is for you.

Each episode features an interview with a consultancy Partner, Managing Director or Thought Leader, discussing topics like:

  1. How to set up a winning strategy for your consultancy
  2. How to upsell and cross-sell more
  3. How to win big whale leads and convert those to clients
  4. Hiring and keeping valuable team members
  5. How to become a thought leader by building your personal brand

Hosted by

Sammy Gebele, CEO of SAWOO