Ep 3 - Markus Schmid - Why Focus is Everything When You Want to Grow Your Consultancy
In today's LEADERS IN CONSULTING episode, our guest is Markus Schmid, Managing Director Restructuring at Alvarez & Marsal.
Today, we're talking focus!
What’s in it for you
1. How a clear focus and set of rules can catapult your company’s growth
2. What aspects you should consider when defining your focus
3. How to hire – and keep – the right people for your company
4. How to successfully go about Big Whale Hunting next to the big players
5. How to get the best out of your social presence and network
About Markus
Markus is a Managing Director with Alvarez & Marsal Restructuring in Munich. He brings more than 25 years of experience in restructuring and turnaround management to the table and has held several senior management roles at various companies (e.g. SKY Deutschland and Austria and PrimaCom). Markus has spent many years in consulting firms, his area of expertise ranges from organic transformations, in-depth restructurings and work-out-programs to strategy and organizational design. Besides his career as a consultant, Markus has several other entrepreneurial projects. One of them sees him as the owner of two nursery school facilities.
About Alvarez & Marsal
Alvarez & Marsal provides advisory services related to turnaround management corporate restructuring and performance improvement for high profile businesses and stakeholders. It offers help with leadership, problem-solving and value-creation services to motivate and build underperforming and robust companies across the industry spectrum. The company’s leadership is about a bias towards action and the willingness to not shy away from offering direct and concise truths to their clients. Alvarez & Marsal has assisted high profile businesses such as Lehman Brothers or HealthSouth.
About the host Sammy
Sammy is a former Management Consultant turned entrepreneur. He is CEO and founder of SAWOO and helps Leaders in Consulting drive Social Marketing & Sales via LinkedIn to
1. Establish Thought Leadership
2. Build meaningful relationships within their target group
3. Win leads and drive sales
Get in touch with Sammy via LinkedIn or email sammy.gebele@sawoo.io
Shownotes Markus
Find Markus on LinkedIn
(https://www.linkedin.com/in/markusmschmid/)
Markus’ company Alvarez & Marsal
(https://www.alvarezandmarsal.com/)