Emily Slayton

By strategically sharing your insights and expertise, you can become a thought leader and gain a serious competitive advantage for your consulting business.

What's the first step in how to market a consulting business? Building a brand that keeps you top-of-mind with past and potential new clients. Here's how.

In order to come out of this crisis poised for success in the “new normal,” companies must prioritize their digital transformation now. Here’s how.

Coronavirus is slowing global supply chains. Independent supply chain specialist Rosemary Coates explains how to build robust backup plans.

A look at the services that independent and big-firm consultants provide—and which projects are best suited to each.

How do different types of consulting firms diverge from one another - and how do independent consultants differ from Big 3 and Big 4 firms?

While thousands of associates have moved “up” in big consulting firms, hundreds of thousands more have moved “out” to become independent consultants. Why?

Trying to build the business case for hiring independent consultants? We unpack the most common misconceptions and myths about the high-end gig economy.

During periods of transition, an interim CFO can help maintain continuity and provide specialized guidance and expertise when assessing new opportunities.

Here's why the growing shift towards independent employment is forcing organizations to embrace a new definition of talent strategy.

When you’re looking to grow, a merger or acquisition deal can be an attractive proposition. But the unfortunate truth is that most mergers and acquisitions fail—anywhere between 70% and 90%,...

The independent workforce has significantly outpaced traditional employment growth over the last seven years, at 31% vs. 14%, respectively. This alone says a great deal about how the business...

As organizations grow, new roles emerge, new processes evolve, and strategies become more complex. During this shift, it’s easy for gaps and inefficiencies to develop, and—especially when the...

By now, it’s clear that technology is a major driver for the growing gig economy, both as a tool and as a potential disruptor. At its most basic, technology has helped independent workers connect...

Disrupting long-stable industries can be invigorating, but for many of those industries’ incumbent organizations, it’s also a sudden wake-up call. Businesses that are bigger and better-established...

When most people think of the “gig economy,” the gigs that immediately come to mind are often the ones we associate with our everyday lives—the ones that are within a few taps’ reach. Need...

As individuals, it’s not hard to feel the effects of accelerating technological change. Companies—not to mention public policy—move more slowly. Most organizations already recognize the advantages...

Over the past decade, changing demographics and new economic realities have given rise to a dynamic, flexible workforce that prefers to work on a freelance basis instead of seeking full-time...

From part-time freelancers to full-time entrepreneurs, many folks have struck out on their own at some point in their lives. But now, according to a report by Fiverr, the independent path is...