By Brian Mitchell, Managing Partner & CEO. Nobody wakes up excited to be laid off, dumped, passed over, or told their passion project has “a lot of potential” (translation: no). Setbacks are rude. They show up uninvited, eat your motivation, and never do the dishes. But you now have a tool that doesn’t get tired Read More
By Brian Mitchell, Managing Partner & CEO. A vendor asks: “What do you need me to do?” A partner asks: “What are you trying to accomplish, and how can I help you get there?” That distinction seems subtle. It isn’t. A vendor thinks about the next transaction. A partner thinks about the next five years. Read More
By Brian Mitchell, Managing Partner & CEO. Every four years we watch the world’s best players compete. Every four years we’re reminded that talent, by itself, isn’t enough. The same lesson applies to your career. You can have the best résumé, the highest IQ, the deepest technical expertise, or the most impressive title. None of Read More
By Brian Mitchell, Managing Partner & CEO. Careers rarely unfold according to plan. Most people start out believing that success comes from making the “right” choices, working hard, and steadily moving upward. In reality, careers are shaped by a mix of decisions, opportunities, setbacks, persistence, and sometimes pure luck. Every career involves choices. Some are Read More
By Brian Mitchell, Managing Partner & CEO. Young professionals are growing up in a world where AI can instantly generate a strategy memo, product positioning statement, or competitive argument that sounds polished and intelligent. The danger is that sounding smart and actually thinking critically are not the same thing. One of the most important professional Read More
By Brian Mitchell, Managing Partner & CEO. Most work doesn’t get derailed by the work itself. It gets derailed by people—and whatever else is living rent-free in your head. The colleague who turns a two-minute decision into a two-week saga. The stakeholder who discovers “one more thought” at the worst possible time. The manager who Read More