Top Five Strategy Consultants to Follow on LinkedIn
The development of a winning business strategy can be challenging. It is the basis for aligning people, resources, and profitability - but the skills necessary to create the strategy can be elusive. Award-winning strategists need to be one part leader, one part analyst, and one part futurist. At Stonehill, we always admire individuals in our profession that do great work. Here are a few of the top strategy consultants that you may want to follow on LinkedIn.
Earl Simpkins
Principal - Strategy&
https://www.linkedin.com/in/earl-simpkins-12075/
Relationships are the fuel that drives Earl Simpkins. He enjoys developing genuine bonds with his clients, team, and non-profits he works with. Through people he builds a sense of purpose, community, and connections, inspiring great outcomes. Earl is known as a calm, strategic, and thoughtful thinker, who operates from a position of trust and candor. This allows him to solve thorny organizational problems by leveraging his professional experience and problem-solving skills. He is a partner in Strategy&, PwC's strategy consulting practice, where he focuses on Energy & Industrial clients, is the lead account partner for several accounts, and leads the Industrial Products & Services Strategy team. He also serves as the recruiting partner for Harvard University, where he earned his MBA.
Michael Dunn
CEO - Prophet
https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-e-dunn-81b33/
Michael Dunn is Chairman and CEO of Prophet and has helped orchestrate the firm's tremendous growth over the past two decades. This includes expanding the firm's global presence and enhancing Prophet's position as the premier growth consultancy committed to helping clients grow in the face of disruption. As Prophet's leader, Michael oversees the development of the firm's strategy, client relationships, and people. Michael also serves as a strategic advisor on client engagements and has relevant expertise in the financial services, healthcare, high tech, retail, industrial B2B, and internet sectors. Michael has co-authored two business books – one focused on brand equity development and the other on marketing effectiveness.
Doug Pace
CEO – Stonehill
https://www.linkedin.com/in/douglasspace/
As CEO of Stonehill, Doug leads the vision of the firm and enjoys working directly with its portfolio of clients. He is a transformative leader and an advocate for blending human-centric design, strategic storytelling, and data science to drive exponential growth. A noted speaker and advisor to several Fortune 500 executives, Doug has earned international accolades for his creativity, insights on game theory, and application of design thinking. Under Doug’s leadership, Stonehill has been recognized by the United States Chamber of Commerce as Emerging Business of the Year, CIO Review Magazine 20 Most Promising Performance Management Provider, and by Great Agencies as a Top Analytics & Business Intelligence Agency. Doug has been recognized as Entrepreneur of the Year by the American Business Awards and Consulting Magazine as one of the 75 Most Influential Consultants in the United States.
Bob Sternfels
Global Managing Partner – McKinsey & Company
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bob-sternfels/
Bob Sternfels is the 13th global managing partner of McKinsey & Company. He is passionate about accelerating the firm’s rate of innovation, diversifying its talent profiles, and ensuring that the partnership model continues to thrive as it scales. A former leader of the Operations Practice in the Americas and our Private Equity & Principal Investors Practice globally, Bob led McKinsey’s client capabilities to ensure that it continues to meet the changing needs of clients around the world. Bob has spoken at events hosted by the World Economic Forum, Bloomberg, and several other leading organizations.
Corrie Carrigan
Partner – Bain & Company
https://www.linkedin.com/in/corriecarrigan/
Corrie Carrigan is a partner in the Chicago office. She is a member of Bain’s Customer Experience and Performance Improvement practices and is Bain’s global Contact Center product leader. Corrie has more than 20 years of management consulting experience, advising clients across a range of industries on their biggest opportunities and challenges, including customer experience design, digital strategy, contact center optimization, cost reduction, operating model design, and frontline enablement.