How to start a consulting business

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1. 1How McKinsey Became One Of The Most Powerful Companies In The WorldCNBCPlay from here Loop
2. 2Kent Thiry: The Value of ConsultantsStanford Graduate School of BusinessPlay from here Loop
3. 3Is Consulting The Right Career For You? | Career CrushHarvard Business ReviewPlay from here Loop
4. 4Is McKinsey losing its shine?The EconomistPlay from here Loop
5. 5McKinsey's Vik Malhotra Shares Leadership Lessons & Consulting Career AdviceWharton SchoolPlay from here Loop
6. 6What Is Strategy? It’s a Lot Simpler Than You ThinkHarvard Business ReviewPlay from here Loop
7. 7A Plan Is Not a StrategyHarvard Business ReviewPlay from here Loop
8. 8The Explainer: The 5 Forces That Make Companies SuccessfulHarvard Business ReviewPlay from here Loop
9. 9First Client Meeting: Best PracticesStanford Graduate School of BusinessPlay from here Loop
10. 10How to Build a Freelance Career That Works for You | The Way We Work, a TED seriesTEDPlay from here Loop
11. 115 Steps to Building a Personal Brand You Feel Good About | The Way We Work, a TED seriesTEDPlay from here Loop
12. 12How to Introduce Yourself — and Get Hired | Rebecca Okamoto | TEDTEDPlay from here Loop
13. 13The Secret to Successfully Pitching an Idea | The Way We Work, a TED seriesTEDPlay from here Loop
14. 14How to know your worth and ask for it | Casey Brown | TEDxColumbusWomenTEDx TalksPlay from here Loop
15. 15Pricing Strategies for Uncertain Times | HBR IdeaCastHarvard Business ReviewPlay from here Loop
16. 16Margaret Neale: Negotiation: Getting What You WantStanford Graduate School of BusinessPlay from here Loop
17. 17What Successful Negotiators Do Differently | Kathryn Valentine | TEDTEDPlay from here Loop
18. 18How to Shift from Freelancer to Business OwnerUpworkPlay from here Loop
19. 19Replay: How to Transform Your Services into an Online Business | FiverrFiverrPlay from here Loop
20. 20Common invoicing mistakes in 2026 and how to avoid them | QuickBooks business tipsIntuit QuickBooksPlay from here Loop
21. 21Owner's draw vs payroll salary: paying yourself as an owner with Hector Garcia | QuickBooks PayrollIntuit QuickBooksPlay from here Loop
22. 22Grow Your Small Business Through Government ContractingU.S. Small Business AdministrationPlay from here Loop
23. 23How to Build an AI-Native Services CompanyY CombinatorPlay from here Loop
24. 24Is McKinsey losing its crown to AI?The EconomistPlay from here Loop
25. 25How McKinsey Plans to Survive AI (and Reinvent Consulting)Harvard Business ReviewPlay from here Loop
26. 26How Do I Transition from a Corporate Role to Entrepreneurship? | Coaching Real Leaders | PodcastHarvard Business ReviewPlay from here Loop
27. 27A business consultant at a NGO: What I learnt on my journey | Benjamin Weber | TEDxBerlinTEDx TalksPlay from here Loop
28. 28Crowdsourcing for business education and business consulting | Vas Taras | TEDxGreensboroTEDx TalksPlay from here Loop
29. 29Innovus Consulting’s Catalina Valenzuela | Winning Business: Resilient Stories of Business OwnersU.S. Small Business AdministrationPlay from here Loop
30. 30Outstanding Encore Entrepreneur: NAVA Consulting GroupSCORE MentorsPlay from here Loop
31. 31Consulting In the Social SectorStanford Graduate School of BusinessPlay from here Loop

How does a consulting business make money?

Consultants sell expertise and time. Many charge by the hour or day, others by project or monthly retainer, and some link part of the fee to results. Most new consultants start alone, win work through their network and past employers, and add people only once demand is steady.

How can RepeatWatch help me learn consulting skills?

Loop one framework, such as the five forces or a negotiation tactic, with an A–B loop until you can draw it from memory. Slow talks to 0.75× for notes, or review long panels at 1.5×, and save key chapters on keys 1–9.