From Cold 2 Close

Said Chowdhury
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Welcome to... From Cold 2 Close The Podcast for Boutique Consulting firms looking for actionable insights into growing the modern consulting firm. Your host, Said Chowdhury, is the founder of SRC Growth, a growth company that works with Management Consulting & Boutique Consulting firms from around the world to help them increase their revenue and profitability by acquiring new clients.

Episodes

  1. 16/04/2025

    Connect First, Correct Second: The Leadership Philosophy That Transformed Michael Wilkinson's Career

    My guest today is Michael Wilkinson, the Founder of Leadership Strategies, the facilitator company, the largest provider of facilitation training and services in the US. Michael has traveled the globe training facilitators and helping companies create their own internal facilitation organisations. Michael is the author of "8 Core Principles of Facilitative Leaders" and has been inducted into the International Facilitation Hall of Fame by the International Association of Facilitators. Follow him on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-wilkinson-06609411/ Website: https://www.leadstrat.com/

    50 min

  2. 08/04/2025

    "Hire Right & Lead with Principle": How To Build Trust In Remote Finance Teams

    My guest today is Patrick Coggins. Patrick is the co-founder and co-CEO of CFO's Domain, a fully remote finance consulting and search firm established in 2019. With over 20 years of experience in finance, human capital and talent acquisition, Patrick has personally executed more than 200 searches and deployed over 300 consultants to private equity portfolio companies and Fortune 500 organisations across a diverse set of industries. Throughout his career, Patrick has gained valuable insights into the traits and strategies that drive high performing finance teams. He regularly advises finance leaders on hiring, developing, exceptional talent and building strong organisational cultures. He's partnered with companies to help them navigate finance transformation, M&A, business process, re-engineering, financial planning, controllership and audit. Patrick's clients have included NBC Universal, Roku, Shamrock, Warner Brothers, Amgen and eBay. Follow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickcoggins/ Website: https://cfosdomain.com/

    48 min

  3. 31/03/2025

    The Accidental Entrepreneur: Cornelia Shipley-Bearyman's Journey to Conscious Culture Creation

    Recognised globally as the premier expert on organisational culture and inclusion, Cornelia Shipley-Bearyman is the visionary founder and CEO of 3C Consulting. Over her storied career, she has electrified audiences worldwide with her groundbreaking insights and pioneering strategies to create consciously evolved cultures that unlock human potential at scale. After a formidable Corporate Career, Cornelia distilled her decades of experience into a new model for awakening leadership and elevating capacity. She founded 3C Consulting in 2005 to partner with leaders worldwide on realising the future of work through purpose-driven cultural transformation. Cornelia is the author of the bestselling book Design Your Life. Her keynote on conscious culture creation is consistently rated at the top of any conference she attends. Cornelia's rare blend of intellectual rigour, heart-centred wisdom, and trailblazing ideas has electrified audiences worldwide. Companies routinely look to Cornelia to headline their conferences and galvanise their leaders and her work extends beyond the C-suite to touch the lives of millions globally. Fortune 500 companies, visionary nonprofits, and governing bodies alike call on Cornelia when they aim to create cultures of equity, wellbeing, and shared human progress. She serves on the boards of several organisations advancing equity and access for those historically marginalised. Simply put, Cornelia Shipley-Bearyman is the authority guiding organisations toward conscious evolution. Website: https://3cconsult.com/ Follow her on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/corneliashipley/

    51 min

  4. 24/03/2025

    The Future of Consulting: How Agentic AI Will Transform Business Operations with Scott Wilson

    My guest today is Scott Wilson, Managing Director of Yates, a company that works as a strategic advisor to fortune 200 leadership teams on the global transformation of operations. They focus on global infrastructure, cybersecurity, strategic outsourcing, and global operating models to support sustainable operations and growth. Wesbite: https://www.yatesltd.com/ Follow Scott on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wscottwilson/

    45 min

  5. 17/03/2025

    Saudi Renaissance: How Taha Memon Connects Founders to Billion-Dollar Opportunities in Emerging Markets

    My guest today is Taha Memon, Founder and CEO of Founders Club International. A company built to connect businesses to strategic opportunities in emerging markets, fostering growth across the globe with a primary focus on the GCC and North America. Taha himself is a multi exit founder and entrepreneur with over a decade of experience in hospitality and emerging markets.

    46 min

  6. 11/03/2025

    From One Location to 900+ Franchisees: Why It's Never Too Early (or Late) to Scale Your Business with Hossein Kasmai

    Hossein is an entrepreneur, public speaker and business consultant to over 900 companies, is considered an expert in the franchise industry. He is the founder and CEO of Franchise Creator, the world’s leading franchise consulting firm and has partnered with many celebrities who decided to start and grow their businesses worldwide with him.

    50 min

  7. 11/03/2025

    From Marine to CEO: How Michael Sanders Built a Multi-Million Dollar Government Contracting Business

    Michael is the founder and CEO of Interactive Government, a company that works closely with Department of Defence & Civilian agencies distinguishing themselves by providing responsive leadership and customer-focused support. They ranked as Inc’s fastest growing private companies in 2016, 2017, 2018.  Former marine, Michael himself has received the Employer Support of the Guard Award and Reserve Patriotic Employer Award in 2016 and 2018.

    43 min

  8. 15/02/2025

    Collaborative Communication: How to Listen Twice as Much as You Speak with Eileen McDargh

    My guest today is Eileen McDargh is the CEO (Chief Energy Officer) and founder of the consulting firm, McDargh Communications and The Resiliency Group. British research firm of Global Gurus, which annually surveys some 20,000 businesses, has consistently rated her among the top five people in the communications category.

    50 min

  9. 19/01/2025

    Surviving the Financial Crisis: How Sean Taylor Built a 650-Person Hospitality Empire

    My guest today is Sean Taylor the Founder & CEO of two companies, Up to Par Management and Taylor Hospitality and has more than 20 years of experience in hotel and hospitality operations. With more than 500 team members and clients like the Hilton, Sean is an entrepreneur and consultant who knows what he’s talking about! https://taylorhospitality.com/ https://uptopar.com/

    55 min

  10. 06/01/2025

    From Unilever to Startup Success: Aaron Alpeter's Framework for Identifying High-Potential Talent

    Aaron Alpeter the CEO of IZBA Group, a portfolio of supply chain and supply chain tech companies. Aaron is a graduate of Unilever’s prestigious Supply Chain Management Program. He’s personally built or rebuilt over a dozen startups and has held C level leadership positions at companies as Hubble Contacts, Sustain Natural, The Flex Company, and Mirror and has advised companies as diverse as The Farmer’s Dog, Grove Collaborative, Banza, Ettitude, Sunsoil and Kind. You can check out Aaron's portfolio of companies below: IZBA - https://www.izba.co/ Sourcify - https://www.sourcify.com/ Slotted - https://www.slotted.com/ Capabl - https://www.capabl.com/

    38 min

  11. 23/12/2024

    From Local to Global: Building a 25-Year International Consulting Empire with Patrick Dine

    For our first episode, I had the pleasure of having on Patrick Dine, CEO of PSD Global, a company that works with leading IT companies from more than 30 countries on their Global Sustainability, International Strategy and Success. Patrick’s work won him multiple awards for excellence in exporting and delivered over 200% annual revenue growth for each of his clients. Patrick teaches global business management at various local universities, conducts executive management seminars and served as an international affairs advisor to US presidential campaigns.

    49 min
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Welcome to... From Cold 2 Close The Podcast for Boutique Consulting firms looking for actionable insights into growing the modern consulting firm. Your host, Said Chowdhury, is the founder of SRC Growth, a growth company that works with Management Consulting & Boutique Consulting firms from around the world to help them increase their revenue and profitability by acquiring new clients.

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  • Creator
    Said Chowdhury
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2025
  • Episodes
    11