The Pro Serv Podcast: Grow, Scale, and Exit a Boutique Professional Services Firm

Collective 54
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The Pro Serv Podcast is for founders of boutique professional service firms who want to grow, scale, and exit. Hosted by Collective 54, each episode features a real founder case study from consulting, marketing and advertising agencies, IT service firms, financial service firms, accounting and law firms, architecture and engineering firms, and design firms. Listeners learn how founders solve the biggest challenges in professional services: acquiring, retaining, and growing clients, client and employee satisfaction, pricing, compensation, competition, staffing and utilization, client concentration, founder dependency, profitability, succession, and exit readiness.

  1. Jun 4

    We Hired a Credentialed M&A Advisor. It Still Went Sideways with Scott Gardner and Dennis Hahn | Episode 261

    Greg Alexander sits down with Scott Gardner and Dennis Hahn to discuss "We Hired a Credentialed M&A Advisor. It Still Went Sideways." Whether you run a consulting firm, IT services firm, marketing agency, accounting firm, staffing firm, or any boutique professional services business, this episode delivers actionable advice for founders and leaders looking to grow, scale, and eventually exit their firm. Tags: boutique professional services, consulting firm, Pro Serv Podcast, Greg Alexander, Collective 54, exit planning, selling a professional services firm, business valuation, M&A for boutique firms, hiring for consulting firms, talent acquisition, team building, professional services staffing

    29 min

  2. May 21

    The January Cutoff: Rebuilding a Services Firm Around Human + AI with Kyle Walbrun | Episode 260

    Greg Alexander sits down with Kyle Walbrun to discuss "The January Cutoff: Rebuilding a Services Firm Around Human + AI." Whether you run a consulting firm, IT services firm, marketing agency, accounting firm, staffing firm, or any boutique professional services business, this episode delivers actionable advice for founders and leaders looking to grow, scale, and eventually exit their firm. Tags: boutique professional services, consulting firm, Pro Serv Podcast, Greg Alexander, Collective 54

    23 min

  3. May 19

    Doubling Margins in 12 Months with Bart Bartlett | Episode 259

    Greg Alexander sits down with Bart Bartlett to discuss "Doubling Margins in 12 Months." Whether you run a consulting firm, IT services firm, marketing agency, accounting firm, staffing firm, or any boutique professional services business, this episode delivers actionable advice for founders and leaders looking to grow, scale, and eventually exit their firm. Tags: boutique professional services, consulting firm, Pro Serv Podcast, Greg Alexander, Collective 54, profitability, financial management, consulting firm margins, cost structure

    22 min

  4. Apr 24

    The Anti-Commodity Move: Winning on Experience When AI Flattens the Work with John Roberson | Episode 258

    Greg Alexander sits down with John Roberson to discuss "The Anti-Commodity Move: Winning on Experience When AI Flattens the Work." Whether you run a consulting firm, IT services firm, marketing agency, accounting firm, staffing firm, or any boutique professional services business, this episode delivers actionable advice for founders and leaders looking to grow, scale, and eventually exit their firm. Tags: boutique professional services, consulting firm, Pro Serv Podcast, Greg Alexander, Collective 54

    26 min

  5. Apr 9

    You Built a Firm on the Wrong Playbook. Now What? with Chris Fezza | Episode 257

    Greg Alexander sits down with Chris Fezza to discuss "You Built a Firm on the Wrong Playbook. Now What?." Whether you run a consulting firm, IT services firm, marketing agency, accounting firm, staffing firm, or any boutique professional services business, this episode delivers actionable advice for founders and leaders looking to grow, scale, and eventually exit their firm. Tags: boutique professional services, consulting firm, Pro Serv Podcast, Greg Alexander, Collective 54

    25 min

  6. Apr 2

    They 4X’d Their Average Deal Size. Here’s How with Stephen Straus and Christian Barnard | Episode 256

    Greg Alexander sits down with Stephen Straus and Christian Barnard to discuss "They 4X'd Their Average Deal Size. Here's How." Whether you run a consulting firm, IT services firm, marketing agency, accounting firm, staffing firm, or any boutique professional services business, this episode delivers actionable advice for founders and leaders looking to grow, scale, and eventually exit their firm. Tags: boutique professional services, consulting firm, Pro Serv Podcast, Greg Alexander, Collective 54

    30 min

  7. Mar 23

    Exit, Return, Reinvent – What Changes the Second Time Around with Marc Weiss | Episode 255

    Greg Alexander sits down with Marc Weiss to discuss "Exit, Return, Reinvent – What Changes the Second Time Around." Whether you run a consulting firm, IT services firm, marketing agency, accounting firm, staffing firm, or any boutique professional services business, this episode delivers actionable advice for founders and leaders looking to grow, scale, and eventually exit their firm. Tags: boutique professional services, consulting firm, Pro Serv Podcast, Greg Alexander, Collective 54, exit planning, selling a professional services firm, business valuation, M&A for boutique firms

    23 min

  8. Mar 16

    From AI Skeptic to AI Believer with Nick Anderson | Episode 254

    Greg Alexander sits down with Nick Anderson to discuss "From AI Skeptic to AI Believer." Whether you run a consulting firm, IT services firm, marketing agency, accounting firm, staffing firm, or any boutique professional services business, this episode delivers actionable advice for founders and leaders looking to grow, scale, and eventually exit their firm. Tags: boutique professional services, consulting firm, Pro Serv Podcast, Greg Alexander, Collective 54

    25 min
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The Pro Serv Podcast is for founders of boutique professional service firms who want to grow, scale, and exit. Hosted by Collective 54, each episode features a real founder case study from consulting, marketing and advertising agencies, IT service firms, financial service firms, accounting and law firms, architecture and engineering firms, and design firms. Listeners learn how founders solve the biggest challenges in professional services: acquiring, retaining, and growing clients, client and employee satisfaction, pricing, compensation, competition, staffing and utilization, client concentration, founder dependency, profitability, succession, and exit readiness.

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