Will Bachman: Building an Independent Consulting Practice With a 5-Decade Success Mindset

May 28, 2020

Will Bachman, creator of Umbrex and host of the Unleashed podcast, discusses his experience in independent consulting. Topics include the evolution of consulting from 2008 to 2020, community-focused platforms, finding new clients, building a virtual team, and a mindset with a 5-decade time horizon.

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ADVICE

Build a Portfolio of Work

Build a portfolio of consulting work by analyzing real cases or businesses to practice and share.
Use public data or local businesses to create sample deliverables and improve your craft.

ADVICE

Use Pro Bono and Mentors

Do pro bono projects and find mentors experienced in independence for advice on proposals and pricing.
Use your network to access business support like insurance, contracts, and graphic design.

INSIGHT

Diversity Growing in Independent Consulting

Independent consulting is increasingly accepted and attracts people with diverse backgrounds and reasons.
Flexibility and control over work-life balance motivate a broader audience than before.

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Will Bachman is the creator of a community-first talent platform for management consultants, Umbrex and hosts a podcast for independent consultants called Unleashed. We talk about the recent course he created called the Guide To Setting Up Your Consulting Practice course ($100 off with the code: boundless), which is a product of his 12 years as an independent consultant and his work helping hundreds (perhaps thousands) become thriving solo consultants. We talk about

How he thought about independent consulting in 2008 versus now in 2020
How his talent platform, Umbrex, was born and how it has remained community focused
What led him to create his course and some of the
What makes him want to “keep playing the game” of self-employment
How independent consultants can think about finding new clients
How he designs experiments to keep his learning journey alive
How he builds his virtual team to help him succeed as a consultant
How he filters everything he does through a 5-decade time horizon

If you want to connect with Will, connect with him on LinkedIn or Twitter,

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Books Mentioned:

Tribes by Seth Godin
The Irresistible Consultant's Guide to Winning Clients by David Fields

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