Helping professional services leaders accelerate growth, develop future leaders, and navigate change.
I've spent my career inside professional services firms, working on the things that decide whether they grow: strategy, clients, and people. Now I advise the leaders running those firms, and coach the ones who will run them next.
Where I help
Most engagements start with one of these. Many end up touching several.
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Executive advisory
A confidential sounding board and practical advisor for managing partners, CEOs, and leadership teams.
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Leadership development
One-on-one coaching for partners, new partners, and the people being considered for partnership.
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Strategic planning
Plans your partners will actually use, built with them and tied to how the firm really works.
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Client growth
Business development and client retention that fit the partners you have, not a sales playbook.
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AI and innovation
Clear, calm leadership thinking on what AI means for how your firm prices, staffs, and serves clients.
Situations that bring leaders to me
- You've just been named managing partner and want a thinking partner for the first year.
- Growth has flattened, and your partners don't agree on why.
- The partner pipeline is thin, or the next class isn't ready.
- A handful of rainmakers carry the firm, and everyone knows it.
- You're weighing a merger, an acquisition, or a leadership transition.
- Clients are asking about AI, and your firm doesn't have a clear answer yet.
If one of these sounds familiar, it's worth a conversation.
Experience earned inside firms like yours.
My career has taken me through LaPorte, Deloitte, and Strategic Marketing Partners. I've sat in the partner meetings, built the growth programs, and helped develop the people who went on to lead. I know how firms make decisions, where they get stuck, and what it takes to move them.
- LaPorte
- Deloitte
- Strategic Marketing Partners
Who I work with
People
- Managing partners and CEOs
- Executive committees and boards
- Practice, office, and industry leaders
- Partners and partner candidates
- Marketing, business development, and talent leaders
Firms
- Accounting and advisory firms
- Law firms
- Engineering and architecture firms
- Consulting firms
- Wealth management and financial advisory firms
How it works
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A conversation
Thirty minutes, no pitch. You tell me what's going on, and I'll tell you honestly whether I can help.
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A closer look
If it makes sense, I spend time with you and, where useful, your partners and clients, to understand what's really happening.
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A clear proposal
A short written scope covering what we'll do, how long it will take, and what it costs. No surprises.
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The work
Regular sessions, practical advice, and follow-through until the job is done.
Let's talk about what's next for your firm.
The first conversation is simply a chance to talk through what's on your mind. No preparation needed.
Or email me at mbuckingham@newoz.com