The Professional Services Pursuit
oleh Kantata
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Ep. 125 - The Return of Real Advisory: Why AI Is Ending the Era of…
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Our goal is simple: to give professional services leaders a place to go to be inspired and tap into expert advice, trends and best practices in our collective pursuit of excellence. From agencies to IT services and every PS organization in between, our hosts and guests will provide the insights you need to drive a resource first organization and do what you do best, only better. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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- Ep. 125 - The Return of Real Advisory: Why AI Is Ending the Era of Scaled Delivery w/ Olly Purnell · 1 jam 14 mnt · Episode 125AI is forcing consulting firms to rethink what clients are really paying for. In this conversation, originally recorded for The Leaders in Consulting Podcast, Olly Purnell…
- Ep 124 - How to Scale Your Services Firm Without Breaking What You’ve Built · 22 mnt · Episode 124What gets a professional services firm to $30 million won’t necessarily get it to the next stage of growth. In this special compilation episode, we revisit the best of four…
- Ep. 123 - AI Is Everywhere. So Where Are the Business Results? w/ Dave Valliere · 29 mnt · Episode 123AI adoption is accelerating across professional services — but for many firms, the promised gains in growth, margins, and predictability have yet to materialize. In this episode…
- Ep. 122 - Why the Best AI Strategy Starts with Your People w/ Jamie Bykov-Brett · 27 mnt · Episode 122For years, AI conversations have centered on efficiency and automation, but what if that's asking the wrong question? In this episode, Banoo and AI strategist Jamie Bykov-Brett…
- Ep. 121 - TSIA on Outcome-Based Pricing: What Actually Works w/ Bo DiMuccio & Peter Fitzpatrick · 46 mnt · Episode 121In this episode of The Professional Services Pursuit, Kantata presents a special TSIA session exploring what outcome-based pricing really means and why most professional services…
- Ep. 120 - Outputs vs. Outcomes: Why AI Is Forcing Consulting to Reinvent Itself w/ Tom Rodenhauser · 40 mnt · Episode 120In this episode, Brent sits down with Tom Rodenhauser, Managing Partner at K2 Consulting Research, to discuss why AI is forcing consulting firms to rethink the way they create…
- Ep. 119 - Agent Sprawl: Why More AI Is Making Professional Services Harder w/ Michael Speranza & Sarah Edwards · 33 mnt · Episode 119In this episode of The Professional Services Pursuit, Brent sits down with Kantata CEO Michael Speranza and Chief Product Strategy Officer Sarah Edwards to explore a growing…
- Ep. 118 - Managing Unpredictability in Projects by Closing the Scope-to-Delivery Gap w/ Anish Udayakumar · 25 mnt · Episode 118In this episode, we explore how professional services organizations can reduce project unpredictability by closing the gap between scoping, pricing, and delivery. Banoo sits down…
- Ep. 117 - The 3 Shifts That Will Make or Break Consulting Firms in 2026 w/ Sarah Edwards · 23 mnt · Episode 117In this episode, Brent sits down with Sarah Edwards, Kantata’s Chief Product Strategy Officer, for a practical look at why consulting firms can no longer rely on headcount-driven…
- Ep. 116 - From Dependency to Autonomy: Consulting Rewired w/ Sarah Edwards & James Cawthorne · 38 mnt · Episode 116In this episode we share a conversation from a recent Leaders in Consulting podcast, where Kantata’s Chief Product Strategy Officer, Sarah Edwards, sits down with James…
- Ep. 115 - SaaS Is Under Fire: Who Survives the AI Shift, and Why It Matters for Services Leaders w/ Michael Speranza · 30 mnt · Episode 115AI isn’t just disrupting SaaS, it’s forcing a fundamental rethink of what software is actually worth. In this episode, Brent sits down with Kantata CEO Michael Speranza to unpack…
- Ep. 114 - Women’s History Month: 3 Women, 3 Paths to Leadership and Impact w/ Lauren Langston, Jennifer Schutz and Melissa Korzun · 45 mnt · Episode 114In honor of Women’s History Month, this episode features three very accomplished female leaders — Jennifer Schutz, Lauren Langston, and Melissa Korzun — sharing candid insights…
- Ep. 113 - Operationalizing AI in Consulting: Governance, Talent Shifts & the Move to Outcome-Based Pricing w/Tom Rodenhauser · 32 mnt · Episode 113AI is no longer a futuristic add-on for consulting firms, it’s reshaping how firms operate, price, hire, and deliver outcomes. In this episode Brent sits down with Tom…
- Ep. 112 - Reinventing Agency Value for What’s Next w/ Caroline Johnson, Patricia Rothenberg and Michael Farmer · 34 mnt · Episode 112In this special compilation episode, Brent revisits three powerful conversations with leaders who have fundamentally reimagined how agencies price, position, and deliver value…
- Ep. 111 - Consulting M&A Trends for 2026 w/ Ramone Param · 24 mnt · Episode 111In this episode of The Professional Services Pursuit, Brent is joined once again by Ramone Param, Managing Director at Kennedy M&A, to kick off a new series focused on mergers…
- Ep. 110 - A Crawl–Walk–Run Path to Outcome-Driven Services w/ Melissa Korzun · 30 mnt · Episode 110AI is rewriting the rules of professional services. As delivery time compresses and impact accelerates, traditional pricing models — T&M, fixed-fee, retainers — are starting to…
- Ep. 109 - A Practical Approach to Technology Decisions That Stand the Test of Change w/ Shawn Windle · 34 mnt · Episode 109In this episode of The Professional Services Pursuit, host Brent sits down with Shawn Windle, Founder and Managing Principal of ERP Advisors Group, to unpack a challenge nearly…
- Ep. 108 - The Evolving Role of the CFO: Driving Strategy, Operational Clarity & Scalable Growth w/ Steve De Santis & Dave Ristow · 37 mnt · Episode 108In this episode of The Pursuit Power Half Hour, Brent sits down with two seasoned CFOs, Steve DeSantis and Dave Ristow, to explore how the role of finance leadership has rapidly…
- Ep. 107 - The Five 2026 Anti-Trends Professional Services Leaders Need to Hear w/ Brian Sommer · 28 mnt · Episode 107In this episode of the Professional Services Pursuit podcast, host Banoo sits down with industry analyst and longtime consulting leader Brian Sommer to break down the five…
- Ep. 106 - The Billable Hour Is Dying: A New Era of Delivery Health Metrics w/ Kyle Sandine · 20 mnt · Episode 106What if the billable hour is hiding the real health of your delivery organization? In this episode, we talk with Kyle Sandine, Associate Director of PMO and Delivery Center of…
