I’m a longtime design professional with a side career in luxury travel strategy, and nearly every line in your “three big ideas” hit home for me.
Fractional work is something I stumbled into years ago without knowing there was a name for it. Now I work across real estate design, custom travel, and brand development, and I’ve noticed the same pattern you described,clients no longer want the “traditional consultant.” They want someone who can think, execute, and move quickly without the overhead.
Also really appreciate your take on High Value Generalists. I’ve always felt like an outlier for having deep experience in two very different industries, but you made me see it as a strength rather than a branding challenge. Thank you for that.
Looking forward to the next parts of the series. Substack is lucky to have you back.
What a generous comment. I’m so glad this landed with you! All 3 parts are up, and I’d love to hear what stands out… but you’re totally right: the traditional consultant is changing, across so many industries.
I’m a longtime design professional with a side career in luxury travel strategy, and nearly every line in your “three big ideas” hit home for me.
Fractional work is something I stumbled into years ago without knowing there was a name for it. Now I work across real estate design, custom travel, and brand development, and I’ve noticed the same pattern you described,clients no longer want the “traditional consultant.” They want someone who can think, execute, and move quickly without the overhead.
Also really appreciate your take on High Value Generalists. I’ve always felt like an outlier for having deep experience in two very different industries, but you made me see it as a strength rather than a branding challenge. Thank you for that.
Looking forward to the next parts of the series. Substack is lucky to have you back.
What a generous comment. I’m so glad this landed with you! All 3 parts are up, and I’d love to hear what stands out… but you’re totally right: the traditional consultant is changing, across so many industries.
It’s almost 1 AM here, so I’ll take a closer look tomorrow and give you my thoughts then. Good night.
Welcome to Substack! So great to have you here ❤️
I'm really just in it to be your friend on as many platforms as possible :)
Haha I love it! Hopefully one day we will be friends IRL