Welcome to the Z-Suite
Fortnightly conversation and community for consulting leaders who’ve zig-zagged to the top.
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Join Projectworks CEO Mark Orttung for a LIVE conversation about the stuff keeping consulting up at night.
Every fortnight Mark jumps into the hot seat with a Z-shaped leader who’s zig-zagged their way to the top - and has the plot twists to prove it.
Think of it as a 45 minute fireside chat - about the thing that’s burning you, and your consulting firm down right now.
Don't Look Down
A live conversation on growing a firm, without fumbling your margins - or mental health.
Scaling a consulting firm has never felt scarier. But in a market crowded with laid-off consultants and AI-powered competitors, too many firms are choosing the riskiest move of all - stagnation.
The Hell No Project Copy 3
A few bad projects can sink a consulting firm - but they can also keep it afloat.
In this live conversation we’ll wrestle with the big gains and hidden costs of saying no to work, and swap survival tactics for those times when a firm has to say yes to everything, just to keep the lights on.
Change or Die
A live conversation on how to pivot a consulting firm — without blowing it all up.
Most consulting firms don’t fail because they’re bad. They fail because they wait too long to adapt - and when they finally do, they botch the landing. But with budgets tightening, AI reshaping billable work, and clients expecting more for less, change isn’t optional anymore - it’s survival.
Egos & Exits
A live conversation on how to sell, buy, or scale a consulting firm - without breaking it.
Consulting firms are in demand, but being bought (or trying to buy) has never been riskier. Between investor appetite, integration chaos, and founder fatigue, too many firms are being sold too early - or broken after the deal.
