Everything from ConCon26, in one place.
Seven sessions. Fifteen industry experts. One day of straight talk for ambitious consulting firms. Browse the executive summary, dive into any session, and take the playbooks back to your firm.
One theme ran through the day.
The most valuable asset in consulting right now is the senior practitioner who can sit with a CEO at 9am, build a working prototype by 3pm, and tell the client what won’t work without losing the deal.
The strategic decision for 2026 isn’t your AI roadmap — it’s whether your operating model lets those people do their best work.
Fees mapped to outcomes and speed — partners delivering, not just selling.
Real-time data and adoption discipline turn back-office into front-and-centre.
Simple, embedded, problem-led — the rule of three for shipping experiments.
Proprietary POV plus a sharp niche beats generalist scale every time.
Seven sessions. Pick your starting point.
Click into each session to find a write-up, clips, and the full recording.
Prospecting, Pitching & Closing in the AI Era
Dannii Mathers on why bad data is the binding constraint for AI-era BD — and the human skill premium that follows.
The Biggest Investor & Exit Pitfalls in 2026
Stuart Coleman and Jonathan Wilson on the unglamorous prep, margin benchmarks and last-mile traps that decide consulting deals.
Become The Visible Authority in your Niche
Luk Smeyers and Florian Heinrichs on why specificity — not visibility — is what makes a boutique firm impossible to ignore.
How to Beat the Big Consultancies: The Power of Niche
Prof. Joe O'Mahoney and Christian Barnard on the operating-model gap that's widening between boutiques and the global firms.
Building a Powerful Consulting Brand in the Age of AI
Ben Gaddis and Nick Synnott on the point of view AI can't fake — and the brand engine that attracts people, clients and capital.
Grinding to Shining: Elevating Ops from Back-Office to Front-and-Center
Maria Recker, Brian Albers and Randell Mauricio on why finance reporting is too late — and how Ops becomes the force multiplier.
AI Without the Headache: Practical Tools for Consulting Firms
Ben Jervis and Tom Rains on cutting through AI fatigue — and the four non-negotiables behind CMap Intelligence and CMap Chat.
