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Grow Your Independent Consulting Business
Melisa Liberman
252 episodes
5 days ago
The Shifts That Will Create a Breakthrough Year in Your Consulting Business A breakthrough year doesn’t come from working harder, getting luckier, or finding the perfect strategy. It comes from changing how you think and operate as a business owner. In this episode, Melisa walks you through why most consultants never experience a true breakthrough year. Not because they’re incapable, but because they keep running their business from the same mental operating system that created their current ...
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The Shifts That Will Create a Breakthrough Year in Your Consulting Business A breakthrough year doesn’t come from working harder, getting luckier, or finding the perfect strategy. It comes from changing how you think and operate as a business owner. In this episode, Melisa walks you through why most consultants never experience a true breakthrough year. Not because they’re incapable, but because they keep running their business from the same mental operating system that created their current ...
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Grow Your Independent Consulting Business
251. The Shifts That Will Create a Breakthrough Year in Your Consulting Business
The Shifts That Will Create a Breakthrough Year in Your Consulting Business A breakthrough year doesn’t come from working harder, getting luckier, or finding the perfect strategy. It comes from changing how you think and operate as a business owner. In this episode, Melisa walks you through why most consultants never experience a true breakthrough year. Not because they’re incapable, but because they keep running their business from the same mental operating system that created their current ...
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5 days ago
35 minutes

Grow Your Independent Consulting Business
250. How to Plan 2026 Like a Business Owner (Not as a Consultant)
There’s a planning trap consultants fall into every year, and it has nothing to do with effort, motivation, or follow-through. You put hours into planning. You set goals, map out your year, and feel clear when you close your notebook. Yet despite your best efforts, months later your business looks the same. Revenue hasn’t grown the way you expected, you struggle to create pipeline control, and the plan feels like it never really mattered. In Episode 250, Melisa explains why this happens...
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1 week ago
38 minutes

Grow Your Independent Consulting Business
249. How to Think About Business Investments for Next Year as an Independent Consultant
As an independent consultant, you’re your own investor of time, money, and attention. But are you investing at the level of your goals, or are you treating your business like a paycheck? In this episode, Melisa unpacks how to approach business investments for the coming year with a CEO mindset, not an employee mindset. She breaks down the five-step strategy to build a clear, aligned investment plan and highlights the most common (and costly) mistakes consultants make when it comes to investin...
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2 weeks ago
32 minutes

Grow Your Independent Consulting Business
248. The Anti-Pitch: How to Sell Consulting Without Selling
If your consulting prospects aren’t turning into paid work, it’s not because your pitch needs work. Pitching, or thinking you need to pitch, is the real problem. This episode breaks down the “Anti-Pitch” consulting sales approach, a simple conversation structure that helps you convert high-value consulting engagements without selling, convincing, or performing. No pitch decks. No sales presentations. Just a process that positions you as the advisor clients want to engage. If your discov...
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3 weeks ago
36 minutes

Grow Your Independent Consulting Business
247. The Secret to an Overflowing Consulting Pipeline with Kim Andrews
If you think your consulting pipeline only grows with more time, more effort, or a perfectly refined niche, this episode will show you a different path. Kim Andrews, a leadership consultant and executive coach for nonprofit CEOs, joins Melisa to share exactly how she built a thriving, in-demand consulting business. She breaks down the simple systems she uses to generate steady, high-quality leads while running a busy life as a parent and business owner. You’ll hear how Kim went from acc...
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1 month ago
49 minutes

Grow Your Independent Consulting Business
246. The 10 Surprising Relationships That Grow Your Consulting Business
Independent consulting is a relationship business, but most consultants only focus on a few obvious ones. That leaves untapped opportunity on the table. In this episode, you’ll learn the ten relationship types that directly influence your pipeline, your revenue, and your long-term growth. Some are familiar, like client and channel relationships. Others are the hidden drivers most consultants never think about, such as your relationship with your time, your goals, your expertise, and even your...
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1 month ago
47 minutes

Grow Your Independent Consulting Business
245. Sustainable Lead Generation That Works for Consultants
Is it possible for lead generation to be sustainable for independent consultants who are wearing so many hats in their businesses? What does a sustainable lead generation process look like? In this episode, Melisa breaks down why so many consultants fall into the start/stop lead generation cycle and end up creating feast or famine in their businesses. It’s because their lead generation strategy, routines, and mindset are not sustainable. You’ll learn why outsourcing or automating your lead ge...
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1 month ago
35 minutes

Grow Your Independent Consulting Business
244. The Real Reason Your Consulting Pipeline Isn’t Predictable
If you’ve ever felt like your pipeline is out of your control, this episode is for you. It’s common for independent consultants to think an unpredictable pipeline is just “how this works.” But that belief keeps them stuck in feast or famine, working with clients who underpay, don’t fully value their expertise, and leave their skills underused. In Episode 244, Melisa reveals what’s really going on beneath a stop-and-start pipeline and how to create consistency that lasts, no matter the market ...
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1 month ago
30 minutes

Grow Your Independent Consulting Business
243. When You Are the Bottleneck: Overcoming Resistance in Your Consulting Business
Most independent consultants think their business bottlenecks come from systems, tools, or strategy. But the real bottleneck is often you, and specifically, how you respond to resistance. In this episode, you’ll learn why resistance shows up, how it slows your growth, and a simple plan to move through it so you can scale faster and with less friction. Whether it’s overthinking a new offer, delaying a move into advisory work, or hesitating to raise your pricing, that internal friction isn’t a ...
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2 months ago
34 minutes

Grow Your Independent Consulting Business
242. Forming a Partnership with Another Independent Consultant with Abbie DuBois and Scott Allen
Forming a partnership as an independent consultant can feel difficult and even risky. You’re used to autonomy. You’ve created your own unique way of running your business. And, you also feel lonely at times. Bringing someone else into your process? That can feel like a threat to your freedom, your income, or your control. But what if the right partnership expanded your possibilities instead of limiting them? In this episode, I sit down with two of my past coaching clients, Abbie DuBois and Sc...
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2 months ago
50 minutes

Grow Your Independent Consulting Business
241. Stop Decision Debt: Why “Let Me Think About It” Costs You
"Let me think about it." It sounds harmless. Strategic, even. But for independent consultants, that phrase can quietly erode revenue, momentum, and confidence. In this episode, Melisa breaks down the hidden toll of decision debt, which is the backlog of unmade choices cluttering your mental inbox. From pricing delays to lingering red-flag clients, these non-decisions drain your bandwidth and reinforce the status quo. Melisa walks you through the mindset traps keeping you in limbo, and shares ...
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2 months ago
31 minutes

Grow Your Independent Consulting Business
240. The Path to 100k+ Quarters as a Consultant with Elizabeth Freedman
What does it really take to hit a $100K quarter as an independent consultant in your first quarter out of corporate? In this episode, Melisa talks with her client Elizabeth Freedman, founder of E•Suite Leader, who went from zero to $100K in the first three months of her business. Elizabeth shares the inside story of not just what she did, but how she thought. From taming the temptation to do too much, to building a pipeline with targeted outreach (not a LinkedIn posting spree), to navigating ...
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2 months ago
51 minutes

Grow Your Independent Consulting Business
239. Turning Expertise into a Book: How (and Why) Consultant LeAnne Lagasse Finally Did It
If you've ever said, “One day I’ll write a book,” this episode is your call to stop waiting and start writing. LeAnne Lagasse joins Melisa to walk through the real process of writing and launching a book as a consultant, including the parts no one talks about. LeAnne doesn’t sugarcoat the process. From decision fatigue to imposter syndrome to learning how to repurpose your workshop content into a compelling written format, she shares what it takes to go from idea to finished product. Mo...
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2 months ago
55 minutes

Grow Your Independent Consulting Business
238. The 3-Step Formula to Land Consulting Clients in Q4
Even though the year is wrapping up and vacations take over, landing consulting clients in Q4 doesn’t have to be hard. Q4 isn’t a write-off. When Q4 rolls around, many consultants either start to panic that they won’t hit their revenue goals or they ease off the gas because they’ve already met them. These approaches can cost you momentum and opportunity. In this episode, Melisa Liberman walks you through a simple three-part framework to help you finish the year strong: Choosing what to ...
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3 months ago
25 minutes

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237. Make the Most of Your Business Owner Thinking Time
Thinking Like a Business Owner Isn’t Just a Mindset. It’s a Skill. Most independent consultants know they should think like a business owner, but what does that actually look like day to day? In this episode, Melisa introduces a simple yet powerful strategy: Business Owner Thinking Time. You’ll learn how to move beyond reacting to tasks or relying on AI to think for you, and instead carve out time to think strategically and guide your business like a CEO. Melisa shares five practical wa...
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3 months ago
27 minutes

Grow Your Independent Consulting Business
236. Why Your Pipeline Isn't Filling (And It’s Not What You Think)
You might think your lead generation isn't working because you're not consistent. Or because you're not good at marketing. Or because you’re fully booked and don’t “need” leads right now. Those assumptions are common, and they’re also wrong. In this episode, Melisa breaks down the real reasons your consulting pipeline isn’t where you want it to be. Most consultants misdiagnose the problem and end up solving for the wrong thing, wasting time, energy, and momentum in the process. In the e...
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3 months ago
30 minutes

Grow Your Independent Consulting Business
235. Using a Sprint to Fill Your Consulting Pipeline
Your pipeline is not where you want it to be. You’re struggling to maintain consistent business development routines. You’re not sure where the next client is coming from. In this episode, Melisa walks you through how to implement a lead generation sprint: a short, focused burst of activity that fills your pipeline with the right kind of opportunities. She shares specific examples from three clients, all at different stages of their consulting business to show how this approach works (even if...
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3 months ago
30 minutes

Grow Your Independent Consulting Business
234. The #1 Management Mistake Independent Consultants Make
What if the biggest obstacle in your consulting business… is your own management approach? Most independent consultants left corporate to get away from bad managers, but end up recreating that dynamic for themselves. In this episode, Melisa uncovers the #1 management mistake she sees independent consultants make again and again: becoming a “ghost manager” in their own business. She walks you through the five components of being a good self-manager so you can stop unintentionally sabotaging yo...
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4 months ago
33 minutes

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233. The Big Leadership Mistake Independent Consultants Make
If you're like most independent consultants, one of the reasons you left corporate was to get out of managing. You wanted to avoid the team drama, the politics, the performance reviews. So it makes sense if you’ve put “leadership” in the rearview. But here’s the trap: when you assume leadership no longer applies, you create a blind spot that quietly undermines your consulting business. In this episode, Melisa explores what happens when consultants opt out of leadership, not intentionally but ...
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4 months ago
28 minutes

Grow Your Independent Consulting Business
232. The Mindset Behind a Million-Dollar Independent Consulting Business (Part 2)
If you want to run a consulting business that feels lighter and more in your control, you need to start thinking like a million-dollar business owner, before your business is anywhere near that level. This is part two of my series on the Million Dollar Mindset. In part one (Episode 231), we covered the first two pillars of the million dollar consultant’s mindset. Today, we finish the two-part series with the remaining four ways of thinking that separate a $200K consultant from one who c...
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4 months ago
36 minutes

Grow Your Independent Consulting Business
The Shifts That Will Create a Breakthrough Year in Your Consulting Business A breakthrough year doesn’t come from working harder, getting luckier, or finding the perfect strategy. It comes from changing how you think and operate as a business owner. In this episode, Melisa walks you through why most consultants never experience a true breakthrough year. Not because they’re incapable, but because they keep running their business from the same mental operating system that created their current ...