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From ‘Sold Project’ to ‘Strategic Partner’: How to Grow Inside Existing Clients

Greg Alexander / April 10, 2026

Most professional services firms put the majority of their energy into winning new business. New logos, new pipelines, new pursuits. And while that matters, it often comes at the expense of the most overlooked growth opportunity sitting right in front of them: their existing clients.
The difference between firms that grow steadily and those that scale meaningfully is not just how well they sell; it’s how well they expand.

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Your Next Sales Hire Has a 50% Chance of Failing. Here’s How to Beat the Odds

Greg Alexander / April 9, 2026

About half of sales leaders fail in their first 18–24 months. That’s according to Harvard Business Review. If you’re a founder hiring someone to sell your expertise, those aren’t great odds.
The cost of getting it wrong goes beyond money. It’s time, energy, culture, and credibility. You trusted someone to represent your firm. They didn’t deliver. Now you’re cleaning up the mess and starting over.

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Planning for the Plateau: Why Consulting Firms Stall at $10M and How to Break Through

Greg Alexander / April 7, 2026

For many consulting firms, reaching $10 million in revenue feels like a major milestone. And it is. It signals product-market fit, a strong reputation, and a leadership team that knows how to sell and deliver. But for a surprising number of firms, it’s also where growth slows – or stops altogether.

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Speed Isn’t About Execution. It’s About Decision-Making.

Greg Alexander / April 6, 2026

Artificial intelligence is changing professional services. Clients now expect work to be faster, cheaper, and better. For the purpose of this article, let’s focus on one: speed.
A few months ago, a client asked if we could complete a project in three weeks instead of eight.
In theory, yes. The work itself can now be done much faster.
But there was a catch.

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Cash Flow vs. Profit: Why Profitable Companies Still Run Out of Money

Greg Alexander / April 3, 2026

It’s a financial paradox that baffles many business owners: the Income Statement shows a healthy profit, but the bank account balance keeps dropping. This disconnect is the key to understanding why profitable companies still run out of money. The simple truth is that profit does not equal cash.

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The AI Lab: The Good, the Bad, and the Stuff That Blew Up in My Face

Greg Alexander / April 2, 2026

In the last blog I talked about why I’m deliberately disrupting my own consulting firm and dragging it toward an AI-first future. That was the aspirational part. The vision part. The “future of the firm” part.

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Luck Is What Happens When Preparation Meets Opportunity

Greg Alexander / April 1, 2026

Seneca said it first. “Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity. “Founders love that quote. They put it on LinkedIn. They cite it in keynotes. Then they run their firm the same way they always have and wonder why the exit didn’t go the way they hoped. Most founders in professional services are not prepared. Not for the opportunity in front of them right now.

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Why Growth Still Depends on You and How to Fix It with Systems and AI

Greg Alexander / March 31, 2026

Over the past several months, I have found myself in a familiar set of conversations with founders and leadership teams.
The business is healthy, the work is strong, and the pipeline is active. And yet, at some point in the conversation, things slow down and a founder will say something like:
“Things are moving… but it still feels like everything runs through me.”
It is not frustration or panic. It is awareness.
And it is worth paying attention to, because in most cases, this is not a time problem. It is structural.

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You’re Renting Your Place in the Market. It’s Time to Own It.

Greg Alexander / March 30, 2026

I just got back from a speaking trip in the New York/New Jersey area. And I had one of those moments that just stops you cold. I was standing in the middle of Times Square — surrounded by a wall-to-wall assault of color, sound, and messaging — and it hit me all at once: this is what it costs to be invisible. Every one of those brands lighting up the skyline is paying an enormous premium just to be heard. And most of them? Still not breaking through.

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ProServ Firms That Don’t Systematize Delivery With AI Will Lose To Those Who Do

Greg Alexander / March 27, 2026

Here is what I believe is happening right now. Many of us are intellectually keeping up with artificial intelligence. But we are not keeping up with changing how our firms operate with AI. That gap is where firms will start to separate.

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From ‘Sold Project’ to ‘Strategic Partner’: How to Grow Inside Existing Clients

Your Next Sales Hire Has a 50% Chance of Failing. Here’s How to Beat the Odds

Planning for the Plateau: Why Consulting Firms Stall at $10M and How to Break Through

Speed Isn’t About Execution. It’s About Decision-Making.

Cash Flow vs. Profit: Why Profitable Companies Still Run Out of Money

The AI Lab: The Good, the Bad, and the Stuff That Blew Up in My Face

Luck Is What Happens When Preparation Meets Opportunity

Why Growth Still Depends on You and How to Fix It with Systems and AI

You’re Renting Your Place in the Market. It’s Time to Own It.

ProServ Firms That Don’t Systematize Delivery With AI Will Lose To Those Who Do

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