Episode 120: From Founder to IPO: Building a 900 person global consultancy with Nick Kent

Episode 120: From Founder to IPO: Building a 900 person global consultancy with Nick Kent

In today’s episode of Climb in Consulting Nick is joined by Nick Kent, Founder of Alpha FMC, the global financial services consultancy with over 900 consultants supporting clients across 16 offices spanning the UK, Europe, North America and APAC. While Nick’s story with Alpha ended very successfully, that’s not how it started. And it was actually a shock redundancy from Accenture that led him to launch the business. Something Nick shares in detail in today’s conversation. As the saying goes, when one door closes another opens, and in Nick’s case this was the catalyst that led to him launching Alpha. Fast forward and the firm’s grown massively, been through not one, but two PE investment rounds, and in 2017 it IPO’d on London’s aim market. With so much experience in the industry and a phenomenal journey building Alpha, there was so much to unpack in this conversation, including: - Nick’s shock redundancy and how this difficult time led him to launch Alpha FMC - The fundamental principles that Alpha was built on and how these led Nick and the team to have the success that they have as a business - And the journey from a private business, to private equity to IPO, the ups, the downs and everything in between. Whether you’re thinking of launching your own consultancy, or you’re running a firm or practice area right now and want to learn from one of the best in the industry, you’re going to get so much from this conversation. We hope you enjoy the show! Get to know Nick: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-kent-518512/ Find out more about Alpha FMC: https://alphafmc.com/ Books mentioned in the show: The One Minute Manager by Ken Blanchard and Spencer Johnson: https://www.amazon.co.uk/New-One-Minute-Manager/dp/0008128049

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