Podcast Show Notes

You’re creating the conversations. You’re getting in the room. You’re having meetings with people who seem genuinely interested in what you do. And then nothing happens. They ghost you. They say they’ll follow up and don’t. You invested in the event, the outreach, the relationship, and it goes nowhere. In Episode 282 of the Grow Your Independent Consulting Business podcast, Melisa Liberman names the five specific reasons this happens and …

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Your consulting revenue is down. Maybe it’s been trending the wrong way for a few months. Maybe a primary client ended abruptly and left a gap you’re not sure how to close. Maybe the thought of going back to corporate is starting to feel less like a backup plan and more like a real option. In Episode 279 of the Grow Your Independent Consulting Business podcast, Melisa Liberman walks through …

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The second half of the year is here. Most independent consultants greet it without a plan. Either they’re not sure where they stand against their goals, or they think they know but haven’t done the math to confirm it. Both create the same problem: reactive decisions, underearning, and a year that finishes on whatever happens rather than what you built. In Episode 278 of the Grow Your Independent Consulting Business …

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You get asked some version of this every week. Sometimes it is direct. Sometimes it is a networking meeting that becomes a free consulting session. Sometimes it is a discovery call that was never a real opportunity. Sometimes it is a “quick question” text from a past client at 9pm. And you say yes. Because you want to be helpful. Because it feels rude not to. Because maybe this one …

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How do independent consultants go from chasing leads to having ideal clients reach out and ask to work with them? In Episode 274 of the Grow Your Independent Consulting Business podcast, Melisa Liberman breaks down the three components every independent consultant needs to generate inbound leads and make business development easier over time. This is not about becoming a content machine or building a massive audience. It is about building …

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Most independent consultants think differentiation means a sharper niche, a cleaner methodology, or better positioning. It doesn’t. The consultants landing more work aren’t winning because of their pitch or their network. They’re winning before the proposal gets written. If you’re like most consultants, you think the real evaluation happens when you submit the proposal. It doesn’t. Buyers are already deciding in the conversation, before a scope ever gets drafted. How …

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