Episode 13 - Joanna Hall

Joanna Hall is a hugely experienced senior leader who has transitioned her career from a successful Executive, rapidly scaling Consulting practices, to a Non-Exec Director, advising boards on how they can do the same. Prior to moving to a portfolio career, Joanna built and grew a number of successful software businesses and Consulting practices at places like CSC, EValue and North Highland. During her last executive role at North Highland, she oversaw the growth of their Financial Services Practice. Growing revenue five fold and increasing profit margin by over 40% within 2 years! In addition to her Non-Exec roles Joanna is very active within the wider Financial Services industry, in forums and on the judging panels for awards across a range of areas including Digital, Getting a Business to Market, Fintech Innovation, Thought Leadership and Women in Investment. Joanna was introduced to me by James Mitra from JBM Consulting as someone who I must get on the podcast and she certainly didn’t disappoint! In this interview we discuss a whole range of topics including: The key fundamentals and obstacles to consider when developing your own Consulting business/practice area The importance of getting close to your customer when developing your Consulting proposition and getting it to market Networking and what you need to consider when you join a new Consulting firm Joanna’s decision to move in to a portfolio career and how she made this transition And much much more! You can find out more about Joanna on her linked in - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannahall1/ Or drop her an email - [email protected] Specific things we discuss in the show: NEDonBoard - https://www.nedonboard.com/ North Highlands - http://www.northhighland.com