My guest today David Lancefield and I met during a storytelling mastermind, and I was fascinated by his backstory of how he made partner at Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC) when he was just 32 years old. That’s a really young age to make it to this level in the consulting industry and I wanted to dig deeper to get insights for all of you on what are the factors that lie behind such a “Fast Track Career”.
Whether you are interested in a career in the consulting industry or not, this conversation will prove very useful for you. We go through David’s 24 year fast track career at PwC and also what made him leave it all behind, and start his own venture in the midst and peak of the biggest pandemic ever.
In this episode, David shares the following:
- Best interview advice he ever received, which happened to be from his mother
- What helped him to become a partner at 32, and here he breaks down his process and shares his favorite tips to help others to move up the corporate ladder
- What he did to select influential mentors, and the role they played to help him get noticed by the right people for the right opportunities
- How to make sure your consulting clients love you
- Those infamous case interviews! Yes, we talked about what David looks for in a potential consultant, including what NOT to do, which is some of the most useful advice I’ve ever heard
- What made David start a new venture, in the midst of the biggest pandemic ever. What it really is like when you are self-employed, and how he got his first paying client
Whatever your profession, some of the tips from this conversation can definitely apply to you and just may help you to fast track your own career!
This in the LinkedIn post by David I referred to during the episode
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