Should You Quit Consulting & Go Solo?

I left strategy consulting to work on my own for the last 5.5 years. Here's what I wish I knew
0:00 Intro
1:10 Freelance Opportunities for Strategy Consultants
1:40 1st Consideration: Assess Your Desire To Freelance
2:00 Five questions to determine whether you want to work independently
3:40 2nd Consideration: Understanding Indie Life: Is It Scary?
6:30 3rd Consideration: How do you shape your identity as a freelancer?
8:05 Tom Critchlow's Model For Indie Consulting
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[@felipepaku4965]

Thanks for the content. Really inspiring.

[@turntheheart4268]

Thanks! more volume.

[@AKARazorback]

I'm trying set up my own one man consulting gig as well. I don't have a consulting background but I think I have a great target audience and industry in which I have a lot of knowledge and a network.

[@untothewhirlwind4666]

So if I call myself a strategic consultant. Does that limit me for being a weird consultant?