Episode 114: Career, Family and Hard Work With Catherine Crump

In this episode of Climb in Consulting, Nick chats with Catherine Crump, Managing Director at Wired Consulting. Catherine’s had a hugely successful career and one that shows what you can achieve if you put in the work. Having joined Freshminds as one of the most junior members of the team, she worked her way up, becoming CEO of the spin out Decidedly, just a decade later. After 15 years there, she decided the time was right to think about her next challenge, and that’s when the role with Wired Consulting came up. The opportunity to launch a brand new consulting business doesn’t come up often, and to do that within an already hugely well regarded brand like Wired is something rarer still. For Catherine, it was an opportunity she couldn’t turn down and in 2019 she made the move to join Wired Consulting as their Managing Director. But her success hasn’t come without sacrifice. A topic that we dive deep into in today’s episode as Catherine shares her candid and refreshing perspective on the challenges of building a career while raising a family at the same time. In this conversation Nick and Catherine go deep in to some fascinating, and hugely important topics for anyone looking to climb in consulting, including: - The pros and cons of big firms and boutiques, and how these can vary depending where you are in your life and your career. - Catherine’s approach to balancing her work and family life, and her advice for others grappling with how to have a career and a family at the same time. - And her journey with Wired Consulting so far and how she’s successfully managed to build a consultancy from the ground up, in spite of the pandemic. Nick and Catherine cover so much ground in this episode that there really is something for everyone! Whether you’re a senior partner or an ambitious graduate, Catherine shares some fantastic insights and experiences that you’ll definitely find useful in your own career journey. Enjoy the show. Reach out to Catherine: https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherine-crump-4a50b51/ Find out more about Wired: https://www.wired.co.uk Specific Things Discussed in the Episode: The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Habits-Highly-Effective-People-Anniversary/dp/1471195201/ref=asc_df_1471195201/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=430989470045&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=17193296444736582447&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1006502&hvtargid=pla-911500871715&psc=1&th=1&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=97419294862&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=430989470045&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=17193296444736582447&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1006502&hvtargid=pla-911500871715 Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 tales of Extraordinary Women: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Good-Night-Stories-Rebel-Girls/dp/014198600X/ref=asc_df_014198600X/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=311004790924&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=17892768586249841390&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1006502&hvtargid=pla-364195443484&psc=1