Income Concerns

Scott Post’s consulting business focuses on guiding client companies in the Siouxland area through process improvement. He helps clients with workforce productivity and profitability problems. However, when Scott Post first left the corporate world and his comfortable career to create his own consulting business, his biggest concern was whether or not he would be able to create a livable income comparable to what he used to make.

Scott has plenty of experience with process improvement, and a lot of expertise to offer his clients. However, as he put it, “I didn't know if I could sell myself and run a consulting business.”

Gaining Confidence and Community

He first began learning from Consulting Success through our podcast, but when he needed more customized help building his consulting business, he finally joined the program. He was quickly impressed with the value he derived. As he says, “They are experts. They've helped thousands of other consultants. They are the authority in this space.”

Scott learned how to build his business, reach his ideal client, and sell the value of his services, but he also gained a supportive community of fellow consultants. “When you go from a corporate setting to working on your own, it can be pretty lonely,” Scott says, “so I would call the Consulting Success group my tribe right now. They're my coworkers.”

Creating a Livable Income

At the time of this writing, Scott has been a full-time consultant for one year. A year ago, he was worried that he might not be able to stick with it. He didn’t know if he could create a livable income or grow the business on his own. But now, a year later, he says, “It’s going very well, and the future looks even better. I don’t think I could have done it without Consulting Success. It certainly would have been a lot more painful.”

He is currently working with five clients, with contracts that range up to five figures, and he recently had a satisfied customer bump a six-month engagement into his first six-month engagement. As Scott put it, “It was a 7X kind of day…I’m exhilarated and excited, because the client/consultant relationship is a perfect fit and I can easily make a significant impact for him and his organization!” He is finally making an income that is comparable to his corporate career, while living and working on his own terms. Ultimately, Scott says, “Consulting Success has a system and a process, and I just followed that and it's working. The program works. It’s that simple.”

For any consultants who are considering getting involved with Consulting Success, Scott’s advice is, “If you’re overwhelmed and not sure what to do next, join the program. The coaches will walk you through the process of building a consulting business step by step.”

A Few Words from Scott