Linda's Marketing Leverage Blog

Consultants: Participate in WIC's 8th Annual Compensation Survey

It's that time of year again when Women in Consulting (WIC) conducts its annual compensation survey.

Curious to know how consultants are faring in this challenging economy? Wondering what separates top consultants from others in the profession?

WIC invites consultants of all stripes, sizes, and genders (yes, men are also welcome) to participate in this survey. You don't have to be a member of WIC to participate. The only catch is that consulting must be the main source of income for you over the past year. All participants will receive a summary of survey results.

Complete the survey now.

Survey will remain open until May 11th.

Linda Popky joins the Million Dollar Consultant® Hall of Fame

Right on the heels of this week's San Jose/Silicon Valley Business Journal's Top Women of Influence in Silicon Valley award,  I learned on Friday that I have been inducted into Alan Weiss's Million Dollar Consultant Hall of Fame.

According to Alan, the criteria for induction include:

• Serving as an exemplar to others in the profession.
• The highest levels of integrity, ethics, and accountability.
• Revenue and profit achievement and growth.
• Contributions of intellectual capital to the profession.
• Continual, challenging, personal and professional development.
• Risk taking and resilience.

This award is shared with only the top leaders in consulting worldwide. This year's seven inductees, Suzanne Bates, Seth Kahan, Pat Lynch, Katherine Radeka, Scott Simmonds, Phil Symchych and me, join 13 other existing members of the Hall of Fame. I am the only member with a focus on strategic marketing consulting.

It really is a privilege to be  recognized by Alan Weiss, the man who has written more books on consulting than anyone in the world and who has been called "one of the most highly regarded independent consultants in America." Furthermore, it is an honor to be associated with the 19 other top professionals who share this distinction.

Thanks to my family, friends, colleagues and clients who have helped me get to this level.

Linda

Silicon Valley Top Women of Influence Awards Ceremony

We're Honored: Silicon Valley Top 100 Women of Influence Award

The Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal has named Linda Popky one of Silicon Valley's "Top 100 Women of Influence" for 2009.

This year's winners, nominated by their peers, were chosen by a panel of judges that included Shellye Archambeau, CEO of MetricStream; Connie Martinez, CEO of 1stAct Silicon Valley; Ysabel Duron, Latinas Contra Cancer Founder and Executive Director; and Wendy Beecham, CEO of Forum for Women Entrepreneurs and Executives.

According to Business Journal Publisher James MacGregor, “The women listed exemplify many of the attributes that makes Silicon Valley a global leader in business, philanthropy and public policy. The experience and skills these women demonstrate have helped to innovate and shepherd the valley to success."

In addition to being the founder and president of L2M Associates, Linda is also the president of Women in Consulting, a San Francisco Bay Area-based community of over 400 consultants and small business owners working to build strong businesses. A consultant, speaker, author and educator, she is the program advisor for San Francisco State University's Integrated Marketing Program and on the advisory board for UC Santa Cruz Extension's Marketing Management Program.

Women of Influence award winners will be honored at an awards ceremony and dinner to be held at the San Jose Fairmont on March 18th. More information about the event.

Where to go for all things consulting

Women in Consulting (WIC)  just celebrated its tenth anniversary with a big event last week at the Microsoft Event Center in Mountain View, CA. We honored the women who founded WIC and talked about how far we've come and where consulting is going in the future. In conjunction with this celebration, we also relaunched our new website and launched a new blog about all things consulting. Check them out.

WIC is a Bay Area-based community of over 400 consultants in more than 30 specialties. More information on membership.

Passion, Purpose, Perseverance: Celebrating 10 Years of Powerful Women in Consulting

Ten years ago, a few women started meeting in the backroom at Vic’s in San Carlos to support each other in their consulting businesses. Today, Women in Consulting® (WIC) is a dynamic organization of 400+ seasoned consultants and small business owners covering a range of specialties. On October 16th, we’re honoring our individual and collective success over the past 10 years—as well as setting our sights on the next decade and beyond. I invite you to join me in this celebration, which includes:

• Dinner and networking opportunities
• Keynote presentation by Kim Fulcher, CEO of Compass and      mylifecompas.com
• A silent auction
• A fine art sale

Learn more or register

Contact me to attend at the special WIC member price.