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- »Consulting One on One with Romil Bahl
In the January/February edition of Consulting, we examined how American Express is formalizing a consulting business around the data mining and analytics it is performing based on its unique access to aggregated consumer credit card usage information. In a similar vain, PRGX (formerly PRGX-Schultz) is looking to expand its consulting offerings by data mining the aggregated data it has collected on the business-to-business transactions in the retail and healthcare markets as part of its profit recovery audit business. To learn more, Consulting’s One on One sat down with PRGX CEO Romil Bahl. Bahl joined the firm a year ago. He previously co- founded Infosys and was recognized by Consulting as one of the Top 25 consultants in 2007.
- »One on One with OMNI's Frank Bernhard
The merger and acquisition market is way down from its peak a few years ago, but there are still significant consulting opportunities for well-positioned firms. To better understand the upside to the down M&A market, Consulting’s One-on-One sat down with Frank Bernhard, OMNI Consulting Group’s managing principal for its telecommunications, media and technology practice. His 20 year-old M&A firm grew by 7.8 percent in 2009, far outpacing the sluggish market.
- »Out of Office: Roz Savage
After 11 years as an IT consultant, Roz Savage knew she wanted to take her life in a new direction. But little did she realize she’d be charting a new course in a kayak.
- »Ingenix CEO Says He’s Bullish On Healthcare Opportunities
In November, John Nackel was named CEO and executive vice president of Ingenix Consulting, a 1,000-person firm providing services focused on hospitals, health plans, physicians, employers, government agencies and pharmaceutical companies. Consulting sat down with him to discuss the healthcare marketplace.
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»Out of Office: Roz Savage
 After 11 years as an IT consultant, Roz Savage knew she wanted to take her life in a new direction. But little did she realize she’d be charting a new course in a kayak. To help raise awareness about environmental issues and sustainable living, she rowed across the Atlantic in 2005. Now she wants to become the first woman to row solo across the Pacific, from San Francisco to Australia. She completed the first leg of the trip to Hawaii in 2008. Stage 2, to the island nation of Kirbati, was completed in 2009. The final stage is scheduled for later this year.
Consulting: Why did you decide to leave your consulting career behind to pursue your new adventures?
Savage: I think I knew from Day 1 that management consultancy was not really the job for me. I felt I had a purpose in life, and I didn’t know what it was. So, in search of an answer, I wrote two versions of my own obituary—the one I wanted and the one I was heading for. They were very different. I realized that if I was going to get back on track for the kind of life I dreamed of, I was going to have to make some big changes.
Consulting: Was your consulting background helpful?
Savage: I am glad to have had the consulting experience, as it taught me valuable skills in project management. I am still the Queen of the Spreadsheet! It also made me more confident around technology, and now I love using blogs, videos, podcasts and Twitter to share my adventures.
 Consulting: What are the biggest challenges and rewards to your ocean adventures?
Savage: Ocean rowing is really tough. The Atlantic was my toughest row, because it was my first, and I just didn’t know if I could do it. There were definitely moments when I was bouncing around in 20-foot swells thinking, “I’m a management consultant, get me out of here!” Each of my three major ocean rows so far has taken around 100 days, and when I get to about Day ‘60 or 70, I still start thinking I’ve had about enough.’ But then it really cheers me up when I get wonderful messages from people telling me I’ve inspired them—and that makes it all seem worthwhile. From the very start, I’ve wanted to use my rowing to show people just what is possible, and it seems to be working.
Consulting: What are your next goals?
Savage: I’ve now completed two stages of a three-stage bid to row the Pacific. I’ll be back out on the water in April for the third and final stage to Australia. Meanwhile I’m busy with my other main vocation—as an environmental campaigner. In Copenhagen for the COP15 summit, [I gave] presentations on how we need to work towards sustainable living. Ten years ago I would never have dreamed that I could feel so happy and fulfilled.
—J.S.
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