AI Isn't Killing Consulting, It's Crowning New Champions: How Boutique Firms Are Winning the Tech Revolution

The competitive advantage has shifted. Nimble operations, distinctive delivery models, and hot sector specialization are enabling smaller firms to win work where legacy players can't fit. While big consulting struggles to pivot, boutiques are leveraging AI to deliver faster, more precise and cost-effective solutions.

CMap has leveraged AI into their PSA solution to help consulting clients improve pricing, resourcing & drive performance and it is delivering an edge.

Join our expert panel featuring thought leaders from CMap, Consulting Magazine, and successful boutique consultancies who are proving that size isn't strength — agility is. This webcast cuts through the mainstream narrative to reveal how firms with 50-500 employees are leveraging technology as a competitive weapon, not a threat.

Discover how to:

• Deploy AI as your competitive advantage using practical implementation strategies that don't require enterprise-scale resources or budgets
• Restructure pricing and delivery models to capitalize on the crumbling pyramid structure that's making traditional firms uncompetitive
• Leverage sector specialization to command premium rates while big firms chase commoditized generalist work
• Build tech-enabled operations that deliver enterprise-quality outcomes with boutique-level responsiveness and client intimacy
• Position your firm for the new market reality where domain expertise plus AI beats brand legacy every time
• Scale intelligently without sacrificing the agility and innovation that made you competitive in the first place

By attending,you'll gain the strategic playbook that's helping boutique consultancies not just survive the AI revolution—but dominate it.

Speakers:

Christian Barnard | COO & Growth Officer | KungFu.AI

Christian Barnard is the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Growth Officer at KUNGFU.AI, where he helps organizations responsibly scale artificial intelligence from strategy to production. With more than 20 years of experience building and leading consulting businesses, Christian has held senior leadership roles at firms including T3, Razorfish, Sapient, frog design, and AT&T. He has led multiple P&Ls, scaled teams globally, driven M&A integrations, and delivered complex digital and AI transformations for Fortune 500 companies. Christian is deeply passionate about team building, culture, and creating consulting organizations where people, growth, and measurable client outcomes reinforce one another.

Scott Walter | VP of Technology | SDG

Scott Walter is Vice President of Technology at SDG, where he leads the development of Clark AI, SDG's internal AI platform, while overseeing cloud engineering, DevOps, and cloud architecture initiatives. He also drives zero trust networking engagements and develops Non-Human Identity frameworks for enterprise clients. With 20+ years of experience delivering high-impact technology projects across industries, Scott has held senior leadership roles at Tenovos as Vice President of Engineering and at HBO as Director of Application Development. He is passionate about building resilient, secure infrastructure and helping organizations harness AI and cloud technologies to accelerate business outcomes.

Ben Edwards | VP of Consulting | CMap

Ben leads CMap's go-to-market in consulting enabling boutique firms to leverage their operations solution & deep consultancy expertize. Having lead business development for two prior SaaS firms, Ben's experience driving market expansion in North America, is enabling him to engage with 100's of consultancy firms across management, data, tech services, AI & other niches where SMB consultancies are thriving.

Michael Webb |Editor in Chief| Consulting Magazine