In June 2025, I quietly launched my first consulting book.
In the first week since publishing, Beyond Slides: Stand out, become irreplaceable, and win big in consulting hit #1 Best Seller on Amazon in the “Consulting” and “Business Consulting” categories in the USA, UK, Australia, and Italy.
It feels surreal!
In 2023, my dad passed away from cancer. Just weeks earlier, he had finally published his first book: a collection of poems and short stories he had tinkered with for 30 years.
His official bio mentioned that was his debut, but I know that, for decades, those pages floated around the house, handwritten, typed, edited, re-edited, abandoned, resurrected.
He always thought he would finish it one day, but life got in the way.
Or maybe fear did.
When he finally made it, time had nearly run out, and that hit me harder than I expected. That made me realise that “one day” is a dangerous idea.
So I started writing, and after 24 months of early mornings, late nights, and a lot of caffeine, Beyond Slides is out.
Part philosophical essay, part memoir, part survival manual, it includes 39 practical exercises for those trying to make sense of this strange and slippery profession: if you are a consultant (or love one, manage one, work with one, are married to one) this might be worth your time.
Huge thanks to Tom Goodwin for the foreword! Having someone with such a sharp, curious, and delightfully contrarian mind introduce the book to you all is a true honour.
If you know me, survived a project with me, watched me butcher a whiteboard sketch, or something like that, then you already know I had a book in me.
Well… it’s out.
And if I have ever said something useful, made you laugh, or at least distracted you from a terrible all-hands meeting, I would love for you to grab a copy of Beyond Slides today.
The book is now available in digital format on Kindle, Apple Books, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Vivlio (and more), and as a paperback through Amazon, for those who still like the feel of paper and ink.
Thank you.
