71. How to Become a Part-Time Consultant and the Future of Workplace Flexibility with Brea Starmer

<p class="" data-pm-slice="1 1 []">After being laid off at 7 months pregnant in her corporate job and faced with pregnancy discrimination when job hunting, Brea Starmer was thrown into consulting. Her experience inspired her to launch her agency, Lions and Tigers, which is a marketing, operations and strategy consultancy building a bridge to the future of work.</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today, Brea has a team of nearly 100 consultants that work flexibly and part-time by bringing highly-skilled workers to organizations through her innovative and inclusive business model. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On top of scaling this business to almost 8-figures, Brea is the mama to 3 little ones and just returned from her first ever maternity leave with her baby girl.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode we discuss:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The three steps you need to take before you start consulting</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How to become a part-time consultant</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How to price your services and find your first clients</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How to sell your consultancy services (vs. filling an internal role)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Key systems to put into place when running a team and scaling while working part-time</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">What does flexibility look like in the future of work</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Brea is an absolute powerhouse mama looking to change the future of work while helping other highly skilled women (especially moms) have flexibility and access to the workforce.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: