Thank you to the 2.5K Subscribers to this Newsletter and an even BIGGER thank you to the 400 people who have so far Downloaded my new Book 'How to Transform Finance'. Yesterday the remaining Paperbacks from the 'Author' print run were despatched to Finance Leaders around the UK. If you would like one check out the Website and from tonight you can scroll to the bottom of this Page and Pre order a copy: 'How to Transform Finance' - The Paperback Edition
The last two weeks were a blur as I had succumbed to the Flu, 'Man Flu' most likely and I wasn't the best patient or the happiest camper. Then Monday came and I was back into it at half speed but then this morning I dropped the laptop keyboard so had a mildly frustrating day as I tried to input Email responses with 6 keys missing.
Now I am a professional Consultant, Transforming Finance functions is the game and my passion but I still hanker after building something. My Grandfather and Uncles on my Mothers side were carpenters so they got to build things and see the physical fruits of their labour. They have no clue what I do and indeed sometimes I would like to show them something tangible. Build a 'Product' of my own you might say.
Now without a doubt I have at least 5 technical Products in the incubator which would make the life of every Consultant in the World easier, they just need a 'backer' or a 'software development team'. One would redefine Consulting as we know it.
But I can't wait on the Budget or the expansion plans so I still want to build something in the meantime. Otherwise the Dubs will have won the Double before I have a Product.
My friends don't know what I do, ahh Michael is a Consultant and we leave it at that after a few pints. They all make things, produce things or sell things, all 'things' you can touch, hold and feel. They have even now digressed into 'apps', 'apps' I tell ya!!!
On that note check this out from Justin Healy before I go any further and thank me later. Its called 'LifeStars'. Its all about Marketing Insight at your fingertips. Look folks I told you before I know all the best people and more than 'Finance' people read this Newsletter so check it out if you do Marketing in a Corporate environment. Possibly one for the Sunday Business Sections...top tip is all I can say.
But I digress, I WANT a Product! I have a Guinness World Record, a half a dozen Consulting Awards a 'killer line' to end every Conference speech and leave them hanging in the aisles, but I WANT a Product. I want to put my Product on my Website and offer it for sale to the general public, from concept to shipping or 'concept to cash' for the Accountants on here.
Now I know your laughing and thinking to yourself what could I possibly ever 'voluntarily' want to buy from a Consultant??? Not my time, not my working days but my Mind! That vessel that contains all my experience and a capability to 'reimagine' how Finance should be delivered as easy as falling out of bed or the Dubs hitting a winning point! That Product, that is what you might like to have on your desk.
A physical Product, my Product, the Paperback Edition in glorious technicolour and I have to say it really does look awesome. It is now available for a limited time only for FREE to any FD in the UK contemplating change. Go to the link above and Pre order with my gratitude.
When the first person Orders a copy and that Order is captured by my 'process' and then fulfilled by my backroom team and finally arrives at your front door, I will have fulfilled a lifelong ambition. I can take my Uncles for pints, slap the Book on the table and go there you go lads, what did you make today.?
If after all that you need Consulting support on Finance Transformation, Finance Shared Services or Finance Systems Strategy just reach out and talk to a Consultant who appreciates the end to end Product lifecycle and has a sense of humour.
Best Regards,
Michael Ryan.
Consultant & Product Developer (Author)
