{"podcast":{"title":"Consulting Success Podcast","slug":"consulting-success-podcast-167648","podcast_index_feed_id":167648,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/consulting-success/","website_url":"http://www.consultingsuccess.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/94e17049-3793-43bd-9a9f-213b35c962b8/v7GEx1uO6gYC58DMZXFsuKtm.png","author":"Consulting Success","episode_count":484,"summary":"The #1 podcast for consulting business owners who want to build a profitable, scalable and strategic consulting business. Over one thousands consulting business owners have applied the growth system that Consulting Success teaches here https://www.consultingsuccess.com/coaching-for-consultants Trusted by tens of thousands of consultants, the weekly conversations shine the spotlight on valuable business tips. Episodes support you in understanding how to navigate the market. This podcast is your guide to overcoming the most difficult obstacles in the consulting industry and enjoying big wins. Learn strategies for maintaining an effective team and attracting clients. Discover how to craft a clear and engaging message, and implement a marketing engine for consultants that actually works. Every conversation explores how to improve your business model to open doors to golden opportunities. This podcast features experts from various industries who share the desire to achieve success in the consulting business. They expose their well-kept secrets to get to the top. Hear the building blocks that started their careers and the most important principles they uphold to get through challenging…","last_synced_at":"2026-06-22T12:18:06.360736+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/consulting-success-podcast-167648"},"episode":{"title":"How Listening Built This 7-Figure Business with Manal Sayid","slug":"how-listening-built-this-7-figure-business-with-manal-sayid","published_at":"2026-01-19T07:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/consulting-success-podcast-167648/how-listening-built-this-7-figure-business-with-manal-sayid","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/consulting-success-podcast-167648","url":"http://www.consultingsuccess.com","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/91834284-6122-4a5b-8819-5c04eae684dd.mp3","summary":"What if the reason your consulting business hasn't grown isn't because you lack the perfect strategy, but because you need to learn how to hold better conversations? In this episode, I'm joined by Manal Sayid, a facilitator and consultant who quietly built a seven-figure practice by helping leaders navigate the conversations most people avoid. Manal didn't start in consulting. She started in non profit HR, volunteered on a suicide prevention line for nearly a decade, and learned at a very human level how trust is built when people feel heard. In this conversation, you'll discover why relationship building without an agenda can outperform traditional business development; how being braver with clients leads to more respect, better work, and stronger outcomes; and what it really takes to facilitate change when there's tension, power dynamics, or uncertainty in the room. If your growth depends on trust, referrals, and leading real conversations, not just selling frameworks, then this episode will change how you think about your role as a consultant and consulting business owner. Welcome to the Consulting Success podcast. I'm your host Michael Zipursky, and in this podcast, we're going to dive deep into the world of elite consultants where you're going to learn the strategies, tactics and mindset to grow a highly profitable and successful consulting business. Before we dive into today's episode. Are you ready to grow and take your consulting business to the next level? Many of the clients that we work with started as podcast listeners just like you, and a consistent theme they have shared with us is that they wished they had reached out sooner about our Clarity Coaching Program rather than waiting for that perfect time. If you're interested in learning more about how we he…","meta_description":"What if the reason your consulting business hasn't grown isn't because you lack the perfect strategy, but because you need to learn how to hold better con…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2909,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/consulting-success-podcast-167648/episodes/how-listening-built-this-7-figure-business-with-manal-sayid/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/consulting-success-podcast-167648/how-listening-built-this-7-figure-business-with-manal-sayid.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}