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6/15/21

Listening Time:

41 min

Episode 112: Expectations vs. Reality When Consulting—with Sergio Matos

It’s easy to have a host of expectations that won’t match reality when you start and build a consulting business. How can you avoid as many of those unrealistic expectations as possible?

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In this Craft of Consulting podcast episode, I interview Sergio Matos, who tried to become a consultant twice. It didn’t work until his second try, when he adjusted his expectations and approach.

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Sergio is also an internationally recognized leader in developing and advocating for Community Health Worker workforce. He has a unique and powerful way of doing what he does, and, in this episode, he shares how he approaches his work to achieve the best outcomes in the best way.

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Sergio Matos

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Episode Details

Sergio Matos found that the second time was the charm in launching his consulting business. In this episode, we talk about:

  • Starting down his path as a Community Health Worker after he retired

  • Wanting to able to do more of what his spirit yearned for by becoming a consultant

  • Failing the first time

  • Being surprised by how long it took to get clients, even though he was at the top of his game when he became a consultant

  • Shifting his perspective to what clients want instead of dictating like a CEO

  • Recognizing the amount of effort that goes into contracting and running a consulting business

  • Identifying a clear vision and mission as a consultant rather than casting a marketing net too far and too wide

  • Doing market research to target his marketing to people who were interested in funding what he wanted to do

  • Enjoying the freedom and flexibility of being a consultant

  • Deciding what to do during COVID when healthcare organizations were not focused on the work he does

  • Adjusting his expectations about when he gets paid and creating cushions and processes to account for that

  • Creating environments that are safe enough so that participants are free and able to contribute their wisdom, their understanding, and their lived experiences to the learning experience itself

  • Considering what he will focus on next as a consultant as COVID gets more under control


For more information about Sergio Matos:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sergio-matos-563ba7b/

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https://chwnetwork.org/

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