[In previous times,] we used to build a device, consult focus groups and then throw it into the market and hope for the best.
But traditional consulting, focusing on strategy, provides direction without giving a client the technology to execute it.
Ms. Clinton works at SustainAbility, a research and consulting company focusing on corporate responsibility.
Down the hall, Lewis Okser, 60, who operates ZLNX, a business consulting firm focused on China, was talking up Mrs. Clinton.
Chris Clearfield is a principal at System Logic, a consulting firm focused on risk management in complex systems.
"It certainly makes shopping a more glamorous experience," said Irma Zandl, president at the Zandl Group in New York, a research and trend consulting company focused on youth marketing.
He said that he would remain available to the governor, and that he was creating a consulting company focused on public affairs.
"Hip-hop entrepreneurs have often not allowed themselves to be defined by the borders between media," said Lucian James, president at Agenda, a brand consulting company focused on youth culture and music.
But researchers at the Nielsen Norman Group, a consulting firm focused on the usability of Web sites, recently examined the sites of Fortune 50 companies to gauge whether it was possible to find a physical mailing address and a general telephone number.
Nisa Chitakasem is the Founder of Position Ignition, a leading career consulting company focusing on career change, career development and how to get the most out of your career.
