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Jake

Principal, Strategy & Management Consulting

RSM US LLP

College of Charleston
Boston University - MBA

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jake-winquist/

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Jake Winquist, has over 15 years of industry and consulting experience, helping clients define and execute strategy and operating models across Industrials and Consumer Products industries.
MBA
Consulting & Related Professional Services
Consulting
Business Management & Admin

Q1Career path

Industry Experience

Internship Experience

Career Path

0:51

"I really didn't start until an internship about a year after I graduated from college."

Q2Main responsibilities

Team Leadership

Growth Strategy

Quality Assurance

1:03

"Looking for opportunities for RSM to continue to grow."

Q3Day in the life

1:18

Q4Most important skills - role

Technical Expertise

Executive Presence

Consulting

1:10

"The skills that are most important are kind of table stakes, are your, your technical expertise."

Q5Favorite parts - role

Client Interaction

Problem-Solving

Variety of Experiences

0:49

"I think that's a huge value prop, uh, for someone that works in consulting for professional services, certainly at ours."

Q6Biggest challenge - role

Industry Trends

AI and Automation

Professional Services

0:49

"The most challenging thing is to always be a step ahead."

Q7Favorite parts - industry

Middle Market

Impactful Change

Client Engagement

0:43

"We really, in, in the room working with the CEO, the CIO, the CFO... on a particular challenge..."

Q8Who thrives in industry

Change Management

Flexibility

Adaptability

0:47

"You gotta be a little quirky. You may be a little bit weird, but more, more importantly, you have to be okay with a lot of change."

Q9Wish known before - industry

Industry Realities

Executive/Leadership

Workplace Challenges

0:37

"Making partner, principal at a consulting firm, uh, doesn't mean you get to kind of semi-retire and have a own a second home and go golfing."

Q10Entry-level positions

Entry-Level

Career Development

Consulting

0:53

"It's a fantastic way to get into consulting if you kind of know that that's the route you wanna take right after school."

Q11Significant lesson - career

Executive/Leadership

Confidence

Communication

0:58

"Never assume that you're the smartest person in the room."

Q12College ideas for success

Peer Learning

Networking

Diverse Perspectives

"Grad school really made very clear to me the importance of networking."