Four aspects that determine your Professional Service Firm success

Enablement

The people, the organization and relevant propositions ‘empower the success’ of what professional service firms can bring to their respective markets.

Business Development

The strength of the professional ecosystem and go-to-market strategy determines the ongoing ‘book of business’ and the ability to win new business.

Reference Program

When ‘selling the invisible’ the importance of an effective reference program is crucial and often underestimated.

Marketing & Events

Strong focus on ‘getting the word out’ as well as gathering business intelligence can be achieved through executing a tailored M&E plan and continuous communication with clients.

Empowering service firms

The international team of experts provides a focused approach to support professional service firms with all aspects that determine success: Enablement, Business Development, Reference Program and Marketing & Events. With a range of tailored propositions, we support our clients to manage the changes and challenges they face. This can vary from focused projects that expand business with a new global account to executive search for senior hires, from improving team effectiveness to ad-interim leadership roles. Feel free to reach out to us for a full overview of our propositions.

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Our clients

Get inspired by our international clients and projects on their road to succes.

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Stanton Chase

With over 70 offices around the world Stanton Chase is a leading executive search firm. Reporting to the global executive board XtraAdvice partners helped to improve their global office evaluation and classification model.

Atos

With our XtraBusiness Workshop approach we support Professional Service Firms to boost and improve their business development results. Atos, a leading global consulting and technology firm, was an early XtraBusiness adopter that we helped to strategize and grow their business with a major international consumer market client.

Games for Health / Post IC app

The digital Post Intensive Care diary helps ICU patients with their recovery and deal with Post Intensive Care Syndrome. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the need and demand for the Post IC solution has rapidly increased during the past months. XtraAdvice is supporting Games for Health, the firm that developed the solution, with the further roll out to hospitals around the world. Go to: http://www.post-ic.nl/en

XtraAdvice News Highlights

XtraPurpose at the World Economic Forum 2020 in Davos; Shaping the CSR agenda for Professional Service Firms
14 januari 2020

Many business, political and cultural leaders from all over the world will travel to Switzerland next week for the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF). At XtraAdvice we look forward to attending the WEF again and meeting several of our key clients and relations during this 2020 edition in Davos.

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Introducing FitCoins to help reduce the risk of burnout in Professional Service Firms
25 november 2019

Taking a preventive and pragmatic approach (Luc Swaab and Stef Oud, partners at XtraAdvice)

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How will economic turmoil impact professional service firms?
19 september 2019

“The Dutch economy holds up nicely in an increasingly volatile world. So there’s nothing to worry about….or is there?” (Luc Swaab – partner XtraAdvice)

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Press release – Empowering professional service firms with XtraAdvice
30 augustus 2019

A team of experienced partners with a strong background in professional service firms and/or as academics, have founded XtraAdvice, a new consulting firm. The XtraAdvice partner team is based in both The Netherlands and the US.

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The latest Professional Service Industry news

Over 250 million children globally are deprived from school
07 July 2020

Despite major efforts globally to improve access to education for students, one out of seven children still remain out of...

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Finext and The Resource blend their minds to launch Taxvibes
07 July 2020

Two professional services firms in the Netherlands – Finext and The Resource – have teamed up to launch Taxvibes, a...

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How BearingPoint is helping governments navigate the coronavirus
06 July 2020

Since the start of the coronavirus, BearingPoint has supported several governments and dozens of public sector organisations with the delivery...

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McKinsey: The benefit of gender and ethnic diversity in leadership
06 July 2020

Another leading research institute has reconfirmed the business case for diversity in boardrooms. According to a new research by management...

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GWA Hygiene and umlaut working on Hospital 4.0 blueprint
03 July 2020

GWA Hygiene, a German company specialised in helping hospitals improve their hygiene levels, has teamed up with consultancy umlaut. Together...

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Sia Partners expands in Ireland and Scotland with Pathfinder deal
03 July 2020

French origin consulting firm Sia Partners has expanded its footprint in the UK & Ireland with the acquisition of Pathfinder,...

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BearingPoint appoints four new partners in France
03 July 2020

BearingPoint has appointed four new partners in France, one of the firm’s larger divisions on the continent.  Jean-Charles Chevalier has...

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The risks and impacts to include in a recovery strategy
03 July 2020

Now that Covid-19’s first crisis dust has settled, and companies are getting to grips with their crisis management plans, the...

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BOLD partners with data science platform KNIME
03 July 2020

Dutch management consulting firm BOLD has joined the partner ecosystem of KNIME. KNIME is a Switzerland-based company that provides a...

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Middle managers are key for lean change in financial services
02 July 2020

Despite growing claims that the role of middle management is losing relevance against the backdrop of self-organising teams and agile...

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Cybersecurity teams need to catch up in public cloud space
01 July 2020

Following a survey of 750 respondents cross North America, Europe and Asia Pacific, KPMG and Oracle have concluded that cloud...

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BCG Turn adds senior advisors to its team in Spain
01 July 2020

Boston Consulting Group (BCG) is stepping up its turnaround capabilities in Spain with the hire of two experienced consultants from...

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SAP certifies Dimensys as a Partner Center of Expertise
01 July 2020

Global ERP giant SAP has re-certified Dimensys as a Partner Center of Expertise (PCOE) in the Netherlands.  The consulting firm,...

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Early diagnostics healthcare market to see demand lift off
30 June 2020

The market for early diagnostics is set to lift off in the coming years, according to a new report by...

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BDO advises Volkswagen on acquisition of travel startup Voya
30 June 2020

The Financial Services arm of Volkswagen has acquired Voya, a German startup that provides business travel management services and solutions...

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Trio of European Zanders clients win leading treasury award
30 June 2020

Treasury Today, a global platform for the world of treasury, has announced the 2020 winners of its annual Adam Smith...

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Leaders in digital transformation take an integral approach
29 June 2020

While many businesses are racing to implement their digital transformation, few have grasped the key principles behind investing in technology,...

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New finance tool provides Bol.com with insight and flexibility
29 June 2020

Dutch online retailer Bol.com is growing rapidly, both autonomously and by developing new business models. This requires the finance department...

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Blunder: Retailer announces CEO as ex-BCG, but he wasn't
29 June 2020

Belgian fashion retailer FNG Group has blundered in a press statement announcing its new interim CEO. On June 8, FNG Group –...

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Capgemini gives all its 270,000 employees access to Coursera
26 June 2020

Consulting and technology services giant Capgemini has provided all its 270,000 employees across the world access to Coursera, as part...

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Meet our team of professionals

Our partners all have a successful track record in their respective areas of expertise. In addition, we have developed a very powerful and well-connected business ecosystem by utilizing the networks of our partner team.

Stef
Oud

Partner
+31 6 520 489 96 stef.oud@xtra-advice.com
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Luc
Swaab

Partner
+31 6 536 734 93 luc.swaab@xtra-advice.com
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Vera
Melis

Partner
+31 6 515 796 22 vera.melis@xtra-advice.com
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Fred
van Eenennaam

Partner
+31 6 200 125 39 info@xtra-advice.com
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Willem
Bourgonje

Partner
+31 6 514 163 55 willem.bourgonje@xtra-advice.com
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Hans
van den Hurk

Partner
+31 6 204 385 68 info@xtra-advice.com
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Tamara
Swaab

Partner
+1 (530) 400-8027 info@xtra-advice.com
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Emile
Aarts

Partner
+31 6 467 648 68 info@xtra-advice.com
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Ron
Mangun

Partner
+1 (530) 848-1662 info@xtra-advice.com
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Frederic
Ramioulle

Tethys Solution Partner
+1 (602) 206-1565 info@xtra-advice.com
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The experience and background we bring

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Feel free to contact us for any questions, information about our services or an introduction to a tailored program that we can provide to support your organization.

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