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

Xtra Inspiration with renowned musician Andre Heuvelman
10 maart 2021
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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

Driving sustainable consumption in Poland's fashion and luxury sector
07 May 2021

In Poland, growing environmental consciousness among consumers is not translating into more sustainable fashion choices. A new Boston Consulting Group...

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Synechron adds Unqork's low-code platform to insurance services
07 May 2021

Synechron has become a trusted advisory and implementation partner of Unqork, a provider of low-code (or no-code) software to companies...

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UnaVista admits Varrlyn into its Consulting Partner Programme
07 May 2021

UnaVista has admitted a new consulting firm into its Consulting Partner Programme, welcoming Varrlyn as its first partner in the...

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Deloitte acquires life sciences consulting practice of Iperion
06 May 2021

Deloitte has acquired the management consulting arm of Iperion, a Netherlands-based life sciences group.  The deal sees a team of...

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French giants launch open ecosystem for intelligent mobility
06 May 2021

Atos has joined Dassault Systèmes, Groupe Renault, STMicroelectronics and Thales to form ‘Software République’ – a mobility innovation ecosystem aimed...

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Eco-friendly Airbnb and Booking rival GreenGo launches
06 May 2021

Former Oliver Wyman advisor Guillaume Jouffre has gone live with a new platform – GreenGo – designed as a cheaper...

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GCA Altium adds trio of seniors to Industrial Technology practice
06 May 2021

Hot on the heels of its best quarter in its history (80 transactions globally), GCA Altium has strengthened its team...

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Analysys Mason advises KPN and T-Mobile on fibre investments
05 May 2021

Telecom companies KPN and T-Mobile have both attracted financial partners to ramp up their fibre rollout to households and businesses...

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Trio of senior Strategy& advisors join Kearney in France
05 May 2021

The French arm of Kearney has snapped up a trio of seniors from rival Strategy& in France, welcoming Vincent Barbat...

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French restaurant payments app Sunday raises €20 million
05 May 2021

Former Bain consultant Christine de Wendel has teamed up with Victor Lugger and Tigrane Seydoux to launch a payments app,...

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Alvarez & Marsal adds trio to European Debt Advisory team
05 May 2021

Alvarez & Marsal’s Debt Advisory team in Europe has welcomed a trio of experienced professionals to its ranks in the...

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12 business and technology trends powering the new normal
04 May 2021

On the back of the most unprecedented crisis in recent decades, 2021 is already en route to becoming one of...

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Working in strategic consulting at OC&C Strategy Consultants in Paris
04 May 2021

Renowned for its steep learning curve and entrepreneurial spirit, the strategy consulting industry is a major draw to graduates looking...

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The M&A advisors that led Vodafone's Vantage Towers IPO
04 May 2021

Vodafone has successfully listed its Germany-based infrastructure asset subsidiary Vantage Towers on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange – raising over €2...

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How low-code systems can take KYC and AML to the next level
04 May 2021

In recent years, banks have been hitting the headlines for not cracking down on tax evasion and money laundering. Regulators...

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LinkedIn names KPMG the top employer in the Netherlands
03 May 2021

Big Four accounting and consulting firm KPMG has been named the top company to work for in the Netherlands by...

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Law firms face struggle to meet competitive intelligence needs
03 May 2021

Competitive intelligence is a crucial tool across a range of pillars for law firms – including, strategy, sales and business...

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Projective and Exellys team up with Gimv to turbocharge growth
03 May 2021

Pan-European consultancy Projective has roped in a significant investment from private equity firm Gimv, as the firm embarks on an...

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Arma Partners promotes managing directors in UK and Germany
03 May 2021

Arma Partners has promoted three of its senior advisors to the position of Managing Director: Charles Chang and Rohit Shiralkar...

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Sia Partners hits 1,000 staff in France with Uside acquisition
30 April 2021

Sia Partners has strengthened its team in home market France with the acquisition of Uside, a 30-strong change management consultancy. ...

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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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