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

Decentralised finance a tremendous opportunity for Europe
02 December 2020

Although limited in its value for financial services so far, blockchain-based decentralised finance might be a boon for Europe’s small...

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Three steps to reskill the workforce for post-Covid-19
02 December 2020

In light of the rapidly changing landscape, accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic, businesses need to adapt their capabilities to meet...

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CPMview adds Fluence to financial consolidation offering
02 December 2020

CPMview has become one of the trusted advisory and implementation partners of Fluence Technologies, with the aim of helping mid-sized...

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Why Bain added 'equity' to its diversity and inclusion strategy
01 December 2020

Bain & Company is determined to use its size and influence to push for diversity, equity and inclusion. Amsterdam-based leaders...

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10 lessons learned from Covid-19 for oncology care
01 December 2020

The outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic has put oncology care under pressure, with tens of thousands of cancer patients across...

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Dealmakers advise on double deal in chemical tanker sector
01 December 2020

French shipping company Sogestran Group has purchased a majority stake in De Poli Tankers, a Dutch chemical tanker firm, which...

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BOLD bridges data science to IT gap with UbiOps platform
01 December 2020

Months after adding KNIME to its portfolio of data science solutions, BOLD has now also signed a partnership agreement with...

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M&A: Why finance is key for the pre-deal and integration phase
30 November 2020

According to a study by PwC, the finance function plays a crucial role in the success of mergers & acquisitions....

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Oliver Wyman leading the business plan for new Alitalia
27 November 2020

State-run airline carrier Italia Trasporto Aereo (ITA) is now operational, although most will be more familiar with its previous avatar...

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World Bank executive Fernando Jiménez Latorre returns to NERA
27 November 2020

Nine years after leaving the firm, Fernando Jiménez Latorre has re-joined NERA Economic Consulting with a wealth of executive experience...

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Energy executive Michel Derdevet joins EY-Parthenon in France
27 November 2020

EY’s strategy consulting wing EY-Parthenon has added energy executive Michel Derdevet to its team in France. The 60-year-old is a...

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Europe's top consulting firms for AWS solutions and services
26 November 2020

Cloud and software giant Amazon has unveiled the 2020 winners of its annual AWS Awards, lauding more than 100 companies...

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Why insurance companies are strengthening data management
26 November 2020

Facing demanding regulatory changes and mounting management and shareholder expectations, insurance companies are more than ever seeking to tap into the power...

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Fabio Maria Lazzerini and Francesco Caio lead Alitalia's rebirth
25 November 2020

Italian national carrier Alitalia has appointed Fabio Maria Lazzerini as its new CEO and former McKinsey & Company consultant Francesco...

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Julie Geelen reflects on her first year with Simon-Kucher
25 November 2020

Despite the challenges of 2020, including a global pandemic and a historic recession, Julie Geelen looks back at her first...

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Roland Berger and KPMG advise Bridgepoint on Swedish deal
24 November 2020

Alternative asset fund management group Bridgepoint has taken a minority stake in Diagnostiskt Centrum Hud, a provider of medical dermatology...

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Eight considerations for implementing agile in financial services
24 November 2020

Agile working is becoming a major trend among organisations of all sizes in the financial services industry. Based on their...

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Most tech innovations of corporates fail before they even launch
23 November 2020

New analysis reveals that a staggering 95% of tech innovations tend to fail at various stages before they even launch,...

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Oliver Wyman appoints five partners across German offices
23 November 2020

Global strategy and management consulting Oliver Wyman has promoted five of its consultants in Germany to partner level.  Philipp Deibert...

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Research: 40% of employees will work from home by 2025
20 November 2020

By 2025, 40% of employees around the world will work from home, according to a new report by Tata 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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