Irene Molodstov
The Pioneer
The frontier and an appetite for the unknown, goes first.
Irene Molodstov embodies the Pioneer archetype throughout this interview, consistently moving into uncharted territory across her life and career. From her family's refugee escape from the USSR to founding Molton and then leading SIA Partners, she repeatedly enters new frontiers with deliberate risk appetite. She articulates a forward-facing thesis for Consulting 4.
“We need to be away. We need to almost in a way start. New jobs every time we enter a new client, we need to pull the all-nighters sometimes. We need to work to make the client look good and be in the background. And that model is not for everyone.”
“So as soon as I learned the language, half of me tried to assimilate and half of me, and I did that, but my parents actually changed my mind from Irina to Irene and anglicizing that because that's what you did. And I kind of regret that that happened. That was the time that it was.”
“So I'm watching this to see how people are going to adjust to this and how many people take this on because on one hand it offers flexibility I mean amazing flexibility and if you imagine women with children you can just keep working have a career on the other hand you're quite far away from the decision makers if you go work in Iowa or U…”
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Money Maze Podcast: “The Future of Management Consultancy: Irene Molodstov, CEO SIA Partners”
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