<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[The Consulting Route]]></title><description><![CDATA[Theconsultingroute]]></description><link>https://www.theconsultingroute.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 02:16:44 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.theconsultingroute.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[How to Use AI to Run a Smarter Consulting Business (Without Hiring a Large Team)]]></title><description><![CDATA[AI doesn't do your consulting for you. But it handles the operational, administrative, and marketing work that eats your time. Here's how to use it across every area of your business, and how to connect the tools you're already using.]]></description><link>https://www.theconsultingroute.com/post/how-to-use-ai-to-run-a-smarter-consulting-business-without-hiring-a-large-team</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a1b67090d3cce725ea82aa4</guid><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 22:50:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4ee276_c432420e5d4b4782a9a3c5267cc4afd8~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Lindsey Folio</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Know If Your Corporate Expertise Is Consulting Ready]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you have spent a decade in your field, you have probably wondered whether your expertise could work for you outside a corporate job. This post offers a clear framework to assess your consulting readiness, based on the work you have already done, not a credential or a title.]]></description><link>https://www.theconsultingroute.com/post/how-to-know-if-your-corporate-expertise-is-consulting-ready</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a19d1e72cf7d1d449f2802a</guid><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 19:28:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4ee276_0352126adb934efa9763236b366fab16~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_941,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Lindsey Folio</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How I Left Corporate Regulatory Affairs and Built a Six-Figure Consulting Firm]]></title><description><![CDATA[After fifteen years of dreaming about it, I left a successful corporate career in regulatory affairs to build a consulting firm on my own terms. Here's the real story — the fear, the identity shift nobody talks about, and what it took to keep going.]]></description><link>https://www.theconsultingroute.com/post/how-i-left-corporate-regulatory-affairs-and-built-a-six-figure-consulting-firm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a135f86f3bc0136e5194ac6</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 22:31:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4ee276_1c5dd7888062465ebb78574bfaae2941~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_941,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Lindsey Folio</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>