The Automated Local Consultant: Faster Strategy Decks
Every consultant knows the feeling: it’s 9 p.m., the client meeting is at 9 a.m., and the deck still looks like a rough draft. You have the analysis done, you know the recommendation, but somehow the slides still eat three more hours before they look client-ready. That gap between “the thinking is done” and “the deck is done” is where most consulting hours disappear. Formatting, aligning boxes, resizing charts, and rebuilding the same slide layout for the third client this month—none of that work actually strengthens your recommendation. Consultants who automate the repetitive parts of deck building routinely reclaim 10
