Brad Englert is the former Chief Information Officer at The University of Texas at Austin, who now leads Brad Englert Advisory, which offers IT consulting, career mentoring, and coaching. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Brad Englert to gain a better understanding of his background.
Brad Englert’s Background
Could you tell me more about your background? Englert said:
“I am the founder of Brad Englert Advisory and an author, advisor, and technologist. Worked for Accenture–a global management consulting and technology services firm–for 22 years, including 10 years as a partner. My clients were large, complex institutions of higher education, state governments, and commercial organizations. Then served The University of Texas at Austin for eight years, including seven years as the Chief Information Officer. As the CIO, led the modernization of mission critical information systems supporting 55,000 students, 4,000 faculty, and 21,000 staff.”
“Prior to Accenture, I held managerial positions in payroll/human resources and labor relations at the Internal Revenue Service, and was a high school teacher in Maitland, New South Wales, Australia. Earned a masters of public affairs degree from The University of Texas at Austin and a bachelor of arts degree in social sciences with honors and distinction from Shimer College, which is now the Shimer Great Books School at North Central College in Naperville, Illinois.”
Formation Of His Company
How did the idea for the company come together? Englert shared:
“Throughout my 40 year career, I have enjoyed helping people grow in their careers and was fortunate to have strong mentors who helped me along the way. Brad Englert Advisory was formed to mentor and coach people which is very rewarding. In order to reach a wider audience, I wrote “Spheres of Influence: How to Create and Nurture Authentic Business Relationships” (Fast Company Press) to help emerging and aspiring leaders learn how to build authentic, mutually beneficial, trusting, and enduring business relationships that span years and even decades. Brad Englert Advisory also offers “Spheres of Influence” workshops to provide practical strategies to build lasting professional relationships. Participants engage in interactive exercises, group discussions, and action planning to sharpen their skills in influence, collaboration, and leadership.”
Favorite Memory
What has been your favorite memory working for the company so far? Englert reflected:
“The book launch event at BookPeople, an independent bookstore in Austin, Texas, was really fun and memorable. Many former colleagues from Accenture and The University of Texas at Austin were there to celebrate.”
Core Products
What are the company’s core products and features? Englert explained:
“Mentoring and career coaching, workshops, strategy creation, and organization effectiveness improvement programs.”
Significant Milestones
What have been some of the company’s most significant milestones? Englert cited:
“’Spheres of Influence’ is an Amazon bestseller in three categories: leadership training, mentoring and coaching, and customer relations. I have been featured as a guest on more than 50 business podcasts around the globe this past year.”
Customer Success Stories
Can you share any specific customer success stories? Englert highlighted:
“Brad Englert Advisory developed an information technology strategy and implementation roadmap for a regional liquor retail company which resulted in the launch of a new, easy-to-use mobile app and website with customer delivery service. This new marketing channel was very instrumental for increasing sales during the pandemic which resulted in a dramatic increase in revenue.”
Differentiation From The Competition
What differentiates the company from its competition? Englert concluded:
“We offer practical, crunchy real-world guidance relevant to a diverse range of industries and organizations, not theoretical academic advice. We help people transcend traditional networking which tends to be superficial and transactional by helping them learn the critical hard skill of building effective and enduring business relationships with their boss, direct reports, executive leaders, all staff, customers, strategic vendor partners, and peers and influencers.”
