Top Consultant with RJ Lumba

A podcast where business executives obtain expert advice from the world’s top consultants.

Top Consultant with RJ Lumba is a business podcast hosted by The Consulting Report, with 43 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

The Consulting Report hosts Top Consultant with RJ Lumba, a business show with 43 episodes published.

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  Episode #43

  Top Management Consultant: Brooks International’s Lui Damasceno

  Aug 12, 202625 min

  In this episode, we speak with Lui Damasceno, Global Managing Partner of Brooks International. Lui has led the firm since 1999, overseeing client engagements focused on execution excellence, operating model transformation, and business performance improvement. He works closely with CEOs to help organizations improve profitability, strengthen execution, and deliver measurable operational results. Lui joined Brooks International in 1984 as an apprentice consultant under founder Robert Lull. Over more than four decades with the firm, he has led engagements across North America and Europe spanning supply chain, logistics, sales force effectiveness, post-merger integration, asset utilization, and profitability improvement. In 1999, he led the successful effort to return Brooks International to private ownership and has since overseen the firm's global growth. Brooks International is a management consulting firm specializing in execution excellence, helping organizations accelerate strategic initiatives and improve operational and financial performance. The firm was recognized by The Consulting Report among the Top Consulting Firms of 2026. I am your host RJ Lumba. We hope you enjoy the show. If you like the episode, click to follow.

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  Episode #42

  Top Human Capital Consultant: PwC’s Pete Brown

  Jun 17, 202620 min

  In this episode, we speak with Pete Brown, Global Workforce Leader at PwC. Pete advises boards and executive teams on the workforce implications of AI, helping organizations redesign work, accelerate skills development, and navigate large-scale transformation. He also leads PwC’s global Hopes & Fears survey and co-authors the AI Jobs Barometer, two widely cited studies examining how technology is reshaping jobs, skills, productivity, and workforce trust. Pete has more than two decades of experience across workforce strategy, leadership, organizational transformation, and human capital consulting. Before joining PwC, he was a partner at Accenture and previously served as an officer in the Royal Air Force. Throughout his career, he has worked with organizations around the world to help leaders build capability, improve performance, and prepare their workforces for change. Pete has been recognized by The Consulting Report as one of the Top 25 Human Capital Consultants and Leaders for four consecutive years. PwC is a global professional services network operating in 149 countries with more than 370,000 people across assurance, tax, consulting, and deals services. I am your host RJ Lumba. We hope you enjoy the show. If you like the episode, click to follow.

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  Episode #41

  Top AI Consultant: ZS’s Arun Shastri

  Jun 10, 202620 min

  In this episode, we speak with Arun Shastri, Principal at ZS and a global leader in the firm’s AI practice. Arun advises clients on AI, customer experience, sales effectiveness, and digital transformation across industries including technology, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, financial services, and travel. Arun has worked with AI for much of his career, including research tied to his Ph.D. in decision sciences from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. At ZS, he has helped lead AI implementations and guide the development of AI-powered products for B2B and B2C clients. He is also a co-author of The Harvard Business Review Sales Management Handbook and teaches executive education at Kellogg on digital transformation and AI applications in sales. Arun was recognized by The Consulting Report as one of the Top 25 Artificial Intelligence Consultants and Leaders of 2025. ZS is a management consulting and technology firm with more than 15,000 employees across 40-plus offices worldwide, helping organizations use data, science, technology, and strategy to improve business outcomes. Arun supports Teach for America and Teach for India . I am your host RJ Lumba. We hope you enjoy the show. If you like the episode, click to follow.

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  Episode #40

  Top Human Capital Consultant: Teneo’s Micah Alpern

  Apr 29, 202628 min

  In this episode, we speak with Micah Alpern, Senior Managing Director at Teneo. Micah is part of the firm’s People Advisory team, where he advises organizations and executives on culture, leadership, and talent strategy, particularly in the context of transformation and transactions. Micah brings nearly two decades of experience guiding Fortune 500 companies and private equity-backed businesses through complex organizational change. Before joining Teneo, he was a partner at EY, where he built a Culture and Leadership offering, and previously held leadership roles at Kearney and Booz & Company. His work focuses on leadership development, team effectiveness, and aligning culture with business strategy to improve performance. Micah was recognized by The Consulting Report as one of the Top 25 Human Capital Consultants and Leaders of 2023 and 2025. Teneo is a global advisory firm that works with CEOs and senior leaders across strategy, communications, financial advisory, risk, and organizational design to help solve complex business challenges. I am your host RJ Lumba. We hope you enjoy the show. If you like the episode, click to follow.

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  Episode #39

  Top AI Consultant: FTI Consulting’s Sumeet Gupta

  Apr 22, 202621 min

  In this episode, we speak with Sumeet Gupta, Senior Managing Director and Leader of AI and Digital Transformation at FTI Consulting. Sumeet leads the firm’s AI and Digital Transformation practice, advising companies and investors on business model change, operating model redesign, and value creation through AI. Sumeet began his career as an AI researcher, studying deep learning neural networks at IIT and later conducting research with MIT and the National Center for Biological Sciences. He brings more than 20 years of experience helping companies apply AI, data, and emerging technologies across sectors including retail, healthcare, financial services, technology, and industrials. Before joining FTI Consulting, he was an Executive Partner at Publicis Sapient and previously co-founded a high-performance computing startup. Sumeet was recognized by The Consulting Report as one of the Top 25 Digital Transformation Consultants and Leaders of 2024 and 2026, and one of the Top 25 Artificial Intelligence Consultants and Leaders of 2025. FTI Consulting is a global advisory firm that helps organizations navigate transformation, performance challenges, and high-stakes business situations across more than 30 countries and territories. I am your host RJ Lumba. We hope you enjoy the show. If you like the episode, click to follow.

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