One of the questions we ask ourselves regularly about Membership & Engagement is simple:

How can IMC USA better support your success as a consultant?

IMC USA is moving from simply providing value to co-creating value with our members.

New IMC USA Resources and Benefits for Management Consultants

Over the past few years, IMC USA has introduced new resources and initiatives, including:

• The addition of the new Code of Responsible Use of AI
• Communities of Interest
• The IMC USA Consultant Directory, which helps businesses find consultants by location, specialty, and other criteria
• Expanded educational programming
• Increased promotion and support of our globally recognized Certified Management Consultant (CMC®) credential
• Reintroduction of student membership

These investments help members strengthen their consulting practices, expand their professional networks, and demonstrate their commitment to consulting excellence. But they’re only part of the story.

Committees and the Board of Directors should not write the next chapter of IMC USA. Members who use the resources of IMC USA should help shape it.

What Would Make Your IMC USA Membership More Valuable?

Perhaps it’s access to discounted software that independent consultants rely on. Maybe it’s preferred pricing on professional liability insurance, proposal tools, AI applications, CRM platforms, or continuing education. Or perhaps the greatest value isn’t a discount at all. It may come from peer advisory groups, mentoring, referral networks, or practical consulting toolkits.

What Resources Would Help You Build a Stronger Consulting Practice?

The best ideas usually come from consultants who are solving real challenges in their own practices.

As IMC USA continues to evolve, we want to hear directly from you. What resources, partnerships, services, or member benefits would help you build a stronger consulting practice? What challenges are you facing that IMC USA might help address?

Not every suggestion will become a new program. But every idea helps us better understand what our members value most. Many of our strongest initiatives have started with conversations just like these.

Help Shape the Future of IMC USA Member Benefits

Please send your suggestions, large or small, to [email protected]. Is there a member discount or professional resource you’d like IMC USA to explore? Or is there a new way we can help you succeed? We’d love to hear from you.

Together, we can build a member-driven organization that advances the management consulting profession.

We look forward to your ideas.

About the Author, Dan Pinkham, Jr. , CMC ®, MBA

Dan Pinkham is a process and performance improvement consultant and a Director on the Board of IMC USA. He advises middle-market and private-equity-backed companies on performance improvement, process design, asset care, and organizational effectiveness. His work includes plant consolidations, operational assessments, transaction support, process mapping, and leadership coaching. He is Certified Management Consultant® (CMC®), a process and performance improvement expert and a Certified Six Sigma Black Belt. Dan holds an MBA from Marshall University and a BS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Maine. To connect with Dan, email him at [email protected] and/or connect on LinkedIn.