Has anyone made the jump from tech-specific consulting (epm, crm, erp, etc.) to more generalist consulting/strategy? I love the subject matter (finance, enterprise value) of what I do but I’m not passionate about the tech. I’m probably within a month of my solution architect cert but I don’t see myself doing this long term. I also have concerns about pigeonholing myself into one technology and limiting my career prospects. Any advice?

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Maybe you could explore blockchain and its use cases and get into consulting for it? We are at an infancy stage and much of the world has a gap to cover. Been in it since 2 and have been loving it as a generalist.

I made the pivot into mc/strategy but I’m not a generalist.

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