McMillanDoolittle’s Amanda Lai Honored by Consulting Magazine as a Rising Star of the Profession!
Last Thursday, Amanda Lai, Consulting Senior Manager at McMillanDoolittle, was honored as one of Consulting Magazine’s 2021 Rising Stars of the Profession for Retail Excellence.
Since 2014, Consulting Magazine has annually identified rising talent in the consulting profession – those 35 and under – based on their potential to profoundly change the industry. In her four years as a consultant at McMillanDoolittle, Amanda has made an impressive impact, managing complex customer-first projects and delivering strategic growth plans for leading world-class retailers in the US and Asia Pacific.
Lai currently heads up McMillanDoolittle’s food retail practice while also supporting strategic planning, retail concept development, consumer research, and real estate analysis for our broad range of retail clients. Amanda has been featured as a subject matter expert across various media networks including TD Ameritrade, CBS News, and Chicago’s WGN Radio, and has been quoted in publications including The Chicago Tribune, Crain’s, Progressive Grocer, Drug Store News, and Convenience Store News. Amanda manages our ongoing relationship with a leading South Korean retailer including providing integral support for their market entry into the US resulting in multi-billion-dollar growth in the first 3 years.
Amanda received this honor with an important message to other aspiring professionals, “as a female minority with a non-traditional background, this recognition affirms that you do not necessarily need to come from a big-name company, a prestigious feeder school, or fit the typical profile of a consultant to make significant contributions to the industry and profession.”
Source: Consulting Magazine
Amanda accepted her award at the Rising Stars of the Profession Awards Dinner in Chicago on October 14th, 2021. To view the full list of 2021 Rising Star of the Profession honorees, please visit Consulting Magazine’s website here.
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