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Shireen Hilal is the Founder and CEO of Maior Consultants, a consultancy dedicated to helping professional services firms overcome pain points and reach new heights. Shireen's expertise spans law firms, accounting firms, marketing agencies, and PR firms. With a proven track record of transforming businesses, she leverages her years of experience in growth strategies, employee engagement, and business strategy to guide firms through every stage of their evolution.
Shireen Hilal has been a guest on The Business Owner’s Journey podcast:
Through Maior's consulting practice, Shireen works with a diverse range of firms, including law firms, accounting firms, and marketing agencies. Her primary focus is on growth strategies that encompass everything from client expectations to employee engagement and market trends. Shireen helps businesses maximize their potential by addressing pain points such as stalled growth, inefficient technology adoption, or misalignment between business strategy and execution.
Her approach is customized for each client, providing solutions that are tailored to their unique challenges. Whether guiding firms through complex transformations, developing strategic roadmaps, or offering fresh perspectives to mature businesses, Shireen's hands-on expertise makes her a trusted advisor.
Shireen's clients typically include professional service businesses that range from early-stage firms to mature organizations. These companies often face hurdles such as scaling operations, adapting to new market trends, or improving employee engagement. Shireen specializes in working with firms in the fields of law, accounting, marketing, and public relations.
She's also an expert in navigating the rapidly changing landscape of technology and private equity, helping companies integrate new solutions to stay competitive and meet evolving client expectations. Shireen's ability to understand and anticipate shifts in the market makes her a go-to consultant for businesses looking to stay ahead of the curve.
Shireen Hilal writes a quarterly column for Law360 called "Making Legal Cents," where she answers law firm leaders' questions on navigating business challenges and industry trends. The column has been running since January 2024, with published installments covering firm culture strategy, how law firms can innovate faster, value-based billing, and a strategic framework for lateral partner hires.
She also writes "The Outside Counsel Edge" for Today's Managing Partner, where she interviews in-house counsel at major corporations to surface what they actually want from the firms they hire.
Shireen's career began in law, where she spent a decade as a litigator at AmLaw100 firms. Her legal background set the stage for future leadership roles, including her tenure as COO at a national law firm. In that role, she boosted revenue by 20%, increased profits per partner by 30%, and played a key role in securing spots on prestigious "best places to work" lists.
Shireen has also held executive positions at top-tier organizations. At KPMG, she served as Executive Director of Strategy and Operations for a $1 billion, 5,000-person division. At BDO's consulting division, she led transformation and growth initiatives. She also built the growth division of a national communications consulting firm, where net new bookings grew 20% in the first year.
Shireen previously served on the advisory board of Sax, a Top 100 accounting and advisory firm.
Her career as a litigator, specializing in complex litigation and crisis management, gave her the ability to think critically under pressure and communicate with precision.
She holds a Juris Doctor from Fordham University School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts from New York University.
Nick Berry is an American entrepreneur and business advisor, whose track record includes founding, leading, and advising award winning small businesses since 2002. He has built companies in multiple industries, hosts The Business Owner’s Journey podcast, and created the Business Alignment System™ framework that helps owner-operators scale without burning out.
After his most recent exit he founded Redesigned.Business to advise and coach to other entrepreneurs and business owners who are looking for a trusted (and proven) advisor.
Among peers, colleagues and clients, Nick has been referred to as 'The Anti-Guru', due to his pragmatic approach and principled leadership. He shares his thoughts, experience, and lessons learned each week in The Golden Thread newsletter.
