Compliance Circle is a global community of small and medium sized consultancies that see how a professional services market should be. Unfortunately, overcharging, inconsistent quality and timeliness issues have become all too commonplace in the GRC Consultancy space with so few barriers to entry. This leaves financial services firms either hoping that their existing network can service their needs, chancing a Google search result or returning to one of the same household names that everybody knows.
Compliance Circle solves all these problems in a single place. One community of peer vetted consultants, across the entire globe with skills in different areas of specialism.
Not only is Compliance Circle a place for those in need of professional expertise, but it is also a community for Consulting firm founders unlike any other. There are plenty of entrepreneurial networks, there are also plenty of subject matter expert forums – Compliance Circle is the first community designed for those who are both an entrepreneur and a subject matter expert. This community shares insights, business knowledge and strategic approaches to help each member to navigate the unique challenges that a GRC consulting business model brings. For example, tried and true growth tactics from ecommerce such as generic lead generation, simply does not work in Venn diagram of enterprise sales, subject matter expertise service delivery and high buyer accountability. So, what are you to do instead then as an ambitious, fresh GRC consultant? The answer, or answers, lie within Compliance Circle and its carefully curated, invite only, friendly membership.
Compliance Circle is open to all to apply, but its Code of Conduct, Steering Committee and Application Criteria ensure that the membership is engaged, high quality, value aligned and most importantly, domain experts with the relevant background and skills to deliver maximum value to their clients. Whilst the application criteria may seem daunting, Compliance Circle members are all incredibly friendly and if your application is not quite right for membership yet, a Compliance Circle member will often voluntarily reach out to offer voluntary support on your journey.
What about competition between members? There is an element of overlap between some of our members, whether it is the skills that they each have or the markets they serve. But a core belief of Compliance Circle and all its members is that the Service Obtainable Market is so large, we are far more powerful together than against each other. We can help each other to refine our services or key messaging, we can support each other when interim overflow capacity is needed, and the Steering Committee are responsible for monitoring overconcentration of any skill or market. So, whilst we are competitive to an extent, there is a friendly competition that helps each consultant to sharpen their offering and refine their service.
If you are still undecided about whether to make an application to the Compliance Circle, you can reach out to Will Pedley, the Founder of Compliance Circle, or any Steering Committee Member which you can identify by the ‘Founder Member’ designation on their LinkedIn page. Any of them would be glad to answer your questions and champion your application to Compliance Circle if they believe there is a good fit.
