4 AI-powered consulting startups to watch into 2026

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Aily Labs CEO Bianca Anghelina and Tanmai Gopal, CEO of PromptQL.

Ruder Finn; Bonfire Partners

An EY exec tells BI how the consulting firm is helping companies integrate AI this year: 'This idea of up-skilling the entire workforce to use AI, I think it's kind of silly'

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Jason Noel, EY's CTO for its Americas Consulting division, spoke to BI about how the firm is working with clients to integrate AI.

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EY is set to cut 150 senior consultants as the Big 4 battles slowing demand

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The layoffs will affect managers, senior managers, and directors in the 4,700-person unit.

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I quit my Big 4 accounting job to be a full-time entrepreneur. It's useful to have a stable job for as long as you can.

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Left: Stu Macdonald holding a peanut butter jar on a peanut estate in Argentina, Right: Stu Macdonald sat at a table, putting labels on peanut butter jars.
Macdonald came up with the idea for ManiLife while living in Argentina.

Stu Macdonald

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