Professional services

Build client-ready teams at every career level

In the professional services industry, your people are your product. With shrinking talent pools and rising client expectations, upskilling your workforce is a must to stay ahead.

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8,099

consultants upskilled in 2025.

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39,373

hours spent practicing industry skills in 2025.

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Navigate complexity, competition, and change

We ensure your consultants build the human and commercial skills needed for 2025’s biggest challenges:

AI disruption

Firms must both advise clients on AI investments and ensure internal use of the tech themselves.

Commercial competition

A saturated market demands sharper business development skills, and the ability to communicate the value of consultancy services clearly.

Talent retention

Both junior and senior consultants want growth. Offering meaningful upskilling opportunities is key to keep top performers engaged.

Close the skill gaps that cost you billable hours

Top skills to train

Critical and Analytic Thinking

Data Literacy

Storytelling and Communication

Commercial Excellence

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Key talent groups to upskill

New joiners and recent graduates

First-time and mid-level managers

Client-facing roles

Senior directors and partners

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Close the skill gaps that cost you billable hours

Why leading professional services firms choose Lepaya

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Blended delivery - for busy, billable consultants with mobile-first and live sessions

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Local and global programs -  train your teams across markets with one upskilling partner

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Real-time analytics - to track impact, engagement and training metrics

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Role-based academies - train your teams across markets with one upskilling partner

How PNO upskills consultants across career levels

Challenge

As a leading European consultancy, PNO needed to develop junior and senior consultants to match evolving client demands and provide internal growth opportunities.

Solution

Lepaya co-designed a learning journey tailored to every career level, from junior talent to team leaders. Training included industry-based case exercises, peer feedback, and role-based skill development.

“The Lepaya learning experience isn’t just ‘train for 3 or 4 hours, go back to your workplace, and do whatever you’ve always done.’ It's also about supporting the transfer from what you learn in a training to your daily reality."
Janneke Wildemans
Chief People and Culture Officer at PNO
Increased leadership pipeline strength
90%
asset
of participants applied new skills within 30 days
More engaged consultants ready to take on higher responsibility

Why people leaders choose Lepaya

“It can be difficult to find a training partner that understands the context of your organization. Often training courses are broader and on the general side. But with Lepaya, I feel understood, having to only use a few words. Lepaya has the expertise to understands our industry, and is also a tech partner with a Microsoft Teams integration.”

Anneke Nobel
HR Business Partner, Fellowmind

“The way of learning that Lepaya offers is already adapted to the ever-changing world and the challenges we're facing.”

Tessa Jobben
HR Program Manager, pladis

“I've always enjoyed working with Lepaya because of that whole business partnering approach [...]. Lepaya is always structured with: What are your business goals, and what can we do to support them? So that structure absolutely helps in making it a tangible benefit that I can see every year.”

Johandri Kieck
Global Learning and Development Manager at Hunkemöller

“Being a tech scaleup we are hiring the best professionals in the market and are moving very fast. Scalability is a key consideration when we need to make a decision. Lepaya understands this and is right there when you need them.”

Ruben Vermaak
Global Director of People Development, Bynder

Frequently Asked Questions

How is Lepaya different from an LMS or LXP?

Lepaya is more than just a Learning Management System (LMS) or Learning Experience Platform (LXP). While LMS and LXP solutions focus on content delivery and administration, Lepaya is a blended training platform designed to drive real-world impact. We combine engaging facilitator-led sessions with digital learning to ensure employees not only learn but also practice and apply new skills—resulting in measurable behavior change and business outcomes.

What are Lepaya Academies?

Lepaya Academies are contextualized training programs tailored to different career levels and business functions. These programs address specific upskilling needs across your workforce—from young professionals to experienced leaders—ensuring relevant, engaging, and impactful learning experiences that align with business goals.

How does Lepaya help consultancy firms build client-ready teams?

Lepaya’s programs are designed to upskill consultants at every career level—from new joiners to team leaders—on the skills that matter most for professional services, including analytical thinking, commercial excellence, and storytelling. By combining mobile-first learning with live, interactive sessions, consultants can quickly apply new skills to client work, improving both performance and client satisfaction.

What does the Lepaya training platform include?

Lepaya’s end-to-end training platform consists of:

  • Lepaya Portal – Your central hub for managing and optimizing learning, tracking impact, and aligning upskilling with business objectives.
  • Lepaya Training Programs – Tailored, blended training programs designed to meet the unique learning needs of employees at every level.
  • Lepaya App – A mobile learning experience that enables employees to prepare, practice, and apply new skills seamlessly in their daily work.

Can Lepaya support busy consultants across different markets?

Yes. Lepaya’s blended approach is tailored for billable consultants, allowing training to fit into tight schedules while remaining highly impactful. Our role-based academies and global/local program options enable firms to upskill teams consistently across markets, while real-time analytics track engagement, skill development, and business impact.

How does Lepaya ensure learning translates into business impact?

Lepaya follows a Learn-Practice-Apply methodology that bridges the gap between training and real-world performance. Employees gain knowledge, actively practice in facilitated sessions, and then apply new skills in their daily work. HR and L&D teams can track progress and impact through the Lepaya Portal, ensuring training directly contributes to business outcomes.

What skills can be trained with Lepaya?

Lepaya offers training in Power Skills—the essential capabilities employees need to excel in today’s workplace. These include leadership, communication, collaboration, resilience, commercial skills, and more. Training is contextualized based on job function and career level, ensuring relevance and impact.

How does the Lepaya App support learning?

The Lepaya App provides employees with bite-sized learning content that prepares them for facilitator-led sessions, helps them set personal goals, and reinforces their learning through interactive exercises. It ensures that training is not a one-time event but a continuous process that fits into their daily workflow.