Introduction meeting with Marcus Thompson, newly hired Director of Acme's Healthcare Practice. Marcus joined from Deloitte in June 2025 to build healthcare consulting from scratch. He's energized by the opportunity but frustrated by the resource constraints, he has 15 people and demand for 25+. Three healthcare RFPs were declined in Q3 because the team couldn't staff them. He sees healthcare as the specialization bet that could differentiate Acme, but needs investment and executive commitment. Mentioned his Epic Systems background and deep relationships in the Texas health system ecosystem.

Marcus is a flight risk if Acme doesn't invest. He left Deloitte for the promise of building something, if he can't build, he'll leave. Good person to know regardless of what happens with Acme.