Month: March 2023

What is Sports Consulting? With Deloitte Sports Practice Leader Pete Giorgio (Podcast)

In this episode, we hear from Pete Giorgio, sports practice leader for Deloitte and one of the world's foremost thought leaders on the topic. Pete serves multiple sports clients as a Deloitte Principal and joined the podcast to share: His journey to Deloitte and spearheading the sports practice Business trends in sports - and how…

Business Consultant UK: Who Makes It Into McKinsey, Bain, & BCG?

Business consulting is a lucrative career that attracts ambitious professionals from a variety of backgrounds. McKinsey, Bain, and BCG are the most coveted consulting firms in the UK to work at. Yet, what type of candidate might be able to break into these top tier firms? This article will delve into the type of candidates…

Soar with Simon-Kucher Workshop: How Doctoral Students Can Fast-Track the Transition to Consulting

Simon-Kucher & Partners has been hiring doctoral candidates for 30+ years and the firm has another opportunity for advanced degrees to make the leap to consulting through the firm's Soar with Simon-Kucher Workshop. In this episode, we had the pleasure of chatting with Simon-Kucher Senior Director Stephane Ricoult about the workshop. The CliffsNotes version: Soar is…

Top 10 Public Safety Consulting Firms

When people think of management consulting, they tend to imagine high-profile commercial clients seeking advisory services for large-scale transactions, mergers & acquisitions, project management, finance & accounting, and more. They tend not to imagine entities like the public safety organizations we all benefit from as needing management consulting. However, this is an oversight. Public safety…

Point B

Point B is a management consulting firm that specializes in helping organizations navigate complex business challenges. With a focus on delivering customized solutions, Point B leverages its expertise in strategy, process improvement, technology, and data analytics to help clients achieve their goals. Founded in 1995, the firm has built a reputation for quality service, though…

How Dillon Transitioned from Academia to Consulting at a Top 10 Firm (Podcast)

While many know that it's possible to break into consulting without a business major, most don't know the exact steps to make the transition. Today's Strategy Simplified guest - Drexel PhD Dillon Malloy - aced the process to land an EY-Parthenon offer. He joins the pod to demystify the consulting recruiting process from start-to-finish. In the conversation,…

Palm Tree LLC

Among consulting firms, Palm Tree LLC is considered a leader in the Mergers & Acquisitions process, which many aspiring consultants consider one of the most exciting areas of consulting. M&A is a massive undertaking that involves complex analysis of a variety of corporate and financial factors, with transactions involving huge sums of money, intricate planning,…

Breaking News: Accenture Plans 19,000 Job Cuts

Accenture is joining McKinsey at the downsizing party. On an analyst call this week, the firm announced what would be one of the biggest headcount reductions in its history - the elimination of 19,000 jobs in non-billable roles. That's a staggering 2.5% of the behemoth consultancy's ~740,000-strong workforce. This decision comes as no surprise to those…

Top 10 Defense Consulting Firms

One often overlooked consulting sector is the defense industry. This is despite the fact that defense consulting firms service some of the largest clients in the world. These clients include the world’s most successful companies and its most powerful governments. Defense consulting firms offer a variety of services, including IT, security, training, logistics, data management,…

The Hackett Group

For over three decades, one of the most exciting names in the management consulting space has been The Hackett Group. The Hackett Group provides a variety of consulting services relating to both business and technology. The firm represents a highly attractive landing space for aspiring consultants. In this article, we’ll provide a broad overview of…