Category: Consulting Firms

The Cambridge Group: Interviews & Culture

The Cambridge Group is the embodiment of a “boutique” consulting firm. Acquired in 2009 by The Nielsen Company, a world leader in market research, and with only one location in downtown Chicago, the Cambridge Group has taken the most basic concept of “supply and demand” and concluded that there is a better way. Rick Kash developed…

Bates White Interviews and Culture

Get ready for some fresh info as we talk about a firm that specializes in econometrics, statistics, antitrust, and specifically advanced econometric modelling. Bates White Economic Consulting is a highly reputable boutique firm that has been gathering momentum in recent years. If you are one of those econ fanatics (ahem: nerds) who dig economics, statistics, and antitrust…

EY Parthenon

A household name in the consulting world, Ernst & Young (EY) has gone through some dramatic changes in the past few years. Originally a behemoth as one of the Big 4 accounting firms, EY is now set up as a global organization of member firms. In 2014, EY joined forces with Parthenon, a small strategy…

Archstone Consulting Culture and Interview Tips

Today we highlight Archstone Consulting, a new firm on the block that is quickly making a name for itself in the consulting neighborhood. Founded in 2003 by two former Deloitte partners, Archstone Consulting specializes in helping companies eliminate operational inefficiencies, cut costs and invest resulting savings back into the growth of the firm. Although the firm lacks a long, storied history, it counts over…

Booz Allen Hamilton

Booz Allen Hamilton is a firm with a great "dead guy" name and a confusing history. Headquartered in the Greater Washington, DC area, BAH is well known for its governmental work. But after several sweeping changes to the company's infrastructure, the question now hanging over Booz Allen Hamilton is how it's going to weather the…

AlixPartners

Today, we continue our Firm Profile series by looking at AlixPartners, an up and coming consulting firm with the pay to boot. AlixPartners is an international business advisory firm known for its work in corporate turnarounds, bankruptcy assignments and restructuring. With over 30 years of history, AlixPartners has been around for a while, but has…

Alvarez and Marsal

Alvarez and Marsal originally made waves for the high profile, high quality work it did in the midst of the banking crisis. We're sure most of you heard about Lehman Brothers filing for the biggest bankruptcy in U.S. history. But can you guess which firm was hired as their bankruptcy consultants? Or who was appointed…

Altman Solon: Interviews and Culture

A strategy consulting firm that works with seven of the top 10 global telecom companies, seven of the top 10 global technology companies, and six of the top 10 global media firms but is still intimate enough for employees to know their colleagues and interact meaningfully with top management? That may sound like a unicorn,…

OC&C Strategy Consultants

  Today we continue our firm profile series with an in-depth review of OC&C Strategy Consultants. Founded in London, OC&C Strategy Consultants is a global player in today’s consulting industry and is growing quickly in the U.S. Known for its incredible family-style and entrepreneurial culture, relaxed work style, and long-term employee retention, OC&C competes not…

Seabury Group Consulting Interviews and Culture

Note: On March 10, 2017, Accenture completed its acquisition of Seabury Group.  Welcome back to our Firm Profiles. Today, we’re going to be looking at the consulting arm of aviation specialists Seabury Group. As part of a group that’s focused on Aviation, Aerospace and Defense, you won’t be at all surprised to find out that…