Fuqua Client Consulting Practicum

Duke Clinical Research Institute

Duke Elder Family/Caregiver Training (DEFT) Center

Project

Duke Elder Family/Caregiver Training Center 2.0

Summary: Defined a strategy to be sustainable, both short-term and long-term, following the expiration of the Duke Endowment which was funding their day-to-day operations.

Categories:

Finance, Operations, Strategy, Technology

Client

Location: Durham, NC

Industry:

Other

Type:

University Affiliate

Details

Year:

2018-2019

Program:

EMBA

Center:

CASE

i-Pay Secure Payment (Pty) Ltd

Project

#PaymentRobotics

Summary: Explored how to convert the SA consumer to use EFT as their preferred payment method (as opposed to credit card and other forms of payment).

Categories:

Finance

Client

Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng

Industry:

Technology and IT

Type:

For-Profit

Details

Year:

2018-2019

Program:

EMBA

Center:

I&E

The Duke Elder Family/Caregiver Training Center (DEFT)

Project

Project Scale

Summary: Made recommendations for sustainability of the DEFT program by exploring market segments for expansion, offering recommendation on new services and/or how to repackage existing services to serve the markets better and ways to improve client mix.

Categories:

Finance, Strategy

Client

Location: Durham, NC

Industry:

Health Services

Type:

Non-Profit

Details

Year:

2018-2019

Program:

EMBA

Center:

Strategy

XM

Project

Study about the Disruptive Potential of Blockchain Technology in the Colombian Electricity Market – Wholesale and peer-to-peer trading Perspective

Summary: Assessed blockchain technology on Colombia’s wholesale electricity market and peer-to-peer trades, a roadmap for its implementation and on that scenario glimpse business opportunities for XM.

Categories:

Finance, Other, Strategy

Client

Location: Medellin, Antioquia

Industry:

Energy

Type:

For-Profit

Details

Year:

2018-2019

Program:

EMBA

Center:

EDGE

Emrgy, Inc.

Project

Project Development Metrics in Distributed Hydropower Deployments

Summary: Conducted a market analysis to help define Emrgy’s market position, produced a prospective client archetype, and generated a recommended approach for future development targets.

Categories:

Analytics, Finance, Market Research, Technology

Client

Location: Atlanta, GA

Industry:

Energy

Type:

For-Profit

Details

Year:

2020-2021

Program:

EMBA

Center:

HSM

LyfLynks, Inc.

Project

Go-to-market strategy

Summary: Developed a go-to-market strategy for an emerging elder care assistance platform through research and analysis of prospective customers and channel partners.

Categories:

Finance, Marketing Strategy

Client

Location: Pinehurst, NC

Industry:

Other

Type:

For-Profit

Details

Year:

2021-2022

Program:

EMBA

Center:

I&E

Green Diamond, LLC

Project

Sustainability Intelligence Platform and Product Roadmap

Summary: Developed a partnership strategy to enable Green Diamond to pitch partnership with large technology company and defined a go-to-market strategy to enable Green Diamond to grow business revenue.

Categories:

Accounting, Analytics, Finance, Human Capital, Logistics, Market Research, Marketing Strategy, Operations, Other, Social Media, Strategy, Technology

Client

Location: Chicago, IL

Industry:

Consulting

Type:

For-Profit

Details

Year:

2021-2022

Program:

EMBA

Center:

EDGE

Fidelity Investments

Project

Fintech Market Analysis

Summary: Investigated whether a rebased, lower-cost brokerage platform could appeal to non-Fidelity customers with new customer experience and go-to-market approach.

Categories:

Analytics, Finance, Market Research, Marketing Strategy, Social Media, Strategy, Technology

Client

Location: Durham, NC

Industry:

Banking, Finance & Insurance

Type:

For-Profit

Details

Year:

2019-2020

Program:

MMS

Center:

Strategy