Fuqua Client Consulting Practicum

i-Pay Secure Payment (Pty) Ltd

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

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

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

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

Sports Endeavors

Project

Private Label Assessment

Summary: Conducted detailed industry and consumer analyses for this soccer retail company in order to decide firstly whether or not a private label was a viable option for them, then selected a product line and consumer segment to target.

Categories:

Analytics, Finance, Market Research, Strategy

Client

Location: Hillsborough, NC

Industry:

Fitness & Recreation

Type:

For-Profit

Details

Year:

2019-2020

Program:

MMS

Center:

Strategy

UNC Health Care

Project

Opportunity Evaluation: New Business for Niche Market Segment

Summary: Researched retail health business models focused on primary care delivery; identified disruptive direct-to-consumer retail health models that can be adapted to serve unique needs of truck drivers, specifically with technology enabled solutions; refined market analysis (which included stakeholder interviews) and recommended initial pilot site for a convenient and low cost primary care clinic geared towards NC truck drivers.

Categories:

Finance, Market Research, Marketing Strategy, Operations, Strategy

Client

Location: Chapel Hill, NC

Industry:

Health Services

Type:

Non-Profit

Details

Year:

2019-2020

Program:

MMS

Center:

Strategy