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

Unite Us

Project

User Assessment

Summary: Collaborated with the Unite Us team to identify three specific populations in NC with urgent unmet needs, researched social care providers with high potential for cost savings and health impact, and created three menus of social care programs and recommended partnerships that would add value to the Unite Us network.

Categories:

Finance, Market Research, Marketing Strategy, Strategy, Technology

Client

Location: Raleigh, NC

Industry:

Healthcare

Type:

For-Profit

Details

Year:

2019-2020

Program:

MMS

Center:

Strategy

Carolina Performing Arts (CPA)

Project

Social Network Analysis

Summary: Developed an organizational network analysis of stakeholder relations in aims to improve organizational efficiency as well as find opportunities for growth in external relationships.

Categories:

Other

Client

Location: Chapel Hill, NC

Industry:

Arts

Type:

University Affiliate

Details

Year:

2019-2020

Program:

MMS

Center:

Strategy

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

Fullsteam Brewery

Project

Who Is Fullsteam?

Summary: Analyzed existing customer base, in the form of a buyer persona, identified a potential second state to implement market expansion.

Categories:

Market Research

Client

Location: Durham, NC

Industry:

Food, Beverage & Tobacco

Type:

For-Profit

Details

Year:

2019-2020

Program:

MMS

Center:

Strategy

Noël Group

Project

Small winery end-to-end digital buying journey for wine closures

Summary: Conducted a comprehensive assessment of small winery clients’ customer journey, and data-driven recommendations regarding digital features and strategy of Vinventions’s online platform in order to help them reduce labor costs and increase market share.

Categories:

Market Research, Marketing Strategy, Social Media, Technology

Client

Location: Zebulon, NC

Industry:

Manufacturing

Type:

For-Profit

Details

Year:

2019-2020

Program:

MMS

Center:

Strategy

BioMojo LLC

Project

AI-powered Virtual Human Technology for Education and Training in MBA programs

Summary: Conducted comprehensive market research and segmentation of the video game industry, and developed a data-driven go-to-market strategy for the client’s simulation software.

Categories:

Market Research, Strategy, Technology

Client

Location: Cary, NC

Industry:

Software

Type:

For-Profit

Details

Year:

2019-2020

Program:

MMS

Center:

Strategy

Medley Thermal

Project

Go To Market

Summary: Supplemented the existing go-to-market strategy for this upcoming heating solutions company, including a comprehensive competitive landscape and novel customer inputs for enhanced pricing strategy to best position the client’s service and product in the US market.

Categories:

Marketing Strategy, Strategy

Client

Location: Somerville, MA

Industry:

Energy

Type:

For-Profit

Details

Year:

2019-2020

Program:

Daytime

Center:

Strategy

New Zealand Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment

Project

Scoring effect of management capability on SME performance

Summary: Synthesized current literature and provided recommendation for best methodology to begin data gathering of current state of management capabilities for micro-firms in New Zealand.

Categories:

Strategy

Client

Location: Wellington, NZ

Industry:

Government

Type:

Government

Details

Year:

2019-2020

Program:

Daytime

Center:

Strategy