YOUR STRATEGY. YOUR EMPLOYABILITY.

BE-EDGE Consult-a-thon 2024

IMPACT: Community, Environment, and Holistic Health

July 26-28, 2024 and August 2-4, 2024 (2 weekends) | Hybrid 

Instructor: Dr. Julia Ivy

Project Manager: Mihika Yewale

2023 BE-EDGE Consult-a-thon

2022 BE-EDGE Consult-a-thon

2021 BE-EDGE Consult-a-thon

Are you ready for our “IMPACT” Consult-a-thon 2024 recap?

Meet our 2024 case consultants

Meet the Case Mentors

Our companies

Strategy for environment-focused innovation in engineering

New market entry for a holistic medicine-focused clinique

Portfolio-building for community-focused consulting

HOW THE CONNECTION HAPPENED

Four Levels of Synchronization

The project is based on the BE-EDGE Method, developed by Dr. Julia Ivy with the goal to synchronize the strong potential and personal drive of educated Millennials with the needs of communities and business strategies of local companies

weekend 1

Friday evening
5:30pm – 9:30pm
CORE: Synchronization at the personal level of “what is here for me?” “Our Team.”

You choose the team to work on a challenge that is meaningful for you

Saturday morning
9am – 5pm
TRUST: Social level of synchronization. “Our Company.”

You listen, learn, and connect to the company

Sunday morning
9am-1pm
From TRUST to VALUE. Synchronization at the professional level. “Our Solution for Our Company”.

You will work in your teams with a case coach to create an actionable solution

weekend 2

Friday evening
5:30pm – 9:30pm
VALUE: Professional level of synchronization.

Consulting teams will get a hands-on training from industry experts in pitching a solution

Saturday morning
9am – 3pm
VALUE: Professional level of synchronization. Synchronization at the “we did it” level of achievement. “Our Competitive EDGE.”

Teams pitch to industry experts and mentors

Sunday morning
9am-1pm
EXCITEMENT: Exciting stakeholders.

Award ceremony. Meeting with mentors. Close of Consult-a-thon

FAQs

What is BE-EDGE Consult-a-thon?

BE-EDGE Consult-a-thon is a fun, fast-paced bootcamp style event spread over two weekends with a week in between, designed to help you master the craft of impact-driven consulting and enhance your employability in a boutique setting.

Who can participate?

This specific BE-EDGE Consult-a-thon is open to master students interested in problem-solving and consulting. We welcome diverse backgrounds, including business, engineering, design, and more.

What do I have to do during the event?

Following a four-step BE=E-D-G-E method, you serve as Case Consultants for a Case Client, a small US company facing a challenge you will help with. You will meet several case clients and select the one most relevant to your career aspirations. As a team of people who made the same choice, you will follow E-D-G-E steps of case consulting, constantly working against the clock. Each step has special meaning for your synchronization with the client reality and investment in your BE– Boutique [standout] Employability.

What are the event dates and timings?

The event will take place on July 26-28 and August 2-4, 2024. This normally happens on 2 weekends. Timings will be posted on our website and communicated via email upon registration.