Why join?
BCC is how you build your ’boutique employability’ as a problem-solver—learning, practicing, and applying your consulting skills.
Case Consulting Skills You Gain:
- Converting a client problem into a case challenge to work on
- Data collection and case writing
- Problem-solving that proves your credibility
- Communicating clearly and empathetically
- Organization and time management
What you learn:
- Connect your skills and interests to a case
- Collect and present real case data
- Apply your knowledge to solve cases
- Communicate solutions effectively
- Create a Case Brief for your portfolio
Align yourself with the right project
Market Research
Learn the 5 steps of market research, apply them to a C2C entrepreneurship case, and analyze the veteran community market.
Content Strategy
Learn the 5 steps of content planning for an organic food and beverage industry. Develop detailed case briefs and build problem-solving and consulting skills.
Graphic Design
Master 5 key steps of social media graphic design planning and apply them to a fashion industry case study while building your case consulting skills.
COMING SOON
Strategy and Project Management
Resumes and certificates can only go so far—real projects prove your value. Practice your skills with our case consulting framework.
95%
of our course takers gained credibility in their field
90%
felt more confident in their skills and execution
92%
developed market-relevant, in-demand skills
88%
secured a competitive edge in their desired field
What do I do?
START WITH: IDENTIFY Your CORE
Elucidate your core and refine your resume in our Resume Lab. If your focus is marketing or project management, you're ready for Step 2!
THEN: ENHANCE your resume with a project
This is key if you're global and want to showcase your value in the U.S. (New England) market.
AND: BUILD Your Portfolio
Use your project as a standout piece—a proof of value, a conversation starter, and a resume differentiator.
FINALLY: You’re ready for Making Your Consulting Case (MYCC)
Very much like BCC, MYCC is a platform for problem-solvers like you—but at a higher level. It’s consulting with improved skills from BCC—analyzing real business challenges from multiple angles, creating a data-driven strategy, and making an impactful recommendation.
Upcoming events
Becoming a Case Consultant
April 2025
Stay tuned for more updates!
Testimonials
Frequently Asked Questions
“Becoming a Case Consultant” course provides the fundamentals to becoming a proficient case consultant. Through a blend of engaging real-world case studies and hands-on assignments, you will develop the essential skills needed to excel in this dynamic field. You’ll gain practical knowledge that can be applied immediately in the consulting arena.
The BCC course is a part of the “YOUR EMPLOYABILITY” division of BE-EDGE Ecosystem, where participants are welcomed to join edge-crafters community.
The course follows four E-D-G-E steps, each of which includes an introductory video, and easy-to-follow instructions, self-check questions, examples, and case consulting practicums. The result of the course is your investment in your BE – boutique employability — of clear focus, trustful connection, portfolio of generated value, and exciting message to potential clients and employers.
Elucidate your core:
- Define your area of focus and expertise.
- Identify your strengths and interests.
Develop trust:
- Craft and structure your consulting case.
- Establish credibility and rapport with the client.
Generate value – Analyzing & Solving the Case:
- Analyze the case problem thoroughly.
- Generate insights and potential solutions.
- Present a well-structured and strategic solution.
Excite the market – Your Edge:
- Showcase your unique value proposition.
- Highlight what sets you apart as a consultant.
- Engage and attract clients through your distinct edge.
BCC
(Becoming Case Consultant)
MYCC
(Making Your Consulting Case)
BE-EDGE
Consult-a-thon
You are here
a case consulting session that align with your passions, honing real-world skills through hands-on learning.
a two-weekend virtual event where all career changers, employers, and mentors meet to achieve a mutual benefit for all — a competitive edge in the global market.
BCC
(Becoming Case Consultant)
You are here
BE-EDGE Consult-a-thon
a two-weekend virtual event where all career changers, employers, and mentors meet to achieve a mutual benefit for all — a competitive edge in the global market.
MYCC
(Making Your Consulting Case)
a case consulting session that align with your passions, honing real-world skills through hands-on learning.
Get real-world experience solving actual client problems in our fundamental case consulting course
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“E”: This Case as Your Stepping Stone Towards Elucidating Your Core
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“D”: Develop trust – Connecting with the Case
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“G”: Generate value- Analyzing & Solving the Case
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“E”: Excite the market – Your Message
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Taking BCC qualifies you to join “A case of the month” community; a community of case consultants – all working on the same case.
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Invitation to a Q&A session with a mentor for the case of the month
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Your submission will be invited for a competition, only if you want it.
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Feedback from experts in the field: each submitted solution will receive feedback from
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Meeting a client: The authors of strongest solutions will have a chance to meet the client.
Real client projects offer students valuable hands-on experience and practical challenges.
We have a line of different consulting cases. You can select several relevant for you – to polish your skills and build a portfolio.
BCC: Becoming a Case Consultant opens the door to BE-EDGE Consult-a-thon and BE-EDGE Ecosystem of projects and events.
All cases are real, US-based organizations with social missions.
They vary in size and type of ownership:
- from small businesses to large government agencies,
- from C2C marketplaces to organic farms and volunteer-based global NGOs
The challenges vary in nature:
- from digital marketing campaign to portfolio reconfiguration,
- from approaching Gen Z to entering a new market,
- from efficiency of operation to product design and user-friendly repackaging
The course is based on the BE-EDGE Method, developed by Julia Ivy, Ph.D. Psych, Ph.D. Mgmt , which helps develop skills and boost confidence to those who are brave to enter a new professional territory.
The instructions and videos of the BCC: Becoming a Case Consultant course are developed by Dr. Julia ivy’s former master students, who are driven with the idea of helping others in their “entering a new territory” journey.
Kelsey (Kexin) is the management director of BeEDGE club. Her story with BE-EDGE starts from a course with Dr. Julia Ivy. Perusing in further education in U.S, at NorthEastern University, from another country is both exciting and intimidating, and the strategy course, BE-EDGE method, and Dr. Julia Ivy helped her position herself in the new market.
