UW Consulting Association

Interested in Consulting? Our fall membership application is now open! Use this link (https://forms.office.com/r/4HxwdNvh6V) to apply today.

To learn more about our club, come visit us at the Foster RSO Fair (9/27) or at our info session (10/5). If you are unable to meet us in-person, feel free to contact us via email or DM with any questions.

Just a reminder that applications to join UWCA are due tonight! Apply using this link (https://forms.office.com/r/ygugZEfaTn), and contact us if you have any questions!

Interested in consulting? Come to UWCA’s info session on Wednesday, March 30th from 5:30-6:30 pm in PCAR 190 to learn more about UWCA, the premier consulting organization at UW. Applications are now open (https://forms.office.com/r/ygugZEfaTn) and are due on April 8th. Can’t wait to see you there!

UWCA’s two winter engagements wrapped up last week with their final strategy presentations!

The lululemon team (Manisha Srivatsan, Tara Manhas, Edison Wong, and Raj Lakhani) recommended key actions to implement DEI practices in Lululemon’s social media, ERGs, and external facing reports. The team conducted internal interviews and extensive research on DEI norms in the industry, focusing on competitors.

The PDM Automotive team (Allie Lee, Camden Kaminsky, Marius Rakickas, and Preyal Garg) determined the market size of the aftermarket automotive industry with player segmentation to account for the unique ecosystem PDM operates in. The team also sourced key leads and provided marketing tactics to immediately capture the leads.

Thank you to Lululemon and PDM Automotive for providing this special opportunity to UWCA students! Congratulations to both teams for a job well done!

Congratulations to our Nautilus and Sax Capital Partners engagement teams for presenting their final pitches last Friday!

The Nautilus team (Evan Siu, Manisha Srivatsan, Jorge Riancho, Jill Templeton, and Tara Manhas) pitched the integration of a customer data platform to enable actionable insights to improve customer experience. The team used competitor analysis and interviews and engaged with media channels to validate and provide specific recommendations in the Nautilus customer journey.

The Sax Capital team (Antoine Facon, Allie Lee, Elizabeth Lande, Ananya Rao, and Ryan Sorensson) created a solution to streamline the lead generation, prospecting, and overall sales process. Working proactively with the client, they identified key markets to target, developed outreach strategies for a variety of pipelines, and created a customized CRM solution to efficiently organize all the data.

Thank you to our amazing teams for their hard work this quarter and to Nautilus and Sax Capital for the opportunity to work with such incredible companies!

We are honored to receive the Most Improved RSO Award this year! Thank you to our hardworking executive team who have worked tirelessly to build UWCA to the amazing consulting club that it is today. From organizing the Unite Foster case competition to rolling out the Case Buddies program, this has been an eventful and successful year for UWCA, and we can't wait to continue in the fall!

The long-awaited 2020-2021 RSO Awards are here! After UBC's careful evaluation of all Foster RSOs, we're so excited to announce the following winners:

Best Run Event: Association of Latino Professionals for America (ALPFA)
Most Improved RSO: University of Washington Consulting Association (UWCA)
Most Collaborative RSO: American Marketing Association (AMA)
Best Professional Development Event: First Generation Business Leaders (FGBL)

Congratulations to these RSOs! Thank you to all the student leaders who have put in an immense amount of hard work this year to build community, constantly adapt to challenges, and shape our Foster extracurricular experience.

This week’s member highlight is dedicated to Elizabeth Lande!

Ellie has been working hard leading the Insights team this quarter, quickly adapting to the structural changes of the program and producing quality content with her peers. Her curiosity and dedication shines through in her research for the Sax Capital engagement, as her thorough market research lays a strong foundation for the recommended solution.

Amazing work Ellie!

This week’s member highlight is dedicated to Aditi Menon!

Aditi is a sophomore majoring in Applied and Computational Mathematical Sciences and minoring in Public Policy. She wants to use her skills in research, tech, and communication to benefit society. One of her peers commented, “She's been so fabulous to have on the Insights program and is always so energetic and on it in meetings. She's super sweet and just radiates good vibes. I really admire her for that.”

Great job Aditi!

This week’s member highlight is dedicated to Katie Braden!

Katie is a freshman pursuing finance and accounting. She is super passionate about yoga, short distance running, and hiking. One thing she hopes to cross off her bucket list is hiking Mt. Kilimanjaro! She is “hoping to connect with others who want to work on casing/technical interviews over the summer,” so definitely reach out to her if you want a casing buddy!

The first UWCA Insights spring quarter article is up! Elliot Koh, Aditi Menon, and Elizabeth Lande have been working hard over the past few weeks to write “Experience from Pandemic Paves the Way for New Normal.” Take a deep dive into the future of remote work and the implications for office culture and client relationships. They have done a tremendous job doing in-depth research, so make sure to head over to our website and read all about it!

Experience from Pandemic Paves the Way for New Normal by Elliot Koh, Aditi Menon, and Elizabeth Lande When COVID-19 went international last spring, the steel industry reacted in the best way it could: By halting one-third of its production. Compounding the issue, social- distancing and lockdown orders led to yet further plant closures . However, when c...

This week’s member highlight is dedicated to Evan Siu!

He has been doing an exceptional job leading the Nautilus team as the engagement manager this quarter. Drawn to consulting from his interest in problem solving, he wishes to combine his experience with tech to create more unique solutions for UWCA clients. Furthering his career, he hopes to apply his interests to the startup world to drive even more positive change.

Great work Evan!

Last week, our two engagement teams successfully presented their strategy pitch to their clients! The Nautilus team, led by Evan Siu with Manisha Srivatsan, Jorge Riancho, Jill Templeton and Tara Manhas, is working on supporting a customer-centric strategy for Nautilus Inc. By conducting competitor analysis, the team is able to identify key metrics, branding, and structure weaknesses.

The Sax Capital Partners team, led by Antoine Facon with Allie Lee, Ryan Sorensson, Ellie Lande, and Ananya Rao, has been researching the M&A industry in order to develop a framework that will effectively improve the lead generation and prospecting process. They are now moving forward with the research and analysis needed to generate recommendations for the sales process.

Great work so far, and we can’t wait to see what you accomplish!

Come to UWCA’s MBB intern panel where a panel of upperclassmen who have secured internships in the Big Three for the upcoming summer will be answering questions about the recruiting process and other general questions about college. This event is open to all, so we hope to see you tonight at 6:30 pm!

This week’s member highlight is dedicated to Antoine Facon!

He will be interning at RedCloud Consulting this summer as a Consulting Intern. He is currently the engagement manager for UWCA’s engagement with Sax Capital Partners, a local M&A advisory firm. He has done an amazing job leading the team and driving productive discussions with the client, all leading up to the strategy pitch this week!

Congratulations Antoine!

This week’s member highlight is dedicated to Kenyon Schultz!

He will be interning at Deloitte as a Risk and Financial Advisory Intern in the summer. Kenyon developed the UWCA Case Buddies program, which pairs UWCA members with consultants from top firms like Deloitte, Bain, and Accenture to give them the mentorship needed for success in fall recruiting. This program launched this quarter and wouldn’t not have been possible without Kenyon’s vision and experience!

Congratulations Kenyon!