Bay-area Environmentally Aware Consulting Network (BEACN)

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1 Bay-area Environmentally Aware Consulting Network (BEACN) INFORMATIONAL SESSION Mon-Wed, September :00-8:00 PM 71 Evans U R L : h t t p : / / b e a c n. b e r k e l e y. e d u E m a i l : b e a c n. b e r k e l e g m a i l. c o m Sponsored by

2 Agenda BEACN Overview Fall Projects Application Process Questions

3 Our Mission Provide students the opportunity to solve sustainability and business problems Offer companies and organizations professional quality consulting Enable students to gain experience in the professional world Give students the space to build friendships with like-minded people

4 The People

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6 What is Consulting Providing professional research, advice, and actionable recommendations to clients who face challenges in operations, organization, or outreach.

7 BEACN Consulting Examples of past projects: Metrics: Life Cycle Analysis for compostable packaging firm Business Strategy: Expansion and sales channel strategy for solar finance firm Marketing: B2B marketing for a merchant services company

8 Previous Clients Nonprofit Local Businesses Government

9 Our Alumni

10 Overview of BEACN Project Teams BEACN Executive Board

11 Overview of BEACN MBA Workshop Guest Speakers Office Visit General Meetings Socials Projects

12 Member Responsibilities New member orientation (Morning of September 20) Member retreat (September 27-28) Attend weekly team meetings and meet weekly deadlines Attend general meetings (every other week), socials, community service event, and end-of-semester banquet Complete and submit midterm and end-year evaluations Present midterm and end-of-semester deliverables Consistently demonstrate and develop professionalism

13 Consulting Project Teams Market Assessment Marketing & Branding Strategy Metrics Risk Modeling/ Environmental Impact Assessment Business Expansion Strategy

14 Market Assessment Project Description: Identify Bay Area homes likely to qualify for SASH, a government subsidy program which provides residential solar power installation to low- income communities (Oakland, CA) Project Needs Data Analysis Market Research Independent Problem Solving Creative Thinking What you can gain Work experience in Solar Industry Develop market analysis and research skills Real world experience in non-profit sector

15 Marketing & Branding Strategy Project Description: Rebrand organization to distinguish itself from other for-profit solar companies Create more effective marketing collateral Define target market (Oakland, CA) Project Needs Marketing focused individuals Clear, precise, and detailed communicators Broad, big picture thinkers Ability to view problems from different perspectives What you can gain Experience in rebranding an organization Helping organization distinguish itself among competitors Real world experience in non-profit sector in the solar industry

16 Metrics Project Description: Calculate total economic impact of recent earthquake on total Napa Valley wine region Identify key environmental initiatives to lower overall cost (San Francisco, CA) Project Needs Strong quantitative skills Data Analysis Broad, big picture thinking & problem solving What you can gain Experience working in Wine Industry Helping solve industry wide problems Opportunity for wide scale sustainability impact Creative thinking

17 Risk Modeling/ Environmental Impact Project Description: Create innovative risk model and environmental impact assessment for major California regulator (San Francisco, CA) Project Needs Strong quantitative skills Data Analysis Broad, big picture thinking & problem solving Creative thinking What you can gain Experience working in regulatory environment Gain exposure to both public and private sector Opportunity to create new and innovative model

18 Business Expansion Strategy Project Description: Creating business expansion strategy for energy start up Examining opportunities across various industries Project Needs Strong quantitative skills Data Analysis, electrical engineering experience Broad, big picture thinking & problem solving What you can gain Experience working with start up Investigating various industries and channels Opportunity to explore clean energy Creative thinking

19 Project Team Requirements Members Complete weekly tasks and assignments Collaborate with teammates on project objectives Update project team on task progress. Actively engage in weekly team meetings and BEACN events Expected Hours Per Week o o 3 on a very quiet week 12 on the busiest week of the semester

20 General Meetings BEACN meets every other Wednesday night from 7-8:30 pm; Room TBA Case interview skills Case study practice Consulting skills workshops with Haas MBAs Professional development training Guest speakers from consulting industry and sustainability fields

21 Application Process Rolling applications - final deadline Thursday, 9/11 at 11:00pm Applications posted at Submit to beacn.berkeley@gmail.com Interview invites for new applicants to be received by Friday 6pm- check your s! Sign up for an interview slot by Friday, 9/12 at 9 pm.

22 Application Fill out application and send with resume (by Thu) Returners do not need to send in general application; send part 3 only Sign up for interviews (by 9pm Fri) September 13, Saturday 9am 6pm on campus Interviews would be min long Be open minded!

23 Other Things If you were selected, we will have a New member orientation workshop September 20 (Sat) 9am-12pm BEACN Retreat September (Sat-Sun)

24 Contact Information Chun Man Chow Co-President Matthew Schneider Co-President Applications will be posted on our website: Thank you!

25 Questions?