We give professionals & teams access to the principles, tools, and frameworks taught at elite consulting firms
Our mission is to raise the bar for high-performing teams, helping you learn the fundamental mindsets and skills of strategy consultants to do exceptional work.
We've worked with top teams in the US, UK, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Europe:
Workshops & Keynotes
Virtual or in-person experiences led by Paul. Topics include: consulting skills, problem-solving process, high-performance culture, slide design & presentations, hypothesis-first thinking
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Intensive Learning Cohorts
A multi-week approach for teams (typically 8-12 people) with live workshops, one-on-one coaching, and overall theme alignment with your company's strategy. Based on the "cohort-based-course" approach.
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Customized Consulting Offerings
We have developed many customized programs and partner with several former consultants to meet your needs.
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We Are Obsessed With Helping You Apply The Skills That Consultants Actually Use As Fast As Possible
All of our content is grounded in core consulting frameworks and skills that top consultants use in client work like MECE, Pyramid Principle, Issue Trees, and effective PowerPoint presentations.
We Have A Strong Point Of View: Live Virtual Educational Experiences Work.
What Makes Us Different? We Avoid Boring Zoom Lectures Using a "Flip The Classroom" Approach:
Here's the truth: Zoom fatigue is the result of meetings that shouldn't happen in the first place and training that could be consumed offline.
We should us virtual meetings for collaborative problem-solving. Our approach is to use weekly lectures for short recaps of concepts, breakout sessions, practicing, roleplaying, and giving each other feedback.
Bloom's Taxonomy of learning is a good way of thinking about this. Most companies spend all their "learning" efforts at the bottom of the pyramid. At StrategyU, we focus on the top of the pyramid and think about designing the incentives such that people are going to be motivated to focus on "remembering" and "understanding" on their own time.
Creator: Paul Millerd
Paul is a former consultant who worked full-time in strategy consulting from 2008 to 2017 including McKinsey & Company and Boston Consulting Group and now works as a freelance consultant, content creator, and entrepreneur.
We also have a roster of former McKinsey, Bain & BCG trainers. We only work with MBB consultants.
What Our Clients Say
More testimonials available upon request
Former BCG Consultant
"StrategyU ran a virtual workshop for our marketing team, focused on helping us improve how we communicate and present information to various internal and external stakeholders. Learning principles from strategy consulting like pyramid principle, slide design, storytelling, and feedback have given our team a shared language and more confidence to share ideas via PowerPoint. I highly recommend having Paul work with your team!"
- Jodi, Former BCG Consultant, Sr. Director Marketing
FP&A Leader
Our Company recently contracted Paul with StrategyU to provide a two-hour ‘Think Like a Strategy Consultant’ workshop to top leaders across our organization and it was a total success with an onslaught of positive reviews and comments. Paul is a top-notch communicator and his approach and delivery of the principles and best practices truly resonated with the entire audience and kept them engaged. The content was simplified, but extremely informative which allowed participants to easily be able to grasp and came away with more confidence and ideas on how to immediately apply in their jobs. Bottom line: ‘Great Work is Possible’ and Paul presented valuable insights, approaches and tools on the process that will enhance our ability to provide great work…
- Justin, VP FP&A @ Medical Solutions
Option #1: Virtual or In-Person Workshops
We work closely with companies to design and delivery entertaining, fast-paced, actionable workshops that help team improve
Workshop topics include
Executive Pitches to CEOs & Boards, Structured problem-solving & synthesizing information, High-performance insight-driven work, Principles for high-performance consulting teams and culture, Slide design & powerpoint storytelling
Example Workshop Agenda
The following is a sample agenda we used with a digital marketing team who was trying to improve how they communicate and share information across the organization
Consulting Process Mindset
Introduction to consulting thinking; solution-seeking vs. problem-solving, standards of performance
Synthesizing Information
Using LSI, Pyramid Principle, and MECE to turn information into insights
Hypothesis-Based Problem Solving
Issues trees and problem breakdowns, SCQA framework, hypothesis thinking, structuring workstreams
PowerPoint Storytelling
Principles of effective slide design; storytelling and persuasion techniques; Interactive group critiques; three principles of flow
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Workshops start at $7.5k virtually or $12k in-person
SHARE DETAILS & Book A CallOption #2: Multi-Week Learning Cohorts
Intensive "Sprints" In a Fast-Paced Team Environment Focused On Helping Your Team Build A Culture of Excellence
Customized Learning Experience Over Multiple Weeks (Typically 4 or 8 weeks)
I work with you and your team to develop an approach that fits well with your current technology stack, tools, and availability
7-8 Live Sessions
Includes a kick-off call, four 90-minute problem-solving workshops, two action sessions, and a live Q&A with Paul (and sometimes internal former consultants)
Access To Full Course Content (45+ Lectures)
Includes complete access to Think Like A Strategy Consultant online course for six months for all students
Fully updated in September 2022
Customized Portal
A customized portal for your company where students can access the schedule, assignments, lectures, class recordings, and Q&A added throughout the course
"Action Sessions" - 60 Minute Sprints
I designed a step-by-step approach for people to practice and apply the skills in a short group session
The Course Is Structured Around Four Key Modules
On-Demand Walkthroughs
Based on student questions, I develop customized content and responses which are uploaded to the portal and available to all members of the class
Case Study: AI Design & Development Firm
Pandata is a fast-growing AI design and development firm that has a strong team with diverse academic backgrounds and a focus on trustworthy AI.
They wanted to build upon their existing consulting process and introduce frameworks and tools into the team such that they could continue to scale and improve their problem-solving and communication skills.
"This Course Has A Big Impact On The Way We Work And Work With Clients"
"We were excited by Paul's background at McKinsey and Boston Consulting Group in addition to his experience developing and facilitating training both online and in-person. Given that we have been working remotely, the remote-first structure was ideal and the live workshops were actionable and a useful opportunity for our team to engage with new ideas and put them into practice."
Cal, CEO of Pandata
"The Frameworks & Principles Have Given Us A Shared Language To Improve"
"Through the weekly workshops, lectures, and our own internal meetings, the course introduced us to new tools and frameworks that have given us a shared language to give each other feedback, improve our work, and offer more impact to our clients."
Julie, Data Science Team Lead
Ready To Get Started?
As a former strategy consultant, I work with teams to design programs that will not only deliver information but help your company raise the odds of success by identifying key stakeholders, and supporters to improve the odds of adoption & drive lasting change.
The corporate version of the course comes with a standard level of customization but extra customization will cost extra at normal consulting rates. In addition, monthly coaching packages can be added to the course. If you'd like to explore coaching options for your team, please click here.
Packages Start At:
$25,000 USD, Payment plans available- Six months access for all students
- Four facilitated 90-minute workshops
- On-demand Q&A & e-mail coaching during course & one month after
- Weekly 1-on-1 coaching
- High-level debrief with client stakeholders on opportunities
More Project Examples
Faculty at Boston Consulting Group
Helped develop and lead internal trainings on research, problem-solving, and communication globally
Training & Coaching For Boutique Executive Search
Trained five junior researchers for a mid-sized search firm on presentation development, storytelling, problem-solving & persuasion
Marketing Consulting Firm
Work closely with the CEO and executive team to develop a series of consulting skills workshops on slide design, problem solving, process, feedback, and project management and multiple keynote presentations on high-performance culture
Abu Dhabi Consulting Firm
Ran a eight-week cohort with a consulting firm helping them improve consulting skills, consulting process, presentations, and problem-solving
UK-Based Electrical Charging Service Provider
Helped them as part of their internal consulting "BootCamp" to help them develop stronger skills to go to clients and customers with their offer
Software Strategy Consulting Firm - Consulting Skills
Developed content and facilitated sessions for entry-level consultants for fast-growing software consulting firm in Boston
Consulting Bootcamps Undergraduate Consulting Group
Long-time mentor and coach for UConn's consulting group. Several members of this group have gone on to get hired at Bain, Boston Consulting Group & McKinsey
Medical Staffing Company
Worked with CFO and VP, Finance to do 1-on-1 coaching with key executives followed up by multi-week cohort with broader FP&A and accounting teams
UK-Based Consulting Firm
Ran a multi-week cohort organized around building core themes of excellence to embed in their consulting process
US-Based Advertising Consulting Firm
Helped a strategy team develop a core toolkit of consulting skills over two months with in-person kick-off and multi-week cohort program