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Real Companies. Real Results.

There is more to getting an MBA than reading textbooks and taking exams. The real test is how you perform in the workplace. As a Neeley & Associates Consultant, you’ll deliver solutions for impressive companies that pay you consulting fees. Work alongside professional consultants, faculty experts and second-year MBA principals – and get your foot in the door of highly sought-after companies. Our satisfied clients return year after year, and many hire Neeley & Associates Consultants for internships and full-time positions.

Benefits for Students

  • Contribute real value to a company for an impressive boost to your résumé.
  • Interact with influential executives.
  • Team up with executives, expert consulting professionals and top faculty for guidance and feedback.
  • Hone your leadership, teamwork, consulting and project management skills. 
  • Gain exposure to new industries, big legue companies and the fast-paced consulting world.

Benefits for Clients

  • Outsource time-consuming projects to motivated TCU MBAs.
  • Get realistic, actionable and professional recommendations.
  • Get a firsthand look at prospective employees in action.
  • Additional subject-matter expertise from renowned faculty and consulting professionals who ensure quality of deliverables.

Typical Projects

  • Marketing
  • Strategic Planning
  • Data Assessment and Recommendations
  • Financial Modeling
  • Feasibility Assessments
  • Operational or Programmatic Assessments
  • Process Improvements
  • Cost/Benefit Analysis

Past Clients

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GM Financial

“The principal experience allowed me to put my MBA into practice in the most immersive context that TCU Neeley offers to students. Through this engagement, I gained an inside look at GM Financial’s culture of excellence, teamwork and innovation.”
Kaitlin Sanders, 2020-2021 Neeley & Associates Principal, Customer Engagement Analyst

“As a longtime client, the Neeley & Associates Consultants continue to exceed expectations with their professionalism, knowledge and commitment to a well-designed solution. We implemented the team’s recommendations for our first ever virtual class of interns. This engagement provided the opportunity to attract and hire top talent from the Neeley School.”
Michael Beste, Senior Vice President of Analytics

First Command

“When we went into this project, we wanted to create a ‘real-world’ business experience for the TCU Neeley students. We began with a broad scope, but Neeley & Associates took this ambiguous environment, identified significant areas of improvement, and provided various potential solutions for us to explore further. Overall, this was a great learning experience for the students and the First Command team, and the start of a lasting relationship with the Neeley School.”
Sunday Grace, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

Goodwill

“Neeley & Associates recommended several feasible strategies for growing our brand and provided extensive research to support their claims. They were very accommodating to our operational concerns and worked tirelessly to provide a holistic business strategy.”
David Cox, President & CEO, North Central Texas

DFW Airport

“Our Neeley & Associates Consultants pushed themselves to meet with as many internal stakeholders as possible and reached out to key external partners to provide an informed feasibility study for a new service we considered. They left us with excellent traveler insights and a tiered action plan.”
Senior Innovation Consultant

Frito-Lay

“The Neeley & Associates Consultants have for 10 years consistently provided a unique perspective to the various MBA team projects provided to them by Frito Lay. In their most recent deliverable, the N&A team examined consumers’ current perceptions of healthy foods in convenience and gas stores. From their research, they shared actionable insights on how and where to bring consumers in those stores for healthy snacks.”
Steve Tahara, Senior Director, Sales Strategy