Consulting Clients
Our motto captures the essence of what we do: outstanding value for clients, invaluable experience for students.
Do you have an opportunity or problem your organization doesn’t have the time or resources to tackle? Are you interested in helping to develop the next generation of leaders? If yes, please take a deep dive into our CFL Consulting program to explore how we can help your organization achieve your goals with an elite group of students led by an experienced practitioner coach.
- Consulting Overview
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- 300 real-world projects have been completed for a diverse collection of for-profit and non-profit organizations since the program began in 2008.
- Project topics have covered a very wide variety of themes including HR, marketing, sales, operations, procurement/logistics, IT, engineering, finance/accounting, data analysis and strategy.
- Projects are completed over the course of a semester (15 weeks).
- Students are paid and work on average eight to ten hours per week. Students participating in this program have applied and been accepted into this elite group. Many students have worked on multiple projects for a variety of clients.
- Three or four students are assigned to each project and the team is led by an experienced practitioner coach.
- Our project coaches have outstanding credentials and competency. They not only provide leadership to their teams, but also provide mentoring for students. Coaches are paid a stipend for each project.
- Teams also often include a SME.
- Having an experienced coach leading the team means the clients do not have to “manage” the students as they do with an internship. With most projects the client’s workload is light.
- Clients pay a standard project fee of $8,500. Discounts are offered to non-profits, including pro-bono work.
- Each project has a Statement of Work outlining a detailed game plan. Projects end with a formal Final Presentation and as needed a Final Report.
- Projects can provide a unique talent acquisition pipeline for clients. Clients have hired CFL Consulting students into internships and full-time entry level jobs.
- Often times, clients develop a multi-phase project or new project upon completion of their first project because they are so pleased with the results.
- Companies We Have Worked With
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- Gordon Food Service
- Herman Miller
- Perrigo
- Wolverine Worldwide
- Request Foods
- Koops
- Stryker Corporation
- DP Fox Ventures
- Accenture
- Douglas Dynamics
- Kids Hope USA
- Holland Free Health Clinic
- Client Testimonials
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“We were very impressed with the students' final presentation to us. They were able to take a project off of our work load and do all the heavy lifting for us in such a way that blew us away. We were very impressed by their ability to understand the information they were dealing with and the process in which they used to give us their recommendation. I would highly recommend this program.”
“Working with the students and coaches in the CFL program was a great experience. The professionalism of the students as well as the end product was exceptional. I would easily work with CFL again and highly recommend this program.”
“We are extremely satisfied with the work that the Hope CFL student consultants performed... The students were professional in their communications with us and were driven to provide the best experience and the best deliverables as possible.”
Interested?
For more information, contact CFL Director Doug Ruch.
workP. 616.395.7244
leadership@hope.edu