Why Bain?
On the spectrum of having challenging and interesting work, to
maintaining a fun and collegial working environment, Bain is truly
the best of both worlds. The ability to have your work add
tremendous value for your clients, while still maintaining a
supportive, down-to-earth and fun culture is a rare
combination.
My passion at Bain and outside of the
office?
I have always been passionate about the opportunity to give back to
the community. During my 4 years at Bain, I have played a role in
our volunteer after-school tutoring program. Each week, myself with
a collection of Bainies, have provided tutoring services to
underprivileged kids at a local community center. Even with limited
free time, the positive impact we can have on these students makes
it 100% worthwhile.
My favorite (recent) case
The best cases seem to combine an amazing impact for our clients,
with a dynamic and memorable team environment. In my second year as
Associate Consultant we worked with a Gold Mining Company in rural
Nevada. I had the opportunity to take on a challenging role and
work 'on the ground' with dispatch and actual truck drivers to
re-design their optimal truck routes. A collection of many changes
improved efficiency that lead to an ~$30M cost savings. Equally
important to my positive experience was the unique working
situation that I shared with my clients and colleagues. Working on
a mine in rural Nevada, may not seem glamourous, but the bonds that
were formed and experiences that were shared formed priceless
lifelong memories.
My personal results story
One aspect I truly love about Bain is the opportunity for my actual
day-to-day work to have direct impact on our client's success. A
specific recent example was for a U.S. mainline Airline where we
created a new Revenue Integrity strategy. Pricing/Revenue models in
the Airline Industry can be very complicated. Our ability to sift
through the complexity and identify a prioritized list of "simple
and actionable" improvements identified a $100M+ revenue
opportunity. I was responsible for not only identifying these
opportunities, but also working with 10+ Senior Executives to
approve and implement the required changes. Within a span of only a
few months, we had seen our client already 'bank' 10% of the
opportunity and on pace to capture nearly 100% of the total. The
ability to have such a tangible impact in such a short period of
time was a huge success for our client, and one I am truly proud
of.
A final thought
Surround yourself with the best people. Working at Bain has shown
me that I have so much to learn and so much to share. If you put
yourself in a environment where people invest in your development
and growth, you can learn so much more than any business problem
alone can teach you.
