Business Strategy Consulting Mastery: Mini MBA Course (Udemy.com)
Mini MBA - Think Like a McKinsey Consultant | 15+ Strategy Frameworks, 5 Case Studies | For Startups, MBAs & CEOs
Created by: John Colley
Last updated May 2026
What you will learn
- Develop strategic thinking skills and create effective strategic plans aligned with business objectives.
- Analyze company and market dynamics to make informed decisions and gain a competitive edge.
- Evaluate strategic options and assess their potential impact on business success.
- Understand the financial aspects of strategy implementation and confirm strategic decisions.
- Master the selection of effective strategies through comprehensive business models and frameworks.
- Apply PEST, PESTEL, SWOT, TOWS, and SOAR analyses for strategic insights and decision-making.
- Utilize Porter's Five Forces, Generic Strategies, and Value Chain Analysis to achieve competitive advantage.
- Implement growth strategies and navigate Ansoff's Product Market Mix, organic vs. inorganic, and Blue Ocean concepts.
- Evaluate competitive landscape using matrix approaches and analyze core competency through VRIO analysis.
How it compares
Against the other 1,210 rated Udemy courses in Business on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.6 out of 5higher than 74% of them
- Reviews462#680 of 1,211 by number of reviews
- Length6.8 hourslonger than 79% of them
- Last updatedMay 2026more recently than 69% of them
Course Description
What separates successful business leaders from the rest? Strategic thinking. This course gives you the exact frameworks used by McKinsey consultants, Fortune 500 executives, and top MBA programs—taught by an investment banker with 30+ years of Managing Director experience and an MBA with Distinction.
In just 6 hours and 44 minutes across 87 video lectures, you'll master the complete toolkit of business strategy—from industry analysis to competitive positioning to financial modelling. No fluff, no theory for theory's sake. Every framework comes with real-world case studies (Starbucks, Amazon, Apple, Unilever) and downloadable templates you can use immediately.
What You'll Master:
Strategic Analysis Frameworks: PEST, PESTEL, SWOT, TOWS, SOAR, Porter's Five Forces, Value Chain Analysis
Business Design Tools: Business Model Canvas, Lafley & Martin's Five-Step Strategy, Hambrick's Strategy Diamond
Competitive Positioning: BCG Matrix, ADL Matrix, Core Competency, VRIO Analysis, Blue Ocean Strategy
Growth Strategy: Ansoff Matrix, Organic vs. Inorganic growth, Market Entry strategies
Strategy Implementation: Mintzberg's Five Configurations, Integrated Financial Modelling, Strategic Planning Process
This Course Includes:
15 comprehensive sections covering the complete strategy lifecycle
5+ detailed case studies with exercises and solutions
13 section quizzes to test your understanding
Downloadable templates, slide decks, and frameworks
Who This Course Is For:
Entrepreneurs and startup founders developing business strategy
Managers seeking promotion to senior leadership roles
MBA students and recent graduates entering consulting or corporate strategy
Consultants building their strategic analysis toolkit
Anyone who wants to think and communicate like a top-tier strategy consultant
Join thousands of students who have transformed their strategic thinking. Enroll now and start building your consulting-grade strategy skills today.
See you in the Course
Best regards
John
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Instructor Details
- 4.6 Rating
462 Reviews
John Colley
From Analyst to Rainmaker—Stealth Career Moves™ for Ambitious Finance Professionals
Investment Banking | Private Equity | Venture Capital | Career & Comp Strategy
Former investment banker, private equity dealmaker, boardroom strategist.
I help finance professionals accelerate their careers, maximise their bonuses, and master client origination—without playing loud politics or waiting for permission.
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Explore my shorter, tactical courses for urgent career and comp problems.
Or go deeper with my flagship M&A, LBO, and Financial Analysis programmes.
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"Fantastically put together course and content - very informative and lecturer was very knowledgeable and insightful! Highly Recommend for anyone interested in learning the Fundamentals of PE / VC" Aakarsh
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Reviews
By Raghusinha on 8/15/2026
This Course - Outlines the most preferrerd pillars and tool and how they integrate with the Business - Operational Strategy. The Author has put in a Quality content and explaination attempt to ensure the details are crisp and clear. Overall Very Good Course - Both Worth for Quality and Time Distribution.
By Ben Wilson on 8/14/2026
This was a good introduction to a course in which I did not know much about the subject material. I liked the exercises which allowed me to put the thinking into practice in addition to the course content being organized into 30 minute or less sections. This allowed me to spend some efficient dedicated time to spent every day on a different subject.
By Utkarsh Mishra on 5/12/2026
It was very amazing course, I learned alot about strategy, will try doing some projects on it, there were few strategy tools I have learned but was a ton of new things with resources which I can utilise anytime.
By Leonid Andrianov on 1/7/2026
This is a well-developed course with all you need to be aware of re MBA fundamentals including examples and reasoning behind them. The author's speech is engaging. The materials are structured and easy to follow. Thank you!
By Heather Inwood-Montrose on 1/6/2026
While I have only begun the course, thus far the content overview highlights specifics I had hoped were included. More than half way through, recognizing the value of the comprehensive explanations on complex topics, and the useful templates provided. Loving this!
By Richard Crivaro on 5/10/2024
Course was fantastic. An absolute ton of info packed into it. Instructor was very knowledgeable, course design was perfect, good flow. Loved the fact that you can download all of the slides for each section. I look forward to taking more of his courses.
By Daniella Loureiro Koncz on 2/18/2024
Excelente curso. De forma prática e extremamente objetiva, apresenta as principais ferramentas para construção da estratégia de negócios de uma empresa, com base em autores e práticas reconhecidos no mercado.
By Nikolaos Fininis on 6/21/2023
Gave me some interesting insights in the models I've already been working on. The delivery was a bit stylised and not as engaging as I wanted it to be though. In general, I'd recommend the course, especially to beginners.
By Kingsley Thomas Etukudo on 7/1/2022
At this moment, I think this is the best course in strategy on Udemy. i totally appreciate the facilitator for the content, style of delivery, and learning materials. With this course, you can move from zero to ninety-nine is business strategy analysis and interpretations. Thank you John
By Kim Jensen on 1/22/2022
An excellent course that provides a great overview of different business strategies, and when and how to use them. In addition, John Colley is a good and committed teacher. The use of cases to show the application of the models is a good way to increase understanding of the topics. An improvement point could be that he not only used large companies, such as Apple and Amazon as examples but included examples of more "normal" i.e., smaller companies.
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Overall Score : 92 / 100








