C104 • Spring 2026 • Indiana University

Seal Team Six

A consulting team built for the work ahead.

5 Analysts
3 Majors
1 Team

Recent Work

Work we've already put on the table.

Retail fashion storefront

Equity Research · Spring 2026

URBN (Urban Outfitters, Inc.)

A BUY recommendation on URBN built on accelerating financials, Nuuly's rental growth, and the early-stage Urban Outfitters turnaround. Full-team research, slide deck, and live pitch delivered as part of Kelley's C104 mini-case.

  • Market Analysis
  • Financial Framing
  • Executive Pitch
Team working together

Our Approach

Research first.
Recommend second.

We move from data to decision without skipping the steps in between. Grounded analysis, a clear narrative, and recommendations we can defend in the room.

Every deliverable is built to be read, questioned, and acted on. Not filed away.

What We Deliver

Four things, done well.

01

Market & Competitive Analysis

Identify the forces shaping the category and where the client is positioned inside them.

02

Consumer Insight

Turn behavior, demographics, and signals into a picture of who the customer actually is.

03

Strategic Recommendation

A clear path forward, backed by financials, tradeoffs, and measurable outcomes.

04

Executive Communication

A presentation that reads the room. Tight, visual, and built for decision makers.

The Team

Five analysts. One team.

Students of the Kelley School of Business. Finance, Accounting, and Information Systems majors working side by side.

Ethan

Ethan Creel

Research & Narrative

Leads the research effort and shapes the story. Finds the thread the numbers are pointing at.

Vedansh

Vedansh

Strategy & Synthesis

Pulls findings together into a clear path forward. Keeps the recommendation honest.

Alex

Alex

Delivery & Presentation

The voice in the room. Calm under the spotlight and quick on follow-up questions.

Anish

Anish

Quantitative Analysis

Builds the quantitative case and defends it. If the math doesn't hold, he catches it first.

Nikhil

Nikhil

Structure & Quality

Keeps the work sharp from outline to final slide. Catches what the rest of us miss.

How We Work

A four-step process.

Step 01

Discover

Understand the client, the category, and what a win actually looks like.

Step 02

Research

Pull data from industry, financial, and consumer sources. Triangulate before we trust it.

Step 03

Synthesize

Turn what we found into a position. One the team agrees with and can defend.

Step 04

Recommend

Present the path forward with the tradeoffs on the table. No hiding what's hard.

What You Can Count On

Three commitments.

01

Prepared

We show up early and we show up ready. No scrambling, no last-minute surprises.

02

Rigorous

Every claim traces back to a source. Every number traces back to a filing.

03

Clear

The story is as tight as the numbers. Decision-ready, not deck-ready.

Let's Talk

Ready to put us to work.

The team is available for Spring 2026 consulting engagements. Reach out and we'll send a proposal.

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