Consulting
Consulting From People Who Have Done the Work
More than forty years of combined experience inside college offices and higher education technology, available across six practice areas. Every engagement leaves your team with something built and ready to use, not just a recommendation.
The Careers Behind BrAInWav
Inside Every Kind of College
Community CollegesPublic Four-YearPrivate Four-YearSix Practice Areas
Where We Can Help
Each area stands on its own, and many of our engagements draw on several at once. The examples below are starting points, not the full list.
Artificial Intelligence
AI Consulting
We helped bring conversational AI to college campuses before most institutions had heard of it. Today we help teams choose, launch, and get lasting value from AI, from campus chatbots to the AI assistants students already use to research colleges.
- AI Readiness and Strategy
- Chatbot Selection and Platform Transitions
- Audits of What AI Tells Students
Web and Marketing
Website & Marketing Consulting
Your website is the first place students, families, and AI tools look for answers. We redesign content so it is eye-catching, accurate, and easy to understand, then help your message reach the people it was written for.
- Content Redesign and Plain Language
- Accessibility to WCAG 2.1 AA
- Campaigns, White Papers, and Briefs
Sales Leadership
Sales Consulting
For companies that serve higher education, we bring sales leadership shaped by years inside college offices and years selling to them. We build the pipeline, the process, and the proposals that earn the trust of campus decision makers.
- Sales Process and Team Leadership
- CRM Setup and Revenue Dashboards
- RFP Responses and Proposals
Campus Operations
Higher Ed Consulting
Student services, admissions and records, financial aid, and IT each own a piece of the student experience. We help those offices work from one plan, with clear ownership, consistent language, and projects that reach the finish line.
- Cross-Office Content Governance
- Project Management and Status Reporting
- Technology Transitions
Financial Aid
Financial Aid Consulting
Federal aid rules keep moving, and every change reaches your website, your forms, and your front counter. We have administered these rules ourselves, and we help aid offices explain them clearly, keep published information current, and give students tools that answer their questions.
- Federal Regulation Updates
- Financial Aid Website Reviews
- Cost of Attendance Calculators
Development and Banner ERP
Developer Consulting
Higher ed web and IT teams carry more requests than any one team can finish. We bring hands-on Banner ERP experience, build accessible components that live inside your CMS, and work alongside your developers on the integrations you need next.
- Banner ERP Expertise
- Interactive Components and Calculators
- Code That Lives Inside Your CMS
How Engagements Work
Simple to Start, Clear From Day One
01
We Listen First
A conversation with the people who would do the work. No gatekeeper, and no discovery call before the real call.
02
Flexible Pricing
Multiple engagement options, from blocks of hours to project-based work to longer-term arrangements.
03
Work You Can Use
We deliver rebuilt pages, working components, documented processes, and plans with owners and dates. Your team approves every word before anything publishes.
Who We Work With
Built for Higher Education
Large or small, public or private, one office or an entire system.
- Community Colleges
- Four-Year Colleges and Universities
- Districts and Systems
- State Higher Education Agencies
- Companies Serving Higher Education
Consulting Plus BrAInWav DELTA
Consulting Gets You There, DELTA Keeps You There
When an engagement touches your website, BrAInWav DELTA keeps measuring after the project closes, so the pages we improve together stay accurate, accessible, and ready for every system answering on your behalf. We are here to help you continually maintain and improve your site, not just build it.
BrAInWav was a true partner from start to finish. Their responsiveness and leadership kept the project on track, and the results delivered meaningful value across our goals.
Massasoit Community College
Let’s Talk
Tell Us What You Are Working On
Pick the area closest to your challenge, or bring us something that spans all six. Either way, you will talk with the people who would do the work.