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Abi Chen
Ex-Bain, Harvard MBA
About Abi Chen
Abi spent four years at Bain’s Dallas and Atlanta offices and obtained her MBA from Harvard Business School. While at Bain, she worked on a variety of cases including private equity diligence, IT transformation, and social impact.
Outside of casework, Abi led recruiting from her undergraduate institution and prepped dozens of high-potential candidates. She believes that providing detailed and actionable feedback is critical for candidates’ development. She is particularly passionate about helping candidates from a non-traditional background (e.g., first-generation / low-income or recruiting from a non-target school) to break into consulting.
In her spare time, she enjoys hanging out with her dog and her cat, and her dream in life is to open her own restaurant.
Alessandro spent 7 years at BCG in both London and New York, leaving as a Project Leader in 2022. While there he mainly focused on Finance, Media and Private Equity projects. He completed his MBA at Wharton majoring in Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Alessandro is currently working in the ElderTech startup space.
Alessandro has years of coaching experience and many of his clients have secured offers at MBB as well as other top firms. Outside of his work, Alessandro is a keen musician and improv player.
Benjamin Foo
Ex-Bain, INSEAD MBA
About Benjamin Foo
After graduating from INSEAD, Ben joined Bain’s Southeast Asia office, serving clients in TMT, Financial Services, and Private Equity. At Bain, he was part of the interviewing team that ran both interviews and recruiting events.
Ben is currently working for SEEK, a leading owner-operator of employment portals across Asia Pacific, and is a member of the Asia Leadership team. In his role, he works with senior execs on critical business priorities in the Technology & Product space.
Ben has hundreds of coaching hours under his belt, and many of his clients have secured offers at Bain, BCG, McKinsey and other top consulting firms. Beyond work and coaching, Ben is an avid tennis player and enjoys traveling.
Cara has completed and given hundreds of case interviews, leading to several offers. As part of recruiting at Bain’s Dallas office, Cara screened 100+ resumes and understands Bain’s end-to-end process for sophomore programs, internships, and the full-time role (target and non-target undergrad).
Cara can give specific and actionable feedback on case interviews (how to get from beginner to good, then to excellent), behavioral interviews (how different firms evaluate fit), and your recruiting plan (including written resources, resume reviews, math/structure drills, how to network, and last-minute prep).
Cara joined Bain after completing a Biology (premed) major at WashU in St. Louis and deciding not to enroll in medical school. As a first-generation college student and American, Cara is passionate about mentoring aspiring consultants as others did for her. Currently, Cara is a Product Manager at Walmart Data Ventures.
Charity Wollensack
Ex-McKinsey, Wharton MBA
About Charity Wollensack
After receiving her Wharton MBA, Charity spent 3 years in consulting at McKinsey in the Stamford, CT office (while living in NYC). Charity spent her first year exploring industries and functions before deciding to focus on Consumer and Retail clients.
During Charity’s time at McKinsey she was a staffed ambassador supporting diverse candidates through the application process and providing case coaching support. Additionally, she was well connected to Wharton recruiting and provided case coaching support to her alma mater. Charity has completed hundreds of case prep sessions and is passionate about helping candidates through actionable and specific feedback.
David Batubara
Ex-Bain
About David Batubara
David spent 3 years at the Bain & Company Southeast Asia office, becoming a core member of the firm’s financial service (banking, asset management) and telco practice.
At Bain, David spearheaded the office’s recruiting initiatives, all the way from conducting interviews to developing Bain SEA’s first case club program to prep candidates from non-traditional backgrounds (industry hire and advanced degree).
Passionate about coaching and mentorship, David has been coaching candidates for 5+ years with many of his mentees securing offers from consulting firms all across the globe. David graduated from Tufts University with a double major in Economics and International Relations. Outside of work, David loves spending his time on endurance sports, traveling and reading up on modern world history.
Diana Ivanov
Ex-McKinsey, Harvard MBA
About Diana Ivanov
Diana spent over 3 years at McKinsey in Australia as a Business Analyst through to Senior Associate, where she worked in predominantly B2C facing verticals on strategy and marketing & sales related topics. She was heavily involved in firm-wide diversity initiatives, mentoring and coaching dozens of promising female candidates throughout the interview process and as they settled into consulting post-offer.
After McKinsey, Diana moved to London to work for a tech start-up (Via) and will be relocating to Boston in the fall to complete an MBA at Harvard Business School. Her style is friendly, collaborative, and flexible, focusing on building confidence and providing actionable feedback with the opportunity to practice and refine.
Divya spent seven years at McKinsey & Company, most recently as an Expert Associate Partner in the People, Organization and Transformation practice. She advised CHROs and CTO (Chief Transformation Officers) in M&A and business turnaround situations with a focus on organization culture and structure re-design, talent management and analytics, and leadership development for executives and top teams.
She has successfully coached over 200 aspiring consultants for McKinsey interviews over the last 15 years.
Divya was an early member and affiliate of McKinsey Academy, having led its early-stage product and client development. McKinsey Academy is an innovative learning digital platform and suite of analytic and managerial skill-building at scale.
She has held faculty and advisory roles with the Middle East Entrepreneurs of Tomorrow and McKinsey Learning, and has also served as a Teaching Fellow at Harvard’s Kennedy School and Graduate School of Education. She is an athlete by upbringing, having trained as a competitive gymnast and dancer.
Ed Sinclair
Ex-McKinsey, Ex-Corporate Lawyer (Herbert Smith Freehills)
About Ed Sinclair
Ed spent over 2 years at McKinsey, and was heavily involved in recruitment. He has coached over 50 candidates through the recruitment process, most of whom were successful. Ed is a very practical coach who focuses on repeatable fundamentals, and provides simple and actionable feedback to improve performance.
Ed came to McKinsey from a non-target school (first from his University to ever be hired by McKinsey), and from a non-traditional background (Bachelor of Arts and Laws) so understands how to come from a different path and break into MBB.
Eissra Eltom
Ex-McKinsey, Harvard MBA
About Eissra Eltom
Eissra recently left McKinsey as an Engagement Manager after spending 5 years in the London office. She led teams in the Strategy and Corporate Finance practice serving clients across Consumer and TMT sectors.
At McKinsey, she was heavily invested in recruitment efforts with extensive experience interviewing at both the Business Analyst and Associate levels. She recently left McKinsey to launch her own entrepreneurial venture, granting her a flexible calendar. She is excited to support peers interested in launching a career in consulting!
Fangfei worked in the BCG SF and LA offices for 4 years, where she was a core member of the private equity practice. She is currently pursuing her MBA at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. During her time at BCG, she focused primarily on buy/sell-side due diligence work and portfolio strategy. She also completed an international rotation in the private equity group of BCG’s Stockholm office and a 9 month externship at a B2B SaaS startup.
Outside of casework, Fangfei helped lead undergraduate recruiting at UC Berkeley (her alma mater) and coached many candidates through the interview process. She was also involved in the learning and development team at BCG, where she provided on-the-job training to consultants across North America. In her free time, Fangfei enjoys travelling, eating Asian food, and is an aspiring wine snob. She can’t wait to meet you and help you through your consulting journey!
Ghirish Pokardas
Ex-BCG Principal
About Ghirish Pokardas
After graduating from Brown University with a degree in Economics and International Relations, Ghirish spent many years at BCG’s Jakarta office, starting as an Associate and leaving as a Principal. Ghirish’s focus while at BCG was in TMT and corporate venture building, having built innovation labs and successful start-ups for conglomerates. As a Principal, Ghirish was BCG Jakarta’s Recruiting Director responsible for the office’s entire recruiting program for undergraduates, MBAs and experienced hires.
Ghirish is currently a Director at KKR where he leads the Capstone team in Southeast Asia, responsible for value creation efforts across KKR’s Southeast Asia private equity portfolio. Ghirish is passionate about helping those looking to break into consulting having been lucky to have had great mentors who guided him through his process.
After completing his MBA at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, Grant worked at McKinsey for 2 years in the New York office. He focused his work primarily in the Transformation practice, serving clients across multiple industries and countries.
Grant’s passion for coaching runs deep. He worked as a high school teacher for four years prior to attending business school. As a 2nd year at Kellogg, he built out a full recruiting prep curriculum for the Black Management Association and led dozens of case prep sessions for 1st year aspiring consultants. While at McKinsey, he was intimately involved in recruiting for the Kellogg and NYU Stern MBA programs.
Joe McClelland
Ex-BCG, Notre Dame MBA
About Joe McClelland
After graduating from Northwestern University with a degree in Music Business and Vocal Performance, Joe spent almost a decade working for a nonprofit that provides leadership training and mentorship to young people in over 100 countries. Throughout those years, he developed a passion for problem-solving and coaching, helping multiple direct reports and volunteers ascend into and thrive in leadership roles throughout the U.S. and abroad.
While pursuing his MBA, Joe was the Director of Interview Preparation for his program’s consulting club and conducted numerous casing workshops and 1:1 coaching sessions. Known for his candor and encouragement, Joe gives specific and actionable feedback regarding all aspects of the interview. As a BCG hire from a non-target school and with a non-traditional background, he knows what it takes to stand out amongst a pool of strong applicants. At BCG, Joe worked primarily on Industrial Goods and Private Equity engagements and will be returning to the firm in 2024.
Jordan Clarke
Ex-BCG PL, Darden MBA
About Jordan Clarke
Jordan has given 200+ cases and has helped many applicants obtain internships and full-time offers across BCG, Bain, McKinsey, Deloitte, Parthenon, LEK, Kearney, Strategy&, and corporate strategy. He worked as a 2nd year coach at UVA Darden School of Business, helping guide first-year students through the recruiting process (e.g., resume and cover letter review, behavioral and case interview practice, and networking advice) and has been a part of the recruiting team at both BCG and Nike.
Before Darden, Jordan played professional basketball in the top leagues of Denmark, England, Chile, and Argentina. He then interned in BCG’s DC office before joining full-time after graduation. He spent 3 years at BCG, most recently as a Project Leader where he developed deep expertise in Consumer (Fashion and Luxury, Apparel, Retail, and CPG) and Private Equity (Commercial Due Diligences, Vendor Due Diligences, and Market Landscapes).
Jordan is currently a Director in Nike’s Enterprise Strategy Group where he leads a team focused on cross-functional initiatives impacting Nike’s long-term strategy.
Laura Ackermann
Ex-BCG and McKinsey
About Laura Ackermann
Laura is a former McKinsey and BCG management consultant with 7 years’ experience leading client projects, staffing teams, and recruiting candidates. She’s a passionate career coach who has successfully helped dozens of candidates receive MBB offers. She was a McKinsey interviewer herself and coached countless high potential candidates as an “office buddy”.
Laura is a strong believer in tailoring the case approach to each individual’s strengths and styles (just as a good team lead should!), and can offer case structures that are not only reproducible across cases but also feel authentic and specific to individual cases.
In addition to case coaching, Laura is passionate about helping candidates (1) Prepare for fit interviews by helping them come across as their best selves; (2) Identify their ideal home office by discussing the pros and cons of different offices across North America, Europe, and Asia – including ease of getting offers, pay and tax differences, as well as career progression prospects; (3) Negotiate job offers.
Laura grew up in China and Singapore, studied at the University of Cambridge in the UK, and started her career as an Analyst at a boutique consultancy in Australia, before moving to the US to join BCG’s San Francisco office as an Associate. Two years later she moved to McKinsey, where she spent a further four years all over the US before exiting as a Senior Engagement Manager. She’s since traveled the world, and settled in Berlin, Germany, where she’s running a negotiation consulting service for businesses and helping aspiring consultants advance their careers around the globe.
After graduating with majors in Accounting, Finance, and Supply Chain Management, Lisa joined McKinsey and served clients across multiple industries on both strategy and operations projects.
After receiving an offer for MBA sponsorship, she recently left McKinsey to pursue her passion with startups and is currently co-founder and CEO of two startups, one which has scaled to multiple 7-figures. Like many entrepreneurs, she works odd hours, so she is available for interviews anytime…weekends, day, or night!
Marisa Mazzotta
Ex-BCG, Harvard MBA
About Marisa Mazzotta
Marisa spent over four and half years at BCG before moving into industry. While there, she supported recruiting on the West Coast with in-person / virtual recruiting events, mock interviews, and completed in-person and Zoom interviews for candidates of various universities at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.
She is passionate about supporting your career goals and providing a tailored approach to what you want to achieve. She has completed hundreds of interviews and is positioned to support you at any stage of your journey whether it’s your first ever practice case or you are fine-tuning your approach for the first-round interview. She is also happy to support on how to succeed in behavioral interviews and networking.
Marisa obtained her MBA from Harvard Business School and also holds a Bachelor of Science degree from The University of Southern California. In her free time, she likes to provide career coaching to individuals looking to transition to the consulting field. Additionally, she enjoys spinning and is an equestrian.
Maxime is a former McKinsey consultant with 3 years of consulting experience, including interviewing and coaching 100+ candidates. He was based in the Brussels office and was staffed on projects across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, mostly on strategic topics.
As a former interviewer for McKinsey, he has extensive experience in coaching and assessing candidates, both in interviewer- and interviewee-led setups. He can provide coaching on your preparation plan (calendars, resources, setups), fit interviews (what to say/not to say) and case interviews (frameworks for opening, how to answer conceptual questions, how to brainstorm effectively, how to prepare for math questions).
Currently, Maxime is a co-founder of a SAAS tech startup in digital marketing.
Mikael Berthiaume
Ex-McKinsey, INSEAD MBA
About Mikael Berthiaume
Mikael received his MBA from INSEAD after developing the private equity sales channel at a Series-A startup. Prior to the startup, Mikael’s work at McKinsey included strategy projects, implementation projects, and conducting interviews for undergraduate and post-MBA roles.
Coaching and mentorship have long been a passion for Mikael. He currently directs the annual case competition at Wheaton College, volunteers as a case coach for INSEAD, and sits on the junior board of directors for the mentorship non-profit Big Brothers Big Sisters of Atlanta.
In his spare time, Mikael likes to read and write epic fantasy, SCUBA dives a lot, and has his sights set on visiting every country in the world before he dies – 40 down, 155 to go!
Nare graduated with a degree in Business Economics from UCLA and became just the 5th UCLA student to join BCG in a decade. During her time at BCG, Nare worked on projects varying from pricing strategy, market growth, consumer behavior, and operational efficiency. She was also involved with recruiting efforts at BCG, screening candidates and giving mock case interviews.
Nare has over 700 hours of case coaching experience, and has helped countless clients receive offers at top consulting firms. She focuses on both the high level as well as the details to master the case interview.
Nare is also a working actor and former athlete, and incorporates strategies to help her clients excel under pressure while allowing their personalities to come forth. She trains her clients to go into interviews with a peak performance mindset, and believes this is what separates good candidates from those who get offers.
Prachi is an ex-BCG consultant, having spent two years in the Sydney office. At BCG, she worked across heavy industries (oil & gas, mining), not for profit, and healthcare. She also led the development of a global gender diversity study in the energy sector.
Following her passion for renewable energy, she now works as a Strategy Manager at Transgrid, a state electricity transmission company in Australia, leading corporate strategy.
Prachi enjoys coaching people through their interview prep process. She provides structured and actionable feedback across all elements of a case, and can be a valuable thought partner for fit interviews, helping candidates tell their stories in the best way. She was a peer leader at LBS and provided 50+ hours of coaching during her MBA.
Pranav worked at Bain India for 2+ years and is an incoming Consultant at BCG. He is currently pursuing his MBA at Cornell University where he is focused on Tech and Finance. During his time at Bain, he worked predominantly in financial services and he hopes to build upon that in his time at BCG.
He is heavily invested in recruiting efforts at Cornell and has a strong grasp of what a successful candidate and successful recruiting process looks like. Pranav has flexible availability and is available for prep most days of the week, day or night!
Rafaella worked at McKinsey for almost 4 years in their São Paulo office.
Her focus was in engagements of strategy, operations, digital transformation, advanced analytics and M&A. She is also familiar with the transition process from generalist to digital consultant.
As an additional project she had a leadership role at the recruiting pillar for Interns, Business Analysts, Digital tracks and Associates, where she took part in mentoring and coaching more than 100 candidates.
At Management Consulted Rafaella have already mentored more than 100 candidates from all around the world who were applying to Top tier consulting firms for various positions from intern to manager.
Rafaella is now a tech entrepreneur, Chief of Staff to the CEO at an early stage fintech in Brazil.
Ray Temnewo
Ex-McKinsey, Stanford MBA '24
About Ray Temnewo
Ray is currently a 2nd-year MBA student at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business with prior experiences in strategy consulting, technology, and private equity.
During his 2+ years at McKinsey, his project focus was primarily in the Technology, Media, & Telecom practice and the FUEL sector (startup practice). Outside of work, Ray led case workshops for his alma mater as well as regional case prep recruiting for several universities in the Atlanta area – spanning undergrad, MBA, and lateral hires.
Ray goes the extra mile to help prospective applicants and aspiring consultants reach their goals because he recognizes how much the platform has done for him. Outside of school and work, Ray enjoys going to concerts, playing soccer, hanging with friends, and reading.
After graduating with his MBA, Ryan worked at BCG for 2 years before moving on to lead strategy projects for a large housing finance company. He thoroughly enjoyed his time at BCG and spent the majority of his time working in the Consumer and Federal spaces.
Throughout business school and during his time at BCG, Ryan was plugged into recruiting. He has personally coached dozens of candidates who have gone on to receive MBB offers and has led numerous case workshops. Ryan prides himself on giving specific feedback and recommendations while also continuing to develop each candidate’s strengths.
Simo Detsouli
Ex-BCG, INSEAD MBA
About Simo Detsouli
Simo spent 3.5 years at BCG, working across Western Europe and Africa on projects in mining, financial services, agriculture and the public sector. As a top performer, he was promoted to Senior Consultant on the fast track, 6 months ahead of his peers.
Simo was heavily involved with the BCG recruitment team and has since coached 40+ candidates to secure offers at McKinsey, Bain, BCG, Oliver Wyman, Roland Berger, Strategy&, Kearney, Emerton, Monitor Deloitte and L.E.K.
As a candidate, he succeeded in 12 out of 13 interviews with MBB and Tier 1 firms such as BCG, Emerton, and Strategy&.
Simo holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Civil Engineering from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne and is currently on a LOA from BCG to pursue his MBA at INSEAD.
Tripp worked at Boston Consulting Group for three years before leaving to begin his MBA at Stanford GSB. At BCG, he worked on topics ranging from racial equity, post-merger integrations and large scale digital transformations. While in BCG’s Los Angeles office, Tripp also coordinated office-wide social impact activities and helped lead the Black+Latinx network.
Tripp joined BCG after completing a Bachelor’s at the University of Arizona and a Master’s of Accounting at USC. At BCG, he was heavily involved in case prep and recruiting students at non-target schools and is excited to continue helping candidates find the right opportunity for them in consulting.
Yusuf is a former BCG consultant, qualified CFA charterholder, and specialist within strategy, private equity, and venture capital. He was based in BCG’s Johannesburg office as an Associate, serving clients in the public and private sectors while specializing in the energy, automotive, and industrial goods sectors.
He completed various projects focused on pricing optimization, corporate restructuring & strategy, and PE due diligences. Yusuf has extensive experience as a case interview coach, having run various workshops for BCG Johannesburg’s graduate recruitment programs.
After BCG, Yusuf spent 3 years investing in small & growing businesses in Africa, and now advises South Africa’s leading Fin-Tech on business strategy, M&A, corporate development, and expansion strategies.
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FAQs
Absolutely! You can work with any coach as long as your availability lines up with theirs.
If you purchased Black Belt, we recommend sticking with one coach for a few sessions (rather than spreading yourself between a few) so they can learn your tendencies and gap areas and give better feedback.
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We only work with people who are serious about breaking into consulting. It’s going to take a lot of work, but we don’t want to work with wannabes who are flaky or just plain lazy.
The good news? We get AWESOME results. 80% of our clients who complete 8+ hours of coaching with us receive at least 1 offer, and 60% receive offers to 1 or more of the top 10 consulting firms!
Think that’s low? Last year, McKinsey received 1,000,000 applications for 10,000 jobs. That’s a mere 1% offer rate for those of you doing the math at home.
We are CRAZY proud of our excellent clients, and we invest heart and soul to push you toward success.
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