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McKinsey PEI Masterclass: Learnings from 80+ Clients [7/13/2026] (Recording)

Breaking into McKinsey is hard, but it’s not random. In this session, I’ll show you what top candidates do differently to get noticed, win interviews, and turn cases and PEI stories into offers. You’ll leave with a sharper strategy, a clearer prep plan, and the insider playbook I wish I had when I was applying.

Cracking the Case: What It Actually Takes to Pass a Consulting Interview [8/10/2026] (Recording)

Top consulting candidates don't succeed because they memorize frameworks. They succeed because they know how to think clearly, communicate effectively, and solve unfamiliar problems under pressure. This session is for anyone preparing for consulting interviews and looking to understand what actually separates successful candidates from the rest. You'll learn what interviewers are evaluating, the most common reasons candidates fall short, and the strategies that consistently lead to stronger case and behavioral interviews. Join live to hear from a panel of management consulting experts who have successfully navigated the consulting interview process and know what it takes to earn an offer. They'll share firsthand lessons, practical preparation strategies, and the habits that help candidates perform with confidence on interview day. Bring your questions and leave with actionable insights you can immediately apply to your own interview prep.

5 Tips to Get into Bain From a Former Senior Manager [9/4/2026] (Recording)

Breaking into Bain is competitive, and knowing what to prioritize can make a big difference in how you approach the recruiting process. This session is designed for candidates targeting Bain who want practical advice from someone who has evaluated and worked with candidates from inside the firm. You’ll learn five actionable tips for strengthening your candidacy, approaching networking and recruiting strategically, and preparing for the interview process. Attending live gives you the opportunity to ask questions about your own recruiting strategy and hear how a former Bain Senior Manager would approach the challenges you’re facing. The speaker will share practical lessons from their experience at Bain, including what strong candidates do well and common mistakes to avoid throughout the process. If you’re serious about pursuing Bain and want a clearer strategy for your recruiting, it’s worth joining live.

McKinsey PEI: The Script for Landing the Offer [7/21/2026] (Recording)

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How to Prep for Final Round Interviews with a Former McKinsey Associate Partner [7/30/2026] (Recording)

In this session, you will learn how to structure your thinking and communication for the final round of a McKinsey-style interview, where the bar shifts from competence to fit and judgment. The coach will walk through how to approach personal experience interviews using the McKinsey PEI framework, how to read the room when a partner pushes back on your logic, and what separates candidates who advance from those who stall at this stage. Attending live means you can bring your actual situation, whether you are preparing for a specific practice area or struggling with a particular type of case, and hear how the coach thinks through it in real time. This coach spent years evaluating candidates as an Associate Partner, and the patterns they share reflect what that judgment actually looks like from the other side of the table.

Frameworking Mindset Shifts: How to Solve Any Case Prompt [7/14/2026] (Recording)

Many candidates treat case interviews as a memorization exercise, but the strongest performers know how to adapt their thinking to any problem they face. This session is for aspiring consultants who want to develop the mindset and frameworking skills needed to tackle unfamiliar case prompts with confidence. You’ll learn how to structure ambiguous problems, think more strategically under pressure, and build flexible frameworks that work across a wide range of case types. Join live to ask questions about your own case prep and hear directly from a consulting expert who has helped more than 1,000 candidates improve their performance. The speaker will share the patterns they see across top candidates, the mindset shifts that lead to stronger case performance, and practical techniques you can use immediately in interviews. Expect actionable insights similar to what’s covered in high-impact 1:1 case coaching sessions.

Stop Memorizing Frameworks: How to Build a Structure That's Actually Specific to [7/17/2026] (Recording)

The first few minutes of a case interview reveal more than most candidates realize. A weak opening signals that you don't have a structure. A scripted opening signals that you're not actually thinking. As a former BCG interviewer and Ross peer coach, I've watched both play out dozens of times, and I know exactly what interviewers are evaluating. This session is about building a case opening that's structured, specific, and sounds like you. Why the opening matters more than candidates think and what interviewers are actually assessing -The difference between having a structure and reciting a framework, and why interviewers can tell immediately -What a confident, specific case opening and framework sound like vs. what most candidates do A Repeatable Approach to Structuring Any Case in Real Time: You shouldn't be memorizing issue trees. You should be building them. -What to do in the 30–45 seconds of thinking time before you speak (and why most candidates waste them) -How to build a structure that's specific to the prompt in front of you rather than pulled from a template -How to adjust when the case type isn't immediately obvious Live Walkthrough: Watch the approach applied to a real case prompt from opening to structure.

Stop Freezing on Case Frameworks: How to Know Where to Start [8/13/2026] (Recording)

When I first started casing, I would hear a question and completely freeze. I had no idea where to start, what framework to use, or even what a “good” answer was supposed to sound like. I genuinely thought there was some secret code to cracking cases that everyone else seemed to understand except me. Over time, I realized casing isn’t about memorizing the perfect framework or magically knowing the answer. It’s about learning how to break down an unfamiliar problem, organize your thoughts, and work through it step by step. In this livestream, I’ll share the approach that helped casing finally click for me. We’ll talk through frameworks, how to actually answer different types of case questions, what to do when you feel stuck, and how to structure your thinking without sounding rehearsed. My goal is for you to leave feeling like casing is something you can learn—not some mysterious skill you either have or you don’t.

Stop Freezing on Case Frameworks: How to Know Where to Start [9/1/2026] (Recording)

When I first started casing, I would hear a question and completely freeze. I had no idea where to start, what framework to use, or even what a “good” answer was supposed to sound like. I genuinely thought there was some secret code to cracking cases that everyone else seemed to understand except me. Over time, I realized casing isn’t about memorizing the perfect framework or magically knowing the answer. It’s about learning how to break down an unfamiliar problem, organize your thoughts, and work through it step by step. In this livestream, I’ll share the approach that helped casing finally click for me. We’ll talk through frameworks, how to actually answer different types of case questions, what to do when you feel stuck, and how to structure your thinking without sounding rehearsed. My goal is for you to leave feeling like casing is something you can learn—not some mysterious skill you either have or you don’t.

AMA: M7 MBA Admissions and MBB Recruiting [6/30/2026] (Recording)

Want to break into an M7 MBA program and land an offer from MBB? Join Alec Emmert, a Wharton MBA, former McKinsey consultant, and former McKinsey interviewer, for an open, judgment-free coaching session on MBA admissions, consulting recruiting, and career reinvention. Alec was admitted to Wharton at 35 with a 2.85 undergraduate GPA and later joined McKinsey after being rejected in a previous application cycle. In this session, he’ll share the lessons, strategies, and hard-earned insights that helped him overcome nontraditional odds and answer your questions directly. Bring anything you want to ask about MBA applications, M7 positioning, consulting interviews, networking, overcoming weak spots, or building a compelling story.

Inside the Interview Room: Crack Case Math with an Ex-McKinsey & HBS MBA [7/30/2026] (Recording)

Case math is where the most prepared candidates still lose points. The maths itself usually isn't hard. What separates a strong answer from a weak one is how you set it up, how you talk through it, and how you land the so-what at the end. In this live session, I'll walk you through 2-3 real MBB-style math problems. A break-even calculation, a growth projection, and a unit economics question. For each one, I'll show you how I'd approach it as an ex-McKinsey consultant. Where to start, how to structure the work, what interviewers actually score, and the small habits that signal a top candidate vs. an average one.

From Analysis to Answer: How to Build a Confident Case Recommendation [8/13/2026] (Recording)

Case frameworks and exhibit reads get most of the attention in consulting prep. The synthesis almost never does. Knowing the answer isn't enough. Being able to drive toward a clear, confident recommendation under time pressure, with ambiguous data, is a skill, and most candidates haven't practiced it deliberately. As a former BCG interviewer, I've watched strong cases fall apart at the end and mediocre ones recover because of a sharp synthesis. This session is focused on one thing: how to close. What Interviewers Are Evaluating at the End of a Case: The synthesis is the moment where everything you've done comes together — or doesn't. -Why synthesis is harder than it looks and why interviewers weight it as heavily as they do -The difference between summarizing what you found and actually making a recommendation -What "structured" means in the context of a synthesis A Framework for Building Your Recommendation: How to land on a clear answer even when the data isn't clean. -What to lead with and what to leave out when you're synthesizing under time pressure -How to structure a recommendation so it sounds decisive without overstating certainty -How to handle it when you're genuinely unsure what the answer is, and what interviewers are looking for in that moment Live Walkthrough: A full synthesis applied to a real case, from the data on the table to the final recommendation, including a side-by-side of what a strong synthesis sounds like vs. a weak one.

Inside the Interview Room: Live MBB Case [9/3/2026] (Recording)

Live MBB case, worked start to finish, in real time. I'll walk through a full case the way it actually shows up in a McKinsey, Bain, or BCG first round: structuring the problem, sizing the market, and landing a recommendation under time pressure. You'll see how to build a framework from scratch instead of forcing a memorized one, how to handle the math without losing the thread of the business problem, and how to close with a clear "so what." By the end you'll have a repeatable structure you can use in your own interviews, not just notes on one case. Ex-McKinsey (Johannesburg, New York, San Francisco), Harvard MBA. I coach case prep for MBB-bound candidates on Leland.