Cristian L.

Cristian Leata

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Ex-McKinsey | Verifiable 88% offer rate (annual report)

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Studied at University of Oxford

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Custom hourly · $379/hr

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Cristian’s Management Consulting Qualifications

Coaches professionally

Experience level: Case Team Leader

400+ people coached for Management Consulting

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Hi — I’m Cristian I spent ~5 years at McKinsey and was promoted twice, working across a wide range of industries and project types. A core part of my time at the firm was coaching and developing others, including leading the McKinsey new joiner training on several occasions. Over the last 4 years I’ve coached ~400 candidates across 1,400 sessions. My outcomes are tracked and published in an annual, name-sanitised report: 88% received ≥1 offer (and 63% for MBB-only targets). In my approach, I do 3 things differently: 1. I coach first principles thinking. Because consulting interviewers want to see how you think, not hear memorised frameworks. 2. I overemphasise personal fit prep. Because most candidates ignore it and that gives my candidates an edge. 3. I identify and train for spikes. Because top consulting firms don’t want you to be ok at everything, but great at something. After every session, I provide a granular 1-page scorecard quantifying your probability of passing the interview, along with clear feedback and drills to improve. Schedule an intro call (optional) if you're unsure whether you need one session or a package. If you have interview dates, book a session directly.

Cristian can help with:

Cover Letters

Presentations

General Exploration

Skill Building

Job Search Strategies

Case Interview Prep

Resume Review

Frameworks

Behavioral Interview Prep

Case Math

Salary Negotiation

Promotion Strategy

Networking Strategy

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About Cristian

I'm a Berlin-based coach and writer. I come from a non-traditional background, then studied at the University of Oxford and spent ~5 years at McKinsey, where I worked across multiple industries and geographies and was fast-tracked twice. Since leaving consulting in 2021, I've coached ~400 candidates across >1,400 sessions, primarily targeting MBB and other top consulting firms. Alongside coaching, I write literary fiction and have pursued formal training in creative writing. The common thread in my work is helping ambitious people perform under pressure: clarifying what matters, building repeatable practice, and translating ability into results, whether that's an interview, an application, or the page.

Why do I coach?

I coach because talent is rarely the limiting factor - direction is. Most people work hard but spend too much time on low-leverage effort, especially when the process is opaque and the feedback loop is weak. My coaching is designed to fix that: diagnose the bottleneck, prescribe drills, and help you build a process you can execute under real pressure. I also enjoy the craft of it: turning messy performance into clean thinking, clean communication, and ultimately confidence. Thereate dependency goal isn't to c on a coach; it's to give you a method you can run on your own.

Work Experience

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Coach

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2021 - Present

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Associate- Junior engagement manager

McKinsey & Company

2017 - 2021

Education

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University of Oxford

MPhil, Development Studies

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University of Oxford

MSt, Creative Writing

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University of Glasgow

MA, Economics & Politics

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University of Hong Kong

MA (Exchange program 1-year), Economics & Politics

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