Julie McGibbon
Studied at The Wharton School (UPenn)
Works at Caseware
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About Julie
I've sat on every side of the table you're trying to get to. I spent nearly a decade at BCG, where I rose from Associate to Partner and built a career advising Fortune 500 leadership teams on growth strategy, transformation, operations, and operating model design. Before that, I cut my teeth in investment banking at CIBC World Markets and in corporate strategy at Warner Bros. Today, I'm the Chief of Staff at Caseware, a PE-backed global AI platform, where I lead AI strategy, long-range planning, board governance, and corporate development. I earned my MBA at the Wharton School, where I graduated as a Palmer Scholar (top 5% of class), and a BCom with First Class Honours from Queen's University. I know what makes an MBA application stand out — not because I read about it, but because I lived it, and because I've since hired and developed dozens of MBA graduates at BCG and beyond. What I can help you with: 1. Breaking into management consulting — MBB and tier-2 firm applications, resume strategy, case prep, behavioral interviews, and the unwritten signals firms actually screen for 2. US MBA admissions — School selection, essay strategy, resume positioning, recommender management, and interview prep, with a particular focus on M7 programs 3. Resume screening and career positioning — How to make a recruiter, hiring partner, or admissions reader pause on your resume in the seven seconds you actually get I work best with candidates who are ambitious, coachable, and willing to do the unglamorous reps it takes to break through. If that's you, I'd love to help you get where you're going faster than I did.
Why do I coach?
Because nobody gets there alone! Every meaningful step in my career happened because someone took the time to invest in me. A manager who pulled me aside after a challenging client meeting and helped me learn from it. A partner who supported me in applying to Wharton. Mentors who reviewed my consulting applications, ran practice cases with me at 10pm, made introductions, and told me when my resume wasn't yet where it needed to be. I wouldn't have made Partner at BCG, or landed at Wharton as a Palmer Scholar, or built the operator career I have today without the dozens of people who chose to spend their time on me. So I take mentorship seriously. At BCG, I was recognized with the firm's annual mentorship award for the Canadian system — which mattered to me more than most of the professional accolades I've collected, because it meant the people I'd invested in had felt it. Here's what I want you to know: getting into consulting or a top MBA is not a one-person show. It's a team sport. The candidates who break through aren't necessarily the smartest in the room — they're the ones who built a team around them, took feedback seriously, and put in the reps. My job as your coach is to be the most useful member of that team. I'll tell you the truth about your resume, your essays, your case performance, and your story. I'll push you when you're underselling yourself and rein you in when you're overreaching. And I'll do it because someone did it for me, and because I genuinely care whether you get where you're trying to go. If you're willing to do the work, I'm in your corner!
Work Experience
Chief of Staff
Caseware
March 2025 - Present
Partner
Boston Consulting Group
January 2024 - March 2025
Principal
Boston Consulting Group
January 2022 - December 2023
Hiring Manager
Project Leader
Boston Consulting Group
July 2020 - December 2021
Hiring Manager
MBA Intern - Corporate Strategy
Warner Bros. Entertainment
June 2018 - August 2018
Consultant
Boston Consulting Group
August 2016 - June 2017
Associate / Senior Associate
Boston Consulting Group
May 2015 - July 2016
Investment Banking Analyst
CIBC
August 2013 - December 2014
Team: Power & Utilities
Summer Investment Banking Analyst
CIBC
May 2012 - August 2012
Team: Power & Utilities
Julie was also given offers to work at
Bain & Company
Education
The Wharton School (UPenn)
Master of Business Administration - MBA
2017 - 2019
Palmer Scholar - Top 5% of Graduating Class Teaching Assistant - Microeconomics (MGEC 611 & MGEC 612), Corporate Finance (FNCE 611) Club Leadership - Student Life Fellow and Cluster Captain, Wharton Dance Studio Choreographer, Canada Club Prime Minister Club Membership - Media & Entertainment Club, Graduate Retail Club, Ski & Snowboard Club, Storytellers, Wharton Women in Business, Wine Club
Queen's University
BCom, Commerce, Math
2009 - 2013
Queen's Commerce Graduation Formal Co-Convener (2012-2013) Co-Chair and Sponsorship Coordinator, Queen's Finance Association Conference (2010-2012) Co-Chair and Tutor Coordinator, BrainTrust Tutoring Service (2010-2012) Teaching Assistant (COMM132 Marketing II, COMM151 Organizational Behaviour) Volunteer Coordinator, CommerceKids (2010-2011) Choreographer and Dancer, Vogue Charity Fashion Show, (2009-2011) Queen's Dance Club (2009-2010)