
Tony C.
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Break into MBB | Offers from all 3 | Ex-BCG & Bain Capital | Wharton MBA

Studied at The Wharton School (UPenn)

Worked at Bain Capital
Available Sunday at 12:00 AM UTC
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Tony's Coaching Offerings

Land a Top Consulting Offer — Start-to-Finish
Expert help on everything from getting the interview to landing the offer.
$1,68320h of coaching

Nail the Consulting Case + Other Interviews
Crush the interview through casing drills, frameworks, mock interviews, and more.
Starting at $4705h+ of coaching

Advance Your Consulting Career
Expert coaching to elevate your skills and achieve your consulting goals.
Starting at $89110h+ of coaching
Custom hourly · $99/hr
Get help with Skill Building, LinkedIn Review, and .
Tony’s Management Consulting Qualifications
Coaches professionally
Experience level: Consultant
100+ people coached for Management Consulting
With offers from McKinsey, Bain, and BCG across both the U.S. and Japan, and a track record of helping candidates land offers at every major MBB office in the U.S. and Asia, I specialize in helping candidates break into top-tier consulting. I bring not just personal success, but institutional insight: I served as BCG’s North America Recruiting Champion in 2019, personally bringing in the highest number of experienced hire recruits across the region—a distinction that earned me a special bonus. I also led campus recruiting efforts at WashU, where I was directly responsible for the largest class BCG Chicago had ever hired from the school. From undergraduates to MBAs, I’ve coached 100+ candidates through every stage of the MBB process—from shaping compelling personal stories and acing case interviews to navigating final-round dynamics. I’ve worked with peers at Wharton, students at top undergrad programs, and international candidates navigating recruiting from both inside and outside the U.S. Beyond offer prep, I also bring insider perspective on how to build a long-term career at MBB. At BCG, I was part of the PIPE practice in the Dubai office advising Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds, which became the springboard for my later transition into finance. If you’re looking to stay and grow within the firm, or eventually pivot to PE, VC, or IB, I can help you strategically plan your path from day one. If you’re looking for proven, structured coaching to land a consulting offer—especially at MBB—this is the right package. For candidates also weighing broader finance or career strategy questions, feel free to check out my holistic career coaching package as well.
Tony can help with:
Skill Building
LinkedIn Review
Case Interview Prep
Promotion Strategy
Presentations
Cover Letters
Resume Review
Networking Strategy
Salary Negotiation
Frameworks
Behavioral Interview Prep
General Exploration
Case Math
Tony also coaches for Career Coaching, Investment Banking, Private Equity, and Venture Capital. View all.
About Tony
I grew up on five continents—Japan, Korea, Kazakhstan, India, and Nicaragua—so navigating different cultures and perspectives has always been part of my life. After studying political science at Washington University in St. Louis, I served for two years in the Korean Air Force’s Logistics Command, where I honed negotiation skills and learned how high-stakes decisions are made under pressure. My professional journey has taken me from Boston Consulting Group, where I advised Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds on private equity investments, to the heart of Silicon Valley as a venture capital investor backing early-stage US and Korean startups. I helped raise a $100 million inaugural fund for a new VC firm and saw firsthand how strategy work translates into building and scaling businesses. My summer internships at J.P. Morgan’s M&A team in New York and Bain Capital’s Buyout team in Tokyo deepened my appreciation for how consulting frameworks inform deal-making, and I’ll be returning to Bain Capital full time to continue developing as a pan‑East Asian investor. Along the way, I discovered a passion for coaching. I’ve guided more than a hundred candidates through case interviews, resume tailoring, and the often intimidating consulting recruiting process, drawing on my own experience to demystify it. Whether you’re exploring consulting or curious about how those skills apply across the finance landscape, I bring a global mindset and practical insights to help you reach your goals.
Why do I coach?
I coach because I understand firsthand how intimidating career transitions can be—especially when you’re navigating them far from home. As an international student landing in the United States for college, I didn’t know what consulting was, how recruiting worked, or even where to start building a network. It took mentors and lots of trial and error to find my footing. Later, pivoting from management consulting to venture capital, investment banking, and private equity taught me that career paths are rarely linear; each move involved learning a new language of finance and weighing risks I didn’t fully understand at the outset. Choosing to pursue an MBA was another leap that required careful guidance from people who had walked that road before me. Those experiences made me realize how powerful good coaching can be. I coach to pay forward the insight and encouragement I received, and to help others avoid the pitfalls I encountered. Whether you’re an international student exploring US recruiting, a consultant considering a move into finance, or someone wondering if an MBA is right for you, I’m here to offer candid advice and structured support. There’s nothing more rewarding than seeing someone unlock opportunities they didn’t think were possible.
Work Experience

Private Equity Summer Associate
Bain Capital
August 2024 - October 2024
• Assessed four buyout investment opportunities in Japan for BCP’s $7bn Asia Fund and $1bn Japan Middle Market Fund • Led commercial diligence and LBO modeling, co-lead a target pitch meeting, submit an auction bid, and review bolt-on acquisitions across industrials, healthcare, biotech, and apparel in Japan and Korea
Investment Banking Summer Associate
J.P. Morgan
June 2024 - August 2024
• Executed six live M&A and strategic alternative transactions, managing the process with clients and prospective buyers • Built buyer side of financial model and performed initial valuation analyses including ability-to-pay, DCF, accretion / dilution, value creation, public & precedent transaction comparisons for the ~$20B acquisition bid for Expedia by Uber (announced)

Senior Associate
Northern Light Venture Capital
April 2021 - May 2023
Invested in technology startups across early stage to growth. Based out of Hong Kong and Palo Alto

Associate
Boston Consulting Group
March 2019 - April 2021
Joined the Chicago office -> Associate Abroad program for 1 year in Dubai Member of PIPE and Global Advantage

Associate Consultant Intern
Bain & Company
June 2018 - August 2018
Junior summer internship at the Tokyo office

Staff Sergeant/Platoon Leader
Republic of Korea Air Force
February 2015 - February 2017
Tony was also given offers to work at
McKinsey & Company
Woven Capital
Education

The Wharton School (UPenn)
MBA; MA International Studies, Finance
2023 - 2025
Scholarships (merit based): Joseph H. Lauder Fellow, Kern Family Fellow (Degree Incomplete)

Washington University in St. Louis
B.A. in Political Science
2012 - 2018
Scholarships (merit based): Eliot Scholar, ETS Japan Scholar (one of two undergraduates from Japan) Internships: Bain & Company, Tokyo (2018), JUST Consulting, Osaka (2017) Leave of absence for military service with the Republic of Korea Air Force

Korean Minjok Leadership Academy
High school
2009 - 2012
Korean Minjok Leadership Academy (KMLA) is Korea’s premier boarding high school, renowned for producing top global talent and leaders across academia, government, and business
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