
Xin Li
5.0
(25)
5,100 min coached
85 followers
Studied at Stockholm School of Economics
Worked at McKinsey & Company
Successful clients at
Available tomorrow at 8:30 AM UTC
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About Xin
I spent years in strategy and operations across PE, M&A, and large-scale commercial transformations before breaking into McKinsey, earning the highest scores across every interview dimension. My interviewer called me afterward to say performances like mine were rare. That wasn't luck. It was a system built on first-principles thinking, not tricks. Before consulting, I worked at the intersection of commercial strategy and complex technical programs at a Fortune 500 company, giving me a depth of real business judgment that most coaches simply don't have. I hold dual master's degrees in Finance and IT Management from top European and Asian institutions, and I've lived and worked across multiple continents — so wherever you're applying from, I get the context.
Why do I coach?
Most case coaching teaches you tricks. I teach you how to think. Frameworks are easy to memorize, and interviewers can tell when that's all you've done. The candidates who get offers are the ones who think like consultants before they walk in the door: structuring ambiguity on the fly, pressure testing their own logic, and telling a personal story that actually lands. I specialize in two things most coaches underserve: PEI that feels real and case thinking that transfers to any problem you've never seen before. No canned frameworks. No "tips and tricks" that fall apart the moment an interviewer goes off script. Just structured, first principles reasoning that gets you the offer and serves you on the job. I work with candidates who are serious about leveling up, not looking for shortcuts. Whether you're struggling to make your PEI stories compelling, hitting a wall on case math, or blanking when a case goes somewhere unexpected, I'll help you build the muscle, not just the motions. If you want the coach who'll make you genuinely better, not just more rehearsed, let's talk.
Work Experience

Associate
McKinsey & Company
October 2022 - August 2025
I got the highest score across all dimensions during the interview process, told by the interviewers

Commercial Manager
Ericsson
August 2019 - September 2022

M&A Analyst
EY
December 2018 - May 2019
Xin was also given offers to work at

Boston Consulting Group

Implement Consulting Group
Education

Stockholm School of Economics
Master's degree, Finance
2016 - 2018

Chinese University of Hong Kong
Master's degree, Information and Systems
2014 - 2015
Xin was also personally admitted to

University of Southern California
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