Management Consulting Coaches

I bring 20+ years of experience with a robust blend of technical, strategic, and leadership expertise to my coaching practice. Having started my career at Deloitte Consulting (from analyst to manager/case leader), I understand how to get into a top consulting firm and how to leverage those skills to accelerate your career. My goal is to empower leaders like you to accelerate your consulting careers, overcome challenges, and achieve meaningful personal and professional growth. Throughout my career, I have held leadership roles at top companies such as Deloitte, Bill.com, Intuit, LinkedIn, and PayPal. At Bill.com, as VP of Product Management, I played a key role in driving the company’s revenue growth by over 10x to >$1B ARR. These experiences have equipped me with a deep understanding of what it takes to lead with impact, drive innovation, and build high-performing teams. I hold an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management and a Bachelor of Applied Science in Computer Engineering from the University of Waterloo. Drawing on my own non-linear career journey, I provide personalized coaching to help leaders stand out, achieve their next promotion, plan strategic career moves, or prepare for new and exciting roles.

With a robust background in hedge funds, private equity, and management consulting, I bring a wealth of experience from top-tier firms like McKinsey & Company, Bain Capital, and Meritage Group. As an Equity Analyst at Reade Street, a long-only investment fund with >$1 billion assets under management, I specialize in generating and diligencing investment ideas while working to ensure effective capital deployment. My academic credentials include a Master's in Finance and Private Equity from the London School of Economics and majors in Mathematics and Economics from Stanford, where I graduated with a 4.01 GPA. Over the years, I've successfully helped many individuals navigate how to get prestigious jobs at hedge funds, private equity firms, and management consultancies. Whether you're looking to break into any of these industries or advance your career, I'm here to provide tailored guidance and support. Let's connect and chart your path to success!

I spent 7 years at BCG, from Associate to Project Leader. During this time, I was also first Recruiting Coach and then Interviewer, having coached and interviewed 100+ applicants for Associate & Consultant positions. I did my MBA degree at INSEAD, during which I coached 50+ of my co-students who were trying to get into Consulting. Finally, after leaving consulting, I also intensively coached my wife who as a result got offers from McKinsey, BCG and Bain.

Hi there! I'm Justin & I'm currently a first-year MBA candidate at MIT Sloan. My career journey began at Penn State where I completed both my bachelor's & master's degrees in accounting before joining ZS Associates as a healthcare consultant. After about a year & a half ZS, I moved over to Boston Consulting Group to gain experience across a variety of industries including the Consumer, Automotive, and Industrial sectors. I've had the pleasure of coaching 10+ individuals on navigating full-time MBA applications (deferred & regular), mastering networking strategies to break into competitive career tracks such as consulting & banking, creating standout resumes, and acing case interviews. Coming from a non-target school, I know how to craft a compelling story & effectively use publically available resources (e.g., LinkedIn) to maximize your chances of success. If you're gearing up to apply to your dream MBA program or break into top consulting firms, let's chat! Together, we can craft a personalized plan that sets you up for success.

As an ex-BCG Project Leader and Interviewer, I'm intimately familiar with the consulting interview process, spanning from case to behavioral interviews. I specialize in taking a "ground up" approach to building specific core consulting interview skills, then integrating them into a strong overall case interviewing muscle. My approach has garnered significant positive feedback and recognition, resulting in me being appointed the management consulting case prep lead at Wharton (for my MBA) and McCombs (for my undergrad). Through this experience, I have helped nearly 100 mentees with their case prep journeys. For my efforts, I was awarded the Career Mentorship award at Wharton. I am fortunate to still have strong contact with many of my mentees, nearly all of whom have gone on great careers at McKinsey, BCG, Bain, Oliver Wyman, Deloitte, and Accenture (as well as other firms). Several of these mentees have gone on to achieve great post-consulting careers as well, ranging from Private Equity, to Tech Product Management, to Corporate Strategy I break down my feedback on each case interview into 5 areas, and give detailed, actionable feedback on each: Clarification, Frameworking, Quantitative Analysis, Qualitative Analysis, and Synthesis. This approach has been strongly validated by mentees and resulted in offers across all top firms. My foundations-first approach has led to being named a Leland Top 50 coach in my first year on the platform.

I have helped over 100 students with consulting interview preparation, resume and LinkedIn reviews, and academic applications (deferred MBA programs, fellowships, etc.). I have specifically found a great deal of success in MBB interview prep, helping over 25 students secure MBB offers at a 93% offer rate. My coaching style is highly human-centric and personalized, as I use behavioral health techniques to train students on how to channel their brightness with concision, clarity, and creativity. In terms of credentials, I have been a Scholarship Admissions Interviewer at USC, the President of 180 Degrees Consulting at USC, a Co-Founder of the USC Consulting Consortium, a Founding USC Recruiting Lead at McKinsey & Company, and the CEO of Blue Modern Advisory, a Professional Mentorship startup.

Welcome to my profile! With extensive experience at Bain & Company, I received three promotions to Consultant in the earliest timeline as well as served as a recruiting lead; where i reviewed resumes, interviewed candidates and created case interviews. My background also includes roles in product strategy at Meta and product roles at startups. I have successfully coached 50+ individuals, helping them navigate the competitive landscape of management consulting. Whether you need assistance with case interviews, resume optimization, or overall application strategy, I'm here to guide you every step of the way. Let's connect and craft a plan to achieve your career goals!

I help graduate and undergraduate students, as well as recent graduates, prepare for interviews and land roles at MBB (McKinsey, Bain, BCG) and other management consulting firms. I was part of McKinsey's interview team and was often sought after as one of the best interview prep coaches at McKinsey and during my MBA program. Prior to McKinsey, I worked in HR and also as a recruiter, so I can provide you with detailed HR and hiring insights based on my direct experience. A few other things you should know about me: • Education | NYU Stern MBA (Class of 2020), Dartmouth College (Class of 2013) • McKinsey Experience | I worked at McKinsey for 3.5 years with a focus on M&A integrations, Organizational design, and non-profits • Interview Experience | Interviewer and member of the McKinsey Seattle recruiting as well as Dartmouth College on-campus recruiting teams • What I Do Now | I'm a senior strategy officer at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in Seattle

Having pivoted mid-career into consulting, put my time in at BCG, and exited as a venture-backed founder and entrepreneur, I have personal experience across the entire consulting career lifecycle, with a special awareness that many people seek consulting as a launching pad, not as a lifelong vocation. I've provided case interview preparation for hundreds of candidates who have gone on to BCG, McKinsey, Bain, Deloitte, Strategy&, LEK, and other top-tier firms. I've also worked directly with BCG recruiters on the back end of the recruiting process and continue to retain a robust network within many top firms, ranging from undergrad hires to partners. More broadly, I am incredibly passionate about coaching beyond the nuts and bolts of interview prep. I am also an executive and career coach, working primarily with mid-career professionals (often from tech and consulting backgrounds) to develop professional clarity, an improved sense of personal agency, and increased leadership and executive capacity.

I spent seven years at McKinsey, all of which served to help me understand with great clarity what consultants (both at their job, and when they're interviewing candidates) care about, look for, and have curiosity toward when it comes to looking for people with the potential to succeed at top consulting firms. One big gap I witnessed as a manager and interviewer was how common it was for me to pose a question, only to have the response clearly misinterpret what I was asking for. As a manager, that might mean having 'How is your workstream going?' be interpreted as 'I'm not confident you know what you're doing, please confirm you've got things under control'; as an interviewer, that might mean someone hearing 'Tell me about yourself' and listing off a litany of facts that I had already gleaned from their resume, instead of helping me paint the picture of the kind of person they were, what interested them, and what motivated them, as a way to start building the case that they had the intrinsics for what it took to succeed. My goal as a coach is to make it clear to you what questions you are truly tackling in the interview process, so that you can focus on having the answers that show your true potential as a consultant-to-be.