The Consulting Offer Blueprint: Strategy, Cases & MBB-Level Thinking

Most candidates approach case interviews like an exam: memorize revenue vs. cost, fixed vs. variable costs, and a handful of standard frameworks. But MBB interviewers aren't testing how well you memorized case prep — they're testing whether you can actually think like a consultant. Ian Glennon (Custom Case Coach) and Gero Wahrenburg (Carma Consulting) break down what strong candidates do d...

You're almost certainly frameworking wrong. How do I know? I've worked with 1,000+ candidates over 5 years. You need to stop memorizing frameworks. That's how I aced all 8 of my interviews while at NYU Stern and it's one reason my candidates have such a high success rate. We dive into the beginning of the mindset shift in this workshop. Want the full mindset shift? You can access m...

Listen to the debrief between me (ex-BCG case coach Ian Glennon) and Jeremy S. (ex-Bain coach). Watch the full case here: https://youtu.be/d3QAXzDd_jE

Watch me get cased live! See what a top performance actually looks like.

Recording from a live workshop with Leland. Here I run through the most important things to remember for the interviews themselves. This is just an overview. You can get the full course (and all my insights!) here: ⁠https://www.customcasecoach.com/courses/360-degree-consulting-recruiting-course⁠

Recording from a live workshop with Leland. Here I run through the most important things to remember when recruiting, covering everything up to getting an interview. This is just an overview. You can get the full course (and all my insights!) here: https://www.customcasecoach.com/courses/360-degree-consulting-recruiting-course

See how every case type connects and interacts with each other. Instead of viewing cases in a vacuum, you need to look at how they can lead into each other and come from each other. This is one video in Custom Case Coach's Interview Mastery Course: https://www.customcasecoach.com/courses/full-interview-mastery-course

Welcome to  Consulting Knowledge : Our weekly series where we Deep dive into industries, business models, and core concepts you need to understand to ace your interviews and thrive as a consultant.==============================================  Financial services cases intimidate candidates because the industry feels opaque. It shouldn’t. In this episode, we simplify the logic behind banking and f...

Welcome to Consulting Mindset Shifts : Every Monday we bring big ideas and mental models to reshape how you think about your consulting recruiting journey and your interviews. ============================================== Candidates who can size markets and crack profitability cases go completely blank when asked "why do you want to work here?" This episode covers the psychology behind...

Welcome to  Consulting Knowledge : Our weekly series where we Deep dive into industries, business models, and core concepts you need to understand to ace your interviews and thrive as a consultant. ==============================================  Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods wasn’t about groceries. It was about logistics, last-mile distribution, and physical infrastructure. In this episode,...

Welcome to Consulting Mindset Shifts : Every Monday we bring big ideas and mental models to reshape how you think about your consulting recruiting journey and your interviews. ============================================== Most candidates over-invest in behavioral prep too early and end up sounding scripted by interview day. In this episode, we break down the real preparation sequence: -why you sh...

Welcome to  Consulting Knowledge : Our weekly series where we Deep dive into industries, business models, and core concepts you need to understand to ace your interviews and thrive as a consultant. ==============================================  Pharmaceutical companies look wildly profitable — until the patent expires. In this episode, we break down the true economics of pharma and why the “paten...

Welcome to Consulting Mindset Shifts : Every Sunday we bring big ideas and mental models to reshape how you think about your consulting recruiting journey and your interviews. ==============================================This episode is not a beginner overview. It is a high-level breakdown of how elite candidates approach technology-focused consulting interviews inside BCG Platinion, McKinsey Dig...

Welcome to  Consulting Knowledge : Our weekly series where we Deep dive into industries, business models, and core concepts you need to understand to ace your interviews and thrive as a consultant. ==============================================  When entering a new market — especially something capital-intensive like EVs — companies face a critical strategic decision: Build internally. Acquire. Or...

Watch Case Leadership in Action (Ian Glennon Solving Korean OEM) Welcome to  Decoding the Interview: A weekly behind-the-scenes breakdown of what interviewers are actually testing in case and fit interviews, and how to ace your interview. ============================================== We take a real-style case (“Korean OEM”) and break down how leadership actually shows up in practice. Where contro...

Welcome to Consulting Mindset Shifts: Every Sunday we bring big ideas and mental models to reshape how you think about your consulting recruiting journey and your interviews. ============================================== Strong candidates don’t just answer questions — they lead the case. This episode shows how to think in pathways, navigate branches, and continuously re-structure the problem as n...

Welcome to  The Recruiting Playbook : Our weekly series where we discuss tactical strategies to get interview invites, referrals, and ultimately, offers. ==============================================Writing 40–50 unique cover letters manually is a waste of time. But copying and pasting the same generic letter will get you rejected. In this episode, we break down how to mass produce high-quality c...

Welcome to  Consulting Knowledge : Our weekly series where we Deep dive into industries, business models, and core concepts you need to understand to ace your interviews and thrive as a consultant. ==============================================  The auto industry looks massive — but structurally it’s brutal. High fixed costs. Cyclical demand. Price pressure. Capital intensity. In this episode, we...

Welcome to  Decoding the Interview: A weekly behind-the-scenes breakdown of what interviewers are actually testing in case and fit interviews, and how to ace your interview. ============================================== Math in case interviews isn’t about calculation — it’s about structure, clarity, and communication. This episode breaks down how to set up, execute, and present math cleanly under...

Welcome to Consulting Mindset Shifts: Every Sunday we bring big ideas and mental models to reshape how you think about your consulting recruiting journey and your interviews. ============================================== Your structure isn’t just mental — it’s physical. This episode breaks down how to organize your page, track information, and avoid losing the thread mid-case. Messy notes = messy...

Welcome to  The Recruiting Playbook : Our weekly series where we discuss tactical strategies to get interview invites, referrals, and ultimately, offers. ============================================== Most resume bullet points are empty calories. They sound busy. They sound impressive. But they don’t prove impact. In this episode, we break down how to write calorie-dense bullet points that signal...

In this episode, Ian Glennon — ex-BCG consultant and founder of Custom Case Coach — takes live cases from the Hunger Warriors community. No prep. No script. Just real cases, real pressure, and real-time problem solving. If you want to see what strong case performance actually looks like from the inside, this is it. The case can be found in the 360° Consulting Recruiting Course at Custom Case Coach

Welcome to  Consulting Knowledge : Our weekly series where we Deep dive into industries, business models, and core concepts you need to understand to ace your interviews and thrive as a consultant. ==============================================  When competitors attack, most companies respond emotionally — and destroy value. In this episode, we unpack smarter competitive strategy: • When to fight...

Welcome to  Decoding the Interview: A weekly behind-the-scenes breakdown of what interviewers are actually testing in case and fit interviews, and how to ace your interview. ============================================== Charts aren’t the problem — your approach to them is. This episode breaks down how to read exhibits, extract insight quickly, and integrate them into your case flow without losing...

Welcome to Consulting Mindset Shifts: Every Sunday we bring big ideas and mental models to reshape how you think about your consulting recruiting journey and your interviews. ============================================== Most candidates prepare frameworks. Then collapse when the case actually starts moving. This episode breaks down the full case flow — from structuring to exhibits to synthesis —...