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Custom Case Coach is founded by former BCG consultant Ian Glennon. Through coaching and training, Ian helps candidates prepare for consulting interviews at firms like McKinsey, BCG, Bain, and other top consultancies. The Consulting Offer Blueprint podcast shares Ian’s frameworks, case strategies, and consulting insights, covering case interviews, market sizing, structuring, industry knowledge, and fit interviews. Episodes are generated from Ian’s proprietary training materials to make his thinking accessible to a wider audience.

  1. 4d ago

    I Get Cased Live By an Ex-Bain Consultant: Climate Change Operations

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

    33 min

  2. May 27

    Nail the Interview - Leland Workshop (Part 2)

    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

    26 min

  3. May 20

    Land The Interview - From A to Z - Live Leland Workshop (Part 1)

    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

    39 min

  4. May 16

    The World of Frameworks: Profitability, Growth, Market Entry & More

    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

    18 min

  5. Apr 30

    Consulting Knowledge: Why "Banks Make Money on Interest" Is the Wrong Answer in a Case Interview

    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 financial services cases: • How commercial banks generate profit• Net interest margin and spread economics• Risk, capital requirements, and regulation• Investment banking vs asset management• Why profitability cases in finance are different• Common traps candidates fall into Once you understand the mechanics, financial services cases become structured and predictable. Part of the Consulting Knowledge + Decoding the Interview blend — connecting industry fluency with case execution. 🎓 ⁠360° Course⁠ 🤖 ⁠BCG Casey Chatbot Tests⁠ 🎯 ⁠1:1 Coaching⁠📺 ⁠YouTube⁠💼 ⁠LinkedIn

    40 min

  6. Apr 27

    Consulting Mindset Shifts: The Behavioral Interview — Brilliant Candidates Freeze on Simple Questions (Here's Why)

    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 that freeze, why the behavioral portion is 50% of your grade but only needs 10–20% of your prep time, and how to treat your stories like jazz improvisation instead of a script you recite from memory. 🎓 ⁠360° Course⁠ 🤖 ⁠BCG Casey Chatbot Tests⁠ 🎯 ⁠1:1 Coaching⁠📺 ⁠YouTube⁠💼 ⁠LinkedIn

    21 min

  7. Apr 23

    Consulting Knowledge: Amazon Bought Whole Foods for the Wrong Reason — Here's What It Was Really About

    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, we unpack: • The real strategic logic behind the deal• Brick-and-mortar as logistics infrastructure• Omnichannel strategy• Last-mile economics• How to analyze strategic acquisitions in cases Great strategy isn’t about headlines — it’s about structural advantage. Part of the Consulting Knowledge series — strengthening your ability to see second-order effects in business decisions. 🎓 ⁠360° Course⁠ 🤖 ⁠BCG Casey Chatbot Tests⁠ 🎯 ⁠1:1 Coaching⁠📺 ⁠YouTube⁠💼 ⁠LinkedIn

    14 min

  8. Apr 20

    Consulting Mindset Shifts: The Behavioral Interview — Why Most Candidates Prepare in the Wrong Order

    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 should delay story scripting until 2–3 weeks out -why networking is a numbers game (20% vs 70% interview odds) -how to build a flexible story matrix that holds up under any prompt, including curveballs designed to make you freeze.🎓 360° Course 🤖 BCG Casey Chatbot Tests 🎯 1:1 Coaching📺 YouTube💼 LinkedIn

    20 min
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Custom Case Coach is founded by former BCG consultant Ian Glennon. Through coaching and training, Ian helps candidates prepare for consulting interviews at firms like McKinsey, BCG, Bain, and other top consultancies. The Consulting Offer Blueprint podcast shares Ian’s frameworks, case strategies, and consulting insights, covering case interviews, market sizing, structuring, industry knowledge, and fit interviews. Episodes are generated from Ian’s proprietary training materials to make his thinking accessible to a wider audience.

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