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 vs when to reposition
• Price wars and margin collapse
• Strategic signaling and deterrence
• Capacity moves and defensive plays
• How consultants analyze competitive battles

Not every battle is worth fighting. Great strategy preserves capital while strengthening position.

Part of the Consulting Knowledge series — building structural thinking around competition and market dynamics.

🎯 Full 360° Course
https://customcasecoach.com/

🧠 BCG Casey Chatbot Tests
https://www.joinleland.com/coach/ian-g/p/master-the-bcg-casey-chatbot-5-practice-tests-modeled-on-real-bcg-tests

📍 Coaching
https://www.joinleland.com/coach/ian-g
https://www.preplounge.com/en/case-coach/profile/228116
https://mconsultingprep.com/coaching/21852

🎥 YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/@Coach_IanGlennon

🔗 LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ianglennon/

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.

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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 structure.

If charts slow you down, this fixes it.

🎯 ⁠Full 360° Consulting Recruiting Course⁠⁠

🎥 ⁠YouTube Mock Cases & Strategy⁠⁠

🔗 Connect on ⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠

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.

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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 — and where candidates lose control.

If your performance feels inconsistent, this is the missing layer.

🎯 ⁠Full 360° Consulting Recruiting Course⁠⁠

🎥 ⁠YouTube Mock Cases & Strategy⁠⁠

🔗 Connect on ⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠

Welcome to The Recruiting Playbook: Our weekly series where we discuss tactical strategies to get interview invites, referrals, and ultimately, offers.

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Most consulting resumes fail in the first six seconds.

Not because the candidate isn’t smart — but because the resume is structured like a student document, not a consulting deliverable.

In this episode, we break down the architecture of a killer consulting resume:

• The 6-second recruiter scan (and how to survive it)
• Why formatting is a strategic decision
• The difference between tasks and impact
• The “light bulb” bullet formula
• How to frame any experience like a consultant
• Tailoring without rewriting your entire resume
• Why generic corporate language kills credibility

A consulting resume is not a life story.

It’s a strategic document designed to signal structured thinking, ownership, and measurable impact — immediately.

I’m Ian Glennon — ex-BCG consultant (8/8 interviews), 5,000+ coaching sessions delivered, and 500+ candidates guided to offers across MBB and Tier-2 firms.

If you want structured preparation that converts resumes into interviews:

🎯 Full 360° Consulting Recruiting Course
https://customcasecoach.com/

🧠 BCG Casey Chatbot Practice Tests
https://www.joinleland.com/coach/ian-g/p/master-the-bcg-casey-chatbot-5-practice-tests-modeled-on-real-bcg-tests

📍 1:1 Coaching
Leland: https://www.joinleland.com/coach/ian-g
PrepLounge: https://www.preplounge.com/en/case-coach/profile/228116
MConsultingPrep: https://mconsultingprep.com/coaching/21852

🎥 YouTube Mock Cases & Strategy
https://www.youtube.com/@Coach_IanGlennon

🔗 Connect on LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ianglennon/

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.

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The Iran war isn’t just geopolitical — it’s breaking the global aviation system.

In this episode, we break down how the conflict is affecting the Airline industry. We use the current crisis to talk in depth about the airline industry, helping you understand the business better for your case interviews AND the current context affecting them.

You’ll understand the full chain:
oil → jet fuel → airline costs → flight disruptions.

If you want to speak intelligently about this in interviews, this is the level expected.

🎯 ⁠⁠Full 360° Consulting Recruiting Course⁠⁠⁠

🎥 ⁠⁠YouTube Mock Cases & Strategy⁠⁠⁠

🔗 Connect on ⁠⁠LinkedIn

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.

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Two industries. Completely different economics.

In this episode, we break down dental services and food delivery cases to show how structuring profitability cases must adapt to business model realities.

We cover:

• Fragmented vs platform-based markets
• Pricing power and competition
• Labor-driven vs technology-driven margins
• What interviewers are testing in each scenario

Case interviews reward contextual thinking — not copy-paste logic.

🎯 Full 360° Consulting Recruiting Course
https://customcasecoach.com/

🧠 BCG Casey Chatbot Practice Tests
https://www.joinleland.com/coach/ian-g/p/master-the-bcg-casey-chatbot-5-practice-tests-modeled-on-real-bcg-tests

📍 1:1 Coaching
Leland: https://www.joinleland.com/coach/ian-g
PrepLounge: https://www.preplounge.com/en/case-coach/profile/228116
MConsultingPrep: https://mconsultingprep.com/coaching/21852

🎥 YouTube Mock Cases & Strategy
https://www.youtube.com/@Coach_IanGlennon

🔗 Connect on LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ianglennon/

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.

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Most profitability cases go wrong in the first five minutes.

Candidates jump into cost-cutting before diagnosing revenue.

In this episode, we break down:

• The structural difference between revenue and cost problems
• How to avoid premature cost analysis
• Diagnosing price vs volume drivers
• When cost is actually the right lever

Profitability isn’t about listing buckets — it’s about sequencing logic correctly.

Consulting Mindset episode — designed to sharpen diagnostic thinking under pressure.

🎯 Full 360° Consulting Recruiting Course
https://customcasecoach.com/

🧠 BCG Casey Chatbot Practice Tests
https://www.joinleland.com/coach/ian-g/p/master-the-bcg-casey-chatbot-5-practice-tests-modeled-on-real-bcg-tests

📍 1:1 Coaching
Leland: https://www.joinleland.com/coach/ian-g
PrepLounge: https://www.preplounge.com/en/case-coach/profile/228116
MConsultingPrep: https://mconsultingprep.com/coaching/21852

🎥 YouTube Mock Cases & Strategy
https://www.youtube.com/@Coach_IanGlennon

🔗 Connect on LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ianglennon/

Welcome to The Recruiting Playbook: Our weekly series where we discuss tactical strategies to get interview invites, referrals, and ultimately, offers.

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Most networking messages get deleted.

Not because candidates aren’t smart — but because they don’t understand how consultants think.

In this episode, we dissect real LinkedIn messages sent to an ex-BCG consultant and break down:

• Why generic “can we chat?” messages fail
• The cognitive load mistake most candidates make
• Why asking for a referral in your first message kills credibility
• The “shared niche” strategy that guarantees replies
• How to use the similarity filter
• The 10+ touchpoint rule that can 4x your interview odds
• How to lower pressure and increase response rates

We’re not giving templates.

We’re reverse-engineering reality.

Networking isn’t about being charismatic.
It’s about reducing friction and building social capital systematically.

I’m Ian Glennon — ex-BCG consultant (8/8 interviews), 5,000+ coaching sessions delivered, and 500+ candidates guided to offers across MBB and Tier-2 firms.

If you want structured preparation that converts interviews into offers:

🎯 Full 360° Consulting Recruiting Course
https://customcasecoach.com/

🧠 BCG Casey Chatbot Practice Tests
https://www.joinleland.com/coach/ian-g/p/master-the-bcg-casey-chatbot-5-practice-tests-modeled-on-real-bcg-tests

📍 1:1 Coaching
Leland: https://www.joinleland.com/coach/ian-g
PrepLounge: https://www.preplounge.com/en/case-coach/profile/228116
MConsultingPrep: https://mconsultingprep.com/coaching/21852

🎥 YouTube Mock Cases & Strategy
https://www.youtube.com/@Coach_IanGlennon

🔗 Connect on LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ianglennon/

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.

==============================================  Private equity cases aren’t complicated — candidates make them complicated.

In this episode, we simplify PE due diligence using a powerful analogy: house flipping.

We break down:

• The 3 core questions in any PE case
• What actually drives returns
• How to evaluate entry price vs. value creation
• Operational improvement vs. financial engineering
• Exit logic and multiple expansion
• Why most candidates overthink PE frameworks

If you treat a PE case like buying, improving, and reselling a house, the logic becomes clear.

This episode is part of the Consulting Knowledge pillar — building the business intuition top consultants develop over time.

If you want structured preparation that converts interviews into offers:

🎯 Full 360° Consulting Recruiting Course
https://customcasecoach.com/

🧠 BCG Casey Chatbot Practice Tests
https://www.joinleland.com/coach/ian-g/p/master-the-bcg-casey-chatbot-5-practice-tests-modeled-on-real-bcg-tests

📍 1:1 Coaching
Leland: https://www.joinleland.com/coach/ian-g
PrepLounge: https://www.preplounge.com/en/case-coach/profile/228116
MConsultingPrep: https://mconsultingprep.com/coaching/21852

🎥 YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/@Coach_IanGlennon

🔗 LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ianglennon/