Mentorship Programs
One mentor from your first case to your final offer, with every session built around where you are. Every program runs 1-on-1, or as a group of up to four if you would rather prepare together.
What your mentorship can look like
Session count and sequence follow your timeline, not a fixed curriculum.
- Wk 1Career Strategy Session: maps a plan and settles on consulting as the target
- Wk 3Exploratory Networking Session: builds contacts at target firms
- Wk 3CV, Cover Letter & LinkedIn Audit: two sessions, the CV and a first cover letter
- Wk 4Writes the remaining cover letters solo, using the same approach
- Wk 7A first-round interview lands, three weeks out
- Wk 9Fit Skill-Building Session: builds the consulting story
- Wk 10Mock Interview: two sessions, then the offer
- Wk 1Career Strategy Session: diagnoses what went wrong last time
- Wk 1Case Skill-Building Session: market sizing
- Wk 3Case Skill-Building Session: structuring
- Wk 4Drills both skills solo using the session homework
- Wk 7Reapplies and lands a first round at a new firm
- Wk 8Mock Interview: a final run-through, then the offer
- Day 1Exploratory Networking Session: learns what the case team looks for
- Day 2Case Skill-Building Session: market sizing
- Day 5Case Skill-Building Session: structuring
- Day 7A weekend refresher on frameworks, solo
- Day 9Case Skill-Building Session: graphical interpretation
- Day 13Mock Interview: two sessions, then the offer
*Illustrative sequences, not individual case studies. Yours takes shape over time, and changes as your needs do.
Mentorship programs
A range of programs to choose from, or combine into something custom, each one with a clear goal and a clear outcome. Click any of them to see what it covers.
Define
Set your direction before you invest in preparation.
Differentiate
Position yourself to stand out, on paper and in person.
Dominate
Build the skills. Raise the standard. Own the process.
The Core Package
Five sessions, mixed and matched across Define, Differentiate, and Dominate based on what you actually need.
USD 699 →
vs USD 845 booked individually (17% off, at USD 140 per session)
The Complete Package
Ten sessions, mixed and matched across Define, Differentiate, and Dominate based on what you actually need.
USD 1,249 →
vs USD 1,690 booked individually (26% off, at USD 125 per session)
Who you actually work with
Rishikesh Kulkarni (RK), Founder
Every session on this page is run by one person. There is no associate, no rotating bench, and no handover between sessions.
- Now
- Founder of Kularion, a boutique consulting firm in the UAE, and of Holm, which holds and operates a portfolio of digital products
- Before that
- Management consultant at Kearney in Dubai. Eight years across consulting firms and advisory roles, with an MBA from IESE Business School
- As a mentor
- Three years getting people into consulting and strategy roles, across first-time candidates, career switchers, and experienced hires. Works with the consulting clubs at leading European MBA programs.
Why 1-on-1 mentorship
Builds On What You Already Have
CaseCoach, your MBA consulting club, online resources: mentorship turns what you have into a plan, and holds you to it.
Built Around Your Gaps
Every session is shaped by what you actually need to work on right now, reassessed as you progress.
Moves At Your Pace
Session cadence matches your real interview timeline, whether that's spread over months or compressed into weeks.
Full Attention, Every Session
Every minute goes to your case, your fit story, and the specific things holding your performance back.
What it's like to work together
Hear from candidates who worked with our founder, Rishikesh
These are real mentees, and results vary. Some get offers, some do not. Where you start, the market you are recruiting in, the timing of your applications and the work you put in between sessions all decide that. Nothing here is a guarantee. Mentorship makes your preparation better, it does not promise you an offer.
Apply for an introductory call
You have seen the programs. The next step is a free 30 minute call where we work out which sessions you need, how many, and in what order. The application takes two minutes, and nothing is payable until after we have spoken.