1-on-1

Mentorship

One mentor from your first case to your final offer, with every session built around where you are

Our results to date

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Consulting Careers Shaped

Over 30 candidates have moved into consulting and strategy roles, each on a plan built around where they started rather than a standard curriculum.

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MBB & Strategy Firms

Offers have been converted at 7+ MBB and strategy firms, each candidate prepared for how that specific firm interviews rather than a generic case drill.

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Countries Placed In

Placements span 10+ countries across Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and North America, each one built for that market's recruiting culture rather than one playbook.

What your mentorship can look like

Session count and sequence follow your timeline, not a fixed curriculum.

No business background, career switch ahead
7 sessions over 10 weeks
  1. Wk 1Career Strategy Session: maps a plan and settles on consulting as the target
  2. Wk 3Goal-Driven Networking Session: builds contacts at target firms
  3. Wk 3CV, Cover Letter & LinkedIn Audit: two sessions, the CV and a first cover letter
  4. Wk 4Writes the remaining cover letters solo, using the same approach
  5. Wk 7A first-round interview lands, three weeks out
  6. Wk 9Fit Skill-Building Session: builds the consulting story
  7. Wk 10Mock Interview: two sessions, then the offer
Final-round rejection, reapplying
4 sessions over 8 weeks
  1. Wk 1Career Strategy Session: diagnoses what went wrong last time
  2. Wk 1Case Skill-Building Session: market sizing
  3. Wk 3Case Skill-Building Session: structuring
  4. Wk 4Drills both skills solo using the session homework
  5. Wk 7Reapplies and lands a first round at a new firm
  6. Wk 8Mock Interview: a final run-through, then the offer
Recruiter call, two weeks to first round
6 sessions over 2 weeks
  1. Day 1Goal-Driven Networking Session: learns what the case team looks for
  2. Day 2Case Skill-Building Session: market sizing
  3. Day 5Case Skill-Building Session: structuring
  4. Day 7A weekend refresher on frameworks, solo
  5. Day 9Case Skill-Building Session: graphical interpretation
  6. 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 a program to learn more and register

Who you actually work with

Rishikesh Kulkarni, Founder of ANVIL Case Partners

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. Mentors on Wall Street Oasis and CaseCoach, and works with the consulting clubs at leading European MBA programs.
Full background →

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

A few candidates who went through 1-on-1 mentorship

*Outcomes across mentorship engagements.

Design your mentorship program

If you are not sure which sessions you need, or how many, this is where that gets worked out.

Working with one mentor over time has moved people a long way from where they started.

  • A doctor in the UK with no business education, now a consultant at Bain
  • An engineer by training, now working in strategy at a large organization
  • Young for an MBA cohort, with offers in both investment banking and consulting on a short runway

No one designs the whole program on day one. Sessions get combined as the picture sharpens, and the mix changes as you move.

A 15 minute call is usually enough to size it: roughly how many sessions you need, what belongs in each, and a first plan you can act on. Fill in the form and you will get a Calendly link to book.

Groups of up to four run the same sessions at a lower cost per person.

See Group Mentorship