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S23E7: 30 Cases Wasn't Enough for MBB
18 minutes Posted May 6, 2026 at 5:00 pm.
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Send us Fan Mail He got McKinsey and Bain interviews and practiced 30 cases with friends – but didn't make it past round 1. Overconfident Ollie is a target school student with every reason to be confident. He joined Black Belt, made a plan – then mostly went at it alone. His KPI was cases completed and when MBB's first round came, his floor wasn't high enough. Katie and Japheth break down what went wrong, what's at stake if the approach doesn't change, and the specific steps Ollie is ta...