Practical tricks from a former McKinsey BA who had ten days to prepare. Time management, reformulation, exhibit reading, framework building — with interactive exercises you can try right now.

How should you think about your career and passions - ideally, the mix of the two? This article walks through my own personal experience with this question as I was pursuing start-ups, McKinsey, and my own business venture

Normal annuities, annuities due, growing annuities, perpetuities, and growing perpetuities — every formula explained with relatable examples, an interactive formula finder, and practice questions.

What is the time value of money? Present value, future value, discount rates, compounding, and the payment framework — explained with interactive tools and practice questions.

CAPM explained from the ground up. The formula, beta, systematic vs unsystematic risk, CML vs SML, the Sharpe Ratio, and graph intuition — with interactive practice questions.

What is market efficiency? The three forms — weak, semi-strong, and strong — explained clearly with examples, a comparison table, and interactive practice questions.

Come with a smile. Kindness is free. Be interested. Create urgency. Be bold. Daily and weekly forcing mechanisms for work and life — from someone still at the very beginning.

Careers last 40 to 60 years. It only takes 10 to 15 to reach the top. So where is the rush? A personal perspective on career timelines, leaving McKinsey, and doing things on your own terms.

TAM, SAM, SOM, top-down vs bottom-up, pricing layers, headwinds and tailwinds — a practical guide to market sizing from someone who learned it at McKinsey and now teaches it at Concordia.

Engage in discourse, bring people along, have uncomfortable conversations, and lead today. Leadership lessons from McKinsey, startups, and building a business — with a checklist you can act on immediately.

The habits, mindset, and unwritten rules that matter most in your first months. Over-communicate, timebox, take ownership — a checklist from someone who learned it at McKinsey.

The people, the client work, the travel, the compensation — an honest look at what makes McKinsey incredible, from a former Business Analyst.

I did 20-25 coffee chats in under 2 months before interviewing at McKinsey. Here is the exact structure I used for every single one.

The exact playbook I used to break into McKinsey as a finance undergrad with no internships, no connections, and 10 days to prepare.

The exact resume structure and format I used to get into McKinsey with no internships, no target school, and a 3.4 GPA. Free to download.