Cate D.

Cate D.

5.0

Management consultant coach at the intersection of design and business

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Studied at Kellogg School of Management (Northwestern)

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Works at Boston Consulting Group

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Cate’s Management Consulting Qualifications

Experience level: Consultant

40+ people coached for Management Consulting

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I joined BCG's Tech and Digital Advantage practice as a Consultant after completing my dual degree - an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management and an MS in Design Innovation from the Segal Design Institute. Before Kellogg, I worked in education technology, corporate strategy and growth, and new product development. I specialized in data analytics, and conducting qualitative and quantitative user research. I've coached 50+ individuals through the consulting recruiting process, teaching critical consulting skills, frameworks, and business terminology as well as delivering 200+ mock case interviews. Having gone through the recruiting process and received offers from multiple firms during my own cycle, I have experience preparing for all types of consulting interview processes. I've worked with undergraduate, MBA, experienced hires and advanced degree candidates, and specialize in helping candidates from nontraditional or highly technical backgrounds translate their working experience for a consulting lens to pitch and position themselves to stand out. My candidates have gone on to receive offers from Bain, BCG, McKinsey, EY-Parthenon, Accenture, Kearney, Deloitte, L.E.K Consulting and more. If you're looking to break into management consulting, I would love to connect with you!

Cate can help with:

Skill Building

LinkedIn Review

Case Interview Prep

Cover Letters

Resume Review

Networking Strategy

Frameworks

Behavioral Interview Prep

Cate also coaches for Career Development and Corporate Development. View all.

About Cate

When first applying to MBA programs and recruiting for consulting, I felt lost. I came from a nontraditional professional background and had no experience in the consulting world. I relied on coaches, friends, and mentors to chart my path, ultimately landing offers at top business schools and consulting firms. Now, I want to give back by sharing my experience, systems, and advice with prospective MBA students and consulting recruits to help them succeed.

Why do I coach?

I believe outsized achievement stems from strong systems, hard work, and a little bit of luck. As your coach, I'll partner with you to develop and implement systems that work for you to shape your recruitment journey, providing tangible and targeted feedback along the way. I offer resume reviews, case tutoring (frameworks and math), support with networking strategies, mock cases, and mock behavioral interviews. My Experience: - Run interview prep groups at Kellogg, mentoring and coaching groups of students through the entire consulting recruitment process - Led case tutoring workshops, teaching frameworks, case structure, and math - Experienced mock interviewer, having conducted 100+ practice case sessions and behavioral interviews - Former interviewer (corporate strategy roles)

Work Experience

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Consultant

Boston Consulting Group

June 2023 - Present

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MBA Candidate

Kellogg School of Management

June 2022 - June 2024

The MMM Program is an immersive dual-degree program that gives students a rigorous business education integrated with a strong foundation in design innovation. MMM graduates receive an MBA from Kellogg and an M.S. in Design Innovation from the Segal Design Institute at the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science. The program cultivates leaders equipped with an integrated skill set at the intersection of business, technology, and design.

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New Ventures

EAB

December 2019 - May 2022

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Research Associate

EAB

August 2018 - November 2019

• Complete long-term custom research projects for higher ed institutions and public school districts, conducting extensive research interviews and delivering reports on topics including inclusive classrooms for special education students and reading support services. • Condense research findings into relevant insights to provide tactical guidance for executive-level higher education administrators. • Partner with syndicated researchers and strategic leaders to troubleshoot complex questions and navigate member relationships. • Manage prospective research associates through the department's internship program and provide formal guidance to new hires through the team’s mentorship program.

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Fellow

Human Rights Watch

May 2016 - August 2016

• Conducted extensive independent research to draft a treaty body submission to the United Nations on access to education for Syrian refugee children living in Lebanon • Analyzed and quantified the impact of news coverage on organization targets • Researched, fact checked and rewrote 10 country profiles for “Education Under Attack”, a report on the impact of conflict on access to education in countries worldwide

Cate was also given offers to work at

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    Bain & Company

Education

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Kellogg School of Management (Northwestern)

MBA + MS in Design Innovation

2022 - 2024

Cate was also personally admitted to

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    Haas School of Business (Berkeley)

  • Duke's Fuqua School of Business Logo

    Duke's Fuqua School of Business

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