Everyone in the room can build the model.
Consulting and banking interviews aren't decided on technical skill anymore. They come down to the behavioral round. That's what Groundwork gets you ready for.
Hard skills got you the interview. They won't get you the offer.
Ten years ago, you could stand out as the best financial modeler in your class. Not anymore. Everyone has access to the same AI tools now. AI raised the floor. Hard skills stopped being the thing that sets you apart.
If you landed the interview, they already believe you can do the work. You'll still have to prove it and ace the case. But that's not what will win you the offer.
The behavioral round is the difference maker. It's where the interviewer decides who they actually want on the team. Who fits.
In an AI era, this matters more, not less. Firms are choosing which people to bet on. They want judgment, communication, and the people skills to lead a team. Your behavioral answers are where you prove you're that person.
THE REAL QUESTIONS
What the interviewer is really asking
Every behavioral question is really trying to tease out the answer to one of these:
"Would I put them in front of a client?"
"Are they someone I'd want to invest in and build up?"
"Do they have judgment when there's no clean answer?"
"Are they someone I'd want on the team at 11pm?"
You answer these through storytelling. The stories you choose, the way you tell and structure them. Nobody wakes up knowing how to do this. It takes reps, and most candidates never put in the time to learn how to do it well.
HOW IT WORKS
This is what Groundwork does.
Most people walk into interviews with a vague sense of their stories and hope the right one comes to mind. That's not a plan.
Groundwork is your coach through the whole process. It helps you uncover, excavate, and formulate your stories so you walk in with confidence.
Uncover
The moments that actually show who you are.
Excavate
The details that make your stories land.
Formulate
Build every answer on PAR: Problem, Action, Result. It cuts the rambling setup and gets straight to what you did and what changed.
Why not STAR? →You show up with a bank of stories ready, so no question catches you off guard.
Who built this
I'm Natalie. Ex-Bain, ex-Disney, former pro triathlete. I brought the same rigor and intensity I learned in pro sport to interview prep.
I've coached hundreds of MBA candidates like you, and I've sat on both sides of the table, as the one being interviewed and the one interviewing.
Groundwork is the prep I wish existed when I was interviewing.
Walk in with a resume.
Walk out ready.
Groundwork is opening to a first group of MBA candidates. Get on the list.