Is Steve a legit case coach?

Question

I keep seeing a ‘Steve’ on the meeting board who apparently is an ex-Mckinsey EM and periodically posts meetings saying he's offering 2 meeting packages for 49 euros. Yet, he has zero meeting history on his preplounge profile. Seems really shady, has anyone tried Steve's services? Why doesn't preplounge verify this? Aren't coaches supposed to have coaching profiles?

Answer 1

Hi there,

Thank you for asking your question on our Consulting Q&A!

No, “Steve” is definitely not a legit case coach and certainly not a verified coach on PrepLounge!

All meeting requests on the Meeting Board come from PrepLounge case partners (i.e. candidates, not coaches!) and are for case partners only. Coaches can only send and receive requests via their personal profiles. We verify all of our PrepLounge coaches profiles and background that you can find in the coaches listing.

Anyone who is not included in this listing is not a legit case coach. Please do not accept any meeting from “Steve”. Do not trust PrepLounge case partners claiming to be coaches and never transfer any money to those members or anyone on here outside of the official PrepLounge payment process!

We are doing our best to remove “Steve” as soon as we see his requests and to avoid this kind of behavior on PrepLounge.

If you have any questions or additional feedback, please let me know!

Best,

Astrid

PrepLounge Community Management

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Answer 2

I seriously do not recommend to book a coaching with this person. He literally lies about anything: His name, career and experience! Please do not buy coachings with this person.

Thank you PrepLounge for providing a safe space for coachings! Your money is definetly not safe with Steve, believe me.

Answer 3

Thanks for checking and getting this Q&A up here to potentially warn others!

Please only book through the coaching tab here! https://www.preplounge.com/en/case-interview-experts.php

Answer 4

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