Bryan R.
5.0
Get into your dream school! | UPenn Grad | Former Goldman VP
Studied at University of Pennsylvania
Works at Nubank
Admissions Committee Experience
Available tomorrow at 2:00 PM UTC
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Bryan’s College Qualifications
10+ people coached for College
I'm Bryan, a University of Pennsylvania graduate with a double major in International Relations and Latin American & Latino Studies. As a first-generation Latino college graduate, I learned to navigate the college admissions process by myself and am passionate about helping others through this intimidating process. I have guided many mentees and peers through the college admissions process through reviewing college essays, giving guidance on test prep time management, crafting narrative as a prospective applicant, developing leadership skills, and preparing for admissions interviews. These students have been accepted to an array of colleges including UPenn, Stanford, Harvard, Drexel, and Claremont McKenna. As a coach, I believe a holistic approach across leadership skills, academic excellence, and character are critical to standing out in the competitive college admissions process. I take the time to understand where the student is in their admissions process to develop a baseline and collaborate to understand pain points in the process and curate a plan to best prepare for the college admissions process. After preparation I am here to assist as developments come up, providing guidance on selecting a school, how to navigate financial packages, and other stressful decisions in the process. I am here to help demystify the college admissions process and make your life easier!
Bryan can help with:
Financial Aid & Scholarships
Editing
Recommendations
Interviews
Waitlist Strategy
School Selection
Secondary Review
Application Strategy
Essays
Resume
About Bryan
Bryan is an experienced product leader passionate about democratizing access to financial resources through technology, excited at that opportunity to create innovative products that customers love. Bryan Rodriguez is a Senior Product Manager at Nubank, a Latin American digital banking platform that aims to foster financial inclusion and redefine the way people manage their money using innovative financial technology with over 105 million customers. Previously Bryan was a Vice President, Head of Product for Financial Wellness at Goldman Sachs, which helps more than 1.5 million employees better manage their personal finances and lower their financial stress. Prior to working at Goldman Sachs for 7 years, Bryan attended the University of Pennsylvania where he pursued a double major in International Relations and Latin American Studies.
Why do I coach?
As a first-generation Latino college graduate, I not only had to navigate the college admissions process myself, but also teach myself career readiness, career advancement, and how to navigate the corporate sector as whole. It was a steep learning curve across the board as I had nobody from my family or friend group that had background to guide me in this process. Now that I have successfully maneuvered the corporate sector for the last 7 years following a full-ride to UPenn, I hope to alleviate the stress of these pivotal life adjustments for others embarking on these journeys. Coaching matters to me because looking back I know how extremely helpful it would have been for me, so I want to serve as that resource for others. Whether you are looking for guidance in the college admissions process, obstacles that come up during undergraduate experience, post-grad hiring, career pivots, or career advancement, I am here to help in that process.
Work Experience
Senior Product Manager
Nubank
October 2024 - Present
As a Senior Product Manger for Nubank, I lead the launch of the lending product in Nubank's new market expansion. Given Nubank's mission to democratize access to financial resources for underserved markets in Latin America, it is important to understand the pain points and needs of the local market and how can best fill gaps not met by traditional banking sector. I develop the multi-year roadmap and implement strategy to optimize revenue for lending business unit, as well as the new market overall. Identifying new segments to expand into, conducting discovery on potential product enhancements to improve user experience and behavior, and identifying new revenue opportunities are key parts to my role. I am leading launch of a new financial offering in an emerging market, so close coordination with regulators and legal and compliance is key.
Vice President of Strategy & Product
Goldman Sachs
December 2023 - October 2024
Admissions Committee Experience
As Head of Product for Financial Wellness product with Goldman's Asset Wealth Management division, I led a digital platform that helped people to achieve their financial goals and reduce their stress. With an audience of 1.5+ users, I led a team of multiple product managers and 20+ engineers to launch 4+ products from concept to launch to better guide users in their financial journeys. I directed strategy and implementation of partnership integrations, managed cross-functional stakeholders, led product roadmap development, and conducted user/market research.
Manager, Product
Goldman Sachs
July 2021 - December 2023
As Senior Product Manager, I managed cross-functional stakeholders across engineering, business, and design to influence product strategy with senior leadership.
Investment Banking - Analyst
Goldman Sachs
July 2018 - July 2021
Education
University of Pennsylvania
Bachelor's Degree, Double Major - International Relations, Latin American & Latino Studies
2014 - 2018
Grade: Class of 2018 Activities and societies: Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, Certificate From the University of Pennsylvania Law School in Global Human Rights, Sigma Iota Rho Honor Society, Cipactli (Ivy League Latino) Honor Society, Onda Latina Dance Troupe member, President and Founder of Penn ALPFA Chapter
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