
Dione C.
4.9
(43)
88,315 min coaching
GSB & M7 Expert | Top 50 Leland | Essay & Career Coach

Studied at Stanford Graduate School of Business
Works at Strategic Admissions Consulting
Admissions Committee
Available Sunday at 2:30 PM UTC
Usually responds within 9 hours
Nice to e-meet! I'm a professional, experienced MBA coach and have helped hundreds of individuals gain admission to top MBA programs. I'd love to learn more about you.! Please share your CV and a short intro: - MBA plans (schools, round #) - Career goals - Where you're at in the application process (e.g. recs, exam, essays) I'm a full-time coach. Please reach out if you can't find a time on my Leland calendar. I look forward to meeting! Best, Dione
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Dione's Coaching Offerings

Comprehensive MBA Application Package - End-to-End Peronalized Support
Starting at $8,80020h+ of coaching

Craft Powerful MBA Essays
Craft winning MBA essays through brainstorming, drafting, and editing
Starting at $1,8955h+ of coaching

Nail the MBA Interview
Practice realistic mock MBA interviews with a trained expert
Starting at $1,1373h+ of coaching
Custom hourly · $379/hr
Get help with Financial Aid & Scholarships, Editing, and .
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Dione’s MBA Qualifications
Coaches professionally
350+ people coached for MBA
Open to working with clients outside the U.S.
Dione has helped clients get into these schools:
Hi! I’m a first-generation college grad, Stanford alumna (MBA, BA Economics & Communication, Phi Beta Kappa) and writing/career coach who has found my calling in helping others to pursue their educational dreams. I provide personalized, knowledgeable, trusted support to diverse US and international students at every step of the admissions process. By working together, you’ll: • Access deep admissions expertise gained from years of direct experience: interviewer, applications reader, Stanford minority admissions advisory representative, pro bono admissions consulting, member of professional educational consulting organizations, quoted by US News. I’ll demystify college admissions and help you to make informed choices. • Create crafting authentic, insightful personal statements that uniquely reflect your background, values, experiences and goals and enable you to stand out. You don’t need to love writing. I’ll help you to identify not only what to communicate, but also how to communicate clearly, concisely and compellingly. • Chart your career vision. Perhaps you’re still considering your career options. I’ll serve as a knowledgeable and supportive sounding board and mentor. • Chart your career vision. Perhaps you’re still considering your career options. I’ll provide a knowledgeable and supportive sounding board and mentor. Together, we’ll identify strategies and actions you can take to achieve your academic and career goals (admissions committees want to know this!). I’ve personally enjoyed diverse, non-traditional work opportunities spanning international business, tech and marketing, strategy and communications at startups, nonprofits and corporations in the US, Europe and Asia. I draw on my experiences and extensive network and bring a “can do,” non-judgmental, strategic approach to helping you to achieve your goals. • Build a customized, balanced list of schools where you can thrive. The question we’ll focus on isn’t whether you’ll get into a great program (trust me, you will!), but rather, how do we identify a short list of schools where you will thrive. I tap deep roots in the Stanford community where I’m an active alumna, pro bono alumni consultant, minority/DEI initiative leader, and class secretary who’s been honored for my volunteer service by Stanford. • Benefit from personalized, responsive support at every step of the application process. I work closely with a limited number of diverse, motivated US and international clients each year. Working together, you will be able to: o Identify strategies and action plans for preparing your strongest candidacy o Write essays that elevate you from being a qualified applicant to a compelling one o Navigate the admission process with less stress and uncertainty and better outcomes
Dione can help with:
Financial Aid & Scholarships
Editing
Recommendations
Interviews
Ding Analysis
Waitlist Strategy
School Selection
Secondary Review
Application Strategy
Essays
Resume
About Dione
ABOUT ME - Professional FT MBA and career coach | Top M7 Programs | Leland Top 50 | Supercoach | Customer Favorite | Writer I'm a full-time professional MBA coach with 14+ years admissions experience and have coached hundreds (!) of highly talented, motivated and diverse MBA applicants to success. Being a trusted, knowledgeable and dedicated MBA coach is not a side gig! The first in my family to graduate from college, I earned a BA at Stanford where I double majored in Economics and Communications (with concentrations in journalism and sociology). After graduating with Phi Beta Kappa honors, I held multiple roles (forecasting, communications, President's staff, HR tech) in the telecommunications industry before returning to Stanford GSB for my MBA. I've worn many hat in my career, and benefit from an uncommon mix of experience, having worked with very different organizations (startups, corporations, nonprofits) in multiple capacities (investing, marketing, partner development, communications/writing, strategy, chief of staff, consulting) in the US, Asia and Europe. I continue to be an involved Stanford GSB alumna: class secretary, alumni chapter leader, nonprofit consultant,, and a few years ago, was inducted to Stanford's honorary organization for their most valued (top 2%) alumni volunteers. I believe in the power of education to change lives. I'm lucky to have found my calling in helping others to achieve their educational and career goals. I draw on my professional experience, ongoing community involvements, love for storytelling and the energy and satisfation that I get from helping others. I love to travel, read, and continue to learn from and be inspired by a rich network of friends, former classmates and and coaching clients from all walks of life.
Why do I coach?
Gaining admission to top MBA programs is highly competitive and can be stressful, uncertain and a significant investment. As a first gen college student, to be honest, I didn't know what I didn't know about MBA admissions when I applied. Now, I'm inspired by the challenge -- and opportunity -- to pay it forward by helping talented, diverse and motivated individuals to navigate the admissions process and achieve their educational dreams. I draw on the cumulative knowledge and insights of having supported hundreds of applicants. I apply best practices gained from working with 4 top MBA consulting firms and from evaluating hundreds of applications. My approach is strategic, honest, knowledgeable and supportive -- I provide a customized mix of life, career, educational and writing coaching. Every client is different and admissions is competitive, so cookie-cutter methodologies just don't cut it. We work together to put your best foot forward with greater confidence and better results.
Work Experience
Principal & Sr Admissions Consultant
Strategic Admissions Consulting
June 2012 - Present
Admissions Committee
Principal, Strategic Admissions Consulting Admissions Consultant at 5 top admissions consulting firms Member, professional organizations for educational consultants: HECA, WACAC, AIGAC Stanford admissions experience
Education

Stanford Graduate School of Business
MBA
Admissions Advisory Council Member Alumni Chapter leader Co-facilitator - alumni affinity groups Class Secretary Non profit alumni consulting team volunteer Recognized as a Stanford Associate (honorary organization for alumni volunteer service, awarded to top 2%) GSB business case author
Stanford University
BA, Economics, Communication (+ concentrations in sociology, journalism)
First-gen college student Phi Beta Kappa Admissions reader
43 Reviews
Overall Rating
4.9
Knowledge
5.0
Value
4.9
Responsiveness
5.0
Supportiveness
4.9
Dione has helped clients get into these schools: