Empathetic &honest MBA admission coach with 10yrs of experience guiding amazing candidates in creating authentic applications using confidence building, frameworks& examples. HBS Podcast, feature Poets&Quants. Leverage deep MBA Admissions expertise, leadership/consulting/tech/founder experience, and creativity to create unique stories that leave an impression on admissions. Get started by booking a session for 1-2 hours to experience how we impact your applications - Per my reviews, it’s a worthwhile investment. ***No Free Intro Calls*** -> For all my clients, I dive directly into personalized conversations to accelerate the process, avoiding sugar coating, instead guiding toward an authentic story quickly. Once you experience the value, you chose how much coaching to add. **Current Status: -Open to final R2 reviews (2024-25) max 1hr review/feedback MIT/UT - Plan for 1-2 day turnaround -Open to R3 (2024-25 deadlines) 2 clients -Open to deferred applicants (2025 deadlines) 2 clients -Open to early pre-application preparation (next cycle 2025-26) 5 clients I apply my superpower as a professional storyteller to walk clients through a framework that helps connect the dots of past experiences and future aspirations. We get to your “aha” moment and get you excited (and less anxious) about your own fantastic and bold story - this in turn elevates your competitiveness in MBA applications. See me in action in intro video ***Intro video Time Stamps: 00:25 Yvette’s coaching style 01:56 Strategy Call 04:25 How many essay drafts does it take? 05:20 When do we move to the second school? 06:41 Letters of Recommendation 07:05 Once I sign up, how often do we connect? 07:50 Interview Prep 08:42 FAQ: Timing - how early should I sign up for coaching? 09:37 FAQ: How long does it take to get 1 app done? Rules of thumb 10:41 FAQ: Can I get into Harvard/Stanford/Wharton? **Poets&Quants Article: https://poetsandquants.com/2024/08/07/tips-to-nail-new-harvard-mba-essays/?pq-category=sbc&pq-category-2=sponsored-blogs **Over 10 admits with the new HBS essays & changing dynamics of admissions **Optional Gen AI writing acceleration tools in line with admissions guidelines. **Advised professionals across 20 countries in complex industries including tech, finance, consulting, government, healthcare, biotech, entrepreneurship, renewable energy, and telco. Experience spans product, strategy, operations, analytics, finance, sales, and marketing. **Experienced with top 17 MBAs worldwide: Harvard, Stanford, Wharton, Kellogg, MIT, Booth, Columbia, Tuck, Haas, Yale, NYU, UCLA, Ross, Duke, Fuqua, London Business School, Insead **Experienced with MBA, EMBA, PT MBA, & deferred admissions. **Experienced with dual degrees MBA/MPP(A) or MBA/MA product, design or engineering, lastly education dual degrees. **Personality traits: Applying to competitive MBAs (H/S/W or T15) is a serious process on top of a competitive full time job. I inject my naturally open and humorous personality to make the process feel a little less like work. Nimble and grounded are other core strengths, I know when to guide to create urgency and when to give you room to explore.