Angela S.
Breaking into Top Consulting & early-stage tech startup | Harvard MBA
Studied at Harvard Business School
Works at Stealth Startup
Available Friday at 10:00 PM UTC
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Angela’s Management Consulting Qualifications
Experience level: Consultant
10+ people coached for Management Consulting
Open to working with clients outside the U.S.
Hi! I'm Angela, an experienced coach (mentored 20+ people to date) specializing in getting into management consulting and transitioning out of consulting to startups, especially the early-stage ones! With a background in business and finance, including a Bachelor of Commerce from The University of British Columbia and an MBA from Harvard Business School, I bring a strong foundation to help my clients succeed. For consulting, I went through a rigorous alumni-run bootcamp at my alma mater where I realized the core essence of management consulting interviews: having a memorable story, how to highlight how awesome you are as a person, and how to crush the case interview. I have personally done over 150 cases and coached 20+ individuals as an alum of the program. I came from a non-target school, which was another tricky situation to navigate. I'd be more than happy to chat through your unique situation! After consulting, I had the startup itch and decided to transition geography, industry, and job function at the same time. Through that process, I developed a rigorous process that allowed me to secure 5 offers from exciting startups in less than 6 weeks. There's no such thing as a foolproof approach, but there are rigorous processes you and follow and I'd be happy to coach you through both the process and the mindset. Also happy to chat about life as a first business hire! All in all, I love developing meaningful and genuine relationships with my mentees and want you to succeed. Reach out if you think I can be helpful!
Angela can help with:
Skill Building
LinkedIn Review
Case Interview Prep
Resume Review
Behavioral Interview Prep
About Angela
I am a social entrepreneur based out of Brooklyn, NY, working at the intersection of climate and workforce development. Prior to my entrepreneurial journey, I completed my MBA at Harvard, led a Seed stage AI-data company through Series A and beyond, and started my career as a Business Analyst at McKinsey. All of this, you can find on LinkedIn. What you can’t find though are these details: 1. I am a first generation immigrant so I had no network or support that got me into consulting and everything else that followed. 2. I recruited for management consulting from a non target school. I really had to hustle and find a unique way in. 3. I applied to business school twice. Rejected the first time and a mix of acceptance / waitlist the second time. Nothing about my journey is linear and that’s okay! If any of these resonate with you and you want to talk things through & strategize, I’m here for you.
Why do I coach?
I coach because I wouldn’t be where I am without the mentors in my life who taught me the unobvious things, strategized with me, and pushed me when I needed to be pushed. I hope to do the same for you.
Work Experience
Founder
Stealth Startup
August 2023 - Present
Something new in the climate workforce space
Climate Tech Venture Creator
Harvard Business School
August 2021 - May 2023
Collaborated with postdoc researchers and funders (e.g., ARPA-E) to explore commercialization of climate technologies, including: - Electrochemical process to valorize municipal solid waste (MSW) incineration ash, to recover critical minerals and metals (preview of the paper: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4640471) - AI and robotics based process to create low-carbon materials
Angel Investor
Angel Investing
December 2020 - May 2022
Caus Capital is an angel investing syndicate comprised of women operators, entrepreneurs, and investors. We are dedicated to growing and emboldening entrepreneurs focused on creating a more equitable, sustainable and opportunity-filled future.
Head of Business Strategy & Operations
Parallel Domain
November 2018 - June 2021
The synthetic data generation platform for training and testing the world's next generation of AI. Employee #5 and first business hire. Joined and grew with the team from Seed to Series A, 5 to 30+ employees. Member of the Leadership Team. Stood up and led various functions, including strategy, people, business operations, product, immigration and legal, and customer success. I left to work on climate ventures, but am a full supporter of the team at Parallel Domain & the innovation they are bringing to market.
Senior Business Analyst
McKinsey & Company
August 2016 - October 2018
Global winner of McKinsey's internal venture capital competition; selected by the Seed Board to build a new tool to deliver holistic and rapid digital customer segment insights to clients. Managed a global team to develop and carve out the strategic direction and functionality of the solution. As a Business Analyst, I served clients in a wide range of industries and topics, including building and designing new value propositions for retail banks, developing a global vaccine demand forecast model for a public health organization, establishing an organizational health working group of C-level executives at a health authority, and introducing a new account management strategy for a financial utility player.
Business Intern
Orbis Investments
May 2014 - April 2015
Two separate internships: summer of 2014 and spring of 2015. Collaborated with the Chief Compliance Officer to research, draft, and develop a new organization-wide policy. Policy was proposed and approved by the Board of Directors, and was implemented. Conducted UX tests and consumer research to improve customer journey and experience. Entrepreneurship, effective communication, and analytical abilities resulted in full-time offer and a personalized global rotation internship program in Bermuda and London, UK.
Angela was also given offers to work at
Columbia Business School
Education
University of British Columbia
Bachelor of Commerce (BCom), Finance and Business Technology Management
Graduated with Distinction. Single recipient of HSBC Women in Business Leadership Award for graduating year.
Harvard Business School
Master of Business Administration - MBA
2021 - 2023
Activities and societies: Climate: Climate Symposium 2022 Co-Chair, Sustainability Club Co-President, Student Sustainability Associate, Harvard Climate Leadership Fellow. Entrepreneurship: Harvard Climate Entrepreneurship Circle, Rock Summer Fellow.
Angela was also personally admitted to
Columbia Business School