Angela S.
Write Your Pivot Story & Get Off That Waitlist!
Studied at Harvard Business School
Works at Stealth Startup
Available Friday at 10:00 PM UTC
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Angela’s MBA Qualifications
Open to working with clients outside the U.S.
[Write Your Pivot Story] I wrote my admissions essay & application about the pivot I wanted to make in my career. I thought deeply about how to make sense of my previous experiences and how to make my pivot story compelling and believable. [Get Off That Waitlist!] I was the first one to get off the waitlist at HBS because of a couple very specific actions I took, and I'd be happy to coach you through that journey as well.
Angela can help with:
Recommendations
Interviews
Waitlist Strategy
School Selection
Application Strategy
Essays
Resume
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