Jimmy M.

Jimmy M.

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Stanford MBA | 15+ Years MBA Coaching Experience | 100+ M7 Admits

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Studied at Stanford Graduate School of Business

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Works at Apex Companies

Admissions Committee Experience

Available Tuesday at 4:00 PM UTC

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Jimmy’s MBA Qualifications

Coaches professionally

100+ people coached for MBA

MBA COACHING, ESSAY WRITING EXPERTISE, AND GMAT TEST PREPARATION • Stanford MBA with 15+ experience as a Founder/Entrepreneur (successfully raised capital from premier Venture Capitalists in Silicon Valley), C-Level Executive, Board Member, Operator, and Investor (Wall Street experience) • MBA Coaching: Advised 100+ admits into Stanford GSB, HBS, Wharton, Booth, Kellogg, MIT Sloan, Columbia, Haas, and more • Professional Writing: In addition to my professional experience, I am a published author and journalist, contributing to outlets such as the Stanford Daily, Forbes, Medium, Seeking Alpha, and Substack • GMAT / Test-Taking: After scoring among the highest percentile in the GMAT, I provide personalized coaching and strategies to help you optimize study plans, improve test-taking skills, and boost confidence for GMAT and other standardized exams. • Interview Training: Having received offers from the largest investment banks and private equity funds in the world, including Morgan Stanley and Barclays Capital, in addition to helping 1,200 Clients land roles at the dream firms (i.e. Finance/Wall Street, Tech/Big Tech/Startups, and Fortune 500), I provide high-quality mock interviews for all MBA programs CAREER Venture-backed entrepreneur, Wall Street investor, and seasoned Executive Coach with an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business. With over 15 years of extensive experience in executive leadership roles, I am well-equipped to guide clients throughout the entire MBA journey. I prepare clients for the rigorous application and have had a highly successful track record in helping over 100 clients earn admissions to over 30 business schools globally, with scholarships, specializing in the M7 programs. As an entrepreneur, I have founded, built, and exited a software technology company, successfully raised capital from top-tier venture capital investors in Silicon Valley, built a global team (3 offices), and honed my skills in executive management, product launches, and team building. As an investor, I have worked in private equity for both mega funds and middle market funds (Morgan Stanley and Dubin Clark) and in hedge funds at a top decile long/short public equity technology fund. As an executive, operator, and Board Member, I have led Finance, M&A, Strategy, Corporate Development, and Operations for three private equity and venture-backed businesses in the technology, engineering, environmental, food, agriculture, and automotive industries. Having provided over 500 hours of elite MBA consulting and executive coaching, I specialize in helping clients navigate complex challenges and achieve their goals of getting into their dream MBA programs.

Jimmy can help with:

Financial Aid & Scholarships

Editing

Recommendations

Interviews

Ding Analysis

Waitlist Strategy

School Selection

Secondary Review

Application Strategy

Essays

Resume

Jimmy also coaches for Executive and Career Development. View all.

Work Experience

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Executive Director

Apex Companies

October 2023 - Present

Preserving nature's most precious resource: water. Building, scaling, and leading a multidisciplinary engineering services platform that aims to solve the environment's largest environmental challenges. Serve as key member of executive team, leading finance, mergers & acquisitions (M&A), corporate development, strategy, and growth. Apex is a private-equity backed portfolio company of Morgan Stanley Capital Partners.

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Head of Finance, Strategy, and M&A

Farmers Business Network

October 2021 - June 2023

Led finance, strategy, and corporate development, including all mergers & acquisitions (M&A) activity, for the largest agriculture technology business in the world. FBN is venture-backed ($1B+) by Kleiner Perkins, Google Ventures, BlackRock, Fidelity, and dozens more.

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Founder, CEO

Harvest Global

September 2020 - October 2021

Founded and built financial technology company providing AI driven insights for institutional and retail investors. Successfully raised capital from top-tier investors in Silicon Valley, built a global team (3 offices), and honed my skills in executive management, product launches, and team building, leading to a successful exit.

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Vice President of Finance, M&A, and Strategy

DPI Offroad

October 2018 - July 2019

Led finance, mergers & acquisitions (M&A), corporate development, and strategy of a private equity-backed platform, transforming the company from mid-sized manufacturer to industry-leading, tech-enabled eCommerce manufacturer of branded products. Led diligence, deal execution, and integration of eight add-on acquisitions in under two years, tripling the size of the business and taking the company from top 50 industry participant to top 3 industry leader. Led digital transformation and technology strategy of the business, while expanding sales channel to DTC and B2B.

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Board Member

DPI Offroad

June 2017 - July 2019

DPI Offroad is an industry-leading automotive performance aftermarket parts manufacturer of suspension products and component parts for off- and on- road trucks, Jeeps, and multi-purpose vehicles. Was the youngest private equity member to join a Board of Directors at Dubin Clark's private equity fund in their 40-year history.

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Private Equity Associate

Dubin Clark

January 2016 - July 2019

Dubin Clark is a private equity firm focused on partnering with founders, owner-operators, and CEOs of companies in the lower middle market to infuse technology, innovation, and strategy to grow their businesses.

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Investment Analyst

Prudential Private Capital

June 2014 - January 2016

Prudential Capital Group is a leading middle-market investment firm that invests all across the capital structure, ranging from private equity to senior debt. Led investment diligence and transaction execution for investments in all asset classes, everything from senior debt down through private equity.

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Investment Banking Analyst

Barclays

May 2013 - September 2013

Served as an analyst on the debt capital markets team, covering the industrials and real estate verticals. Led transaction M&A and capital raising advisory for some of the largest public companies globally.

Jimmy was also given offers to work at

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    The Carlyle Group

Education

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Stanford Graduate School of Business

Master of Business Administration - MBA

Admissions Committee Experience

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Boston College

Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Finance, Accounting, History

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