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Manali P.
5.0
Trusted Partner for MBA Admissions | Booth - Round 3 Admit
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Studied at Chicago Booth
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Worked at McKinsey & Company
Available tomorrow at 3:00 PM UTC
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Manali’s MBA Qualifications
10+ people coached for MBA
I will be the trusted partner that can help you show up, stand out, and break through the MBA application process. My goal is to help you articulate what makes you unique, going beyond your GPA and GMAT scores, to demonstrate how your presence will positively contribute to the MBA classroom. I will do this by helping you weave a compelling and cohesive narrative across the various components of your application: (1) Providing guidance on how to showcase your work experiences and trajectory, professional certifications, and extracurricular involvement, (2) Developing a strategy for your letters of recommendation, personal statement, and optional essay, and (3) Offering tips for networking, your interview, and the waitlist or deferral strategy (if applicable). How we'll work together: I start by kicking off with a comprehensive brag sheet and a ~2 hour kickoff meeting to create a personal roadmap for our work together. Then, we dive into your resume revamp, discuss your short-term career goals, develop your recommender prep packages, and work on your essay (including up to 4 revisions). I will help you with your data forms (the actual application) and will conduct one mock interview (regardless of how many schools we're working on together). I'm always here to assist with general questions that will naturally arise throughout the process.
Manali can help with:
Editing
Secondary Review
Recommendations
School Selection
Application Strategy
Interviews
Essays
Resume
Waitlist Strategy
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About Manali
I was the first person in my family to attend college, and I graduated from the University of Notre Dame. After college, I was a college admissions mentor for first-generation students in San Francisco. This is where I discovered my passion for personal storytelling, coaching, and leadership development. Despite an average GPA and GMAT scores for M7 schools, I interviewed for 3 programs and was accepted to Chicago Booth as a Round 3 Admit. At Booth, I served as an interviewer for the admissions committee. I successfully advanced to final-round interviews for Bain, BCG, and McKinsey, eventually joining McKinsey's Denver office. At McKinsey, I participated on the recruiting committee, screening resumes, coordinating recruiting events, and serving as a buddy for new hires. Today, I'm a B2B marketplace and SaaS veteran and have served as a strategic leader, building high-performance teams and implementing data-driven strategies that consistently deliver financial outcomes. Given my unique personal story and broad professional experience across large corporations and startups, I excel at helping non-traditional candidates. I specialize in supporting candidates articulate their unique value propositions, beyond GPA and GMAT scores, emphasizing how their perspectives can enrich classroom discussions or consulting team rooms. I live in Denver with my husband and two young kids. I enjoy reading, cooking, and anything outdoors.
Why do I coach?
As the first person in my family to attend college and often an "only" in the room, coaches and mentors have played an important role in my career. I believe that education continues to be the key to opportunity, and it is important to me to pay-it-forward. I especially take a lot of pride in championing women to embrace leadership roles.
Work Experience
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GM/VP, Distributor Partnerships
Provi
September 2022 - April 2024
Hiring Manager
Oversaw $10M+ SaaS revenue and sales, account management, and integrations/implementations teams
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General Manager
Provi
April 2022 - September 2022
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Associate
McKinsey & Company
September 2019 - April 2022
Hiring Manager
Private Equity Intern
NextGen Growth Partners
January 2019 - March 2019
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Summer Associate
McKinsey & Company
June 2018 - August 2018
Manager, Marketplace
Funding Circle
October 2014 - June 2017
Analyst
Credit Suisse
June 2012 - June 2014
Education
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University of Notre Dame
Bachelor's Degree, Economics and Political Science
Activities and societies: Wall Street Club, Robinson Community Learning Center, Club Lacrosse Specialization in International Relations
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Chicago Booth
Master of Business Administration - MBA
2017 - 2019
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Overall Rating
5.0
Knowledge
5.0
Value
5.0
Responsiveness
5.0
Supportiveness
5.0
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