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Max A.
5.0
Elite MBA Coaching | 100+ Success Stories
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Studied at Stanford Graduate School of Business
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Worked at Vector Capital Management
Available today at 1:00 PM UTC
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Max’s MBA Qualifications
Coaches professionally
10+ people coached for MBA
Open to working with clients outside the U.S.
Want an MBA but don't know where to start? Taken the GMAT but don't know how to craft your essays for different schools? Somewhere in between? As an expert coach and storyteller, I've helped 250+ students and early career professionals achieve their educational and career dreams. My background as a Stanford MBA and Harvard MPA student means I've seen this first-hand as well. I will work tirelessly to ensure you land your dream school placement, covering the start-to-finish MBA experience: -Comprehensive "story" creation -Essay first draft, editing, and finalization -MBA resume crafting -Recommendation letter curation -Application short answers and storytelling -Interview preparation
Max can help with:
Editing
Secondary Review
Recommendations
Ding Analysis
School Selection
Application Strategy
Interviews
Essays
Resume
Max also coaches for Private Equity and Investment Banking. View all.
About Max
Hey, I'm Max. I've spent the last five years working in tech banking and private equity, and now I'm getting my MBA at Stanford ('25) and MPA at Harvard ('26). Everywhere I've worked, I've helped lead hiring and establish new recruiting channels. Nothing is more satisfying to me than helping someone get connected to the perfect role for them. My coaching is strategic, concise, and challenging. If you want help landing your dream job / school or want to talk about classical music (I play cello!), skiing, or travel hacking, please reach out.
Why do I coach?
Coming from a non-target undergrad, getting into banking, then private equity, then top graduate schools took hundreds of cold emails, dozens of networking calls, and countless interviews. Getting a job in finance or a top school placement is hard, but it's downright impossible without someone to help coach you along the way. There are no shortcuts to your goal, but I'll help you speed up the process considerably, just as others did for me.
Work Experience
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Senior Associate
Vector Capital Management
2020 - 2023
Investment Banking Analyst
Qatalyst Partners
2019 - 2020
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Investment Banking Analyst
Lazard
2018 - 2019
Education
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Harvard Kennedy School
MPA
2024 - 2026
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Stanford Graduate School of Business
MBA
2023 - 2025
Brigham Young University
BS, Finance
2015 - 2017
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Overall Rating
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Knowledge
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Value
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Responsiveness
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Supportiveness
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