Rebecca S.
5.0
Studied at NYU Stern School of Business
Worked at IDEO
Available tomorrow at 10:00 PM UTC
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About Rebecca
I am a consulting leader who has held leadership roles at IDEO, the world's leading innovation consulting firm, and Deloitte Digital, where I progressed from an MBA intern to Associate Partner. I have navigated career switching three times, and admissions to two prestigious institutions - Cornell and NYU Stern. I bring my life experience to coaching as both a MBA candidate and consulting leader. I know how difficult and emotionally taxing the ups and downs of a career can be. Starting with limited financial resources and a small network I learned how to find mentors, frame (and reframe) my story, gain new skills, and navigate the emotions of a career pivot. As someone from a low-income background, I believe in the potential of those from all walks of life to excel in academic and professional environments. I provide custom coaching to all clients - helping them build their confidence and uncover their natural talents. I'm thrilled to work with clients of all backgrounds and particularly enjoy helping individuals navigate consulting interviews, consulting promotions, and exits from consulting to industry. I also coach clients on the basics of design-thinking and innovation, and how to incorporate these skills into their consulting practice.
Why do I coach?
I believe coaching has the power to help individuals navigate uncertain moments, clarify their ambitions, and take actions aligned with their values. Each person has immense potential but obstacles can get in the way - self-doubt, jumbled storytelling, lack of knowledge. As a coach I bring a set of interpersonal skills and first-hand knowledge of the consulting industry. My coaching philosophy is rooted in what is best for the client and aligned to their values. I landed my dream job leading innovation teams at IDEO, the world's leading design firm. On paper the career journey looks linear, but in reality I felt immense uncertainly at nearly every career decision. Coaches guided me to take greater risks, make values-aligned choices, and navigate trade offs to land where I am today. I would be thrilled to help others feel supported as they land their dream job or school offer!
Work Experience
Head of IDEO NYC, Sr. Director
IDEO
2023 - 2024
Admissions Committee Experience
- Own business strategy and execution of IDEO NYC across industries - Build internal and client capabilities in product design and human-centered research - Lead, manage, and mentor design talent from entry-level designers to group managers - Deliver exceptional client work across capabilities pushing the industry edges of craft - Advise teams to enhance their craft, strategic thinking, and digital product design skills - Articulate the value of design to executive audiences, senior leaders, and non-designers - Cultivate relationships to build a pipeline of global business with Fortune 100 companies
Senior Manager / Associate Partner
Deloitte Digital
2022 - 2023
Hiring Manager
- Accountable for exceptional client delivery of complex programs and individual sales goal - Advise executives on the value of design and digital product investments - Persuade leaders to purchase client services, showcasing a clear ROI for engagements - Scope and monitor engagements to optimize for price, duration, and resourcing - Shape the experience of Deloitte staff from Managers to entry level Designers - Build the Deloitte design market presence. Selected as finalist for American by Design TV Series Competition, air date: 2021 CBS TV
Engagement Manager
Deloitte Digital
2020 - 2022
Admissions Committee Experience
- Accountable for most critical strategy and design decisions on $5M+ client engagements - Leader responsible for on-time, on-scope, and on-budget engagement delivery - Built client teams with the an intentional mix of skills, cross-cultural awareness, and tenures - Led teams to deliver excellence across crafts: UX research, product design, service design
Senior Consultant
Deloitte Digital
2018 - 2020
- Apply and execute the proper mix of UX Research methods to generate insights and impact - Supervise junior researchers (consultants) and their contributions to the research process - Deliver research and design artifacts: research problem framing, recruitment plans, interview protocols, research stimuli, insights presentations, live insights immersions, UX prototypes, testing results, systems blueprints, user journeys, future state concepts
MBA Intern
Deloitte Digital
2017 - 2017
- Articulate the CX value and business ROI of research and design efforts across the design process
Manager, Revenue Operations
Teach For America
2012 - 2015
Hiring Manager
- Oversaw team of 10 to forecast and process $360M across 40K fundraising transactions - Performed UX Research to increase the efficiency of revenue processing and reporting - Responsible for reporting, compliance, and system configuration (i.e. Salesforce) to track revenue
Rebecca was also given offers to work at
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Salesforce
Education
NYU Stern School of Business
MBA - full-time
2016 - 2018
Completed MBA course of study with specializations in design, innovation, entrepreneurship and strategy. Selected as Teaching Fellow for Innovation and Design course for 4 semesters, mentoring and evaluating students on the fundamentals of innovation and design. As an alumni I am a guest lecturer in the MBA program and BTE undergraduate program on innovation, design, and new product strategy. I mentor MBA students and undergraduates during intensive courses where they work with seed startups on rapid design challenges.
Cornell College
BS - Cognitive Psychology
2005 - 2009
Completed Human Development BS program covering the multidisciplinary field of study that spans development across the life course and the interactions between development and social institutions such as schools, workplaces and neighborhoods. Completed concentration in Cognitive Studies covering cognition development in infants, children, and adults including topics on attention, memory, intelligence, reasoning and decision-making, causal understanding, categorization, and language development. Additional academic research focused on children's memory, suggestibility and biased questioning.
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