Empathetic and honest professional MBA admission coach with 10yrs of experience shining a light into the admissions black box for top 10 programs. Poets&Quants Feature, HBS Podcast. MBA Admissions network, consulting/tech/founder professional experience, and creativity provide you with a unique blend of tools to better understand what admissions look for. I apply my superpower as a professional storyteller to walk clients through a framework that helps connect the dots of past experiences and future aspirations. We get to your “aha” moment and get you excited (and less anxious) about your own fantastic and bold story - this in turn elevates your competitiveness in MBA applications. Successfully navigated this year's new HBS essays (round 1 interviews secured). Optional Gen AI writing acceleration tools in line with admissions guidelines. **Current Status: -Open to final reviews for R2 (2024-25) max 3hrs of coaching each- NOTe available for a review Dec 24-25, 31, Jan 1; don't cut a review too close. get feedback early and often -Open to R3 (2024-25) 2 clients -Open to deferred applicants (24-25) 3 clients -Open to early kickoff (25-26) 3 clients ***No Intro Calls for R2/R3*** -> I do not take free intro calls, please subscribe to get started. I can quickly confirm whether I can work with your profile to reach your goals. For that please share year applying (this or next year)/round, your resume OR linkedin, list of schools, challenging aspects (low GMAT/GPA, etc) and what services you are interesting in. I will reply with a yes or no to confirm I can accelerate your profile. New intro video helps you get to know me in action. ***Intro video Time Stamps: 00:25 Yvette’s coaching style 01:56 Strategy Call 04:25 How many essay drafts does it take? 05:20 When do we move to the second school? 06:41 Letters of Recommendation 07:05 Once I sign up, how often do we connect? 07:50 Interview Prep 08:42 FAQ: Timing - how early should I sign up for coaching? 09:37 FAQ: How long does it take to get 1 app done? Rules of thumb 10:41 FAQ: Can I get into Harvard/Stanford/Wharton? ***Poets&Quants Article: https://poetsandquants.com/2024/08/07/tips-to-nail-new-harvard-mba-essays/?pq-category=sbc&pq-category-2=sponsored-blogs Advised professionals across 20 countries in complex industries including tech, finance, consulting, government, healthcare, biotech, entrepreneurship, renewable energy, and telco. Experience spans product, strategy, operations, analytics, finance, sales, and marketing. Experienced with top 17 MBAs worldwide: Harvard, Stanford, Wharton, Kellogg, MIT, Booth, Columbia, Tuck, Haas, Yale, NYU, UCLA, Ross, Duke, Fuqua, London Business School, Insead; and dual degrees MBA/MPP(A) or MBA/MA product, design or engineering, lastly education dual degrees. MBA, EMBA, PT MBA, &deferred admissions. I know your time is constrained, thus I accelerate the process by avoiding sugar coating, instead guiding toward a better story quickly using examples and frameworks. You have the choice to elect to buy package with access to ethical AI tools to accelerate writing and correct grammar/spelling. As both a technical product person and MBA admissions subject matter expert, I have been able to train a Gen AI model to provide solid feedback that will help you implement the strategy and stories we formulate together. Personality traits: Applying to competitive MBAs (H/S/W or T15) is a serious process on top of a competitive full time job. I inject my naturally open and humorous personality to make the process feel a little less like work. Nimble and grounded are other core strengths, I know when to guide to create urgency and when to give you room to explore.