Yvette R.
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Harvard MBA coached 300 clients w/empathy&honesty | Featured: Poets&Quants
Studied at Harvard Business School
Works at Top MBA Admissions Consulting Group
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Yvette’s MBA Qualifications
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100+ people coached for MBA
Yvette has helped clients get into these schools:
Professional MBA with 10yrs of experience in top 10 programs. Poets&Quants Feature, HBS Podcast. Successfully navigated this year's new HBS essays (round 1 interviews secured). I offer admissions knowhow through close relationships and professional experience relevant to designing your goals. Optional Gen AI ethical acceleration tools. 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 in a way that is exciting and leaves a lasting impression. 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. ***Poets&Quants Article: https://poetsandquants.com/2024/08/07/tips-to-nail-new-harvard-mba-essays/?pq-category=sbc&pq-category-2=sponsored-blogs ***Reviews: "“skilled in pointing out areas for improvement, but not being prescriptive…admitted to every MBA program I applied to, including HBS and GSB” “Yvette is the go to person to help form your story. I was so worried I would be competing against similar profiles, she helped see the difference and connect the dots. Really, really thankful for all the help” See more online: https://poetsandquants.com/consultant/yvette/?pq-directory-type=consultant *** 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.
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About Yvette
Hello, I am a first-generation college grad. MBA from Harvard Business School, BS in Electrical Engineering from CSUN, and 1 yr abroad diving into philosophy. I wast admitted to Harvard, Wharton, Kellogg and Tuck (did not apply to Stanford to venture to the east coast). I coordinated events with admissions officers at 25 of the top MBA programs in the US and maintain an extensive network of MBAs worldwide (US + INSEAD, LBS, Oxford, Cambridge), keeping my finger on the pulse of current MBA students' and alumni experiences. I have worked with StacyBlackman, a premier MBA admissions firm, since 2014. Born in Los Angeles, I have consistently challenged global norms. My childhood in Mexico City and European travels broadened my worldview, making the globe seem more accessible. These experiences sparked my passion for mentoring and collaborating with people worldwide. My pre-MBA career included positions at prestigious corporations such as Deloitte Consulting, Fannie Mae, and UBS Investment Bank in NYC. After graduating from HBS, I moved to Dubai, where I embarked on an entrepreneurial journey. There, I co-founded a real estate services company (acquired), collaborated with a sovereign wealth fund, and launched the 'Grubhub' of the Middle East. Currently based in San Francisco, I am engaged as an Independent Technology Executive, which provides continuous real-world exposure that allows me to help clients formulate their goals.
Why do I coach?
I have witnessed the transformative impact of coaching on professionals' lives and thus dedicates fully to people I coach. In turn, I am inspired by the passion of these future leaders. I view MBA admissions and career coaching as opportunities to guide people through pivotal life changes, providing a guide for ongoing career renewal. This contrasts with managing tech projects, which entail managing performance within a specific goal. During application season, I dedicate time to work with a select group of clients from diverse industries worldwide. Many of these relationships evolve into ongoing career coaching partnerships and friendships.
Work Experience
Senior MBA Admissions Consultant
Top MBA Admissions Consulting Group
September 2014 - Present
Coached ~300 young professionals with diverse backgrounds & 1-12yrs experience working at companies such as Mckinsey, BCG, Oliver Wyman, KKR, Carlyle, Google, Netflix, Microsoft, NASA, gov/military (nuclear, defense tech), pharma, and top tier startups. Help define career paths, core soft & quantitative skill-development plans, and fit/application strategies for top 17 MBAs worldwide for MBA, EMBA, PT MBA, deferred admissions& dual degrees.
Director Strategic Product&Ops Initiatives
Startups - Enterprises >$10bn
June 2009 - Present
Delivered enterprise documentation and leadership communication augmented by AI-driven expert advice. Key measurable outcomes: - Reduce expert's time in repetitive feedback/routine tasks - Accelerate iteration cycles - Identify best training approach using best off-the-shelf models. Product and Ops experience in: Gen AI, fintech, real estate, legal, hospitality, food supply, team collaboration, vendor management, IOT, VC, capital markets/fixed income, IB, cross-border resource management, healthcare, cybersecurity, tech infrastructure
Consultant
Deloitte
July 2003 - December 2005
Pre-MBA systems and strategy consultant
Yvette was also given offers to work at
Google
Education
Harvard Business School
MBA
Activities and societies: Climbed Mt Kilimanjaro (~20k feet) in Tanzania. Turnaround club. Policy courses at Harvard Kennedy School of Government
California State University, Northridge
BS, Electrical Engineering
London 1 year study abroad focused in philosophy
16 Reviews
Overall Rating
5.0
Yvette has helped clients get into these schools: