
Charlotte L.
Harvard MBA & MD | Former CEO | Non-Traditional Applicant Specialist
Studied at Harvard Business School
Worked at Darby
Available Tuesday at 2:00 PM UTC
Please do not book more than 2 months in advance as availability past 60 days is subject to change. Thanks!
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Charlotte's Coaching Offerings
Early Starters MBA Prep Plan
Get a head start on MBA admissions with expert strategy and planning
$1,460.766h of coaching
Comprehensive MBA Application Package — Land Your Dream Program
Expert help on your MBA essays, recommendations, resume, and more
Starting at $5,50020h+ of coaching
Craft Powerful MBA Essays
Craft winning MBA essays through brainstorming, drafting, and editing
Starting at $1,2305h+ of coaching
Custom hourly · $259/hr
Get help with Recommendations, Essays, and .
Charlotte’s MBA Qualifications
Coaches professionally
Harvard Business School and Stanford GSB admit with a non-traditional applicant story (was coming from established career in academic medicine at age 32; also a queer mom with no typical "business" experience). I welcome clients of all stripes but am especially passionate about and uniquely qualified to serve applicants who non-traditional or who are applying to MD/MBA programs.
Charlotte can help with:
Recommendations
Essays
Secondary Review
Application Strategy
Resume
General Exploration
Interviews
Editing
Testing & Assessments
School Selection
Charlotte also coaches for Medical School, Physician & Medical Practice, MCAT, and GMAT. View all.
About Charlotte
I’m a physician, operator, parent, and lifelong athlete who has spent most of my adult life inside competitive, high-stakes environments. My path might look like it was intentional on paper: Ivy League undergrad, medical school on merit scholarship, chief residency, academic medicine, then an MBA at Harvard Business School where I founded and raised venture capital for a healthcare startup. In reality, it’s been anything but linear. I’ve started things, left things, changed direction, and had to ask hard questions about identity, ambition, and tradeoffs along the way. I know what it’s like to be capable of succeeding on a path and still not be sure it’s the right one. Today, I work with people who are trying to decide whether to pursue (or continue pursuing) medicine or an MBA, especially those who are nontraditional: career switchers, parents, older applicants, or people coming off a rejection who need to regroup and think clearly about next steps. I can help with the full process (standardized testing, applications, interviews, choosing among offers, etc) but where I’m most useful is before all of that. Getting clear on your “why” matters because these paths demand real emotional, financial, and time investment. My goal is to help you make decisions consciously and from a grounded inner wisdom, rather than from inertia or fear.
Why do I coach?
Coaching is my jam. I do it because I love it and, after a lot of practice, I've gotten really good at helping others tap into their inner wisdom. I've experienced first hand the burnout that can follow when a smart, ambitious person drives full steam ahead on something hard/impressive simply because they can. I'm passionate about helping other high achievers avoid this trap! My job isn’t to push you toward a particular outcome. It’s to help you slow down enough to make a grounded decision and then support you fully on whatever path you've chosen. I'm 110% committed to doing what's best for the client (even if that might mean referring you to another coach with more relevant expertise!). When you work with me, you can expect a straight shooter who will ask the right questions, attune to you, and reflect back your inner knowing with clarity. You're making big bet with your time, money, and energy - let's make sure it’s actually YOUR bet and then let's crush the execution together.
Work Experience

CEO
Darby
May 2021 - February 2025
Darby is a VC-backed start-up incubated out of the Harvard Innovation Lab. Darby provides AI-powered workflows for durable medical equipment companies. Raised $5m from angels and institutional investors such as Underscore VC, January Ventures, Flare Capital Partners. I am Darby's co-founder and former CEO - after hiring my successor in Q1 2025, I now serve exclusively as a board member.
Emergency Medicine Physician
Prisma Health
August 2017 - August 2020
Assistant Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine
Resident Physician
Atrium Health
July 2014 - June 2017
Admissions Committee
Matched at #1 choice for Residency. Served as Chief Resident in final year and in that capacity interviewed applicants, reviewed applications and served on the committee that generates the program's rank order list
Education
Harvard Business School
MBA
2020 - 2022

University of Pennsylvania
MD, Medicine
2009 - 2014
Admissions Committee Experience
Dean's Scholarship Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellow (work led to a publication in JAMA, among other journals) Emergency Medicine Student Research Prize

University of Pennsylvania
BA, Neuroscience
2005 - 2009