MBA Essay & Narrative Sprint

MBA Essay & Narrative Sprint

Offered by Claire Q.

Stanford MBA | Senior ops leader turned executive coach & advisor

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Studied at Stanford Graduate School of Business

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Description

This package is for candidates who have a clear school target and application deadline, and need to move fast without cutting corners. It is structured, intensive, and built around your specific schools and prompts — not generic MBA advice. Session 1 — Story Architecture (75 min). We build your master narrative from scratch. Using the psychodynamic approach I developed through my Tavistock training and INSEAD coaching practice, we go beyond surface-level career summaries to identify the leadership identity thread running through your experience. You leave with a complete Narrative Blueprint — the backbone of every essay you will write. Session 2 — Essay Development (90 min). Working from your Narrative Blueprint, we tackle your primary "Why MBA / Why Now" essay and your most important school-specific prompt. I coach you through structure, voice, and the specific signals each school's admissions committee is looking for. Draft feedback is provided within 48 hours. Session 3 — Essay Refinement & Short Answers (60 min). We polish your essays, close the gaps, and work through any short-answer questions. I check for consistency of narrative across all written components — a common failure point that I am trained to identify. Session 4 — Recommender Coaching (45 min). Strong recommendations are crafted, not hoped for. I help you select the right recommenders, brief them with a tailored Recommender Cheat Sheet, and ensure their narrative amplifies — not just repeats — what you say in your essays.


What you'll get from this package

Complete polished drafts of your primary essays (1–2 schools)

A Narrative Blueprint document — reusable across all future applications and interviews

A Recommender Cheat Sheet tailored to each recommender

48-hour turnaround on all written feedback throughout the engagement


Additional details

Coaching delivered via live sessions and .

Refund Policy

Services included:

Recommendations

Essays


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Claire Q.

Offered by Claire Q.

Joined September 2021

Stanford MBA | Senior ops leader turned executive coach & advisor

I hold an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business, where I experienced both the transformative power of the programme and the rigour of the admissions process. Since graduating, I built a decade-long track record in senior leadership at Amazon, Uber, Sylvera, and Morgan Stanley — giving me genuine insight into the career trajectories, pivots, and challenges that MBA applicants and graduates navigate. Today I work as a Leadership Consultant and Executive Coach, with advanced training in organisational psychology from the NHS Tavistock Clinic and direct coaching experience guiding senior leaders and MBA students through INSEAD's flagship Personal Leadership Development Programme. I bring both the strategic rigour of a top business school education and the psychological depth to help you clarify your story, sharpen your positioning, and unlock what makes you genuinely distinctive — whether you're crafting your application or plotting your next career move.

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$1,200

4h–5h of coaching

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