David C.

David Cui

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Studied at Politecnico di Milano

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Works at Vincent Hawk

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About David

Moving from a traditional Chinese education to a global perspective pushed me, right after college, into education itself. While working with every age group, I realized the people who need support most are those stuck early or mid-career. An MBA became the lever I could offer—especially in China, where applicants need structured, culturally-smart guidance to crack Western admissions thinking. So I left a high-paying K-12 role, joined a start-up dedicated solely to MBA coaching as a founding core member, and spent the next two years building a method that is unmistakably mine. Clients from China, Japan, Singapore and the U.S. became my proving ground; five consecutive years we’ve placed members at both HBS and GSB. When the essays are done, we stay connected, turning each cohort into mentors for the next. Today I run my own boutique firm—intentionally small, relentlessly personal—so more applicants can turn an MBA into the career and life they’re hungry for.

Why do I coach?

Working as an MBA coach changed my personal trajectory and the way I see the world. I believe every candidate carries a unique spark, and my mission is to help each one find the environment where that spark can ignite. Born in a small county in China, I climbed—step by step—into first-tier city entrepreneurship; along the way I sat in every kind of business room and watched people from wildly different backgrounds wrestle with the same silent question: “How do I grow from here?” I stand beside applicants as a teammate, not a lecturer. We teach each other: I bring frameworks and feedback, they bring stories and courage. Together we turn isolated setbacks into shared strategy, and we chase both admission letters and the bigger lives behind them. My payoff is watching someone leave our conversations believing their lowest point was actually the launch ramp to a wider world.

Work Experience

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Graduate Admissions Strategist / Application Mentor

Vincent Hawk

June 2024 - Present

Mentored yearly 30+ students in career path development and internship interviews Provided professional guidance and consultation to 200+ undergraduate students from diverse business disciplines as completing their master’s program applications, covering universities worldwide

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MBA Consultant

BeBeyond

May 2019 - May 2024

Interviewer

Designed and delivered comprehensive, end-to-end application strategy for 30+ U.S. top-tier MBA candidates annually; achieved 6 consecutive years of admits to HBS and Stanford GSB and 50 admits to Top 20 business school worldwide Spearheaded development of the 2023 product suite, established new quality-control standards, and launched internal training workshops to institutionalize best practices. Led cross-functional project teams to execute market-facing sales initiatives and drive business expansion

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Deputy General Manager

Chadstone Funds (Beijing) Co., Ltd.

June 2017 - April 2019

Hiring Manager

Co-founded the firm; built and scaled Tech & Trading teams—owned end-to-end hiring and onboarding programs Led Sino-Australian joint venture to launch a new FX trading platform; assembled cross-functional team and drove business-partner negotiations plus full product-system design

Education

Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Nantes-Atlantique Logo

Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Nantes-Atlantique

Master of Science, Supply Chain and Purchasing Management

2014 - 2015

Politecnico di Milano Logo

Politecnico di Milano

Master's degree, supply chain and purchasing management

2014 - 2015

Grade: 95/100

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Hunan University

Bachelor's Degree, International Economics and Trade

2010 - 2014

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