Dumi Mphamba
Studied at Stanford Graduate School of Business
Worked at Sonar Mental Health
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About Dumi
I spent three years leading the international business at wikiHow before pursuing my MBA and MA in Education at Stanford. I’m originally from Zimbabwe and first came to the U.S. on a full-ride undergraduate scholarship to Stanford, so I know firsthand how life-changing the opportunity to study in the U.S. can be. Over the years, I’ve helped several people navigate applications to U.S. colleges and graduate schools. At Stanford GSB, I served as both an Admissions Ambassador and an Arbuckle Coaching Fellow, experiences that gave me a deeper understanding of the admissions process as well as how to coach people toward their individual goals. I bring both perspectives to my work with applicants: helping you tell your story authentically, understand what makes you stand out, and build an application that reflects where you’ve been and where you want to go. Outside of work, I enjoy watching comedy shows with my husband, playing with my cat Sabrina, and hiking around the San Francisco Bay Area.
Why do I coach?
I am where I am today in large part because of people who helped me see my own potential and coached me in the skill of telling my story in a compelling way. I come from a culture where self-promotion doesn't always come naturally, so learning to advocate for myself and communicate what I bring to the table has been a learned skill. It's one I'm excited to pass on to others, especially those whose backgrounds or experiences may make it harder to recognize, own, and articulate what makes them exceptional.
Work Experience
Chief of Staff
Sonar Mental Health
June 2026 - August 2026
Instructor for Leadership Studies Course
Stanford University Graduate School of Business
April 2026 - June 2026
Justice
Stanford GSB Impact Fund
November 2025 - June 2026
The Fund is an evergreen fund that invests in early-stage for-profit ventures seeking both financial and social and environmental returns. The Fund’s investment mandate is geographically flexible, and the investment priorities will vary from year to year based on students’ interests and market activity.
Leadership Coaching
Stanford University Graduate School of Business
September 2025 - June 2026
The Arbuckle Leadership Fellows program teaches second-year Stanford MBA students how to effectively develop others by coaching and mentoring first-year MBA students. Students apply and are selected to become Fellows during their first year in the Stanford MBA Program through a highly competitive process.
Summer Consultant
bostonconsultinggroupbcg.com
June 2025 - August 2025
Generalist consultant for a 9-week case in the Biopharma industry
Co-Chair
Stanford University Graduate School of Business
May 2025 - June 2026
Senior Project Manager, International Business
wikiHow
May 2023 - July 2024
▪Built and scaled operational infrastructure across 79 global contributors in 18 markets, establishing processes that enabled 3,000+ content launches while maintaining quality standards, driving 48M monthly page views ▪Championed high-impact product innovation that delivered 350% performance improvement, building the business case, securing stakeholder alignment, and leading execution across 11 languages ▪Drove 49% revenue growth in PDF product line by orchestrating cross-functional initiatives spanning product, engineering, and international teams, thus translating strategic priorities into execution plans across 17 markets ▪Served as strategic partner to the CEO and COO on organizational restructuring and global payroll operations for 70+ team members, translating executive priorities into XX% cost reductions through data-driven process improvements
Project Manager, International Business
wikiHow
July 2021 - May 2023
▪Led data-driven growth program that doubled newsletter subscriber base to 32,000+ across 8 languages in 12 months by partnering with content and engineering teams to design A/B tests and implement retention strategies ▪Reduced marketing costs 20% and boosted reach 139% by streamlining social media curation system ▪Co-led company recruiting team and spearheaded development of onboarding materials for new hires Project Management, Process Improvement and +3 skills
Education
Stanford Graduate School of Business
Master of Business Administration - MBA
2024 - 2026
Activities and societies: Miller Social Change Leadership Award Winner | Course Assistant for 'Daring Dialogues: Leadership For Society' with Dr Brian Lowery | Arbuckle Leadership Fellow | GSB Impact Fund Justice Investor | Africa Business Forum Co-Chair | Africa Business Club Event Chair | GSB Show Vocal Director | MBA Student Ambassador | Education Club Co-President | BOLD Fellow | Forte Fellow
Stanford Graduate School of Business
Master of Arts - MA, Educational Leadership and Administration, General
2024 - 2026
Dumi was also personally admitted to
The Wharton School (UPenn)
Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley
Owen Graduate School of Management (Vanderbilt)
Yale School of Management
MIT Sloan
University of Pennsylvania
Duke's Fuqua School of Business