Helaman P.
5.0
(13)
Studied at Harvard Business School
Works at Integrated Dynamics
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Available Wednesday at 7:00 PM UTC
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About Helaman
I am an MBA admissions coach and am currently in the second year of my MBA at Harvard Business School. My coaching approach combines high-level application strategy with tactical communication, helping you powerfully showcase your strongest skills, experiences, and character across your resume and essays. I am a particularly good fit for applicants with a nontraditional professional background, deferred admissions applicants, and Latino/a applicants. My professional background is in the social sector, including social impact strategy consulting, philanthropic program development, and nonprofit data operations. I understand both the challenges and the advantages of applying with a non-traditional background. I help clients turn diverse experiences into a cohesive, compelling narrative tailored for MBA programs. For deferred admissions applicants, I guide the process of translating undergrad internships and campus leadership into a powerful story about trajectory and future aspirations. As a Latino, I'm passionate about increasing representation at top programs and supporting applicants from my community. Outside of my professional life, I enjoy listening to and playing music, traveling and exploring the amazing outdoors with my wife and 2 dogs, and reading fiction and nonfiction in my limited free time. I grew up in the metro-Detroit area and maintain it's one of the most underrated cities in the US, and have also spent a few years in Seattle which I have a huge soft spot for as well.
Why do I coach?
I coach because I know firsthand how transformative the guidance can be as an MBA applicant. During my HBS 2+2 application process, a great mentor pushed me to think more strategically about my story and to sharpen how I communicated it. This feedback absolutely leveled up my application and made me realize the huge difference targeted feedback and an external perspective can make. I hope to give other applicants that same advantage.
Work Experience
Manager - Business Development
Integrated Dynamics
May 2025 - Present
Senior Data Analyst
USAFacts
November 2021 - April 2024
Interviewer
-Led project ideation and definition for a new initiative to evaluate quality of government datasets, developed a conceptual framework for data quality, and worked with external partners to organize a convening of government stakeholders to pressure-test the evaluation approach -Owned end-to-end data processes in creation of content to drive average yearly increases of 73% in organic website traffic to annual publications and reach a new target audience of 132 members of US Congress -Wrote internal data analysis standards to ensure accurate and high-quality content and used these principles to train employees in data analysis best practices and to conduct data reviews of articles before publication
Associate / Senior Associate
FSG
August 2019 - November 2021
-Collaborated in consulting teams to devise strategies for companies to address racial inequities through business operations, including strategies for retailers to improve career advancement for frontline workers of color and strategies for financial services companies to enhance equitable access to financial products -Developed measurement, learning, and evaluation systems for companies in the financial and pharmaceutical sectors to track, learn from, and improve shared value initiatives
Management Intern
Ivory Homes
January 2020 - December 2020
Interviewer
-Perform market research resulting in market studies and industry benchmarks guiding product offerings and company strategy -Work closely with CEO on various special projects, including social impact efforts and crafting response to COVID-19 crisis
Consulting Intern
FSG
June 2019 - August 2019
-Conduct stakeholder interviews, perform secondary research, and analyze results from statistical models to validate new promotion best practices that improve both equity for frontline workers of color and profitability at a major retailer -Produce draft white paper outlining team findings on racial equity in the retail, restaurant, and hospitality industries
Participant
Sponsors for Educational Opportunity
June 2018 - August 2019
-Receive 50+ hours of individualized coaching and online instruction to achieve targeted professional developmental goals mainly around technical and soft skills training -Achieve mastery of fundamentals specific to Consulting in order to maximize the likelihood of a return offer at the end of the summer
Corporate Strategy Intern
Aptiv
May 2018 - August 2018
-Improve accuracy of sales forecast, material expenses & profitability comparisons and build dashboard enhancing usability -Perform collaborative research and present findings on strategic issues driving executive decisions -Lead analysis of $650m acquisition target to enhance future product portfolio, presenting findings to the finance leadership
Helaman was also given offers to work at
Goldman Sachs
Education
Harvard Business School
Master of Business Administration - MBA
2024 - 2026
VP Career/Professional Development at Latino Student Association Director of Panels for 2025 HBS Climate Symposium
Brigham Young University
BS, Economics & BA, Political Science
2017 - 2020
Grade: 3.90 GPA Activities and societies: VP of Strategy and Analytics at BYU Humanitarian Club, Management Consulting Club (MCC), BYU Student Association Executive Director, BYU College Democrats Presidency -Dean’s List, 2019-2020; Top 2% Merit-based Scholarship, 2016 – 2020; Economics Department Scholarship, 2018 – 2019 -Teaching Assistant, Economics and Political Science departments; Staff Writer, BYU Political Review
13 Reviews
Overall Rating
5.0
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