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Package Description:
Your life is a movie. You're the Director, the Producer, and the Main Character. The story you tell your college admissions team will define an important era — an opening scene for the chapter ahead. I help you find the one only you can tell, for your essay and your interview. I use the techniques that got me through high-stakes interviews and deals as a leader at Google and Instagram, and the same techniques I teach Fortune 500 leaders today. And as a pop/rap artist, I know how to find the hook, write the bridge, and step into the spotlight — which is exactly what admissions interviews ask you to do. What we do together: Before we start, you receive a Treasure Hunting pre-work packet — a set of questions designed to surface the memories, moments, and obsessions that make you you. You arrive to Session 1 already inspired and mid-discovery. Session 1 — Treasure Hunt. We go through your treasures together and kick off the story makeover. Treasure Hunting is my proprietary method for finding the story only you can tell. Session 2 — The Essay. We workshop the story that anchors your college essay. Session 3 — The Interview. We train for your admissions interview. Session 4 — Blue Sky. A free session focused on whatever is most helpful — a second essay, interview polish, parent alignment, whatever the moment calls for.
What you'll get from this package
The story and angle for your college essay
The polished narrative for your admissions interview
Confidence that your story is worthy of your dream school
Stronger communication and public speaking skills
Strategic storytelling skills to shape any story toward a desired outcome
Additional details
Coaching delivered via live sessions.
My coaching style comes from two decades of working with — and being shaped by — young generations. At Google and Instagram, I led teams and built communities for Gen Z audiences. During the pandemic, I founded the Speak Dreams Mentorship Program and matched 84 young people across countries, many of them Gen Z navigating applications, interviews, and dream jobs. I read 627 life stories to build that program — so when I say I know how to find the gold in someone's story, I mean it. I'm also a pop/rap artist and minored in Theatre Arts alongside Economics and Sociology at Brandeis — which means I coach from three places at once: the performer who knows how to own a room, the strategist who knows what decision-makers actually listen for, and the storyteller who knows how to make a narrative land. My style is deeply empathetic and highly adaptable. No two applicants are the same, and no two stories should sound the same either. I meet you where you are and help you find the version of your story only you can tell.
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Joined March 2026
627 personal essays in, I know what makes your story stand out
I was the first in my family to go to college in the United States. I know what it's like to navigate a system with no roadmap — and I know what it takes to stand out. Since then, I've read over 600 personal essays and life stories through my mentorship program and coaching work. I've helped students articulate what makes them unique — not what they think admissions wants to hear. My clients have gone on to land roles at Big Tech, the White House, and top startups. I was Instagram's first hire in Latin America and built my career by learning to tell stories that cut through noise. I bring that same approach to your essays and interviews: find the authentic and cutting-edge story, then make it impossible to ignore.
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4h of coaching