About Jake

"No competitive enterprise, in whatever field of endeavor, can leave its apples unpolished and still expect to win." -- Jeremy Bullmore, WPP. Your field of endeavor is MBA admissions, and your apple is your application. You are full of talents, experiences, and stories. However, if you do not polish your application, you will be lost. You must engage both the heart and the mind. I can help. Prior to my MBA at Stanford, I led the growth and marketing efforts for a startup called College Pulse, a social polling platform for college students. After completing the Y Combinator startup accelerator in summer 2018, our team of three grew the College Pulse user base from 10,000 to over 450,000 registered users and built the largest database of college student public opinion in the country. Prior to College Pulse, I worked in advertising at WPP in London, and I co-founded and ran my own creative agency. One of my video productions--a video of me dancing across China--received international attention, even landing me an interview on China’s national television network, CCTV1, where I chatted with the host and audience in Mandarin. I have a BA from Dartmouth College, where I studied computer science, and an MA from Tsinghua University, where I studied global affairs as a Schwarzman Scholar. As a coach, my speciality is helping applicants with non-traditional backgrounds polish their application and tell their unique story in a distinct, unforgettable way. I help you decide what to highlight and how to present it effectively. As one former coachee noted, "Jake transformed my essay. His notes helped me lead with a BANG! I would not have been accepted to NYU Stern without his guidance." Let's chat. Tell me your story. We'll get you into your top business school together.