James H.
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Columbia MBA | Ex-McKinsey | Break into M7 | Look Cool at Parties
9,145 min coached
521 followers
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Studied at Columbia Business School
Worked at McKinsey & Company
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James's Coaching Offerings
Craft Powerful MBA Essays
Craft winning MBA essays through brainstorming, drafting, and editing
Starting at $1,3455h+ of coaching
Comprehensive MBA Application Package — Land Your Dream Program
Expert help on your MBA essays, recommendations, resume, and more
Starting at $2,20020h+ of coaching
Nail the MBA Interview
Practice realistic mock MBA interviews with a trained expert
Starting at $8073h+ of coaching
Custom hourly · $269/hr
Get help with Financial Aid & Scholarships, Editing, and .
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James’s MBA Qualifications
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Hello! Having applied to and attended business school, I understand how outrageously stressful it can be. Luckily, nobody has to go it alone. I had amazing guidance from coaches, mentors and friends, and I love paying that forward. Let's connect if you're thinking about applying to an MBA program.
James can help with:
Financial Aid & Scholarships
Editing
Recommendations
Interviews
Cover Letters
Ding Analysis
Networking Strategy
Waitlist Strategy
School Selection
Secondary Review
Application Strategy
Essays
Resume
Testing & Assessments
General Exploration
Supplementary Materials
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About James
Hi! I'm a Columbia MBA, former McKinsey consultant, and current Head of Partner Strategy & Operations at Salsa. I started my career in the agent training program at United Talent Agency, and was a non-traditional MBA applicant. I like to drum, play golf, see as many movies as possible, and have recently gotten addicted to Peleton...
Why do I coach?
If it hadn't been for the amazing coaches and mentors I've had throughout my career, I wouldn’t have been able to achieve my goals. I love to pay it forward and help others do the same.
Work Experience
Head of Partner Strategy & Operations
Salsa
2025 - Present
Senior Associate
McKinsey & Company
August 2022 - October 2024
Enterprise Sales
Frame.io
May 2018 - November 2019
Video collaboration startup (acquired by Adobe for $1.3B)
Original Series Development
NBCUniversal
February 2017 - April 2018
Agent Trainee
United Talent Agency
September 2014 - February 2017
Education
Columbia Business School
MBA
Claremont McKenna College
BA, Economics & International Relations
Thesis: The Performance of Global Film Franchises: Installment Effects & Extension Decisions (published in the Journal of Cultural Economics, January 2018)
James was also personally admitted to
Kellogg School of Management (Northwestern)
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