Jenai A.
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GSB, HBS, Wharton Admit | Amazon PM | Helping you craft your unique story!
17,385 min coached
317 followers
Studied at Stanford Graduate School of Business
Worked at Amazon
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Jenai's Coaching Offerings
Craft Powerful MBA Essays
Craft winning MBA essays through brainstorming, drafting, and editing
Starting at $8555h+ of coaching
Comprehensive MBA Application Package — Land Your Dream Program
Expert help on your MBA essays, recommendations, resume, and more
Starting at $5,50020h+ of coaching
Nail the MBA Interview
Practice realistic mock MBA interviews with a trained expert
Starting at $523.803h+ of coaching
Custom hourly · $180/hr
Get help with Editing, Recommendations, and .
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Jenai’s MBA Qualifications
40+ people coached for MBA
Jenai has helped clients get into these schools:
Welcome to my profile! I'm Jenai Akina, a Senior Product Manager at Amazon specializing in consumer hardware and will be attending Stanford GSB in the Fall. Having sucessfully secured R1 MBA offers from Harvard Business School, Stanford GSB, Wharton (with $100k+ fellowship), and Kellogg MMM, as well as coached others to get into top-tier programs, I bring first hand experience navigating M7 MBA Admissions. I am passionate about leveraging my industry expertise and MBA background to help you craft a compelling application that stands out from application strategy, resume review, essay narrative crafting/editing, and interviewing. Let's connect and work together to achieve your MBA goals!
Jenai can help with:
Editing
Recommendations
Interviews
Ding Analysis
School Selection
Secondary Review
Application Strategy
Essays
Resume
About Jenai
Hi, I’m Jenai — an MBA + PM coach known for helping candidates break through roadblocks with strategic clarity, exceptional storytelling, and deeply personalized support. My coaching blends three things clients consistently highlight: • Transformational storytelling — turning scattered ideas into powerful, authentic narratives • Elite-level editing & strategic insight — meticulous, detail-driven, and tailored to your unique profile • High-fidelity mock interview prep — simulating real M7/GSB/HBS interview pressure so you walk in confident I’ve helped clients earn admits to HBS, Stanford GSB, Wharton, Booth, Kellogg, Columbia, MIT Sloan, NYU Stern, Ross, McCombs, and more; and PM candidates land roles at Amazon and other top companies. Before coaching, I spent years in product management at Amazon, consulting, and story-driven leadership roles, which shaped how I mentor today — structured but empathetic, actionable but human, honest but encouraging.
Why do I coach?
I coach because I know how transformational the right guidance can be — not just for an application or interview, but for your confidence, clarity, and sense of possibility. I didn’t always have structure or mentorship early in my own journey. I learned through trial, error, and a lot of uncertainty. When I finally found mentors who saw me — my potential, my voice, my story — everything changed. They taught me how powerful great coaching can be, and it shaped the way I show up for others today. I coach because I care deeply about helping people unlock the version of themselves they can feel but haven’t fully articulated yet. I love the moment when a story clicks, when confidence takes root, when someone realizes, “Oh, I can actually do this.” My clients trust me with some of the most meaningful transitions of their lives — and that’s a privilege I don’t take lightly. Coaching is where my love for storytelling, strategy, empathy, and people all intersect. It’s the work that feels most aligned with who I am.
Work Experience
Senior Product Manager
Amazon
November 2020 - June 2024
Previous Roles: Senior Program Manager
Owner
Jenai Akina Consulting Services
April 2018 - July 2019
Independent Workday Consulting
Senior Workday Consultant
Mercer
August 2016 - March 2018
Education
Stanford Graduate School of Business
MBA
2024 - 2026
Harvard University
A.B., Government
2012 - 2016
Activities and societies: Co-President of Holoimua o Hawai'i - Harvard Hawaii Student Organization; Harvard Undergraduate Women in Business; Harvard Crimson Dance Team; Institute of Politics Citizenship Tutor
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Overall Rating
5.0
Knowledge
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Value
4.8
Responsiveness
5.0
Supportiveness
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Jenai has helped clients get into these schools:
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