Jessica B. | Leland

Jessica B.

Studied at Columbia Business School

Works at jessica.mba

Available tomorrow at 6:00 PM UTC

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About Jessica

I’m a three-time Poets & Quants Top Consultant and a Columbia MBA, and an ICF-certified leadership coach, working with MBA and EMBA applicants worldwide since 2006. As a former English major and magazine editor, I have a sharp eye and ear for the compelling story every client holds—even if you haven’t found yours yet! My client-focused, empathetic style helps you craft a standout narrative and confidently conquer the competitive admissions process. Services offered in English and Italian. We’ll do great work together if you’re ready to be bold, authentic, and WIN the admissions game.

Why do I coach?

Since business school, I’ve been all in on leadership development—because there’s nothing more powerful than partnering with people to tackle what matters most to them, and celebrating those breakthrough wins. Coaching MBA and EMBA clients was a natural next step, letting me fuel ambitious leaders as they own their stories and shape their futures. To me, coaching is about sparking clarity, igniting confidence, and driving real transformation. I’m passionate about turning uncertainty into unstoppable momentum—and that’s why I show up, every time.

Work Experience

Principal Consultant

jessica.mba

April 2024 - Present

Individualized coaching and consulting for global MBA and EMBA applicants. 18+ years experience in the MBA coaching space. 3x Poets & Quants Top Consultant.

Founder and Principal

Agon Advisors

July 2017 - Present

Jessica Burlingame and Agon Advisors provide 1:1 coaching and talent development services, rooted in techniques from theater and complementary somatic and contemplative practices. We cultivate Vitality | Acuity | Agility | and Humanity with leaders and teams, in real time. Agon Advisors' team-based projects include: • "Deepening Creative Practice" professional development course, guest faculty, The Tavistock Institute for Human Relations (London) • Presentation skills manager training with UKON A/S for Danske Bank (Copenhagen) • “Agon in the Office: Contests and Gatherings in the Theatre of Work,” The Tavistock Institute for Human Relations (London) • “Acting In the Here and Then,” The Tavistock Institute for Human Relations • “Uses of Space, Uses of Self,” International Society for the Psychoanalytic Study of Organizations (Copenhagen)