Jessica Burlingame
5.0
(55)
Coaching for Emerging Leaders | ICF-Certified | Columbia MBA | 20+ Years
Studied at Columbia Business School
Works at jessica.mba
Available tomorrow at 2:00 PM UTC
I am focusing on Deferred Admissions, EMBA, and R1 2026 MBA clients at this time (January 2026.) Looking forward to connecting with you!
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Jessica's Coaching Offerings
Custom hourly · $329/hr
Get help with Emotional Intelligence, Problem Solving, and .
Jessica also coaches for MBA and Executive Coaching. View all.
Jessica’s Leadership Coaching Qualifications
Coaches professionally
Experience level: Director
20+ people coached for Leadership Coaching
ICF-certified leadership coach with training from Erickson International and Newfield Network. For 20+ years, I've specialized in leadership transitions—helping professionals across industries prepare for roles that require them to operate differently, not just do more. I work with leaders in tech, consulting, healthcare, finance, private equity, and many other fields. My focus: the internal recalibration that high-stakes transitions demand—how you make decisions under pressure, navigate new organizational dynamics, and show up with authority when the ground feels unfamiliar. If you're stepping into new leadership territory and want precision work, not generic advice, let's connect.
Jessica can help with:
Emotional Intelligence
Problem Solving
Conflict Resolution
Change Management
Innovation and Creativity
Ethical Leadership
Coaching and Mentoring
Jessica also coaches for MBA and Executive Coaching. View all.
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
March 2020 - Present
Individualized coaching and consulting for global MBA and EMBA applicants. 20+ years experience in the MBA coaching space. 3x Poets & Quants Top Consultant.
Founder and Principal
Jessica Burlingame Coaching
2017 - Present
• Through jessica.mba, advise domestic and global MBA and EMBA candidates on program admissions, coaching them on strategy, networking, positioning, essay writing, career narrative, working with recommenders, interview skills, and decision support • Coach elite performers, including emerging leaders, through high-stakes transitions, helping them develop the awareness and agility required to succeed in complex organizational environments. Work with professionals in management consulting, private equity, investment banking, manufacturing, media, and other industries across the US, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia • Focus on the intersection of individual capability and organizational dynamics leveraging a methodology that integrates three elements: status intelligence (reading relational dynamics in real time), systems fluency (understanding how organizations work beyond formal structures), and role agility (adapting your approach to what the moment needs, not what your title prescribes) • Deliver weekly workshops via Leland platform (stress management, communication, leadership) to 50-115 participants • Tapped to serve as guest presenter at Columbia University and Mount Holyoke College delivering MBA admissions seminars to 30+ participants • Maintained referral partnership with Menlo Coaching (2024-2025) • Provide 1:1 coaching and talent development services, rooted in techniques from theater and complementary somatic and contemplative practices.
Principal Consultant
The MBA Exchange
2006 - February 2020
Awarded 3-time top global consultant by Poets & Quants.
Senior Consultant
ECG Management Consultants
2006 - 2008
Associate Director, Leadership Development
The Advisory Board Company
2003 - 2005
Education
Columbia Business School
MBA, Finance & Management
Activities and societies: William J. Heffernan scholar. Intern, The Citigroup Private Bank. Founder, Scuba Diving Club. Cast member, Follies.
Columbia University
BA, English & Comparative Literature
Activities and societies: Graduated cum laude. J. Henry Esser Scholar.
University of Bologna
Exchange student, Literature & Philosophy
55 Reviews
Overall Rating
5.0
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