John K. | Leland

John K.

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GSB, Wharton, Booth, and Kellogg admit from PE/VC

12,830 min coached

71 followers

Studied at Stanford Graduate School of Business

Worked at KSV Global

Available Tuesday at 12:00 AM UTC

Usually responds within 48 hours

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Available Tuesday at 12:00 AM UTC

Usually responds within 48 hours

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John's Coaching Offerings

In-depth Stanford GSB application review

$1,0005h–7h of coaching

Final Application Review

Finalize your MBA application with expert guidance

Starting at $438.063h+ of coaching

Custom hourly · $149/hr

Get help with Editing, Recommendations, and .

John also coaches for Venture Capital and Management Consulting. View all.

John’s MBA Qualifications

If you're coming from a highly competitive/overrepresented background for top MBA programs (MBB, LMM/MM PE/VC, straight white male, etc.) then I'm your huckleberry. I'm John, an MBA and MBB case interview coach with admits to Stanford GSB, Wharton, Booth, and Kellogg (and an interview from Harvard--nearly got all the infinity stones!). I can walk you through differentiating your profile, application strategy, interviewing flawlessly, and deciding which school to choose after you secure admission at all your top choices.

John can help with:

Editing

Recommendations

Interviews

School Selection

Secondary Review

Application Strategy

Essays

Resume

John also coaches for Venture Capital and Management Consulting. View all.

About John

What's up, I'm John Kreider! I'm a first generation college student, was a Senior Associate Consultant at Bain & Company and Private Equity as an Associate, and I am a current student at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. I split my time on Leland between MBA, VC / PE, and MBB case interview prep and coaching. On the MBA side, I've helped many get into top MBA programs, especially on refining the essays and telling, "What matters most, and why?" On the VC / PE side, I have helped many to prepare for their interviews, from modeling out customer retention all the way to preparing for the interview itself. On the MBB case interview side, I have personally done over 100 cases and given hundred more, helping dozens of students get offers at McKinsey, Bain, and BCG. I've also gotten others hired from industry, which is an uncommon strength.

Why do I coach?

I have unique insights into how to interview, and as a founder of one of Bain's largest affinity groups, I can help you with the networking path.

Work Experience

PE/VC Associate

KSV Global

October 2021 - February 2024

Interviewer

I evaluate $10-20M investment opportunities requiring primarily in the tech, consumer, and healthcare industries. My responsibilities include serving as a board observer, financial modeling, conducting company and market due diligence, preparing and presenting investment committee memos, deal sourcing, IR reporting and managing advisors.

Senior Associate Consultant

Bain & Company

August 2019 - October 2021

I worked at Bain & Company and ended as a Senior Associate Consultant. I worked across the automotive, retail, food and beverage, and manufacturing industries across a variety of functions, including private equity due diligence, organizational/operational improvment, and commercial excellence.

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