Joshua Han
I got into Columbia off the waitlist with $100K as a re-applicant
Studied at Columbia Business School
Works at Columbia Business School
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Joshua's Offerings
Custom hourly · $199/hr
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Joshua’s MBA Qualifications
Joshua has helped clients get into these schools:
I got into Columbia Business School off the waitlist with a $100K scholarship. I'm Josh, and as a re-applicant and "non-traditional" candidate who comes from an over-represented demographic background, I understand how confusing and challenging the MBA application process can be. Currently, I'm a rising 2Y at Columbia Business School who is passionate about entrepreneurship and early-stage investing. I work part-time as an early-stage VC investor and hold several leadership positions in both school clubs and non-profit organizations. In my free time, I'm working towards scratch golf and my first Ironman triathlon. Prior to b-school... -> I bootstrapped, crowdfunded, and raised VC for my CPG startup -> Graduated from UC Berkeley with a BA in Political Science -> Worked in tech as a Senior Product Manager at Western Digital Corporation -> Freelanced as a consultant for early-stage startups and VC firms Since starting my own MBA journey, I've helped dozens of people start theirs. If you're wondering whether an MBA is worth it, trying to find your voice in the application, or fighting to get off a waitlist — let's talk.
Joshua can help with:
Application Strategy
Ding Analysis
Editing
Essays
Financial Aid & Scholarships
General Exploration
Interviews
Networking Strategy
Recommendations
Resume
School Selection
Secondary Review
Waitlist Strategy
About Joshua
In 2023, I'd just been hit by tech layoffs. A few months later, a routine checkup revealed pre-cancerous growths in my colon. I felt thrown overboard, lost at sea, barely treading water with no bearing. It took nearly a year of soul-searching, awkward coffee chats, and random gigs before I found the courage to reapply for MBA programs. I'm glad I did. The first time around, I'd forced my narrative into traditional career goals, guessing at what adcoms wanted to hear. This time, I embraced the mess instead of editing it out and spoke candidly about the changes I wanted to see in the world, with an MBA as the staging ground for what came next. That’s where my passion for "longevity," and adjacently, self-improvement, was born — out of a long struggle to find meaning and overcome my health scare. Now, as a 2nd year MBA candidate at Columbia, I'm exploring technologies that help people live longer, healthier lives — first as an early-stage investor, before delving into my own entrepreneurial ideas.
Why do I coach?
My own MBA journey wouldn't have been possible without the countless people who let me talk in circles until I found my own thread. People who believed in a version of my story before I could see it myself. I coach because I want to be that person for someone else. But beyond gratitude, I coach because I genuinely love uncovering and crafting a powerful story. I believe everyone has a story worth telling. Most people just haven't been given the space, or the right questions, to find it. I enjoy finding the small details that make an experience specific instead of generic, cutting the parts that sound impressive but say nothing, and finding the thread that ties a scattered set of experiences into a single, honest narrative. That's the real lesson my MBA experience has taught me: it isn't a performance, it's a story. And the version worth telling is usually the one you're most afraid to write down. Helping someone else find theirs is the best part of this work.
Work Experience
Investment Associate
37 Angels
February 2026 - Present
Early-stage investing. I manage, screen, and diligence referred deal flow for 37 Angels.
MBA Candidate
Columbia Business School
August 2025 - Present
Golf Club (Co-President) Korean Business Association (VP of Community Partnerships)
Business Development Consultant
Impact Food
September 2024 - August 2025
Plant-based seafood startup. Driving revenue through new customer acquisition and partnerships. We partner with local restaurants, educational institutions, corporate dining, and catering services.
Senior Product Manager
Western Digital
June 2020 - January 2023
Led cross-functional teams in market research and new product development in the gaming and content creation market segment. Created and managed product roadmaps, financial models, and go-to-market strategies for Western Digital's Internal Drive Kits and WD Black portable gaming drives.
Co-founder
COBA
August 2018 - September 2019
Created a caffeinated chocolate startup serving student and young working professional consumers. Led zero-to-one product development, set up direct-to-consumer supply-chain operations, and spearheaded fundraising initiatives. Raised $20,000 in crowdfunding campaigns and $25,000 in pre-seed venture capital.
Education
Columbia Business School
Master of Business Administration - MBA
2025 - 2027
Activities and societies: Co-President (Golf Club), VP of Community Partnerships (Korean Business Association)
University of California, Berkeley
Political Science, Entrepreneurship, Korean Studies
2015 - 2019
Sigma Phi Epsilon national fraternity Korean American Student Association Cal Triathlon Club
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Overall Rating
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Joshua has helped clients get into these schools: