Kate X.
5.0
UW-Madison Business Grad | Expert in Crafting Compelling College Apps
Studied at Wisconsin School of Business
Works at Capital One
Available June 23 at 3:00 PM UTC
Usually responds within 2 hours
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Kate's Coaching Offerings
Get Into Your Dream College — Complete Package
Expert help on your applications, including essays, activities, and more
Starting at $2,00020h+ of coaching
Write Powerful College Essays
Expert help to brainstorm, draft, and polish winning college essays
Starting at $3605h+ of coaching
Complete UC Application Support
Expert help on your UC applications to make you stand out.
Starting at $65010h+ of coaching
Pay as you go
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Kate’s College Qualifications
Hi, I'm Kate - a UW-Madison Business school graduate with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Operations and Tech Management, Marketing, and Supply Chain. With a strong academic background and professional experiences in consulting and product management, I've guided students of low-income, first generation, and historically underrepresented backgrounds to craft compelling applications that illustrate what they will bring to campus. My coaching styles involves getting to know who you are as a person - your goals, personality, and interests. Every experience you've had is valid and matters, it's not "just" a cashier or server or barista position. Let's work together to make sure your story comes through in the application - sometimes we just need someone in our corner to be a sounding board and provide another perspective - that's what I'm here for.
Kate can help with:
Editing
Recommendations
Interviews
School Selection
Secondary Review
Application Strategy
Essays
Resume
Kate also coaches for Management Consulting and Product Management. View all.
About Kate
Hi there! I'm Kate - nice to meet you. I grew up in the rural Midwest and was lucky enough to attend a high school that had 25+ AP course offerings. My family instilled a strong work ethic in me ever since I was little that led me to the Wisconsin School of Business on an Academic Excellence scholarship where I graduated with Distinctive Scholastic Achievement. I went on to gain experience in supply chain & operations internships, study abroad programs, and undergraduate clubs before landing full-time offers because of the resources around me like the alumni network, mentors, and friends. Now that I have the opportunity to be on the other side, I really love helping others figure out their goals, craft their story, and sharpen their interview skills + resume - whether that's for college or a job application. Outside of work, I enjoy skiing, hiking, photography, being a foodie, pilates, and thrifting. I also volunteer as a Peer Counselor for Empower Work - an anonymous text line that provides support and coaching for historically marginalized workers experiencing challenges in the workplace. Thanks for stopping by, I'm excited to connect with you!
Why do I coach?
Landing a school acceptance, internship, or full-time role can be an absolute rollercoaster. When I was first applying to colleges, I didn't have an an immediate, go-to mentor since my parents hadn't navigated the university application space within the U.S. During my time at UW-Madison, I was lucky enough to find peers and alumni to help me navigate recruitment for internships and full-time, improve my case interview skills, succeed in consulting interviews, and transition out of consulting and into product management. I'd love to pay it forward - I feel energized when mentoring others, learning about their experience and perspective, and ultimately helping them achieve their goals.
Work Experience
Product Manager
Capital One
October 2022 - Present
Web Payment Experience & Messaging (Notifications) Jira, Confluence and +6 skills
Management Consultant
Accenture
2022 - 2022
*Merchandising Hierarchy Strategy for Fortune 500 Department Retailer - Owned $8B product data analysis and mapping to optimize hierarchy design and governance for business planning - Defined design and feature requirements for a hierarchy visualization tool, driving process efficiencies - Streamlined product assortment planning by conducting 15 stakeholder interviews and identifying current state processes, pain points, and future state implications Microsoft Excel, Smartsheet and +11 skills
Senior Consulting Analyst
Accenture
2021 - 2022
*Supply Chain Wholesale Order Strategy for Global Luxury Retailer - Developed 3 current state process maps to evaluate future process changes required to enable multi-Distribution Center network, resulting in continued Phase 2 client engagement - Led 9 stakeholder interviews and cross-functional validation sessions to synthesize pain points, milestones, and system nuances *Supply Chain Planning Strategy for Fortune 50 Global Food and Beverage Company - Led 100+ stakeholder interviews to define end-to-end supply chain strategy and annual roadmap - Mapped business processes to highlight inefficiencies and pain points, presenting insights to stakeholders *Women in Supply Chain (Internal Organization) Communications Lead
Consulting Analyst
Accenture
2020 - 2021
*Project Management for Fortune 150 Global Snack Company - Managed global workshops across Marketing and Supply Chain departments to establish Account Planning Strategy and long-term goals - Supported $2.5M Request for Proposal process in collaboration with cross-functional client leads and senior partners *Digital Transformation Strategy (Project Management Office) for Fortune 250 Apparel Retailer - Built project management tools (Smartsheet) to standardize governance across 7 workstreams and 15 teams; driving ongoing decisions for $500M+ in digital initiatives - Led client transition to new tool to enforce documentation standards, onboarding 15 leaders and gathering product feedback through weekly meetings - Developed status reports, risk and issue logs, and change logs, briefing senior leadership on key milestones across 20+ initiatives
Operations Analyst
Cann
2020 - 2020
Cannabis beverage startup - Series A - Vendor Sourcing for packaging and beverage ingredients - Inventory reconciliations with manufacturer to save control costs Microsoft Excel, Supply Chain Operations and +6 skills
Business Emerging Leaders Program Mentor
Wisconsin School of Business
2018 - 2020
Supply Chain Analyst
Target
2019 - 2019
Inventory Analysis, Forecasting and +3 skills
Kate was also given offers to work at
Target
PepsiCo
Medline Industries
Huron
Procter & Gamble
Education
Wisconsin School of Business
Bachelor of Business Administration , Operations Management, Supply Chain Management, Marketing
Grade: 3.8/4.0 Activities and Societies: Wisconsin Consulting Club (WCC) - VP of Finance, Grainger Center for Supply Chain Management, Wisconsin International Scholars Program, Academic Excellence Scholar, Supporting Peers in Laidback Listening (SPILL) Mental Health Organization - VP of Marketing, Badger Volunteer, ULINE Case Competition
Bocconi University
Bachelor of Business Administration
Spring Semester Abroad Exchange Program
Universidad de Alcalá de Henares
Bachelor of Business Administration
Summer Study Abroad Program
Kate was also personally admitted to
University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Berkeley
Carlson School of Management (Minnesota)
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Kate has helped Leland clients get into Wisconsin School of Business
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