Michelle Shen
Recruit, pivot, advance your career | Consulting > BizOps | Stanford MBA
3,366 min coached
174 followers
Studied at Stanford Graduate School of Business
Works at Headway
Available Thursday
Starting at 2:00 AM UTC
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Michelle's Offerings
Custom hourly · $95/hr
Get help with Business Strategy Development, Competitive Analysis, and .
Michelle also coaches for MBA, Build with AI, and College. View all.
Michelle’s Business Operations & Strategy Qualifications
Experience level: Associate
After my MBA, I was really interested in breaking into the tech industry under the Business Strategy & Operations umbrella. I didn't know what roles fell into the broad category, and didn't know the best skills to prep for interviews. I help candidates prep for interviews (behavioral, case (both live and take home), and C-Suite calls) and best translate their existing experience into what tech companies want to hear. I can support in end-to-end process, from identifying initial companies, all the way to negotiating a final offer!
Michelle can help with:
Business Strategy Development
Competitive Analysis
Cover Letters
Interview Prep
LinkedIn Review
Market Research
Negotiation Skills
Networking Strategy
Operations Management
Process Improvement
Project Management
Resume Review
Michelle also coaches for MBA, Build with AI, and College. View all.
About Michelle
I didn’t look like a typical MBA candidate on paper. I studied neuroscience at Penn, started my career in life sciences consulting, and bounced across mental health and life sciences before earning my MBA at Stanford. These days, I work in tech and spend a lot of my time experimenting with AI, i.e., testing new tools, building workflows, and figuring out what’s actually useful vs. hype. I know firsthand how hard it can be to turn a nonlinear career into a clear, compelling story because I had to do it myself. Now, I share what I’ve learned to help others do the same: whether you’re applying to business school, figuring out your next career move, or just trying to figure out (like the rest of us) how AI can actually be useful in your everyday life.
Why do I coach?
I coach because I know what it feels like to stare at MBA application prompts and wonder if your story is "business school material." When I was applying, I remember questioning whether my neuroscience research, my pivot through consulting, or my startup experience would translate into a compelling narrative for admissions committees. I felt like I was speaking a different language than the finance and consulting candidates who seemed to have clearer paths. Now, as someone who successfully made that transition, I'm passionate about helping other candidates discover their own compelling narratives. There's something incredibly rewarding about watching someone realize that their "different" background is actually their competitive advantage. I coach because I want to be the guide I wish I'd had - someone who understands the unique challenges of translating their story into business school gold.
Work Experience
Commercial Strategy
Headway
2025 - Present
Chief of Staff to CEO
Willow
June 2024 - August 2024
Senior Consultant
Guidehouse
2020 - 2023
Interviewer
Education
Stanford Graduate School of Business
Master of Business Administration - MBA
2023 - 2025
University of Pennsylvania
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Biological Basis of Behavior (Neuroscience), Magna Cum Laude
2015 - 2019
Michelle was also personally admitted to
Columbia Business School
Yale School of Management
Haas School of Business (Berkeley)
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