
Oren M.
5.0
Get Career Clarity -- Ex-Head of People | MBA Admissions | Certified Coach
Studied at NYU Stern School of Business
Worked at New York University
Available Saturday at 8:00 PM UTC
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Oren's Coaching Offerings

Discover a Career Path
Find clarity in your career direction and make actionable goals.
Starting at $1,2605h+ of coaching

Advance your Career
Advance your career with expert guidance and a plan to achieve your goals.
Starting at $1,2605h+ of coaching

"Should I or Shouldn't I?" Career Exploration for MBA/Grad School Prospects
$1,3865h 30m of coaching
Pay as you go
Get help with Interview Prep, Skill Building, and .
Oren also coaches for MBA and Leadership Development. View all.
Oren’s Career Development Qualifications
Coaches professionally
Experience level: Vice President
10+ people coached for Career Development
I bring a unique blend of HR leadership, certified coaching training, and MBA admissions experience to my career development work. Before launching my coaching practice, I served as Head of People at a Series C Fintech, building on a career in Leadership & Talent Development, primarily for high potentials from early career all the way up to C-Suite and founders. I’ve also worked on the MBA admissions committee at NYU Stern, giving me insight into how career stories are evaluated from the other side of the table. I hold an ICF Associate Certified Coach (ACC) credential and completed training through the Center for Executive Coaching. My approach is practical and human. I work with professionals who are navigating career inflection points - from feeling stuck or misaligned in their current role to figuring out how to pivot into something that actually fits. Together, we cut through the noise, clarify what you want, and build a plan that’s grounded in your values, strengths, and real-world possibilities.
Oren can help with:
Interview Prep
Skill Building
Career Planning
Professional Networking
Personal Branding
Networking Strategy
Salary Negotiation
Job Search Strategies
Oren also coaches for MBA and Leadership Development. View all.
About Oren
I’m a leadership and executive coach, career coach, and MBA admissions consultant, with extensive experience guiding high-achieving professionals across industries and functions. My professional background and industry exposure is diverse, spanning higher education, fintech, entertainment, hospitality, real estate, and financial services, allowing me to provide valuable insights and a multifaceted perspective. I started my career in the higher education space, spending 6 years in undergraduate and MBA admissions roles at New York University, including at the Stern School of Business. Sitting on admissions committees, I evaluated, interviewed, and rendered admissions decisions for thousands of candidates from diverse walks of life and represented NYU throughout the continental US, China, India, the UAE, and the UK. I also helped launch, position, market, and recruit for various new programs, including 1-year MBAs in Tech and Fashion & Luxury, degree-granting campuses in Abu Dhabi and Shanghai, and undergraduate programs in Global Public Health and Real Estate. My corporate experience includes HR, marketing, and strategy roles at startups and major companies, such as Nova Credit (VC-backed fintech), American Express, Hilton, William Morris Endeavor (WME), and Westfield. As head of the People function at Nova Credit, I served as HR lead for a distributed workforce, partnering with executives, managers, and individual contributors, structuring performance cycles and compensation, and facilitating performance management, leadership development, and employee relations. At Westfield and WME, I built and managed talent and career development programs, launching and leading Westfield’s US International Graduate Program (IGP) and overseeing career progression for WME’s Assistant through Agent population. I am a double alum of NYU, where I received a BS in Media, Culture, and Communication and an MBA with Strategy and Marketing specializations from the Stern School of Business. I am also an ICF-certified coach (ACC), Certified Executive Coach (CEC), certified Hogan Assessments practitioner, and hold an SPHR certification from HRCI. A New Jersey native and New Yorker of 12 years, I moved to Los Angeles in 2018, where I’m currently based.
Why do I coach?
I coach because I know how hard it can be to figure out what you actually want - and how to talk about it in a way that feels real, not rehearsed. It’s easy to lose sight of yourself in a process that’s supposed to be about your future. After years on the admissions side and in HR, I wanted to work more closely and directly with people, being fully on their side. Coaching lets me do that. It’s about helping smart, capable folks cut through the noise, find their story, and pursue something that genuinely fits. For me, this work isn't transactional or just about building a strong application. It’s about helping smart, driven people find the thread that ties everything together, and using that clarity to move forward with confidence.
Work Experience

Founder | MBA Admissions Consultant | Leadership & Executive Coach
Pinetree & Palm Consulting
2019 - Present
www.pinetreepalm.com

Head of People
Nova Credit
March 2022 - May 2024
Talent & Organizational Development
Endeavor
2021 - 2022
Early Career Programs/LDP Manager
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield
2018 - 2020
U.S. program architect, program head, recruiter, and university relations liaison for URW's early career programs. Following Westfield's acquisition by Paris-based Unibail-Rodamco, I owned the process of adapting its successful Leadership Development Program to the U.S. market.

Sr. Manager, Product Marketing
American Express
2017 - 2018
Sr. Associate Director, MBA Admissions
New York University
2012 - 2017
Admissions Committee
Full-time admissions committee member for NYU Stern's Full-time, Part-time, and One-Year MBA programs + various undergraduate and MS programs university-wide.
Education
NYU Stern School of Business
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Strategy, Marketing, Marketing, Management
2014 - 2017
Admissions Committee Experience
Activities and societies: OutClass (LGBTQ)

New York University
Bachelor's Degree (summa cum laude), Media, Culture, and Communication
2006 - 2010
Activities and societies: Steinhardt Dean's Scholars, Undergraduate Admissions Ambassador, Undergraduate Academic Affairs Committee
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Overall Rating
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