Sabrina Fathi
5.0
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Studied at The Wharton School (UPenn)
Works at Nike
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Available Wednesday at 3:00 PM UTC
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About Sabrina
I know what it feels like to stare at a blank essay prompt and wonder if your story is worth telling. I'm a Wharton MBA graduate with an international background spanning the US, Europe, and MENA region. Before business school, my career didn't follow a straight line. I moved from investment management into tech startups, crossed industries, crossed borders, and spent a lot of time figuring out how to make sense of experiences that didn't fit neatly into a box. That process of making meaning from complexity? That's exactly what I now help my clients do. At Wharton, I led student organizations, participated in selective fellowships, and spent time on the applicant-evaluation side of the admissions process, which means I understand what resonates not just as a student, but as someone who has reviewed and assessed candidates firsthand. What I offer is different from most consultants you'll find: I don't just edit essays. I help you excavate the story you're sitting on without realizing it. I work with a small number of clients per cycle, intentionally, because the only way I know how to do this is to be deeply invested in each person's journey, not managing a pipeline. My clients tend to have non-linear paths, global backgrounds, or careers in transition. They're strong candidates who feel scattered, unsure how to frame their "why," or worried their story isn't impressive enough. It usually is. They just need someone to help them see it clearly and tell it powerfully. I bring Wharton credibility, real admissions insight, and the kind of emotional intelligence that turns a stressful, opaque process into something that actually feels manageable. If you want a partner who is genuinely invested in your growth, not just your outcome, I'd love to connect.
Why do I coach?
Coaching matters to me because I needed it, and didn't have it. When I was applying to business school, I had a genuinely complex story: an international background, a career that had crossed industries in ways I couldn't easily explain, and a deep uncertainty about whether any of it was "enough." I figured it out, eventually. But I spent far too long feeling like the process was designed for someone else - someone with a cleaner narrative, a more obvious arc, a more traditional profile. Getting into Wharton didn't just open doors for me. It showed me that the story I'd been undervaluing was actually my greatest asset. The non-linearity. The cultural navigation. The pivots. Those weren't weaknesses to apologize for because they were the whole point. I coach because I've sat where many of my clients are sitting: smart, capable, and completely unsure how to translate who they are onto a page in a way that feels true and strategic. I know how isolating that feels, especially when you're doing it alone alongside a demanding job, with no real insight into what happens on the other side of the process. I also coach because most of what's out there isn't built for people like the ones I most want to help: candidates with non-traditional paths, candidates with work experiences that they're not confident in, international applicants navigating cultural translation, women who are brilliant but second-guessing every word they write. The MBA admissions industry is full of resources, but very few of them speak to these people's specific experience. My goal isn't just to help you get in. It's to help you walk into that program knowing exactly who you are, why you're there, and what you're going to do with it. That clarity is what I wish I'd had earlier and it's what I work to give every client I work with.
Work Experience
Senior Product Manager Technical
Nike
August 2025 - Present
Digital Product Management Intern
Nike
June 2024 - August 2024
Product Operations
Dapper Labs
2022 - 2022
Dapper Labs uses the power of play to deliver blockchain-based experiences and digital collectibles that are made for you and ready for the real world.
Program Operations Manager
On Deck
2021 - 2022
On Deck is where top talent comes to accelerate their ideas and careers, surrounded by a world-class community.
Trading Associate
Capital Group
March 2018 - August 2021
Capital Group is one of the largest asset managers in the world, with $3.3 trillion in AUM.
Sabrina was also given offers to work at
Bloomberg
Amazon
Visa
American Express
Kraken
Education
The Wharton School (UPenn)
MBA, Double Major: Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Marketing & Operations
2023 - 2025
🎙️ Co-Host on the Wharton Fintech Podcast (interviewed General Partners at Greylock and ICONIQ Ventures, founders and CEOs of Series B+ fintech and blockchain startups, and C-suites at CreditKarma and Prove) 📌 Fellowships: Lipman Social Impact Prize Leadership Fellow, Admissions Fellow 📝 Teaching Assistant roles: Fintech, Communications, and Influence courses ⭐️ Clubs (leadership positions): Co-President of Storytellers (largest club at Wharton), Co-President of Middle East & North Africa Club, Co-President of Techno & House Club; Media VP of Fintech Club, DEI VP of Francophone Club ➕ Clubs (member): Technology, AI & Analytics, Media & Entertainment, Entrepreneurship, Beauty, Outdoors, Padel
University of California, Berkeley
BS, Environmental Economics & Policy
2014 - 2017
Marketing Lead for Berkeley Forum; committee member for the Student Alumni Club and Associated Students of UC Berkeley
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Overall Rating
5.0
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