Sarika Mendu
Harvard MBA ‘20 | Craft Winning Applications with a McKinsey Alum
Studied at Harvard Business School
Worked at McKinsey & Company
Available tomorrow at 1:00 PM UTC
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Sarika's Coaching Offerings
Custom hourly · $75/hr
Get help with Recommendations, Cover Letters, and .
Sarika’s MBA Qualifications
Welcome to my profile! As a Harvard Business School MBA graduate and a seasoned former management consultant at McKinsey & Company, I bring a wealth of knowledge to the MBA admissions process. I’m especially excited to work with non-traditional candidates or those with diverse backgrounds given my own roles across public sector (Senior Advisor to Mayor of Detroit), impact investing (Lok Capital Fund III), and education (Fulbright Scholar). Whether you need guidance on application strategy, essay writing, or interview preparation, I'm here to help you navigate the competitive MBA admissions landscape & craft the right narrative to make your journey stand out to admissions committees. Let's work together to make your MBA dreams a reality!
Sarika can help with:
Recommendations
Cover Letters
Resume
General Exploration
Testing & Assessments
Supplementary Materials
School Selection
Essays
Secondary Review
Application Strategy
Interviews
Editing
Ding Analysis
Networking Strategy
Why do I coach?
Everyone has the ability to land the program or job of their dreams! It’s all about crafting your story to resonate in the best way possible. I come from a very untraditional background in eduction & impact investing — having a trusted mentor who has literally been in your shoes makes all the difference.
Work Experience
Senior Engagement Manager
McKinsey & Company
March 2022 - April 2026
Interviewer
Senior Advisor to the Mayor
City of Detroit, Mayor's Office
July 2020 - February 2022
Investment Associate
Lok Capital
August 2016 - August 2018
Led investments in fintech for Lok III 100MN fund & investor reporting & relations focused on impact investments.
Fulbright Research Scholar
Fulbright Association
July 2015 - August 2016
Fulbright Research Scholar to the Copenhagen Business School focused on startups, investing & methods for social impact assessment.
STEM Teacher
Teach For America
May 2013 - June 2015
Sarika was also given offers to work at
General Electric
Pfizer
Education
Harvard Business School
MBA
2018 - 2020
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
BSBA, International Business, Minor in Chemistry
2009 - 2013
Undergraduate Research Scholar, GLOBE Scholar (1.5yr tri-continental global business exchange program in Copenhagen & Hong Kong), Carolina Scholar (highest merit-based scholarship offered by university), Honor Program Graduate, Carolina Public Service Scholar
Chinese University of Hong Kong
BSBA, International Business
2012 - 2012
Copenhagen Business School
BSBA
2011 - 2011