
Yvette Romero
🎓Harvard |Top Coach Globally to 200+ Admits | AI/Product/MBB/Fin/RE/Health

Harvard Business School

3volve.ai
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Admissions Final App Review / Ding Analysis
Starting at $4501h 45m of coaching
Save up to $110

R1/R2 MBA Kickoff Essays Brainstorming & Framing Session
Starting at $2992h of coaching
Save up to $341

Top MBA 1:1 Flexible Hourly Coaching
$3201h of coaching
About
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In the top 10% of MBA experts on Leland
🚀I'm a top deferred and full time MBA admissions coach with 11yrs experience and 85% success rate to H/S/W + Top 15 global MBAs. 🥇Being a top coach means I have high coaching EQ and guide with frameworks derived from: 1️⃣ A deep understanding of how admissions officers think - I am rated more effective than coaches who are former admissions officers 2️⃣ Direct experience in the roles you seek, relevant to tie your experience and goals together 3️⃣ Technical startup mentality that allows me to coach you how to showcase your innovative side by pitching creatively 🤖AI Slop detector at blog.getmba.ai/slop-detector 🤖AI Usage Guides at blog.getmba.ai - built from 200+ admits and 30,000+ essay reviews 🥇Why don't I have a Leland Supercoach badge? It's awarded based on content creation for Leland+, not coaching ability. I don't contribute to content here on Leland as I post on my Youtube channel @MBACoach More personally: I am a first-generation college grad. I was admitted to HBS, Wharton, Kellogg and Tuck from a non feeder undergrad and varied professional experience (I did not apply to Stanford because I sought more structure). Harvard's SVMP is where I first experienced the MBA classroom. When I got serious about my journey, I secured a coach then got creative. I coordinated events with admissions officers at 25 of the top MBA programs in the US to get to know them intimately. Today, I maintain an extensive network of MBAs worldwide (US M7 + INSEAD, LBS, Oxford, Cambridge) and am a part of the MLT network, keeping my finger on the pulse of current MBA students' and alumni experiences. I have worked with Stacy Blackman, a premier MBA admissions firm, since 2014, collaborating with admissions officers who recommend me. Born in Los Angeles, I have consistently challenged global norms. My childhood in Mexico City and European travels broadened my worldview, making the globe seem more accessible. These experiences sparked my passion for mentoring and collaborating with people worldwide. My pre-MBA career included positions at prestigious corporations such as Deloitte Consulting, Fannie Mae, and UBS Investment Bank in NYC. After graduating from HBS, I moved to Dubai, where I embarked on an entrepreneurial journey. There, I co-founded a real estate services company (acquired), collaborated with a sovereign wealth fund, and launched the 'Grubhub' of the Middle East. Currently based in San Francisco, I am engaged as an Independent Technology Executive implementing AI/automation, which provides continuous real-world exposure that allows me to help clients formulate their goals.
Yvette’s MBA Qualifications
Coaches professionally
100+ people coached for MBA
Yvette has helped clients get into these schools:
🚀I'm a top full time MBA admissions coach with 11yrs experience and 85% success rate to H/S/W + Top 15 global MBAs. 🥇Being a top coach means I have high coaching EQ and guide with frameworks derived from: 1️⃣ A deep understanding of how admissions officers think - I am rated more effective than coaches who are former admissions officers 2️⃣ Direct experience in the roles you seek, relevant to tie your experience and goals together 3️⃣ Technical startup mentality that allows me to coach you how to showcase your innovative side by pitching creatively 🤖 Expertise in training general AI models (ChatGPT/Anthropic) and training other consultants/professionals to use AI to get non-generic admissions caliber feedback. My 1:1 coaching is traditional non-AI, but for those who want to use AI to accelerate their writing, I help guide you to tools that avoid AI Slop and enhance without making you sound robotic. 🤖HBS Essays Guide at https://blog.getmba.ai/how-to-get-into-harvard-business-school-hbs-essays 🤖AI Usage Guides at https://blog.getmba.ai/ 🧙🏼♂️ Expert working with highly technical industries/roles: Enterprise AI, product management, consulting, health&wellness, gov, infrastructure, real estate, fintech, engineering 🌍 Middle East, Europe, Latin America experience derived from working/living in different countries 👉🏼Through our conversations, I challenge you to discover your leadership voice by placing you in the "interview seat" from our first call. I draw on my deep understanding of what admissions look for and what essay questions are truly asking for to help you create an authentic story and ambitious goals that stand out. Together we create a design session where we think deeply about personal and professional moments that show who you are. This leads to your strongest application, higher interview invitation rates, and admissions. 🌍 I work with a small group of international/US candidates each round from diverse backgrounds (tech, entrepreneurs, consultants, family business). I am available for my clients within short notice. Get started right away with intro 1-2hrs foundational call - according to my reviews, it's a worthwhile investment. 👉🏼 Most clients do not have clear goal when we begin working together, but end with clear career direction - and some have started companies based on the ideas we formulated together. 👉🏼Unlimited Coaching package includes additional review by a second coach (you get 2 in 1 coaches!) 👉🏼I apply my superpower as an innovator and storyteller to walk clients through a framework that helps connect the dots of past experiences and future aspirations. We get to your “aha” moment and get you excited (and less anxious) about your own fantastic and bold story - this in turn elevates your competitiveness in MBA applications and interviews. 👩🏻💻 IG: MBAcoach 👉🏼My expertise has been featured in Poets&Quants. 👉🏼I have advised professionals across 20 countries in complex industries including tech, finance, consulting, government, healthcare, biotech, entrepreneurship, renewable energy, military, and telco. Experience spans product management, strategy, operations, analytics, finance, sales, engineering and manufacturing. Areas of less expertise: Brand management, marketing, HR. 👉🏼Experienced with top 17 MBAs worldwide: Harvard, Stanford, Wharton, Kellogg, MIT, Booth, Columbia, Tuck, Haas, Yale, NYU, UCLA, Ross, Duke, Fuqua, London Business School, Insead 👉🏼Experienced with MBA, EMBA, PT MBA, & deferred admissions. 👉🏼Experienced with dual degrees MBA/MPP(A) or MBA/MA product, design, engineering, education, biotech. 📣 Poets&Quants Article: https://poetsandquants.com/2024/08/07/tips-to-nail-new-harvard-mba-essays/?pq-category=sbc&pq-category-2=sponsored-blogs 🥇Why don't I have a Leland Supercoach badge? It's awarded based on content creation on Leland+, not coaching experience. I don't contribute to content here on Leland as I post on my Youtube/IG @MBACoach 👩🏻💻Personality traits: I recognize that applying to competitive MBAs is a serious process for you on top of a competitive full time job. I inject my naturally open and humorous personality to make the process feel a little less like work. Nimble and grounded are other core strengths, I know when to guide to create urgency and when to give you room to explore your creativity. *Note: only up to 3 initial hourly purchases will be credited toward upgrade to Unlimited Coaching packages
Yvette can help with:
Application Strategy
Ding Analysis
Editing
Essays
Interviews
Recommendations
Resume
School Selection
Secondary Review
Waitlist Strategy
Why do I coach?
I’ve seen how coaching changes people’s lives—and I’m fully committed to the people I work with. Their drive inspires me. For me, MBA admissions coaching is about guiding people through transformative personal and professional reflection and retelling. It’s a deeper, more personal kind of work than managing a product launch. During app season, I carve out time to work with a select group of applicants across industries and geographies. Many become long-term coaching clients and friends.
Work Experience

Founder/ Senior Director
3volve.ai
June 2023 - Present
AI deployment and upskilling firm. We thrive in going beyond strategy and solution advice to supporting implementation of the vetted AI workflows for each unique business processes and tech stack.

Director Strategic Product&Ops Initiatives
Kasa Living
June 2020 - December 2023

Senior MBA Admissions Consultant
Top MBA Admissions Consulting Group
September 2014 - Present
Coached ~300 young professionals with diverse backgrounds & 1-12yrs experience working at companies such as Mckinsey, BCG, Oliver Wyman, KKR, Carlyle, Google, Netflix, Microsoft, NASA, gov/military (nuclear, defense tech), pharma, and top tier startups. Help define career paths, core soft & quantitative skill-development plans, and fit/application strategies for top 17 MBAs worldwide for MBA, EMBA, PT MBA, deferred admissions& dual degrees.

Product Manager/Startup Founder
Various companies
July 2009 - May 2020
-Product Manager at various Silicon valley seed to Series C tech companies, -Emerging Market builder of global operations and market experience.advice on a startup portfolio, worked with a sovereign wealth fund, enjoyed yacht parties, and learned a lot!

Investment Banking Summer Associate
UBS
2007 - 2008

Consultant
Deloitte
July 2003 - December 2005
Pre-MBA systems and strategy consultant
Yvette was also given offers to work at

Google

Raytheon
Education

Harvard Business School
MBA
Activities and societies: Climbed Mt Kilimanjaro (~20k feet) in Tanzania. Turnaround club. Policy courses at Harvard Kennedy School of Government

California State University, Northridge
BS, Electrical Engineering
London 1 year study abroad focused in philosophy
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29 reviews
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Yvette has helped clients get into these schools:
Admissions Final App Review / Ding Analysis
Starting at $4501h 45m of coaching
Save up to $110
R1/R2 MBA Kickoff Essays Brainstorming & Framing Session
Starting at $2992h of coaching
Save up to $341
Top MBA 1:1 Flexible Hourly Coaching
$3201h of coaching
Comprehensive 1:1 Coaching + Including Second Adcom Read
Starting at $6,99919h+ of coaching
Best Value
2+2 dMBA Kickoff Essays Brainstorming & Framing Session
Starting at $4502h of coaching
Save up to $190
2+2 dMBA 1:1 Flexible Hourly Coaching
Starting at $2601h of coaching
Save up to $60
2+2 dMBA Comprehensive 1:1 Coaching
Starting at $6,99919h+ of coaching
Best Value
MBA Interview Prep+Mock Interview
Starting at $16030m+ of coaching