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Description
You got the HBS interview invitation, and now you have a short, fast-paced conversation with someone who has read your whole application. As your MBA admissions consultant, I'll help you walk in ready: sharp on your story, quick on your feet, and clear on why HBS. In three focused hours we'll tighten your core answers, run one timed mock interview that feels like the real thing, and outline the written reflection HBS asks for after your interview. Common coaching activities in this package include, but are not limited to: • Re-reading your application the way an HBS interviewer will, and listing the choices, gaps and decisions they're most likely to probe • Drafting and tightening your core answers: your story, why an MBA now, and why HBS • Practicing behavioral and "walk me through that decision" questions so you explain your reasoning, not just your results • Training for the pace: shorter answers, quick pivots, and calm responses to rapid follow-ups • Running a timed, recorded mock interview in the HBS format • Reviewing the recording with you, then re-drilling the two or three answers that need the most work • Preparing for unexpected questions without sounding rehearsed • Preparing the questions you'll ask your interviewer • Outlining your post-interview reflection so you can write it well inside the deadline How we'll work together: 1. Session 1 (60 minutes): we review your application, build your list of likely probe points, and work through your core answers. You revise them. 2. Session 2 (60 minutes): a timed, recorded mock interview, followed by a short debrief while it's fresh. 3. Session 3 (60 minutes): we review the recording, re-drill your weakest answers, finalize your questions for the interviewer, and outline your reflection. 4. After each session: I send a short written summary of what to keep and what to fix. I take a limited number of HBS interview clients each round so every session gets my full attention. Send me your application before our first session.
What you'll get from this package
A likely-questions map: the parts of your application an interviewer is most likely to probe, with a plan for each
Tightened answers to your core questions (your story, why an MBA, why HBS)
A recorded, timed mock interview with my written feedback
A targeted re-drill of your weakest answers
A short list of questions to ask your interviewer
An outline and plan for your post-interview reflection
The ability to answer fast, follow-up-heavy questions clearly and calmly
Additional details
Coaching delivered via live sessions.
All three sessions are live, and I send a short written summary after each one.
Services included:
Interviews
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Offered by Malek D.
Joined November 2026
#1 MBA Interview Prep / Storytelling Bootcamp (Harvard Business School)
I’m a 2026 graduate of Harvard Business School, where I arrived by a path most admissions guides would tell you not to take. Before HBS, I spent four years at Yassir, a super-app startup operating across African and MENA markets, in strategy and product roles as the company grew from a $200M to a $1.5B valuation. No banking, no consulting, no MBB stamp. What got me in was a clear story about who I am, why my unconventional background mattered, and where I was going, and that is exactly what I help applicants build. Admissions is fundamentally a positioning exercise. Your GMAT and GPA get you into the pile; your narrative gets you out of it. I work with applicants on finding the through-line in their career, writing essays that sound like a person rather than a template, and presenting an authentic version of themselves that a committee remembers. I’m especially useful for candidates with nontraditional, international, or entrepreneurial backgrounds who worry their profile doesn’t fit the mold. Mine didn’t either.
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