MBA Admissions

Welcome to my profile! With an MBA from the prestigious IESE Business School, where I served as President of the Marketing Club and collaborated with the Admissions team, I bring a wealth of experience to MBA coaching. As a seasoned professional in marketing and business development, I've successfully guided 18 clients through the MBA admissions process, helping them craft compelling applications and ace their interviews. My background as an adjunct professor and guest lecturer at top institutions like GBSB and ESADE enriches my coaching approach, blending academic insights with real-world business acumen. Let's work together to unlock your potential and secure your spot at a top MBA program. Reach out to start your journey today!

Drawing on 20 years of MBA admissions advisory experience and my work partnering with C-suite and executive leaders at corporate and private equity-backed companies to build their teams, I have a rare perspective on how elite institutions and senior decision-makers assess talent. Since 2006, I've advised 750+ clients across 45 countries, including professionals from PE/VC, tech, consulting, social impact, the arts, the military, and entrepreneurship. My work is rooted in the belief that the strongest candidates are not simply applying to business school. They are preparing for the next stage of leadership. Through Helium Coaching, I help clients articulate the experiences, judgment, values, and ambitions that distinguish them while building the clarity and confidence to pursue top-tier MBA programs and long-term executive or entrepreneurial careers.

Welcome to my profile! I'm a passionate MBA coach with a diverse background in entrepreneurship and brand building. As the founder of Ourside, I used a grant from Harvard to start my dream business and have since garnered over 60 press hits and grown a thriving community. With an MBA from Harvard Business School and experience as an MBA intern at the early stage venture capital firm TMV, I bring a unique perspective to the coaching process about how to turn a non-traditional background into an asset in school and beyond. My superpower is helping you navigate the application process, find your unique story and stand out in a competitive landscape. Let's work together to unlock your potential and achieve your MBA goals. Reach out to me today!

As a proud NYU Stern MBA graduate with a merit-based scholarship and a spot on the Dean’s List, I bring a wealth of experience from my time as a strategy consultant at Deloitte and in investment banking at FT Partners. I've successfully coached candidates, helping them secure interviews and admissions at prestigious M7 schools, INSEAD, LBS, ISB, and other top programs. My expertise lies in guiding professionals from diverse backgrounds, including tech, finance, engineering, and family businesses, to sharpen their application strategy, essays, and interview skills. As a non-IIT, non-IIM Indian applicant myself, I understand the unique challenges international candidates face and am here to help you craft a compelling narrative. Let's work together to make your MBA dreams a reality!

"Yvette said my story better than I have." - H/W/S admit That’s the outcome I’ve worked toward for 11 years, with clients admitted to H/W/S + other top 15 MBAs. AS YOUR COACH: -Stand out: I help you find the specific stories and details drawing from my experience and that of 350+ applicants -Admissions Expertise: I show you how an admissions officer will read your essays, and where a draft loses them -Professional Experience: I’ve worked in PM, finance, consulting and as a founder, so I can help you read your target industry and tie your experience to your goals. -Pitch Expertise: We build a post-MBA story that’s innovative and stands out during the application and interview -Adapting to AI: I interview recent alumni to tell you how top MBAs are actually adapting to AI, so you can choose the right program and speak to it in your interviews. MY APPROACH: -Interview Seat, Day One: From our first call, I put you in the interview seat so you find your leadership voice early. -Behind the Prompt: I show you what each essay question is really asking and what admissions officers look for. -Design Sessions: You and I dig into the personal and professional moments that show who you are. -Connect the Dots: My framework links your past experience and future goals into one bold story. -Your “Aha” Moment: You get excited (and less anxious) about your story, and it shows in your essays and interviews. -Built for Busy Professionals (with humor): 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 (an at times sarcastic) personality to make the process feel a little less like work. I know when to guide to create urgency and when to give you room to explore your creativity. -Technical industries/roles: Enterprise AI, product management, consulting, health&wellness, gov, infrastructure, real estate, fintech, engineering -International Experience: Middle East, Europe, Latin America experience derived from working in 3 countries (US, EU, UAE), living in LATAM, and visiting 25+ countries and 35 US states. TAKING NEW CLIENTS: -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. UNIQUE ASPECTS OF MY PLANS: 1. Strategy Starter: A self-driven, strategy-only plan that gives you a core strategy to build on, so you don’t spend weeks writing without direction. 2. Two Coaches: Unlimited Coaching package includes additional review by a second coach (you get 2 in 1 coaches!) 3. All clients get guidance on using AI to avoid generic sounding essays FIND ME: 👩🏻‍💻 IG: MBAcoach 👩🏻‍💻 MBA Program Essay Questions & Dealines Tracker https://blog.getmba.ai/ 📣Media: Featured in Poets&Quants and Stacy Blackman's podcast EXPERTISE: -Clients in 20 Countries: complex industries including tech, finance, consulting, government, healthcare, biotech, entrepreneurship, renewable energy, military, and telco. -Roles: product management, strategy, operations, analytics, finance, sales, engineering and manufacturing. -Less experience With: Brand management, marketing, HR. -Expert with top 17 MBAs worldwide: Harvard, Stanford, Wharton, Kellogg, MIT, Booth, Columbia, Tuck, Haas, Yale, NYU, UCLA, Ross, Duke, Fuqua, UT, London Business School, INSEAD -Expert with MBA, EMBA, & deferred MBA admissions. -Expert with dual degrees MBA/MPP(A) or MBA/MA product, design, engineering, education, biotech.

As a MBA graduate and full-merit scholar (awarded Forte Fellowship) from the Berkeley Haas School of Business - in addition to being admitted to Wharton and Columbia Business school for full-time MBA programs with scholarships - I can advise you on storytelling, interview prep, writing and editing essays that will get you a (strong) step closer to getting into your dream school. I have also served on the admissions committee at Wellesley College (undergrad) as an interviewer, and as a peer advisory at Berkeley Haas, am confident in resume-editing and mock interviewing. I am passionate about helping aspiring MBA candidates craft compelling applications that highlight their unique strengths, and give direct feedback to improve. Also, if you are an anxious test taker I can help with strategies that helped me overcome my self-doubt to achieve a great score. Let's work together to make your MBA dreams a reality!

As a former Dartmouth Tuck MBA admissions interviewer, I interviewed over 50 applicants and have helped dozens of folks prep for & ace MBA interviews. I'm passionate about helping your story shine through in an authentic way, while also helping you present yourself in a way that is aligned to what MBA programs are looking for. I am also an experienced communications / public speaking coach, and I bring this expertise to help you prep for MBA interviews.

I was admitted to HBS in the 2022 cycle, despite having a lower-than-average GMAT, being a first-generation college student, and not hiring a consultant for myself. I'm now a recent graduate from Harvard Business School with extensive experience coaching friends and clients through their MBA applications over the last two years. I was one of six students from my year chosen to participate in HBS' admissions committee, where I supported the admissions team with welcoming students to campus and sharing advice on applying to HBS. Meanwhile, I was actively supporting my friends in their business school ambitions, who are attending HBS, Sloan, Wharton, and Anderson. During the last two MBA application cycles, I have helped at least one client get accepted into all M7 schools. Out of my clients, 5 will be attending HBS, 3 at GSB, 1 at Wharton, 2 at Sloan, 2 at Booth, 1 at Columbia, and 0 for Kellogg (maybe this year). I work full-time at Bain as a consultant, so this is simply something that I'm passionate about and want to continue doing on the side. I ask that if you're coming to me you're serious about applying and working through this process together, as I don't anticipate taking too many clients this year.

Welcome to my coaching profile! I have an MBA from Harvard Business School and work experience in private equity, investment banking, finance, operations and strategy roles. I was fortunate enough to be accepted into all of the M7 MBA programs where I applied. I am excited about helping you successfully differentiate your application as you navigate the MBA admissions process.

I applied to CBS and Wharton deferred enrollment program in 2021 and was admitted. For admission I took the GRE and Executive assessment, and since then have tutored both. I also have coached several UPenn Juniors and Seniors through deferred admission applications, including standardized testing and working on full application editing.