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Martin is a Cornell MBA graduate and strategy consultant with experience at top global firms including Kearney, Arthur D. Little, and Mastercard Advisors. Having gone through the MBA process as a self-described underdog, he understands how to turn unconventional stories into standout applications. Beyond admissions, Martin supports candidates and young professionals aiming to launch a career in consulting. He brings firsthand recruiting experience, structured problem-solving expertise, and practical coaching to help clients sharpen their narratives, master case and fit interviews, and brake into competitive management consulting and strategy roles. Martin blends strategic thinking, sharp editing skills, and empathetic coaching to help individuals craft compelling MBA applications and build high-trajectory careers in consulting and strategy

Welcome to my profile! With an MBA in Finance from The Wharton School and extensive experience in product management and growth strategy, I bring a unique perspective to MBA admissions coaching. My professional journey includes leading product teams at various startups, where I honed my skills in strategic planning and execution. I have a proven track record of advising startups on achieving product-market fit and growth, which translates into helping MBA applicants craft compelling narratives and strategic applications. Whether you're looking to refine your application strategy or need guidance on essays and interviews, I'm here to help you succeed. Let's work together to make your MBA dreams a reality!

I hold degrees from Harvard, MIT, Wharton, and Stanford—giving me firsthand experience navigating multiple highly selective MBA and graduate programs. As a Stanford GSB Sloan Fellow (MSx), Wharton MBA/Lauder MA graduate, former INSEAD exchange student, and London Business School admit, I don’t just understand elite admissions—I’ve done it repeatedly across U.S. and European systems. Today I’m an active entrepreneur, investor, and board member: co-founder of an AI-native digital health company operating in Mexico, partner at a real estate private equity firm, and founding partner of a venture firm. I’ve also guest lectured at Stanford School of Medicine and MIT. That means my coaching isn’t just about getting in—it’s about building a credible, compelling story that matches what top programs are actually trying to select: leaders who will execute and create impact after graduation. I work with both U.S. and international applicants (with deep experience advising Latin American candidates; I’m fluent in Spanish and Portuguese). My specialty is fit-first strategy: identifying the programs that best match your goals (not simply the highest-ranked), then translating your profile into a sharp positioning, essays that sound like you at your best, and confident interview performance. Whether you’re targeting an M7, a top European program, or a non-traditional path like MSx/Sloan Fellows or joint degrees, I’ll help you apply—and choose—wisely.

I would love to help you achieve your dreams of getting into a M7 business school! As a Columbia MBA admit, I have a wealth of knowledge on how to write your resume, essays, and master the interview.

Welcome to my profile! As an MBA alumni of Wharton and MA alumni of The Lauder Institute at the University of Pennsylvania, I bring a unique blend of business acumen and professional experience expertise to my coaching. My experience at Bain & Company and as a Technical Senior Product Manager at Amazon serve to help navigate you through the MBA application and career planning process. I've successfully coached 6 clients, helping them craft compelling applications from essays to reference packages that highlight their strengths and unique stories to receive offers from M7 schools. Whether you need assistance with application strategy, essays, or interview preparation, I'm here to help you achieve your MBA goals. Let's connect and make your application stand out!

Admitted to top 4 MBA programs (Stanford, HBS, Wharton and UChicago). I can help you craft an interesting story; you're much more worth than your GMAT score!

Having gone through the MBA admissions process myself, I know exactly how daunting it can feel, crafting your story, writing essays that stand out, and walking into admissions interviews with confidence. I hold an MBA and MSc in Design Innovation from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management, one of the world's top business programs. Born in Shanghai and educated across Hong Kong and the US, I understand the unique challenges international candidates face, from positioning a non-Western career narrative to communicating across cultural contexts in essays and interviews. I'm fluent in English, Mandarin, and Cantonese, which allows me to work closely with candidates from Chinese-speaking backgrounds navigating the US admissions process. I help candidates find and articulate their unique story, position their experience compellingly, and prepare for interviews at top programs. Whether you're figuring out which programs to target or polishing your final essays, I'll give you honest, direct feedback that moves your application forward.

With an MBA from MIT Sloan and a B.S. in Nuclear Engineering from the United States Naval Academy, I bring a unique blend of technical and strategic expertise to MBA admissions coaching. My experience as a Consultant at Havoc AI and a Medical Service Corps Officer in the US Navy has honed my skills in leadership and problem-solving, which I leverage to help my clients craft compelling applications.

As an international student, I navigated the path from an F-1 visa to a career at Apple, NVIDIA, and Tesla, with two master's degrees from Carnegie Mellon. I've sat in the exact seat you're in: writing essays that need to feel distinctive without being gimmicky, picking schools that actually translate to the U.S. career you want after, and figuring out how to tell your story in a way that lands with admissions committees who read thousands of them. International MBA applicants face a specific challenge: most application advice is built around domestic applicants. The narrative arcs that work, the school selection criteria, the post-MBA career lens — they all assume a U.S.-citizen default. That's a real gap. And if your background is international, non-traditional, or both, that gap is where strong applications struggle. I work specifically with international applicants because that's the path I walked, and it's where I can add real value: - Finding the narrative angle that makes you distinct without leaning on the generic immigrant story - Picking schools through a sponsorship and post-MBA career lens - Positioning a non-traditional background as a strength, not a gap to explain - Writing essays that feel authentic and like you. - Preparing for the post-admit reality: visa timing, internship sponsorship, long-term career arc Whether you're applying to a MPP/MPA/MS/MBA program, the crux of a great graduate school application starts with crafting a bespoke winning strategy designed for you. I take a small cohort of clients per cycle. I'm selective because outcomes matter more than volume. If you're an ambitious international applicant aiming at top programs and you want a coach who's lived this path, let's talk.

I'm a current graduate from MBA at The Wharton School (Class of 2026), where I scored a 760 on the GMAT (99th percentile) and was admitted with a nontraditional, technical profile — an IIT Delhi engineering degree, five years in quantitative finance, and no prior business coursework. I know firsthand how to build an application that turns a "nontraditional" background into a differentiator rather than a liability, because I had to do it myself. Before Wharton, I spent five years at JPMorgan Chase as a quant researcher, where I was fast-tracked through three promotions and rated in the top 10% of 350 peers — experience that gives me a clear view of what admissions committees are actually looking for underneath the essay prompts: evidence of impact, leadership, and self-awareness, not just credentials. At Wharton, I've stayed close to the admissions and career-strategy world through the Consulting Club, the Wharton India Economic Forum (where I served as VP of the Startup Challenge), and as an Investment Associate with Wharton Impact Ventures — giving me an up-to-date, insider's read on what's resonating with committees right now, not just what worked when I applied.