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MBA Submit & Speak Part 2: The Interview Questions You Know Are Coming [9/17/2026] (Recording)

The MBA interview invitation is out of your hands. Preparing for the first questions they ask is not. This is the second session of the MBA Submit & Speak series. Your application is in, and the waiting has started, which makes this the best preparation window you will get. We take the handful of questions that open almost every MBA interview and work through what a strong answer to each one actually has to do. Across the three sessions, we move from the last days before you submit to the interview that follows. Attend all three to go from deadline to interview with one continuous plan, or drop into the single session you need most. In this session, we work through the questions every interviewer asks: • Walk me through your resume, and why the three-minute answer so often turns into six minutes of chronology. • Why an MBA and why now, spoken out loud, which is a different task from the same question on the page. • Why this school, in a year when every applicant has read the same website and repeats the same phrases. • Why you, and how to answer it without either shrinking or overselling. These are guaranteed questions, and that is exactly what makes a mediocre answer expensive. Your interviewer has heard hundreds of versions and is listening for the one that sounds like a person rather than a rehearsed applicant. Because you know these are coming, you can prepare them properly, and this session shows you what properly looks like. I have guided more than 100 applicants into every M7 program, across the top 20 in the U.S., and into leading international programs, including INSEAD, London Business School, IESE, Esade, Oxford, Cambridge, NUS, and more. Be ready for the questions you can see coming. Register now to claim your spot.

Successful MBA Client Case Studies: From Applying to Completing the First Year [8/25/2026] (Recording)

What does a successful MBA journey really look like, from developing an application strategy to completing the first year of business school? In this live conversation, I will be joined by Alana, a former client who has just completed her first year at her dream school, London Business School. Although her experience is at LBS, the lessons from her application, waitlist journey, school decision, and first year are relevant to applicants targeting leading MBA programs around the world. We will look back at her complete journey: how she approached the application process, presented her background and goals, navigated the uncertainty of being waitlisted, and ultimately earned admission. We will also move beyond admissions to discuss what happened after she arrived on campus. Alana will share how the academic, professional, social, and community experience compared with what she expected while applying. We will discuss: How Alana developed her MBA application strategy The challenges she faced during the application process What it was like to be waitlisted How she responded and continued strengthening her candidacy What helped her ultimately earn admission How she evaluated the opportunity and prepared for business school The biggest surprises from her first year How the reality compared with her expectations What she wishes she had understood as an applicant Her advice for current MBA candidates This will be an honest conversation about both sides of the MBA journey: what it takes to present yourself effectively during the admissions process, and what the experience is actually like once you arrive. Bring your questions about applications, waitlists, selecting a program, student life, career development, and the transition from applicant to MBA student.

🎥Ace MBA Video Assessments: Stand Out Without Sounding Scripted [8/6/2026] (Recording)

As AI makes written MBA essays easier to polish and harder to assess at face value, video assessments are becoming one of the clearest ways for admissions committees to hear directly from the applicant behind the application. In a 60- to 90-second response, schools can evaluate what even the strongest essay cannot fully prove: how you think in real time, communicate under pressure, explain your decisions, show self-awareness, and present yourself as a future classmate, teammate, and leader. More top MBA programs are now using video essays, Kira-style assessments, timed recorded questions, or video interviews as part of the admissions process, including Kellogg, MIT Sloan, Berkeley Haas, Yale SOM, INSEAD, IESE, IE Business School, London Business School, and others. In this live session, we will break down how to prepare strategically for MBA video assessments without sounding memorized, generic, or overly rehearsed. You will learn how to: * Understand what admissions committees are really testing * Build a flexible answer bank for common video questions * Structure strong responses under time pressure * Communicate with clarity, confidence, and authenticity on camera * Prepare for introductions, career goals, leadership stories, teamwork challenges, values, school fit, contribution, and unexpected behavioral prompts We will also walk through examples of how to turn scattered thoughts into focused, memorable answers. You will leave with a practical preparation system you can use before submission: a story bank, answer structures, a practice plan, and a clearer understanding of how to show personality, judgment, and communication skills when the camera turns on.