Deferred MBA Admissions Experts

Welcome to my profile! As an Associate Product Manager at LinkedIn and a Co-Founder of Letters Against Isolation, I bring a unique blend of business acumen and technical expertise to my coaching. With a Bachelor of Science in Business & Computer Science and a Master’s in Engineering/Industrial Management from Washington University in St. Louis, I have a strong academic foundation complemented by hands-on experience at top tech companies like Meta and Nextdoor. My journey through competitive internships and roles has equipped me with insights into crafting standout applications and navigating the MBA admissions process. I am passionate about helping aspiring MBA candidates leverage their unique backgrounds to gain admission to their dream programs. Let's work together to make your application shine!

As the former Associate Director at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, David served as a strategic advisor for the school's Admissions Office. He created profiles of ideal candidates across MBA career pathways and informed the feasibility of applicants’ proposed career pivots. He also advised Chicago Booth on their dual degree programs (JD, MPP, MD, MPCS) and relevant career outcomes. Given his experience as the most in-demand career coach for 1.2k MBA students and as an admission advisor at the world's best business school, David offers you a true comprehensive, strategic insight into the MBA application data, process, and outcomes. David has a track record of successfully advising candidates on their MBA applications. He loves defining your narrative, crafting your personal and career goal essays, developing strategies for your networking and admissions events, building your interview stories, and perfecting your resume and LinkedIn profiles. His students have received offers and scholarships from top MBA schools such as, but not limited to, HBS, Wharton, Chicago Booth, and Yale SOM.

I have helped numerous student into Northwestern Kellogg, Duke Fuqua, MIT Sloan, Yale School of Management, LBS, INSEAD and several other top MBA programs. I specialize in helping international students and professionals looking to pivot into MBA programs and careers in the US. I offer a comprehensive service that includes school selection strategy, resume creation, personal statement workshop, recommendations, interview preparation, and even waitlist strategy, should you ever need it! Get in touch for a fully personalized journey to your MBA dreams.

Hi! I’m an MBA student at Wharton with a background in both the U.S. and international markets—having spent three years at Google, a year at VC, and MBA summer internship at Microsoft. I am an education influencer with 60k followers. Over the past few years, I’ve worked with 20+ students on everything from career planning, resume and mock interviews, school selection and essay strategy. I’ve personally provided end-to-end consultation to three students who were admitted to M7 programs. One of the things students consistently tell me is that I help them uncover a personal story they didn’t even realize they had. That’s something I truly care about—no matter your background, I believe there’s a compelling and authentic narrative waiting to be told. I’ve been through the process myself, and I know how important it is to feel clear, confident, and supported throughout.

I grew up across five U.S. cities and spent years living on four continents, so “Where are you from?” rarely has a tidy answer. But why I move is simple: to help people become the best version of themselves. For me, that impact starts with food. My personal mission is to make healthy meals exciting, accessible, and affordable. That mission led me to build a hydroponic farm in my apartment, donate 20K lbs of food to furloughed service workers during COVID, and start a kombucha company in China. That clarity of vision led me to become the first person ever admitted to Stanford GSB and the Schwarzman Scholars program in the same application cycle. As your coach, I’ll give you the clarity that took me years to gain. Together we’ll sharpen your mission, ground it in your experiences, and craft a story that connects every dot. The result? An application that admissions teams can’t overlook. Just ask the people I've previously worked with who were accepted into Stanford GSB, Schwarzman, Harvard, Wharton, and beyond.

As a Stanford MBA (Class of 2013) with a track record of building successful businesses across three continents, I bring a unique blend of admissions insight and real-world experience to MBA coaching. After earning my MBA, I've spent over a decade as a management consultant at Bain & Company, repeat entrepreneur (co-founding two start-ups, including a Nigerian health-tech startup that scaled to $3M ARR and an educational NGO), and strategic leader at high-growth companies. The MBA experience was transformative for me, and I'm passionate about helping others who are seeking to have a positive impact in the world to unlock their full potential. Having successfully guided 5 aspiring MBAs into top-tier programs, I understand what admissions committees are looking for and how to craft compelling narratives that showcase your potential. My coaching approach combines a deep dive into your unique background, an exploration of the schools that would be the best fit for you, and a tailored collaboration to develop the strongest possible application. I have a particular depth of experience working with applicants from West and East Africa, as well as folks from non-traditional professional backgrounds.

Hi, I’m Madeleine! I am a former Harvard admissions team member, while being a graduate student at Harvard University. I'm an expert in nailing the admissions interview, and I have coached more than 500 students through highly selective interview process ranging from undergraduate, graduate, and private K12 schools. I know how strong interviews create positive bias that follows you into committee and elevates your entire application. I have a unique multifaceted approach based on my rare interdisciplinary background: • Harvard-trained: Harvard admissions insight and extensive network - • Athlete mindset: Performance and mindset coaching from being a NCAA Division I Athlete, and turned Pro Athlete • PR Psychology: As the spokesperson for a global tech company, having done 100+ conference panels, webinars, and podcasts, I know how to infuse the • Proven success helping 500 plus students shine in selective interviews, including admits to MIT, Cornell, UT Austin, Harvard, and Columbia Let's make your BEST self shine through, and BOOST your entire application together!

I help top-tier candidates earn admission to the world’s most competitive MBA programs and place into elite post-MBA roles. I attended the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and spent 10 years as a U.S. Army Green Beret, was admitted to MIT Sloan, Chicago Booth, Michigan Ross, and Harvard Business School, earned cross-offers from multiple MBB firms, spent three years at McKinsey & Company, and now serve as CEO of a PE-backed company. Prior to joining Leland, I coached applicants independently for four years, producing a 93.75% placement rate into MBB (30 of 32 candidates) with consistent success across M7 and top-15 programs. My approach blends elite performance psychology, military-grade preparation, and insider admissions + recruiting strategy, giving candidates a structured, no-nonsense path from application to offer.

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.

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.