Deferred MBA Admissions Consultants

Hello and welcome to my page! I grew up attending a small high school in Nigeria, and my journey taught me early on that where you start does not determine how far you can go—even when your goals quite literally feel worlds away. That belief informs my coaching style: you’ll quickly learn that I rarely—if ever—use the word “impossible.” Today, I’m a Moelis Advanced Access Fellow at The Wharton School and a future Associate at Boston Consulting Group, with a background spanning Cornell’s Dyson School, BCG, and PwC. I’ve successfully navigated the highly competitive MBA and consulting recruiting landscape, and I now help others do the same with confidence and strategy. Whether you’re refining your MBA application strategy, crafting authentic essays, or preparing for high-stakes interviews, I’ll help you tell a compelling story and position yourself for success. I’m excited to partner with you and help turn ambitious goals into real outcomes.

Gone through the 2+2 Application cycle myself

I've spent a decade at three of the world's most competitive companies — Meta, Apple, and JPMorgan Chase — doing one thing exceptionally well: turning complex, messy human stories into clear, compelling narratives that move people to act. That's not just my job. It's my superpower. And it's exactly what great MBA essays require. I was selected for JPMorgan Chase's Senior Associate Development Program — a leadership initiative recognizing the top 2% of nominees firm-wide — and have been recognized as a top 1% mentor on the ADP List platform for expertise in research and career development. I've formally mentored junior researchers, led A/B testing workshops for 200+ employees, and built research frameworks that doubled team throughput. I know what it takes to perform at the highest level — and how to help others get there. I also just lived the application process myself. As an incoming Columbia EMBA student, I know exactly what today's top programs are looking for — and more importantly, what makes an application stand out in a highly competitive pool. I didn't have a linear, easy-to-package story. I had to work for my narrative. That's what makes me a better coach: I've done the hard work of turning a decade of zigzag experience into something undeniable, and I can help you do the same.

If you're looking for "nice", look elsewhere. With me, you'll get the hard truth. About your chances, about ways to improve those chances and, above all, the changes we need to make in order to maximize your chances at the top schools. My edits will be ruthless. I will insist you dive deeper and deeper into the narrative until we get it right. And I know "right". With over 15 years of working with Top 20 MBA applicants, I am an expert in identifying the areas where everyone needs help: telling their story in way that makes them stand out. When you're up against other Harvard, Stanford, Wharton, Yale applicants, there is more to personal statements and supplemental essays than merely being outstanding. Your story has to stop the jaded admissions folks in their tracks and make them say, 'Wow! That's who we're looking for!" That's where I come in. I take a deep dive into getting to you know, your story, what makes you tick and what motivates you. With the help of our curated conversations, custom guides and 90-minute brainstorming sessions, I will help you squeeze out every last ounce of your potential and make it sing on the page. Working in this way is painstaking and time consuming, but my results speak for themselves. Each year, I get 90+% of my clients into at least one of their top 3 dream schools. This also means that I cannot take on many clients (usually 25-28 per application cycle). With so much personal attention given to each applicant and their multiple applications, it is impossible for me to maintain my high level of success if I take on more than 25-28 clients per year. This means three things: 1.) My schedule fills up quick 2.) I am by no means the cheapest consultant out there (in fact, I am on the more pricey side) 3.) The experience--and results--you have with me (yes, me, Avi...not some junior consultant) will be second to none. It's also worth noting that roughly half of my clients each year are those that had disappointing experiences working with other consultants. The most common complaint I hear from these disgruntled applicants is that they didn't feel like the consultant took a vested interest in their success, limiting their face to face time while discouraging them them from applying to top-tier schools. This way, the consultant looks like a big hero when you get admitted to schools you would have likely got admitted to without their "help". My specialty is M7 MBA programs and Top 20 Business Schools. In both cases, my job is to get you interviews at, and admitted to, schools that in some cases you have no business'' getting accepted to, and in other cases getting you scholarship money for your No. 1 school. Otherwise, what's the point, right? If I can't raise the stakes for you, what am I getting paid for? Background: Born and raised in New York City, I take a non-nonsense approach to consulting. We are going to work together for months, sometimes a full year, together, so I like to set the tone for an honest, direct style of communication that leads to winning applications, not inflated egos. To do this successfully, I have to part coach, part mentor, part drill sergeant and part therapist. But mostly your fearless leader in navigating the tricky terrain of college apps. I will hound you for draft deadlines, insist on better revisions and deeper reflection even when you feel it's "good enough". And I will keep you on a structured schedule so you don't feel overwhelmed. Lastly, in certain cases I won't be "nice". If I feel you're capable of better, I'll let you know. If something could work better in an application, I will point it out. I will not spare your feelings, we're here to win this admissions game. I have coached this game for going on 20 years. I am a former Admissions reader at Berkeley and writer for the LA Times. I have a receding hairline and a mean left hook (former boxer). I value honesty over flattery and ambition over modesty. Let's make this happen. Together. .