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He’s very helpful and responsive. He’s helped me with college and career interviews as well as case study prep.

He’s an excellent coach, he’s helped me out several times over the years.

Thoba is a fantastic mentor who provides genuine, thoughtful and not least very pragmatic and helpful advice. He helped guide me through the various parts of the application process to top MBA programs, starting from finding my own true-to-self vision to very tactical inputs on essays and my professional experience. He was so helpful that we have stayed in touch and I regularly ask him for advice as I move forward in my career. Can’t recommend him enough.

The mock interviews with Jesse were indispensable for my acceptance to HBS. I mock interviewed with Jesse multiple times, and first we did a full 30-minute simulation in the HBS format. Interviews at HBS are famous for their unique content, and Jesse’s style was so realistic that I look back on it now and feel that it was very similar to the actual one. In addition, many of the questions that Jesse prepared were the same as those asked in the real interview, so I was very glad that we had practiced. Next, we focused on my answers that seemed weak and carefully practiced mock responses one by one. The HBS interview is a case-study-style interview, so it is important to be able to respond in that format. Since the HBS interview is done in this specific way, you are expected to give valuable and substantive answers to unexpected questions. I was able to answer all the questions in the real interview without any confusion thanks to the practice with Jesse. I highly recommend Jesse’s services to all students who want to pass the HBS interview!

Jack was my coach while we were at Stanford Business School, and I highly recommend him. His excellent listening skills, insightful questioning, and collaborative approach made him an invaluable thought partner. He always came prepared to our sessions with helpful tools and approaches that helped me make significant progress toward my goals. Jack's coaching was instrumental in helping me explore and resolve various personal and professional questions.

MBA Interview prep with Jesse helped get me admitted to INSEAD and the London Business School. I worked with Jesse in order to prepare myself for the MBA interviews and I was admitted to INSEAD and the London Business School (LBS)! From my experience, I am convinced that Jesse was the best companion for my interview prep. I highly recommend working with Jesse mainly for two reasons. First is his sincere and encouraging approach. As a Japanese applicant spending most of the life domestically, I felt overwhelmed when I embarked on the interview prep. However, from the very first session to the last, Jesse always tried to find and enhance my strengths while suggesting ways to improve my weaknesses, keeping his encouraging attitude. He never compared me with other applicants or gave “grades” for my performance. Rather, he always helped me become a better version of myself through highly interactive sessions in which he asked a lot of effective questions that urged me to think deeper. Thanks to him, I felt more confident about my performance after each session with him. And true, confidence was the key ingredient of the success in the real interviews! The other point I admire is Jesse’s commitment to clients. Needless to say, he fully committed himself for each interview prep session, reviewing my applications, preparing questions to ask, carefully observing my performance, and providing constructive feedback. On top of that, whenever he found it beneficial, he shared with me articles, ideas, and insights relating to my MBA applications or career aspirations, which greatly helped hone interview responses. This epitomizes his commitment to his clients, driven by his true passion to help them achieve their goals. Such proactive support of his, combined with intensive 1-to-1 sessions, got me ready to answer with great confidence any questions that admission interviewers might ask. In our first session, Jesse said his clients and he would often become friends. After completing my MBA process, I genuinely feel his words were true.

Jack led a coaching group during business school where we engaged with a diverse group in deep and meaningful conversations about career, diversity and inclusion, and life in general. He excels in active listening, providing thoughtful insights, and asking the right questions that prompt reflection and growth. His ability to create a supportive and inclusive environment was invaluable to our group and helped keep us grounded during challenging times, especially during the pandemic.

Jack and I met weekly while I was going through Y Combinator. His insightful comments and questions helped keep me grounded and focused on the bigger picture.

Jennifer supported me in my GMAT prep and MBA applications and always found a way to adapt to my needs. I am generally not good in standardized tests, but after failing a few times to reach a score above 600, I reached out to Jennifer for help. She immediately took initiative, identified my weak points and tailored a plan going forward . She was also always flexible towards timing and location, which helped me fit the study into my work-life. Overall, her initiative and tailored program was the base for my way towards an MBA. She also supported me in the application for my top-choice program, helping me to secure an approval. She believed in me and was not afraid to take an extra mile, even if it was outside the box of what we originally agreed to do.

Bibi is a tremendously helpful coach, she gave very insightful constructive criticism that strengthened my application and resulted in a research fellowship at Stanford’s Center on Poverty and Inequality. You can’t go wrong with her help!