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Siwei gave me invaluable guidance during my MBA application process. His advice and encouragement helped me get into Duke Fuqua — truly grateful for his mentorship and support!

Michelle had a very positive influence on our company where she coached me (engineering VP) and a number of other colleagues. She was able to bridge many difficult issues with communication and collaboration, working across the organization to help us self-modify into a better team. She was able to effectively work horizontally across peers and vertically between managers and employees, maintaining trust between the various actors as she went. She coaches in a way that helps bring you to a realization on your own. Many of these things I continue to carry with me through career and life in general.

Mary operates with the highest standard of professionalism, empathy, and strategic clarity. She has a rare gift for asking deeply revealing questions that expose blind spots and spark real breakthroughs. She listened to my background, studied my goals, and designed a tailored approach that aligned with my industry and ambitions. Through thoughtful exercises and frameworks, she helped me reconnect with my core values, adjust unproductive patterns and tackle limiting beliefs. Thanks to Mary, I now operate with greater clarity, self-trust, and a sharper roadmap for success. I highly recommend Mary to anyone seeking insightful, grounded, and transformative support in navigating their career path.

Siwei has exceptional patience and outstanding storytelling abilities. As an MBA application expert, he guided me through every step of the process — from refining my resume to perfecting my essays — and helped me get admission offers from both Kellogg and Ross with generous scholarships.

I worked with Siwei for my mba application. He’s very responsible and supportive throughout the whole process. He’s also very good at exploring candidates stories and finding their most competitive strengths. Siwei helped me successfully get into Cornell Johnson.

I had an amazing experience with Francisca, she helped me throughout the full process from resume screening to my final interviews. She teaches you how to crack cases without memorising frameworks so that you can build a framework from scratch for every consulting case. I highly recommend her

Everyone who’s ever met Jonathan would agree that he is the nicest person in finance. If you don’t believe me, have a conversation with him yourself. But he is so much more than that. Jonathan has been a friend, mentor, and coach of mine for 5+ years throughout different stages of my career. When I was a sophomore, his guidance and feedback helped me secure internship offers from Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley’s investment banking division. He helped tailor my resume so that every square inch of real estate was value-added to my application, and gave candid feedback on how I should best spend my time preparing for recruiting. Jonathan is patient and kind and his non-judgmental approach meant that I could be fully transparent about my weaknesses and short-comings. This is important when finding the right coach because it allows you to identify and highlight your true strengths in any interview scenario, so you do not come across as disingenuous. Jonathan’s approach combines micro and macro. He is encouraging but realistic, and he is highly strategic in his coaching because recruiting isn’t random / all luck. You can always play a better hand. 5 years after working with Jonathan to land myself a dream investment banking position, I found myself recruiting once again this time for a role on the buyside. Jonathan’s consistent help on interview prep (technical, case studies, business fundamentals) combined with his understanding of the industry (fund strategy, sector dynamics, firm reputation, group culture, etc.) meant that I could allocate time in the most efficient manner. The latter piece is highly underrated when it comes to preparation because private equity firms evaluate based on a candidate’s intended understanding of the role of the group just as much as they scrutinize over their technical skills (which often come from a few months on the desk). This isn’t information you can just get from WSO or a PE recruiting guide, and often requires highly bespoke recommendations from a seasoned veteran. Jonathan’s industry expertise and mentorship were instrumental in helping me land jobs with TA Associates and Blackstone, my top two choices given my interest in Technology. To anyone looking for a coach, mentor and trusted advisor (and friend), I recommend Jonathan in the highest.

Kenyatta was such an amazing resource during my business school application process! I connected with her regularly and she was able to share great insight on Wharton and the MBA process in overall from academics, career, extracurriculars and everything in between. She was also able to refer me to other students and alumni that might be helpful in the process. Overall, she was extremely attentive, genuine, and well-informed and someone that not only helped reassure me in the process but ultimately was instrumental in my Wharton admission!

I’ve had the privilege of knowing Jerry for several years, and I can confidently say he’s one of the most capable and supportive people you could hope to work with when preparing for consulting interviews. His deep understanding of case problem-solving, coupled with his calm, structured approach, makes him an exceptional coach and mentor. What truly sets Jerry apart is his ability to tailor his coaching to each person’s unique strengths and challenges. He doesn’t just focus on memorizing frameworks, he helps you develop real intuition for how to think like a consultant. His feedback is always sharp, actionable, and delivered in a way that motivates you to improve. Beyond his technical skill, Jerry has an incredible way of making people feel confident and at ease, even during the most stressful parts of recruiting. He’s patient, thoughtful, and genuinely invested in helping others succeed. It’s no surprise that so many of our peers turn to him for advice and support, he’s a natural coach and an even better teammate. If you’re looking for someone who can elevate your case prep and help you perform at your best, Jerry is exactly the kind of person you want in your corner.

Talha was instrumental in helping me think through not just key professional milestones - but also reflect on the broader purpose in life. His diverse career experiences set the foundation for his ability to effectively relate to others - but his source of distinctiveness is his empathy led approach of inquiry. I can not recommend talha’s coaching enough