One-Year MBA Admissions Experts

With an MBA from Columbia Business School and extensive experience in strategy, partnerships, and business operations, I am well-equipped to guide you through the MBA admissions process. My professional journey includes leading partner strategy at tech platform companies, and as a leader in higher education for over a decade. I have a proven track record of building successful programs and partnerships, which translates into helping you craft a standout application. Whether you need assistance with application strategy, essay writing, or interview preparation, I'm here to help you achieve your MBA goals. Let's connect and create a personalized plan for your success!

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.

Welcome! I’m a recent admit to top MBA programs, including Wharton School and Kellogg School of Management, and I support applicants through the MBA admissions process using the same thoughtful, structured approach that guided my own journey. Having recently gone through the process myself, I believe strong storytelling is at the heart of a compelling application. Drawing on my experience in global strategy at EY, where success often depends on clearly framing complex ideas and aligning them to a cohesive narrative, I help applicants articulate their goals, connect their experiences, and paint a clear picture of who they are and where they’re headed. I offer support across application strategy, essay development, and interview preparation, tailoring each engagement to where you are in your journey. Whether you’re just starting to explore MBA programs or refining final materials, I’m here to help you navigate the path thoughtfully and intentionally. Let’s connect and work together to bring your MBA aspirations to life.

I have helped over 150 candidates gain admission to programs including INSEAD, London Business School, MIT Sloan, Columbia, Kellogg, Yale SOM, IESE, Oxford Saïd, Cambridge Judge, and others. My clients have come from companies including Netflix, Naver, Nexon, Santander, and Accenture. Many of the people I work with are exceptional candidates whose strengths are easy to underestimate on paper, especially if they are applying from outside the US or UK or working in a second language. They do not just need help polishing essays. They need help understanding what makes them compelling and communicating that with clarity, confidence, and precision. I help you identify the story, judgment, and self-awareness that admissions committees are actually looking for, then express it in a way that is memorable without feeling manufactured. If you are aiming for the highest level and want a coach who understands both international applicants and high-stakes positioning, I can help.

Welcome to my profile! As an MBA graduate from the Kellogg School of Management, where I was honored as an F.C. Austin Scholar, I bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to the table. My journey includes a robust background in strategic partnerships at Microsoft, where I also serve as a mentor, helping founders accelerate their business growth. With a strong foundation in economics from Harvard University and leadership roles in various organizations, I am well-equipped to guide you through the MBA application process. Whether you need assistance with application strategy, essay crafting, or interview preparation, I'm here to help you succeed. Let's connect and chart your path to a top MBA program!

Hey! I'm Kusha, an incoming Chicago Booth MBA (Class of 2028) and Life Sciences technology consultant. I navigated the MBA admissions process on an incredibly tight timeline and came out with 4 acceptances to top programs and over $250K in total scholarship offers. I did it all without MBB, Big Tech, or bulge bracket on my resume. Before Booth, I built my career in Life Sciences consulting at a boutique firm. I know what it's like to apply to top business schools without household-name companies backing you, and I know how to make your background a strength, not a liability. Where I can help: - Application strategy, from school selection to crafting your story - Essay Reviews - Scholarship Negotiation and Financial Aid Strategy - Interview Prep with honest, constructive feedback - Support for Late-Starting Applicants who need to move fast I went through this recently and remember exactly what it feels like. I'm here to be a straight-talking, supportive partner who helps you put your best application forward and save some money along the way. Let's get started!

I hold degrees from Harvard, MIT, Wharton, and Stanford—giving me firsthand experience navigating multiple highly selective MBA and graduate programs. As a Stanford GSB Sloan Fellow (MSx), Wharton MBA/Lauder MA graduate, former INSEAD exchange student, and London Business School admit, I don’t just understand elite admissions—I’ve done it repeatedly across U.S. and European systems. Today I’m an active entrepreneur, investor, and board member: co-founder of an AI-native digital health company operating in Mexico, partner at a real estate private equity firm, and founding partner of a venture firm. I’ve also guest lectured at Stanford School of Medicine and MIT. That means my coaching isn’t just about getting in—it’s about building a credible, compelling story that matches what top programs are actually trying to select: leaders who will execute and create impact after graduation. I work with both U.S. and international applicants (with deep experience advising Latin American candidates; I’m fluent in Spanish and Portuguese). My specialty is fit-first strategy: identifying the programs that best match your goals (not simply the highest-ranked), then translating your profile into a sharp positioning, essays that sound like you at your best, and confident interview performance. Whether you’re targeting an M7, a top European program, or a non-traditional path like MSx/Sloan Fellows or joint degrees, I’ll help you apply—and choose—wisely.

Welcome to my profile! As an MBA alumni of Wharton and MA alumni of The Lauder Institute at the University of Pennsylvania, I bring a unique blend of business acumen and professional experience expertise to my coaching. My experience at Bain & Company and as a Technical Senior Product Manager at Amazon serve to help navigate you through the MBA application and career planning process. I've successfully coached 6 clients, helping them craft compelling applications from essays to reference packages that highlight their strengths and unique stories to receive offers from M7 schools. Whether you need assistance with application strategy, essays, or interview preparation, I'm here to help you achieve your MBA goals. Let's connect and make your application stand out!

My qualifications here come from sitting on both sides of the MBA experience. I earned my own MBA from Indiana University's Kelley School of Business, starting the program in person and finishing online in 2015, when online graduate education was still relatively new. Combined with my other graduate degrees at Northwestern Medill, Harvard, and UIC, I have a real feel for how different learning formats work and what admissions committees across top programs tend to value. I scored well on the GMAT, I understand how applications are actually read, and over the years, I have written dozens of letters of recommendation for applicants. Nearly every one of them has landed at a top program, including schools like Harvard and Columbia. What I bring that many admissions coaches do not is practical business experience. I have founded multiple successful companies, including RevEng Consulting, and have spent more than 20 years in the business world at companies like SAP and LinkedIn. That lets me help applicants move past generic, theoretical essays and build specific, credible stories that resonate with admissions committees. RevEng also regularly hosts MBA interns, most recently a group from the University of Michigan in 2025, so I stay close to what current programs teach and how students are evaluated.

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.