Q & A

What’s your favorite client success story?

I had an opportunity to work with a wonderful candidate that wanted to get into Stanford business school. He was older than your average MBA student, already had a family and kids and wasn’t a natural fit for what Stanford would be looking for. His humble, low key demeanor made his essays sound ‘muted’. He was clearly sharp and talented but it didn’t stand out. When we started working together and I got to know his life story, I was blown away. Behind the low key attitude was a fearless person who made life and death choices, endured extreme hardship and persisted. We found a way to tell his story in a way that felt authentic to who he was without over-dramatizing and yet give the reader a true sense of the events, what was at stake and how incredible his journey to overcome. His ability to make decisions, stay calm under pressure, focus on what matters most and persevere was suddenly highlighted in bright sparkling colors that made him a clear leading candidate. We were both thrilled to learn he was admitted to the only school he wanted and applied for.