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Thoba is a phenomenal teacher, communicator, and writer. He was essential in my graduate school process – he helped me not only with developing and crafting a narrative for my graduate school essays, but he also helped me on nailing the interviews. I was accepted to my top choice graduate school and I have no doubt it is thanks to Thoba's support.

Thoba brings a level of intellect, empathy and joy to our sessions. He’s very technically orientated but still able to see the big picture of my goals. Truly a delight to work with.

Thoba is the greatest ! Thanks to him now I have the skills to confidently articulate myself professionally during interviews.

Manali has been very helpful in my career. She helped me prepare for case and behavioral or personal interviews. She was patient and explained things in a very helpful way. She provided examples and incredibly helpful tips and tricks to bring my best to the interview settings. Her support and guidance helped me land my current role at McKinsey.

I had worked with other coaches for my essays/application, but when I received an interview invite, I knew Tim was the person I had to reach out to. Tim ran a couple of mock interviews with me and was extremely efficient and comprehensive in his feedback - he helped me not only mitigate my weaknesses but find better ways to showcase my strengths and really communicate my profile effectively. I progressed so much from just two mock interviews with Tim and felt 100% prepared going into my interview having never done a bschool interview before. It went swimmingly well and it was all thanks to Tim!

Manali is as skilled a coach as she is a business leader. She provides excellent insight and able to drive to the most pressing questions to help guide one’s career trajectory. She’s also transparent and uses her years of leadership, success, and understanding of an equally successful network to explain how one can reach their goals (and any sacrifices necessary). She’s helped me tremendously think critically of myself and my aspirations, and she was instrumental in my MBA process.

Carolyn was my boss at Bain and helped me navigate the MBA admissions process (to HSW). She was insightful, encouraging, thoughtful, and passionate.

I just wanted to give a big thank you to Thoba for being an absolute rockstar during my thesis journey. His patience, expertise, and constant encouragement turned what felt like climbing a mountain into a manageable hike. He was super personable which made me more comfortable bouncing my ideas off him. I can’t thank him enough for his help and all the doors it’s opened for me. If you’re looking for someone to guide you through your academic endeavours with ease, Thoba’s your guy. I highly recommend him.

Christina was my first coach at McKinsey and, thanks to her, I learned many of the critical skills needed to succeed within consulting. She is very knowledgeable in the space and I have no doubt she would be a great mentor to others as well.

Alice has helped me tremendously, and I am grateful for the opportunity to have met her. During Black History Month, our school asked alumni to make themselves available for students to speak with them about their careers, and Alice offered to be one of those people. I read her profile and found her work in the finance industry to be really interesting, so I wanted to explore it further. I reached out to her and scheduled a call. During our first call, Alice talked me through the differences between sell-side and buy-side, giving examples like investment banking being sell-side and private equity being buy-side. On our second call, she explained the differences between investment banking and consulting and what each industry does. For our third call, Alice helped me prepare for fit interviews, sharing the dos and don'ts, which I leveraged to get into one of BCG's competitive programs, the BCG Bridge to Consulting. I am truly thankful for Alice's guidance and the significant impact she has had on my professional journey.