28,585Leland Reviews

Loved working with Nida, she takes out the time to give personalized feedback and helped me understand my strengths and weaknesses. Highly recommend it to anyone looking for some help with the admissions process!

Mario exceeded my expectations as a coach. He is attentive, knowledgeable and extremely caring. He coached me through 5 deferred MBA applications and I found his help extremely valuable, I would not have been able to finish so many applications with such high quality without him. He not only improved my writing, but he also helped me understand myself and my career vision better. He knew when to step in and help me, and he knew when to push me to reflect on my own. This guy is a professional and I would have paid double for his coaching. I highly recommend Mario to anyone considering him as a coach!

I contacted Mario with the intention of applying to MBA programs through deferred admissions. I thought I knew my motives behind wanting an MBA, but only after Mario's intake assessments did I realize how the degree would provide me with the tools to achieve my goals. Mario gave me excellent feedback through several rounds of essay refinements and provided thoughtful responses in our 1-on-1s together. I'm incredibly thankful for having such a wonderful coach in my corner!

I'm deferred applicant for the 2024 cycle who started working with Mario in January. From the first meeting, Mario's knowledge of the MBA admissions process in combination with his consulting background sold me on his coaching. Mario ensures that each piece of the puzzle that is the application process is perfect. Through asynchronous meetings and live sessions, he assisted me in creating a cohesive and meaningful narrative that captured who I am and what I value. As someone who struggles to write eloquently, Mario's assistance has been instrumental in creating compelling, strong essays. Mario has a lifetime of coaching experience -- from football to summer camps -- and I am confident that he is the right coach for anyone serious about an MBA.

I’m so glad I chose Gabriela to help me prepare for my M7 MBA interview! She is super talented at coaching and was genuinely invested in my success. It was immediately clear that she has a lot of experience in MBA coaching and knows exactly what admissions committees look for. She went out of her way to find extra resources for me before our first session. She then helped me craft my narrative, choose my best stories, and make the most of every opportunity to stand out. Working with her helped me appreciate the thought and strategy that goes into owning and telling your story in a compelling way. I highly recommend anyone applying to a top MBA program to work with Gabriela – she is exceptional!

I had only a month before my deferred MBA applications. Mario helped me set my goals straight and provided helpful insights into each school I wanted to apply to. I've received interviews at top schools so far in this process. Always quick to respond and has a positive attitude to help me through this journey.

Mario is an awesome coach. From a technical coaching standpoint, I think Mario is excellent at strategic storytelling, helping you bring real meaning from pivotal points in your own life. He helps takes your past, actions, and events into real learning lessons, moments of reflection, and growth stories that really mesh well with what adcoms love to see. But more importantly, I think Mario is a stand up dude. As a coach, he's very invested in your success and the application experience. He's fun to chat with, has interesting stuff going on, and is very responsive to making sure you get the help you need to succeed. He's very professional with his working time and making sure he gets back to you, bro has never left me hangin.

Mario was my coach for the deferred MBA cycle and demonstrated a phenomenal ability to craft a compelling application story from my life experiences. Through introspective exercises and productive touchpoint meetings, Mario unearthed a level of depth I could not have reached on my own. His inquiry brought clarity to my present identity and future goals, and he expertly detected connections from my past experiences to those goals. Furthermore, he modeled how to eloquently weave these connections throughout my application profile. His familiarity and expertise of the ad comm perspective bolstered my confidence throughout the entire process. Working with Mario has made a world of a difference and I would 100% hire him again if I had to start over.