Chas F.

Chas F.

5.0

Stanford MBA: From a "Non-Target" Undergrad? I Can Help.

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Studied at Stanford Graduate School of Business

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Works at The Nashton Company

Available Monday at 7:00 PM UTC

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Chas's MBA Qualifications

80+ people coached for MBA

Open to working with clients outside the U.S.

Chas has helped clients get into these schools:

I have been coaching MBA applicants for two years and have a very high admissions rate among my Leland clients. I specialize in application strategy, crafting stories, and editing essays. I love helping "dark horse" candidates and have spent hours with Dean of Admissions from Stanford, Harvard, and Wharton in 1:1 and small group settings.

Chas can help with:

Editing

School Selection

Secondary Review

Recommendations

Application Strategy

Interviews

Essays

Resume

Chas also coaches for Hedge Fund and Sales & Trading. View all.

About Chas

I graduated from the Stanford GSB in 2022 and have spent most of my career in investing. Prior to business school, I worked at Credit Suisse in New York and Dodge & Cox, a mutual fund, in San Francisco. As a side hustle, I founded a career and life coaching business called Unlocked Careers. I loved this work and it drove my decision to continue coaching after business school. I specialize in two areas of coaching, MBA applications and public markets investing - mutual funds, hedge funds, and equity research. For MBA applicants, I specialize in helping my clients frame their narrative. I love helping people visualize their "why" for attending school and drilling in to who they are. Once pen is on paper, I give honest and direct feedback while trying to tie everything back to your "why." Importantly, I think letters of recommendation are the most underrated part of the application. I have tools to help my clients maximize their recommendations. For investors, my framework is similar. Pitching a stock is all about crafting a coherent narrative and starting a conversation with your interviewer. I've conducted over 50 equity research interviews and pitched stocks for over five years professionally. I give direct feedback and help my clients get offers. I am from a non-target undergrad, the University of Utah, I think I can be particularly helpful for "dark horse" applicants.

Why do I coach?

Every major accomplishment in my life has come with the aid of a coach, mentor, or teammate. It brings me great joy to serve in these roles and help friends/strangers unlock goals they previously didn't think were achievable. For more, see my comments Leland's top 25 coaches of 2022: https://www.joinleland.com/library/a/the-top-25-leland-coaches-of-2022

Work Experience

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Operating Partner

The Nashton Company

May 2023 - Present

Hiring Manager

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Senior Associate

Dodge & Cox

May 2017 - June 2020

Hiring Manager

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Analyst

Credit Suisse

July 2015 - April 2017

Education

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Stanford Graduate School of Business

MBA

2020 - 2022

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University of Utah

HBS, Finance

2011 - 2015

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Chas F.

Chas F.

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