Drake P.
Coaching for 1 year
Stanford GSB President, NY Times & CNBC, Perfect for Underdogs
About Drake
Studied at Stanford Graduate School of Business
Worked at Emirates
I am a Stanford MBA grad ('22), where I served as the Student Body President and won the Arbuckle Award, voted by graduates as the person who has most fulfilled the mission of Stanford GSB. I come from a long line of public education; I'm here to help you create a stellar MBA application that can launch you into a top program regardless of your academic background. I've gone to public school my entire life. I earned a BS from Auburn, an MS from UVA, then an MSc from ESADE (in Barcelona). I've also attended community college and studied at two different universities in China—Stanford is my 7th higher ed Institution! That's all to say, I'm all about striving for something bigger. After UVA & ESADE, I worked at Kearney in New York, where I consulted for Fortune 50 retail companies. Many of my projects were featured in the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and other publications. I led Kearney's undergrad and MBA internship program, and led undergrad recruiting for 6 universities. I also spent 8 months in the Middle East where I helped design the national hobby strategy for 40 million people. After that, I pivoted to a pre-MBA internship at IGNIA, Mexico's largest VC fund. My MBA internship was at Lattice, an HR tech unicorn in SF, and a second internship at Emirates (the airline) in Dubai. I have also been featured in CNBC and my writing has been published in the New York Times. As a coach, I'm all about making the application process fun, exploratory, and insightful. The admissions process isn't just for getting into school; it also helps you understand your career and life. I'll give you straightforward advice throughout the process, the same advice that helped me get into Stanford, Wharton, Booth, and Dartmouth, with more than $200K in scholarships. I'm the only one from my home town, undergraduate institution, and my pre-business school company to attend the GSB, so I know what it takes to create an application that will really stand out, and I can't wait to work with you to create yours. If you come from a non-target or unusual background, I'm the guy for you.
Categories Drake coaches for
Experience
Consultant
Emirates
August 2021 - September 2021
• Created report on the future of contact centres, specifically focused on partnerships, AI, analytics, and ancillary opportunity identification
Consultant
Lattice
June 2021 - August 2021
• Created Lattice's first-ever partnership structure around core offering, crafting referral agreements and legal frameworks, go-to-market strategies, and approach to services • Designed B2B customer journeys for each stage and segment with Chief Customer Officer and VP of Customer Success to create new levels of operational rigor, enabled by 40+ interviews • Presented to C-suite at end of work and discussed implementation opportunities
Summer Associate
IGNIA
June 2020 - August 2020
● Created digital economy study on Latin America, distributed via one of Mexico's largest media companies, MILENIO (with ~2Mn social media followers) ● Evaluated InsurTech trends and investment opportunities in Latin America, including recommendations on pipeline start-ups ● Developed formal governance guidelines for 20+ portfolio companies
Associate
Kearney
September 2017 - May 2020
Career progression: Top 10%, Analyst to post-MBA Associate in 18 months (vs. traditional 36 mo.). Placed on fastest track to Manager. All-Kearney project highlights: ● Fund design for Middle Eastern public sector non-profit strategy ● Performance management for Global Top 50 Retailer pilot program ● E-Commerce negotiation for U.S. Top 15 Retailer ● Scenario modeling for Global Top 50 Retailer partnership ● Payments strategy for U.S. Top 20 Retailer ● Capital cost reduction for Global Top 10 CPG client ● Fourth Industrial Revolution modeling for the World Economic Forum ● Organizational design for Fortune 200 Life Sciences client ● Negotiation regression modeling for Fortune 200 Life Sciences client
Education
Stanford Graduate School of Business
MBA
2020 - 2022
Student Body President
University of Virginia, Charlottesville
MS, Global Commerce
2016 - 2017
ESADE
MSc, Global Strategic Management
2016 - 2017
Lingnan University
Certificate, Global Management
2016 - 2017
Auburn University
BSBA, Finance and International Business-Chinese
2013 - 2016
Drake was also personally admitted to
The Wharton School (UPenn)
Chicago Booth
Dartmouth College
Services Offered
School Selection
Application Strategy
Resume
Recommendations
Essays
Editing
Interviews
Waitlist Strategy
Secondary Review
Ding Analysis
Case Interview Prep
Networking Strategy
Resume Review
Linkedin Review
Behavioral Interview Prep
Salary Negotiation
School Selection
Application Strategy
Resume
Recommendations
Essays
Editing
Interviews
Secondary Review
Ratings & Reviews
5.0
(8 Reviews)
Articles
Not Every MBA Program is Made Equal–An Overview of the Program Structures of Top Business Schools
Jul 14, 2022
The program structures of the top 15 business schools, including the number of credits and courses required for graduation, the percentage of electives vs. core classes, the proportion of required business school classes, and more.
An Expert’s Guide to Resumes: Five Tips to Make You Stand Out
Apr 12, 2022
Hi, I’m Drake P. , an MBA, Undergrad, and Management Consulting coach on Leland. Back in college I worked at my university’s career center and ended up working at a top management consulting firm where I also managed recruiting for six schools and our office’s internship program. I also ran a fre
Why I Coach—Drake Pooley
Jul 14, 2021
It was August 1, 2012—the hot, Texas summer before my senior year of high school. After two hours of typing away at my computer, I submitted my one and only college application: Auburn University in Alabama. I started a few more, dreaming of schools like UT (Austin), Baylor, Vanderbilt—even Harvard.