Yiyi Zhao
MBA admissions consultant and career coach with consulting and tech background
| Hourly rate range | $70 to $145 an hour |
|---|---|
| Focus areas | MBA admissionsIvy League and top schoolsCareer changeInterview coachingResume and LinkedInConsulting and finance recruitingTech careersPromotions and advancement |
| Works with | Professionals and Students |
| Also coaches | Career coach |
| Credentials | MBA, Columbia Business School |
Yiyi Zhao is an MBA admissions consultant who also coaches career moves. She helps people with applications, resumes, interviews and career strategy. She works at Uber Eats as a Senior Strategic Operations Manager. Before that, she spent more than seven years at Kearney, advising Fortune 500 companies. She earned her own MBA at Columbia Business School. Her candidates have gained admission to programs such as Columbia, Wharton, Kellogg, Booth, Tuck, Yale SOM, Fuqua and Johnson.
What Yiyi helps with
Yiyi helps people apply to business school and plan career moves. She also works with those aiming for consulting or tech roles.
- Applying to top MBA programs
- Telling your story clearly in applications
- Resume and interview preparation
- Breaking into management consulting
- Moving into tech from another field
- Preparing for a promotion
- Choosing your next career move
- Roles in strategy, operations, consumer and retail
Who Yiyi works with
Yiyi works with students and professionals. Some are applying to business school. Others want a promotion, a move into consulting, or a switch into tech. She also coaches people aiming for roles in strategy, operations, consumer, retail and technology.
Background and qualifications
Yiyi started her career after Carnegie Mellon and moved into management consulting. She spent more than seven years at Kearney. There she advised Fortune 500 companies on growth strategy, operating model design, large-scale transformations and data-driven decisions. Her clients spanned retail, consumer goods, technology, healthcare and private equity. She then earned an MBA at Columbia Business School, focusing on consumer strategy, retail and marketing. She now works at Uber Eats on marketplace growth, merchant strategy and analytics.
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The CoachVouch take
She has made several career pivots herself, from consulting to business school to tech at Uber Eats, and coaches from that experience.
Best for professionals applying to top MBA programs or moving into consulting or tech.
Common questions
How much does Yiyi Zhao charge?
Coaching with Yiyi runs $70 to $145 an hour. Message Yiyi from this page for an exact quote.
What does Yiyi Zhao help with?
Yiyi Zhao helps with applying to top MBA programs, telling your story clearly in applications, resume and interview preparation and breaking into management consulting.
Is Yiyi Zhao certified?
Yiyi Zhao lists: MBA, Columbia Business School.
Does Yiyi Zhao help with career moves as well as MBA applications?
Yes. She coaches on resumes, interviews and career strategy. She also helps people aiming for consulting, strategy, operations, consumer, retail and tech roles.
How do I contact Yiyi Zhao?
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