Zach Dyce
MBA admissions consultant and Stanford GSB graduate
| Hourly rate range | $70 to $145 an hour |
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| Credentials | Stanford GSB MBA, class of 2025; Stanford Impact Founder Fellow |
Zach Dyce is an MBA admissions consultant who helps applicants shape their story and build a strategy for business school. He is a 2025 Stanford GSB graduate and a Stanford Impact Founder Fellow. Before business school he worked at BCG and at Jumia in Kenya, where he scaled a grocery delivery business across 10 African countries. He applied to business school twice and got into both HBS and Stanford GSB on his second try.
What Zach helps with
Zach works with applicants who care more about their story and how the pieces of their application fit together than about test scores alone.
- Understanding and shaping your personal story
- Sharpening your MBA application strategy
- Avoiding common application mistakes
- Writing an application that sounds like you
- Applying again after a failed first round
- Applying to schools like HBS and Stanford GSB
Who Zach works with
Zach works with MBA applicants who have unusual or non-traditional paths. He also helps people who tend to learn lessons the hard way and want to be a step ahead. His own path included a firing, a failed first application round and a move to Africa.
Background and qualifications
Zach studied at Florida State and cold emailed 1,000 people to land a job in banking. He was let go after a year. He then cold emailed his way into BCG. Later he moved to Kenya and worked at Jumia, where he launched and scaled a 20-minute grocery delivery business across 10 African countries to $10M GMV in 18 months. His first business school round brought 0 interviews from 6 schools. He hired a consultant, reapplied, and got into HBS and Stanford GSB. He graduated from Stanford GSB in 2025 and now builds Penguin Health as a Stanford Impact Founder Fellow.
Zach Dyce pricing
Programs and services
- Custom hourly consulting
Zach Dyce reviews
The CoachVouch take
Zach went from 0 interviews at 6 schools to admission at both HBS and Stanford GSB, so he knows the reapplicant path first hand.
Best for MBA applicants with non-traditional paths who want help telling their story instead of following a set formula.
Common questions
How much does Zach Dyce charge?
Coaching with Zach runs $70 to $145 an hour. Request an intro for an exact quote.
What does Zach Dyce help with?
Zach Dyce helps with understanding and shaping your personal story, sharpening your MBA application strategy, avoiding common application mistakes and writing an application that sounds like you.
Is Zach Dyce certified?
Zach Dyce lists: Stanford GSB MBA, class of 2025; Stanford Impact Founder Fellow.
Does Zach Dyce help people who were rejected before?
Yes. Zach applied to 6 schools his first time and got 0 interviews. He reapplied and got into HBS and Stanford GSB.
How do I contact Zach Dyce?
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