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I suffer from an anxiety disorder. So much so that if I am being tested for an exam or interview, my legs start shivering and teeth chattering. I can hear my heartbeats out loud.
I had a B-School interview lined up for 21st Feb, and I wondered how can my body be more nervous that I actually felt I was. Over time, My husband and I have become a big fan of Angela’s work – listening to her webinars and reading her stuff for over a year an half. He the Interview Hero class and book and asked me to take it up as the first thing for preparation.
Interview Hero was like getting myself checked up with a psychologist. Even though still anxious, I started looking forward to sharing my stores with the interviewer.
The big day – nerves captured my body as they always do – every part of my body behaved as abnormal as it could. BUT, I told my body “react the way you want to, but I am going to talk to the interviewer like my friend, and even if I go wrong, I would at least have a friend by the end of the session.” Those nerves dint leave my body, and the impact Interview Hero left on my subconscious didn’t leave me either. The interview went awesome!
Angela really puts passion in her work, that really inspires me to chase my dreams!!
No words are enough to express my gratitude for her.
I’d be forever obliged to her.

I had spoken to an MBA consultant prior to Angela to better understand my strength as a candidate. That initial call with the consultant left me discouraged and frenzied—I felt like there was no way I was going to get into a top program with my statistics. Thankfully, I stumbled upon Angela and in our initial consultation call, she immediately reassured me that I was capable enough to get into a top program. Her optimism in my potential gave me the confidence I needed to surmount the MBA application process.
Working with Angela was a very introspective journey. Early in our calls, she was able to quickly and accurately pinpoint who I was as a person and what I valued; and her insights made all the difference in helping me craft my stories.
Moreover, having a trusted partner like Angela helped lighten the load and calm my nerves. Left to my own devices, I would’ve nitpicked over the smallest details. But with Angela, all I needed to worry about was telling my story as authentically and as truthfully as possible. And she would take care of the rest.
In the end, I was admitted to my top-choice program with a Forte fellowship! And more importantly, Angela’s insights about my life story has made me more confident in who I am as a professional and what I bring to the table.
Could I have gone through the application process without Angela? Probably. Was it SIGNIFICANTLY easier with Angela? Definitely.

I was someone who had almost no MBAs in their personal and professional networks when starting the application process. Through it all, Britt was more than an admissions consultant – she was a cheerleader and a friend whose support and belief in me never wavered, even when I had my own self-doubts. I have never met someone who is so genuinely enthusiastic and optimistic, but who could also take an essay and be brutally honest about its faults when needed. Applying to six top MBA programs (including 3 M7s) all Round 1 was difficult, but Britt helped me minimize timeline-induced stress and ensure every piece of every application was it’s absolute best. I didn’t want to write an essay for what “School X wants”; I wanted to be true to my story and myself, and just put the best version of myself out there. Britt and Career Protocol have the same philosophy. With Britt’s guidance and insight, I ended up loving every single piece of every single MBA application I submitted.
I was ultimately admitted to five of the six schools I applied to, including 2 M7s, all with merit scholarship. A year ago I was wondering if I was good enough, if my story was interesting enough, and if the schools I wanted were truly possible. Now I’m enrolling at my dream school with an 80% tuition scholarship – I attribute this success to my decision to work with Britt.
If you feel like you have the stats, but need help with the stories, do yourself the favor: invest in yourself and your future right now, and work with Britt. I cannot thank her enough for what she’s done for me!

Working with Angela on my business school applications is one of the best decisions I ever made—not only because Angela helped me get the results I wanted, but because her coaching made a stressful, often overwhelming application process more positive than I ever imagined possible.
I was admitted to several M7 schools, including one school with a generous merit scholarship and Stanford GSB. I am over the moon with the outcome, and I am also extremely happy with the personal and professional value I derived from working with Angela to translate my personal values into tangible career goals. Working with Angela helped me grow both personally and professionally; I emerged surer of myself and my judgment, and more confident in what makes me unique—especially in the things I thought I was supposed to hide from admissions committees and job recruiters.
Before I get into more on what makes working with Angela so special, I want to provide some context on how I ended up signing on as her client in the first place, after consulting with at least five other qualified counselors from reputable firms.
I sought an admissions counselor because while I have always loved school and work, I have absolutely HATED applying for those opportunities. College apps and on-campus recruiting were the most anxiety-inducing, self-doubting, unpleasant periods of my professional life. My nerves—and the stiff competition—got to me, and I felt beaten down by the end.
I figured that having someone on my team this time could ease the burden. The rave reviews of Angela on Poets & Quants promised a better, more fun way. But some of the reviews sounded too good to be true. As I recall it, there were gushing, mushy tales about how Angela helped people find themselves. Angela’s whimsy Career Protocol website had a flash and a flare that other consultants’ marketing materials lacked. It was friendly, engaging, delightful, and optimistic.
I was skeptical. Could an MBA admissions counselor really deliver on enlightenment? Could she or he really make such a taxing process enjoyable? I wanted to believe it was possible, but would it come at the expense of rigor, professionalism, or results? Angela was clearly very good at marketing herself. In fact, she billed herself as a master communicator and storyteller. And if that were true, she could be selling me a pipe dream.
Despite my skepticism, I decided to explore Angela further, because I felt more excited about her than the other consultants. The questions that I had to answer on her website just to sign up for a free consultation forced me to think more deeply than I had before about who I was, what I cared about, and what I hoped to accomplish in my life. These sound like daunting subjects, and they are – but Angela broke down the questions in a way that made answering them surprisingly effortless and even enjoyable. I got even more excited.
Over the phone, Angela gave me her honest take on my candidacy—the good and the bad—which was distinct from the purely rosy pictures that other consultants gave me. Evidently, she was an optimist, but she was also very much a realist. I believed that she would push harder to help me present my candidacy in the best possible light because she understood what the pitfalls in my profile might be. Speaking with her energized me. She made me feel comfortable, plus she was fun and funny. She told me that the only regrets her clients have ever had in working with her is that they didn’t take the bigger risks in their applications that she had advised them to take. I knew then that I had to work with Angela.
When I started working with Angela, one of the things that immediately stood out to me about her was her energy, wit, and speed. I could barely get my stream of consciousness thoughts on the table before Angela synthesized them. Both her IQ and EQ are absolutely off the charts.
Angela made me feel comfortable enough to share my most absurd aspirations and my deepest insecurities with her—which enabled her to give me razor-sharp insights and advise me on how to mitigate the weakest points in my applications. Angela now knows me better than even my closest friends and family. She even helped me get to know myself better, which is one of the greatest gifts she gave me.
When it got to essay-writing, I often found myself overwhelmed with feedback from my friends and colleagues. Everyone had an opinion, and I was conflicted about how to use their feedback. When I took all their feedback on an early draft of one of my essays, it became a garbled Frankenstein, and I had to start over. It really stuck with me when Angela made the astute point that each individual only knows what worked for themselves—but every individual is different, so what worked for them won’t necessarily work for me. It was so helpful to have Angela as a third-party, unbiased expert I could trust to help me discern which pieces of feedback were valid, and which would dilute my personal voice and weaken my essays. She knew when to tell me to tune out what everyone else says and what I believed admissions committees wanted to hear and to write purely from my own heart. On that topic, while Angela’s somewhat unorthodox “no line editing” policy made me a little nervous at first, it proved to be the best approach, because it allowed me to find my own voice and feel true ownership over my essays and the offers of admission that I ultimately received.
When it came to interviews, Angela was also incredibly helpful. Confidence in interviews has always been my biggest challenge – so, when an interview for my top-choice school got on the calendar, I was pretty nervous. I did some practice with Angela a few days before, but I was still afraid, and Angela sensed it. Out of the blue, she sent me an encouraging email telling me how great I was and outlining the things I should keep in mind going into the interview. This was a striking instance of Angela going above and beyond her call of duty because she genuinely cared about me and wanted me to succeed. I am so grateful for that.
I don’t mean to be too sappy, but I love Angela. I feel very privileged to have had the opportunity to get to know her and learn from her. She is amazing and one-of-a-kind. I only have the highest praise for Angela—as an MBA admissions counselor, an intellectual force, a captivating storyteller and writer, and most importantly, a genuine, empathetic human who is a role model for me.

Intro
Thanks to Poets&Quants’ MBA event in Tate Modern on March 3, 2018, I was linked to Angela, although we didn’t meet up in person and I didn’t think of using a consultant for my MBA application at that moment. It proved me wrong until I failed my first MBA interview later, but luckily I happened to connect with Angela. I guess Poets&Quants has that credit, so thanks a lot. I could never be so assertive to face my dream and to make it real, if I had never spent the last four months with Angela in taking her online course SPITR, reading her new released book Interview Hero, and asking for her advice in my MBA plan.
SPITR
The moment I decided to attend SPITR was almost the darkest moment in my life. No exaggeration at all – I lost 10 kg last year when making my own business plan, integrating my resources, and building up my team. Not to mention, I had loads of essays to finish for my University College London program at the same time. Until I was back to China, for a while I had been stuck among tough decisions to launch my business. It was the period that I realized how struggling or stressed life could be for a fresh entrepreneur. If you have ever read anything written by Angela, you could imagine both of her contagious enthusiasm and therapeutical enlightenment I felt when I at first time read Angela’s email about SPITR – the online course designed to crush consulting case interview and beyond.
As a management consulting fan and a passionate entrepreneur, I appreciate all business thinking skills and communication techniques woven into the 3-month online course SPITR. Applying immediately to my daily life what I had learned from Angela and Nicolas – our super gentle mentor used to work in McKinsey, I optimized my business model and attracted more like-minded to my team. On the other hand, I witnessed my personal growth during this course in three aspects. Firstly, I had more awareness of myself and more empathy for others. For example, I could stand on others’ shoes while sticking to my own goal. Secondly, I practiced more in my daily life the philosophy – less is more – so that I felt I had made life easier for both me and others. Thirdly, I re-built my confidence when receiving unconditional support no matter how awkward my answer was in the SPITR classroom. Maybe someday I cannot remember any micro skill I have learned in the SPITR course, but I definitely will remember – vividly – the positive energy I have obtained from Angela and Nicolas.
Interview Hero
As luck would have it, Angela published her first book – Interview Hero – during our SPITR course. I have been eager to improve my interview techniques especially in English since I failed my first MBA interview months ago, so I bought Angela’s book with my curiosity.
I would like to confess that I have a deeper connection with Angela after reading her book Interview Hero. Before, when taking the SPITR course, I did admire Angela’s power of making our online learning experience fun and inspiring and she was more like a highly experienced teacher to me. Now, after reading through her book word by word, she is more like a best friend from the western part of the earth to me. I have no doubt that she has a magic allowing her to connect with others, to find the best in others, and to help others to be their best selves.
You might be curious about how Interview Hero brings me closer to Angela. I would like to boil it down to three points – the mindset, the insider perspective, and the style.
As for the mindset, there are three mindsets running through the book – friendship, humble confidence, and enthusiasm. Plus, there are relevant explanations and real experiences revealing different outcomes people might have when going to interview with and without these mindsets. Not to mention interviews, I can feel positive changes when I keep these mindsets in mind. If I want to make a friend not to make a deal, people might be more interested in what I am talking. If I stay humble confidently, people might trust not double what I am saying. If I can share my enthusiasm about what I am doing, people might be so moved or inspired that they want to meet me again. Obviously, these three mindsets could be applied to myriad situations in my life rather than interviews.
With regard to the insider perspective, Angela breaks down the interview into 7 classic stages and demystifies how interviewers would think, behave and feel during interviews. To help us conquer those stages, she provides multiple formulas and diversified frameworks for different situations. More essentially, she continually invites me to reflect on myself, to be aware of my inner voice, to nourish my specialty, and to bring out my better self. I feel like she never intends to show me the only one true way but wants to help me find my own unique path to shine. How happy I will be if I can find my own path to shine? Words cannot describe lol! Again, who cares for your happiness? Your family, your lover, and your best friends! Therefore, Angela feels like one of my best friends who I regret that I could have met earlier than the Poets&Quants event!
When it comes to the style of Interview Hero, I would say it is an innovative textbook written in a readable structure with vivid descriptions. It never bores me because Angela always links her points to her journey in the real world and her journey seems like a movie to me. Besides, her sense of humor frequently caught me in surprise so that I didn’t have the chance to drift away from my long time reading. It is not that easy as it seems. I am curious about how deep should she settle down to the level of humanity care so that she can make a pure Chinese easily understand her sense of humor? So I am kind of sure that Interview Hero is not just a book for interviewees, but for everybody who cares for personal growth, interpersonal communication, and a better society.
I have seen improvements in my daily life since I knew with Angela last October. I have made several new friends in my life, received more support for my own start-up, and catch sight of some exciting collaborations in the future. Besides, I become more clear of my priority in the current stage after discussing my MBA plan with Angela.
MBA Coaching with Angela
Life is unexpected, just as I never expected that I would know Angela by starting with her online course SPITR, reading her first published book Interview Hero later, and getting her guidance about my MBA plan with her in the end. Usually, people might do it in the completely opposite order – firstly MBA consulting, then Interview training, and finally SPITR course – according to the natural developing process. I was surprised when I realized that I was working with Angela in an ‘anti-nature’ order, but more surprised when I thought back and never found any moment that Angela tried to arrange me into the supposedly ‘right’ order. I not only have a good time interacting with Angela but also witness my personal growth in many aspects. I have to say, it is the most natural, humanized, and tailor-made way of consulting or helping I have ever had in my life!
In other cases, many consultants might lose patience in me or ask me to follow the fixed routine. Even they realize that I might have my own concern – if an MBA is a MUST for me in the current stage, for many reasons they might still guide me to the application consulting process. Angela proves that she is different. With Angela’s expertise, I am sure she has the power to help me become an interview hero who can crush any interview in my life. However, she is the one who asks me to face my concern and be myself. I sincerely appreciate that!
An angel and her team have boiled decades of experience into a 1-year program and that is the Irresistible MBA package. If I had known this package 5 years ago, for sure I could have saved considerable time in searching for my goals in my life. Although I have not yet hit targets I set in both short-term and long-term, I have more confidence that I can make my dreams come true in the expected future. More essentially, I am happier than ever before, because I have seemed clearer of who I am, what I want to achieve, and how I can make it work than ever before. I sincerely appreciate all the energy I have obtained from Angela and her team!

Here’s a standard testimonial: I’m almost certain that without Angela’s guidance, I would not have gained admission to several M7 programs, including a full scholarship and Forte Fellowship at my first-choice school.
Here’s what’s different about Angela: She helps her clients truly understand who they are and where they’re going. When I started the application process, I was preparing to gloss over the seemingly odd pivots that I had made in my academic and professional career. Angela was able to help me trace the trajectory of my life and understand how each inflection was an important expression of my unique set of experiences and values. Understanding my story not only made for a few great essays—it empowered me to move through my applications, my interviews and my life with greater confidence in who I am and who I want to be. I have no doubt that I’ll continue to reap the benefits of our work together for many years to come.

Having wrapped up my business school application season, I can confidently say that deciding to work with Angela and her team at Career Protocol was possibly the most critical decision I made in the process.
I spoke with over half a dozen consultants/firms before my initial call with Angela. A few minutes in, the choice was obvious. While talking with most consultants I could feel this analysis going on in their minds of my odds of being placed into what tier of the program and where I would fit in their roster of clients for the round. Worse, some largely ignored what I said and instead pushed their own puzzling ideas of paths and programs for me.
From the beginning, Angela wasn’t there to talk about schools and stats, and instead showed the most genuine interest in my story — an authentic curiosity about myself, my experiences, and my motivations. I firmly believe it is this element that sets Angela and Career Protocol apart from their peers. She is a staunch defender of “you” and maintaining honesty of your voice and message. Everyone talks about how the admissions process is “holistic”, and Angela’s laser-focus on the human element and you as an individual above the dogma of what adcoms are looking for really exemplified this approach.
In working with Angela, I can say she holds herself and her clients to an extremely high standard. I remember my most frustrating part of the process was regarding the reworking of a particular essay. She was excited that my first draft had shown great promise, and after rounds of revisions, I was feeling quite pleased with what it had become. She was not. Through my protests and belief that it was good enough, Angela recommended we shelve the effort and return to it later. To spare you boring details, I ended up largely scrapping that older version and creating one that was unequivocally better, which likely played no small part in getting accepted to my top-choice program.
During the final days leading up to submitting a key app, the main consultant I was working with was scheduled to become unavailable. Through mostly my own fault, I wasn’t quite as close to completion as I should be. During that mildly stressful race to the finish line, Angela was always there — responsive and friendly through a marathon of last-minute tweaks, always with an incredibly sharp eye and incisive questions.
When considering working with Career Protocol, make no mistake — nobody’s writing anything for you. The burden is yours. Instead, I would say Angela and her team push and challenge you to reflect deeper than the essay prompts to find the best and most honest version of yourself. I would highly recommend Angela because, by the end of the process, it didn’t even really feel like it was about schools, but instead about figuring out what I wanted and producing something I was truly proud of. And hey, landing my dream offer didn’t hurt either.

I read a book in which the main character (a trainee server at a high-end restaurant) is told that 49% of her job is mastering the mechanics of serving, but the other 51% of the job can’t actually be trained for. You just have to be born a 51 percenter, or someone with the empathy, compassion, and intuition necessary to excel at making people feel seen and taken care of.
I couldn’t help but remember this passage when trying to explain why working with Angela was so valuable. Plenty of consultants can offer you the 49% percent, including Angela: her deep expertise about the admissions process saved me so much time and angst versus navigating all the competing advice out on the Web. But I really chose Angela because it was clear she also had the 51%.
Applying to b-school feels like walking down a hall of mirrors. You spend all this time internalizing marketing messages from schools and selling yourself back to them that you can sometimes forget exactly who you are and what you want. But not with Angela! She is a grounding force who will help you article your values and develop the confidence to present yourself with clarity.
I applied to 6 schools total but chose the 3 core school package. Angela gave terrific, honest input on which 3 schools we should focus on together. I was anxious at first and feared winding up without any to continue working on with Angela come interview season. But between Angela’s high-level advice on the other 3, and her universally applicable storytelling and interview coaching lessons, I was ultimately really delighted by the level of support I received on the full 6.
And if all of this sounds overly fluffy, I’d also add that Angela’s instincts extend to knowing when to give it to you straight, no bullshit. That’s worth a LOT.
In the end, I got 4 offers with scholarship money and made the super tough call between Tuck and Kellogg. I don’t know how I would have survived the process without Angela’s guidance and feel lucky to be embarking on my MBA this fall with my head screwed on tight!

Angela’s motivational energy, refreshing creativity, and witty humor made the process of applying to business school surprisingly a lot of fun! It was so comforting and inspiring to have an educated buddy advising me throughout the entire process, and thanks to her, I was admitted to my top choice business school as a Forte Fellow. Though even more meaningful than the admission alone was that Angela set me up for success in business school and beyond: answering questions about what’s important to me and bringing to light my key stories to prepare me for future interviews. Because of this thoughtful reflection with Angela, I now feel totally prepared for the MBA with confidence in where I’m starting from, which is especially valuable to me as a younger-than-average MBA student. I highly recommend Angela if you want to be successful in the MBA admissions process and life in general!

Working with Angela was a transformational experience. Not only did I receive acceptances to the two programs to which I applied, I also discovered a lot about myself in the process.
I reached out to Angela after speaking with several other P&Q top-ranked consultants. When I spoke with the other consultants, each told me: “This is what you need to do to get into X school.” With Angela, it was different. She asked me deep questions that caused me to pause, reflect, and think about who I was and where I was heading.
Angela helped me ask the right questions instead of giving me the right answers.
Instead of “Let me tell you….” it was “Tell me more….” As a result, I came out of the process with a deeper confidence in myself and with deeper clarity about my goals.
Angela’s materials are wonderful. Her Discovery Template had me dig deep into my history to explore the common threads of my life. My somewhat all-over-the-place work history made quite a bit more sense to me (and the adcoms!) after this initial exercise. With this newfound understanding of where I had been, I was better able to communicate where I was going.
I am beyond thrilled to be starting an executive MBA this year and, as a result of working with Angela, feel ready to hit the ground running and get everything possible out of the program.
I cannot recommend Angela highly enough!

I had the wonderful opportunity to work with Britt during my recent b-school application round. More than anything, I appreciate the holistic approach Britt took that I think was critical for me to feel more comfortable through the whole process, better understand myself and my motivations, and ultimately create more honest and compelling applications to reach my goals.
From the beginning, Britt was always friendly, upbeat, and generally a pleasure to work with. She was a fantastic guide to reflecting on my accomplishments, goals, and stories. She showed an uncanny talent for analyzing what I told her and identifying the strands that tie everything together that even a therapist might not find. Sure, plenty of these realizations you could work through on your own, but Britt helped me accelerate that process greatly so I could bring to bear better ideas for my essays and ultimately craft an application that went a level deeper than what I might’ve created on my own.
Britt also went above and beyond in building a real connection with me, which was invaluable for this difficult process. She was always a trusted source for any quick question I might have, but more than that she was also there as a friend when things were tough. At one point, I was pretty bummed out from second-guessing myself after a key interview, and what really meant a lot to me was that Britt went out of her way to give me a call and talk through what I was feeling — that’s not something I can imagine most coaches in this field doing.
From our work together, I was even able to reach application nirvana: that point where you’re comfortable putting it down, hitting submit, and being completely at peace no matter the result. And I truly mean that; not every application got the result I wanted but I was truly okay with that, feeling confident that I had put my best foot forward and without regrets.
Ultimately, Britt was invaluable in helping me present the best version of myself in my applications, and I was able to receive an offer from my top choice program. If you’re looking to apply or reapply for a top MBA program, I give her my highest recommendation.

If you know what’s good for you, work with Britt! When I started this process, I didn’t have a vision or any long-term goals. Our work together forced me to grow in places that I definitely needed but did not expect. Now, thanks to our work, I’ve got my head on my shoulders, I’ve got a plan, and I’ve got a huge scholarship to my #1 choice MBA program!
Britt was super reliable – I could email her freaking out, and she’d get a call scheduled to talk things through asap, which helped soothe extra anxiety about the process. In addition, her enthusiasm really helped get me through the times of the MBA process that were daunting and difficult. Even when we were on the 10th draft of an essay(!!), every edit felt fresh; Britt’s comments and actionable advice was easy to understand and something I could implement immediately.
For one of my schools, we had already COMPLETED one of my essays, but then the school changed it on the website! Of course, I was sitting at my desk freaking out and under severe time crunch, but Britt said, “Don’t worry! We can do this!”, and we did!
The resources that are available to you as a client are unparalleled – all the info you could ever need will be right in front of you (when to expect getting an essay back, scholarship info, interview prep documents), and I could reference it whenever I needed. In particular, two things I loved most were the Discovery doc and the interview prep doc. The Discovery doc became the foundation for my entire application because it forced introspection as well as brought out patterns that I didn’t see before. The interview prep portion helped me to confidently and concisely articulate everything I discovered in the Discovery doc and I honestly had a fantastic time interviewing (which I was super surprised by, considering that I was most anxious about that component!).
She was my coach, cheerleader, and voice of reason – I’m so SO glad she was my consultant. If nothing else above has convinced you, maybe this will: I’ve really enjoyed working with Britt so much so that I’ve already put myself on a waitlist for the course YOMO (You Only MBA Once) so that I can work with her again!

When I signed up with Angela, I thought I was signing up just for MBA applications but little did I know… I’d read reviews about how working with Angela is like “an MRI for your soul” – how accurate that was. The work we did before starting a single application is something that I still use and will continue to.
I started out worried that I might not look so impressive on paper but Angela really went in-depth and we framed my story in a way that showcased my past experiences but also explained my future goals. We’d spent so much time on this that by the time I was writing my final few essays, we didn’t need more than 1 draft! (The first one took 8 drafts.)
All the work I’ve done with Angela (+ her AMAZING Interview Hero course – shameless plug) has been so worth it. I attended Welcome Weekend recently and have been meeting recruiters since and I find it much easier to explain my industry (Private Equity) to people who have no idea what it is. I even had a job interview since and her tactics in Interview Hero helped me troubleshoot points where I was stuck.
It’s become a lot easier to talk about myself and my goals in a way that doesn’t feel disingenuous. Angela really helped me take ownership of this process – the stories had to be my own and had to feel right to me.
My favorite thing about Angela, and the main reason I signed up with her, is that she’s more than a coach; she’s your cheerleader through the process. It’s a tough and emotionally draining process but she’s so supportive throughout, you really feel like she’s on your team. I HIGHLY recommend signing up with her!!

I am a current second-year student at Booth and was first introduced to Angela this past summer whiling interning at a job that was not a good fit for me – either personally or professionally. Coming back to Booth, I felt completely lost as I always envisioned myself accepting my summer internship offer. However, working with Angela helped me figure out where my true professional interests, my personal strengths and most importantly: What was going to make me happiest after I graduate from Booth. She gently challenged me to no longer “go with the flow” of what my classmates are doing and encouraged me to figure out who I am and what are my values. Finally, she taught me to articulate stories that illuminate such values, in a way that highlighted my personality and excitement for the opportunity I was interviewing for. Thanks to Angela, I was able to get an offer at my top choice job. When the Company called to give me the offer, the feedback they had was that I: “Told amazing stories.” I am very thankful to Angela and highly recommend her to anyone interested in personal and professional development.

After meeting Britt, I knew I could trust her to help me get admitted into an M7 school. From the start, her organization and two-day turnaround on essays gave me the confidence I needed to feel great about my application. I knew that with Britt working with me, I would submit my best application possible. 
As a minority MBA candidate, I trusted her to uncover some of my most vulnerable life stories to create essays that I’ll cherish forever. That trust allowed me to not rely on any outside advice from school alums or friends during the entire process. Once my essays were complete, it felt as if Britt had known me better than some of my closest friends and family members. Her constructive criticism and her amazing storytelling ability gave me confidence in my MBA package and removed any anxiety I had once I hit submit on my applications.
Without Britt, I’m not sure I would’ve been able to share such vulnerable essays and I definitely would not have had the same confidence to apply to only top 10 schools. I couldn’t see myself working with anyone else and I’m happy I got to have such an honest, genuine coach by my side the entire way!

I met Angela first at the Forte MBALaunch Kickoff, where she led a workshop on Narrative Theory and How to Tell Your Story — a session that was like nothing and no-one else in the MBA admissions world and boy did it work! I was working with one other attendee to tell our stories and then rework them using Angela’s tips and they went from bland, with little drama, to heartfelt, powerful and convincing! All of the stories we heard that day after she taught us were riveting and made me want to hire the person speaking! Add to that Angela’s joyful and humorous approach and I knew immediately that I wanted to work with her. She brought not just her storytelling skills, but finely tuned strategic mind (she did work at BCG, after all) and her acute understanding of human nature to the task of helping me build a compelling application, as well as prepare for interviews. I felt like I was in great hands and would recommend Angela to anyone looking for a great admissions expert and executive coach!

After one conversation with Angela, I knew she was the perfect MBA coach for me. I initially had doubts about being a minority candidate with an average GRE score, but Angela’s familiarity with each school and her confidence in my story was all I needed to apply to only M7 schools. In fact, she never even asked me what my GRE score was. While other consultants were worried about checking the boxes on my test score and GPA, Angela focused on helping me submit the most well-rounded application possible. 
Her ability to shine light on my greatest strengths really helped me create amazing essays; but it’s also what gave me confidence through this tough process. At the school events I attended, when I saw other people freaking out about their test scores and backgrounds, I was totally calm because I knew my application was a holistic view of my journey. I ended up with a GRE score 10 points below what other consultants said I needed, but I got into Columbia and Wharton with a 310. It just goes to show that Angela was right, and it was my story that schools cared about. I was content with every application after submitting and was not surprised to be admitted.
She even sent me a bottle of champagne to celebrate! 

No secret sauce, no sugar coating, no school specific tricks. She listens to you with a fresh mind. This is her most powerful secret that brings out the best in her clients. I have admits from INSEAD and IESE and I truly could not have stood out without sounding authentic in my application, and she made sure I did.
When I first started working with Angela, I was looking for her to give me school specific advice and teach me how to sound appealing to individual schools. I was so wrong. She does exactly the opposite. She wants you to narrate your story, and your values with passion in the most authentic way. The fact that she only focuses on the essay question and not the school made my essays sound both personal and real- and this is exactly what the schools are looking for.
I would also like to point out that her CV building tips is one of the best resources I have come across online. I have got great feedback on my one-page CV.
And of course, my story has its share of failures but Angela was there to help me re-strategize and refocus. She has taken phone calls with me with just 2 hours notice. She becomes your friend in this admissions journey. Every time you hear her say “hello my friend”, it feels so comforting.
Angela- truly a breath of fresh air!

Angela is a great MBA consultant if you’re looking for someone who tells it like it is, is genuine and honest and wants to help you bring out the best of your story in an authentic way. I met Angela as an MBA Launcher through Forté Foundation and got started on my MBA journey with her You Discovery Toolkit. It was the first (very important) step in getting all my motivations and story out into one clear place. I used my Toolkit a lot as I went through the application process to pull out relevant stories and meaningful experiences. I met Angela in person at our MBA Launch event and was even more impressed with her in person: she is smart, confident and speaks with authority. She gave us excellent information and paired that with helpful exercises to test our skills. I also benefitted from Angela’s resources in her multiple webinars that she did for the MBA Launchers, showing her dedication by staying up until 2am to provide us with awesome information and support. I also love how all of her resources are written as if you’re speaking to a friend, it really helps break up the stress of MBA applications. If you’re looking for someone who is tough but fair, who truly has your best interests at heart and knows how to help you tell an authentic story, I would highly recommend Angela.

Angela has provided by far the best resources I’ve come across in my MBA application journey. Her You Discovery Toolkit launched me into a new way of thinking about the skills and strengths I should put forward in my applications, and her Resume guidance has completely transformed the way I write a resume. She inspires a new way of storytelling that is both honest and empowered, and provides super practical tips for weaving this story into every component of the MBA app process. Angela is truly passionate in helping others to succeed – as evidenced by the fact she regularly volunteers her time (at 2am, no less) to lead Webinars for Forte Forum’s MBALaunch program. Beyond this passion, Angela brings a super refreshing sense of humor to the process that makes her even more effective and enjoyable to work with. I’d highly recommend her and Career Protocol.

I decided to take YOMO from CareerProtocol because, as a potential career switcher I did not know where to start and I thought the summer was a good time to get prepared for the recruiting process. I got much more than I asked for! Through a structured set of videos, assignments and most importantly, direct coaching with Angela, the course helps you discover and analyze your passions and interests, and fix/improve/or totally rework the basic tools you’ll need to do this i.e. networking strategies, CV, linkedin, career services insights. You will also hear more about the recruiting and networking process from an experienced insider and get to meet former and current MBAs and learn about their own experiences. It may sound cheesy but personally, the self-reflection part about my past and future is what I found most valuable. I feel this has helped me hone in my future career path. I find that invaluable as I feel more focused and prepared to start my Stanford MBA journey. Totally worth it!

Angela is a career consulting wizard. In YOMO, Angela gets you to answer those tough, soul-searching questions you’d rather avoid (e.g. what do you want to achieve in life? what are your greatest strengths? how do you effectively communicate who you are to a recruiter?) through approachable exercises, concise and engaging presentations, and a great sense of humor. Each week consists of a webinar, video lessons, downloadable reading materials, and a few homework items (that pre-MBAs should be doing anyway!) Participants also get the opportunity to have Angela’s real-time undivided attention in multiple coaching sessions during the course.
I really appreciated her recruiting templates and guides for polishing resumes and LinkedIn profiles, which removed a lot of guesswork.
Angela’s guidance definitely boosted my confidence regarding my goals for my next career move, which will help me stay focused when presented with the myriad options business school provides. I highly recommend this course and Angela’s services in general, particularly to someone considering a career pivot.

Working with Angela has been an invaluable introspective journey and a transformational experience, which culminated with the admission to Chicago Booth – my dream MBA program.
Thinking back six months ago, I’m convinced that hiring Angela has been a great decision and without her probably I would have not been accepted into any top MBA program. After my application to Harvard was rejected, I decided I needed some help if I was going to succeed. I felt overwhelmed by the amount of information available on the internet. Angela played a pivotal role in three fundamental areas: process guidance, storytelling, and stress management.
First, Angela has been my trusted guide throughout the process. Given the tremendous amount of disorganized “noise” around MBA application processes (e.g. blogs, forums, websites, etc.), it’s key to have a reliable source of guidance. Angela walked me through the process and precisely defined my deliverables at each step – I felt hugely relieved because I could efficiently focus on value-adding tasks (e.g. writing my essays, improving my CV, preparing the GMAT, etc.) instead of wasting valuable time on finding information and sorting out bureaucracy (e.g. finding the best CV template, learn how to brief my recommenders, etc.).
Second, I would have never (and I underline NEVER!) been able to come up with such a strong essay by myself – this is particularly important for applications to schools such as Booth, which have a free format for the essay question. At the beginning of our cooperation, Angela made me do a thorough exploration of my personality, passions, and career to date. Through this process, I not only learned A LOT about myself (our fast-paced lives leave us very little time to self-reflect), but I also provided Angela with all the information and insights to come up with a strong, persuasive, and compelling story about myself and about why I would be a strong addition to the Booth’s class.
Last, but definitely not least, Angela represented my rock-solid point of reference in all stressful circumstances throughout the process. Applying for MBA proved to be even more stressful than expected, especially when you get bad news first and you are, as me, a quite anxious person. Thanks to Angela I was able to minimize the stress and use more productively my time to focus on tasks that really mattered.
During my applications, Angela gave me motivation, structure, and reassurance. She brought out the best of me and created the structure for a very compelling story for my essay. Without her expert guidance and powerful storytelling skills, I would have never learned so much about myself and probably, I would have never been accepted into my dream MBA program.
But that’s not all! After I got the good news, I turned right around and took Angela’s YOMO class – a great way to have a head start on MBA recruiting. The coaching and practical advice that Angela gave me in this course were tremendously useful not only to pinpoint the industry I want to recruit for, but also to prepare for networking and recruiting in the US – something very intimidating for an international student like me.
P.S.
Working with Angela is always very fun! And trust me, having some good laughs together is a great way to reduce the stress generated by the application process.

I’m considering applying for MBA in the next few years and have found YOMO to be really helpful in finding out what to expect from an MBA program and prepare yourself to make clear your career goals and get what to you want out of an MBA program. The YOMO workshop also provides very handy tools and instructions such as MBA Resume Protocol, The LinkedIn Profile Protocol, The networking resources, Company Research Template, etc. that could be directly used for job search. As an MBA currently in process of job searching, I have found all of those resources to be really helpful.

I took Angela’s YOMO course to kick start my recruitment strategy before I start my MBA this fall at Kellogg. At first I was hesitant to spend the money since I’ll be broke over the next two years in school but I am SO glad I took the course!
There are 5 webinars and over 5 hours of group coaching from Angela where you work on both intangible things like your values and your career wishlist and tangible things like your resume and networking skills (p.s ask her to help you with your elevator pitch :P)
The course also gives you access to her books and reading material which I plan to reread as I go through recruitment. It was so helpful to have a structured approach to thinking about my career during my summer off and learn how to craft great introductions which I used throughout the summer when meeting alums.
Because of the course I feel like I have much more clarity on whats pragmatic for my next career choice and now I can test my hypothesis in school! If you are wondering if the course is worth it, IT IS! DO IT!

Any MBA admit who is even the slightest bit nervous about starting the next chapter in their career journey and wants to get a head start on recruiting needs to take Angela’s YOMO course! The course combines collaborative learning and weekly webinars with incredible guest speakers from a wide variety of industries and functional areas. In addition, the numerous guides that Angela created are both engaging and truly helped me better understand what I want to achieve out of my MBA program. I look forward to joining another one of Angela’s courses in the near future 🙂

Angela is wicked smart, not to mention a pleasure to listen to. The resources she has provided, such as a the MBA Resume Protocol and the Discovery You Toolkit were instrumental in helping me reflect on my professional accomplishments in business-school friendly terms, and think deeply about how my experiences have shaped why I want to go to business school and what i hope to gain from it. She makes the application process manageable and fun, and helps take out some of the mystery of the adcom.

Angela was a great coach during the Forte MBA Launch program. I am really grateful they choose her as one of our coaches. She provided useful content. I especially liked the resumé webinar we had. Overall, it was all useful including learning how to create my story. Therefore, I recommend her services to people needing help with their MBA application process.

I was lucky enough to get Angela’s help though the Forte Foundation MBA launch and she was by far the best constultant the program partnered with. The best things about Angela is how personable she is and how truly excited she is to be helping everyone that she works with. Even though I was viewing Angela’s presentations online, you could feel her energy though the webinars.
Angela’s help on tailoring your resume for business schools was incredible. She gave us 3 tests to run our bullet points by to make sure that the way we described what we did at work had the most impact. Breaking it down this way helped me best explain the impact I had on my company and not just list the tasks I perform.
I also took a lot away from her presentation on writing the MBA essays. Her advice about staying true to yourself and imaging the admissions person that will be reading your essay helped me write an essay that I truly feel represents who I am and not who I think the admissions teams wants me to be.

Angela Guido is absolutely awesome. I have personally used her services through the recommendations of a family member and after having an amazing experience, have recommended her to my sister and several friends. Her program, YOMO, played a role in helping me realize I wanted to take a risk with my MBA summer while at Booth and go down the entrepreneurial path. This summer, in between my first and second year of my MBA program, I am working full time on launching my own business through Chicago Booth’s accelerator program and I am so excited about it! The class is awesome because it helps you dedicate time to realize what you are really looking for in a career. I highly recommend it!!

Britt supported me in thinking through a career change. She helped me with both the technical (resume & portfolio, etc) and emotional (confidence building) aspects of taking the next step in my career. She works collaboratively rather than prescriptively and is incredibly positive and encouraging while also providing helpful critical feedback.

Britt is a fantastic listener. When I was making changes in my career, she was able to help me get clear for myself what I wanted. She has also provided excellent coaching on actions to take in negotiations to ensure I could get the position and salary I wanted. I know she will make a big difference for anyone about to embark on a big change like going to grad school or taking on a new challenge.

I have been working with Angela for the last few months and got into my dream school for an Executive MBA and have her to thank. Her energy and humor made our calls enjoyable and her skills and ability to pivot quickly made this dream of mine come true. How else is she different than other consultants?
1) Her values and integrity shine through and remained consistent since the beginning:
When I first chatted with Angela during the free consultation, she actually tried to talk me out of working with her or any other consultant. Based on my work experience and the way I communicated about what I needed, she didn’t want me to spend money and time unnecessarily and kept referring to it as an investment. This (along with her values of purpose and intention for her business) is what drew me to her and set her apart from every other consultant I chatted with before choosing Angela. Engaging with any consultant IS an investment of time and money and I appreciated that Angela had that same mindset from the get go. I knew I needed help in a way I couldn’t communicate and lo and behold, much of what we worked on were communication skills.
2) Angela had the skills and background to listen, speak my language and help me translate into “business language”:
My work experience for close to 10 years was in the social sector and the hardest challenge for me was learning a new language and speaking to a MBA Admissions audience. What I appreciated about Angela is her keen skills in listening, making you feel comfortable from the beginning and being able to get to the root/base/solution quickly and efficiently. After the first or second call, she understood why I wanted a MBA, why I was struggling to communicate and gave support in learning a different way to illustrate my accomplishments and achievements.
3) Her “interview hero” course is awesome, unique and will have value after you apply:
Angela’s video course on interviewing and other communication skills really stood out to me. I know she has a course just on this, but this skill is invaluable to most professionals and I know many (myself included) who struggle with this. Her course was interactive, visually appealing and easy to digest for dissemination. Every lesson had templates for engagement so I was able to improve and build upon my skills as I went through the modules. Not to mention that I will use these skills in the future so it’s a service that is worth its weight in gold.
I cannot speak highly enough of Angela and the important work she’s doing not only helping clients reach their grad school dreams, but helping people find their purpose. We need more people like her in the business world!

I was lucky enough to work with Britt very early on in my business school search, while I was still making decisions regarding specific programs of interest. Britt’s knowledge and insight into the different programs was unbelievably helpful as I finalized my target list of schools. Rather than just offering blanket advice about the application process, Britt took the time to listen to my story and ask me the appropriate questions that allowed her to really grasp what I was looking for in an MBA program.
Britt was amazingly thorough in reviewing and structuring my essay. From the tone of the essay to small grammatical changes and word choice, Britt went above and beyond to make sure that my essays were perfect. I don’t know what I would have done without Britt’s guidance. I felt that I went overboard making sure that I had a finalized product, but Britt was always able to find a couple of additional tweaks that made the essays that much better.
From the beginning to the end of the process, Britt’s enthusiasm and energy kept me motivated and focused. In the future, I would never hesitate to ask for her help again and I know that she is the only person I would recommend to anyone looking to pursue their MBA!

Britt is a gifted advisor and counselor, dedicated to not only supporting her clients in their specific business/academic pursuits, but in their holistic wellbeing. Right from the beginning I felt supported by Britt through her helpful questioning around what I sought to achieve and what desirable outcomes would look like for me in our work together. She reframed the experience of developing a resume from a mundane, frustrating, even daunting task, to one that was inspiring, empowering and motivating. She helped me tell my story more accurately and ultimately more successfully through clear, concrete suggestions, totally transforming not only how I presented myself outwardly, but how I felt about my achievements internally. Britt is naturally adept at this kind of work, it comes so easily and intuitively to her, and her passion is contagious. She cares deeply about her clients, and beyond supporting them in reaching their near term goals, she creates lasting self-awareness, self-confidence and growth.

Angela truly is a ROCKSTAR.
Angela has been an amazing mentor throughout entirety of my business school experience; her YOMO course was awesome in prepping for my career-switch ahead, and she was there as my support system with wise words and humor throughout the whole process. If you want to work with someone who will actually make any part of the business school / career search process fun, look no further. Working with Angela took me on a journey through my past chock-full of self-discovery and self-realization around every turn, leading to a well-laid out story for my successful career switch. Granted, she will have you work your tail off to squeeze all of the potential out of you, but it will be more than worth it in the end.
The X-Factor that makes Angela so awesome is how much fun she is to work with. Every call involved lots of laughter and each email was littered with lighthearted emojis. Throughout the process, it felt like I was not just working with a consultant but was working with a friend. She has an aura about her that immediately makes you comfortable talking to her and sharing all of your deepest, most meaningful stories with.
Work with Angela – you won’t regret it!

I signed on for Angela’s You Only MBA Once (YOMO) course, which turned out to be instructive, inspirational and fairly comprehensive.
YOMO was great for me, because it was fairly priced, far cheaper than a one-to-one careers advisor session and it still covered all the bases. In fact, it did a better job than a top MBA school’s careers advisor did and I later introduced the course to my other MBA friends. Those who signed on loved the course as much as I did, because it was well structured, covering the basic areas like CV, cover letter, LinkedIn profile, and also going into areas like what you value and what you want. Every topic starts with a video and there are downloadable PDF files that provide quick guidance or document templates.
Unlike many other careers advisors, Angela urged her students to discover what we really value, what drives us, what we have been successful in and what we are good at. Her encouragement for students to be more introspective helps career explorers to really think about our next step, rather than jumping on the bandwagon and grabbing the first job that presents itself. The goal here is to match your skills against a dream job that will give you a purpose and a community.
Because of Angela’s guidance, I had the confidence to turn down prestigious opportunities, holding out for a job that would be more sustainable in the long-run, giving me purpose and more relevant skills for the future.
Angela’s cheerful guidance, positivity and genuine concern for her students (she took things one step further and introduced me to contacts who could share job or company insights with me) made me glad to have chosen Career Protocol to supplement my MBA school’s careers services. It is one of the best career decisions that I have ever made.
Thank you, Angela!

Although I had a well thought out story to communicate during the MBA application process, I was still unsure which career I wanted to pursue. Therefore, after getting into business school, I approached Angela to help me clarify my career goals and MBA recruiting strategy. My first assignment was to fill out a document that captured my accomplishments, failures, preferences, etc. and I exhaustively completed it. I wrote a ton and provided a bunch of supporting documents from performance reviews to journal entries to personality assessments. I totally overloaded Angela with information about me and needed her to help make sense of it all and find themes. In fact, I was desperate for thoughtful feedback. I had hit a wall personally and professionally and had been searching for answers to no avail.
A few takeaways from Angela’s response.
• Her observations resonated with me and were really insightful. She saw themes and characteristics that I couldn’t articulate. Even now, I frequently reference her comments as I continue to think about my personal brand.
• She read and went through everything I sent, even the stuff I told her not to worry about; this was significant because of how much stuff I sent her. On our debriefing call, she made reference to a random and minor comment I made in one of my “exhibits.” I was pleasantly surprised by her attention to detail and thoroughness. It demonstrated a true commitment to helping me.
• She told me that nothing was wrong with me and that I had a lot of great qualities. She was enthusiastic about what I brought to the table and incredibly optimistic about the next phase of my career. I needed to hear this, and I needed someone to genuinely believe in me. While I would like to attribute the connection she made to how special I am, it’s more appropriate to acknowledge how adept Angela is at finding the awesomeness that lies in everyone.
• She identified roles that would potentially be a good fit for me. Her rationale was rooted in my strengths, personality, and experiences. Thoughtful and logical theories about the next step for me were what I was looking for. She provided that and I am not sure where else I could have gotten that level of individualized insight and guidance. It armed me with the information I needed to identify my internship criteria and hit the ground running from day one with MBA recruiting.
Since then, I have used Angela for networking and interview guidance. Below are two noteworthy areas in which she has helped me improve.
• With her assistance, I have been able to get in front of the interview topics I am uneasy about and craft logical answers that I believe in, that capture my voice, that help me control the narrative, and that follow the “formula” for success.
• With behavioral questions, she has given me the blueprint to tease out the details, highlight my choices, and frame my experiences in a compelling way. My improvement is particularly evident when I speak about my non-sexy accomplishments, the ones that do not necessarily prove my potential as a senior executive.
Angela approaches career coaching with a fresh perspective that intertwines how we connect with others and how we tell a good story. I have appreciated this type of thoughtfulness and her level of expertise in all of these areas. I view her as a highly skilled communicator, and for that reason, she has been the perfect sounding board.

As a marketing and branding nerd, I’ve always been fairly well in tune with how I’ve conveyed my personal brand. My resume has always been up to date, LinkedIn on point, and I’ve worked on creating value for others through my strong network. Or so I thought…
After an hour long consultation with Angela on my resume, I realized just how much work I had ahead of me. Even in that short time, Angela was able to challenge my thinking and get me to see the benefits of truly starting to break down my resume and build it back up — and as someone who is fairly headstrong, this is not an easy feat. She gave strategic advice on how to frame the resume and supported that feedback with some great tactics on how to ensure each bullet on the resume tells a story. I certainly saw the light by the end of the conversation!
Not only was this one-on-one advice incredibly helpful (my resume is in a MUCH better place), she has some ridiculously helpful documents to assist in the MBA process. The Explore Your Experiences document is something that has guided my entire MBA process and has even helped me realize area for personal + professional growth before even entering an MBA program. This document was a great thought starter, and I’m definitely referencing daily as I craft my essays now.
Finally – her essay advice was some of the most valuable guidance that I’ve received throughout the application process. She provides incredible guidance on how to ensure the essay conveys another facet of what makes a candidate a little more unique or interesting. Of the blogs, forums, webinars, I’ve seen so far – Angela’s was far and away the most strategic, relevant, and insightful.
I honestly can’t say enough about the support and guidance Angela has provided. She has an incredible knack for being able to challenge your thinking & assumptions, in the best way possible! I’m a huge fan and certainly grateful for the opportunity to learn from her!

I met Angela through the Forte Foundation’s MBA Launch program and her insights were instrumental to my success in the business school admissions process. Employing the advice she gave us Launchers, I was accepted to multiple schools with a total of $340K of scholarships. But in the end, Angela’s coaching has been even more valuable to me since I started my MBA at an M7 school last fall. Coming from a nontraditional background as a creative liberal arts major working at a small nonprofit, I knew I needed extra oomph to succeed in the ultra-competitive MBA summer internship and job search. This led me back to Angela, this time as her student in two of her online courses, YOMO (You Only MBA Once) and SPITR (How to be the Smartest Person in the Room.)
I took YOMO in the spring prior to starting business school – a time when I was confused about what the MBA job market really looked like and anxious about how I would first-semester crush of academics, on-campus recruiting, and adjusting to a completely new lifestyle. YOMO couldn’t have come at a better time. Not only did the course help me get clear on what I really wanted out of the MBA, it inspired me to dream bigger for my future career while motivating me to set ambitious yet realistic, achievable goals for my MBA job search. Angela guided me through a deeply introspective, personal, and FUN process that revealed my true values and mapped them to a career path that would be deeply fulfilling to me. Building on my own insights, my one hour 1:1 with her helped me get to the heart of who I truly am, honestly consider all possible career options, and identify my best fit post-MBA job options. Even though ostensibly I (and every other admitted MBA student) had already formulated a career goal and plan to achieve it in my admissions essays, YOMO helped me fill in the missing piece of the puzzle. When I wrote my essays, I was focused on the external aspect of my career goals – starting from the resources available at the MBA program, combined with my own background and skills, that mapped to a believable career path. With YOMO, I was able to come at my goals with an open mind and the opposite approach – I started with what mattered to me and figured out how I could best use the MBA career options available to get what I truly wanted. Moreover, once I had figured it out, YOMO really gave me the tangible skills I needed to get there – practical job search strategies covering everything from company research to informational interviews to interacting with recruiters.
Fast forward to the fall – I was deep into the stressful management consulting on-campus recruiting process. I had no idea what a case interview was or how to prepare for it. Angela’s SPITR course came to the rescue. The live weekly online course really helped me understand the mindset of my interviewers and how to master the case interview. Class format was really fun and engaging, with some lectures plus in-class interviews! I went into interview season feeling confident and prepared. I was thrilled when I got two internship offers, one from the National Parks Service for their Business Plan Internship (internal strategy consulting) and the other from Tata Consultancy Services based in their Seattle office. I will be heading to Seattle this summer and I can’t wait. Thanks to YOMO and SPITR I was able to take on a strenuous MBA program with confidence and clarity and come out with an offer that will help me pivot into a meaningful career in consulting and tech. I couldn’t have done it without Career Protocol! Angela’s energy is always uplifting, motivating and inspirational. She will be a force on your journey to a fulfilling career!

I’m currently an MBA student and I have been working with Angela throughout the years. She has been instrumental in my career development and I can’t thank her enough. She gave me the type of confidence that I needed to keep pushing forward and just knowing that she had my back every step of the way motivated me so much. I had a very different and non-traditional background than most MBA students so my learning curve was quite steep. Working with Angela and completing both her YOMO and SPITR programs have greatly benefited my learning. Not only was I able to immediately put that learning into practice, I also learned how to think in new perspectives when approaching my career. Angela is so much more than a career coach, she is a mentor, motivator, life coach, friend and just an overall marvelous wonderful person. Never in a million years would I have thought a person would had such a profound impact on me and my career. Thank you Angela, you’re the best!!

I first discovered Angela the summer before business school, during a forte foundation networking prep call and i was immediately struck by her deep sense of engagement and exceptional communication skills. Fast forward, i started business school in the fall (i attend an M7 business school) and recruiting for summer internships started shortly thereafter. The whole experience was nerve-wrecking, and while I got an internship in the industry i wanted, i did not get an offer from my dream firm. I started to question my overall communication style and to some extent, my competence for the role and that definitely negatively impacted my confidence. I remembered Angela and quickly searched for her to take advantage of her 30-min complimentary initial ‘diagnosis’ and like one reviewer said below, she immediately understood me. I quickly signed up for a customized service and we worked on trying to make me feel awesome again, did a strengthsfinder assessment and a thorough review of the findings to highlight my strengths and remind me of all the amazing things i have to offer any firm for that matter and that was a huge confidence booster. We have also worked on preparing for informational interviews, introducing myself effectively in a concise and efficient way to make sure that i easily stand out and stay memorable. I sincerely wish i got to work with her before summer internship recruiting started but i am very glad i called her when i did, at least i can still prepare very well for full-time recruiting with her. As another reviewer mentioned, and i was nodding as i read through their review, when you attend a top business school, you assume career services is sufficient in getting you an internship but that is not the case. They have quotas to fill and have numerous amazing and qualified students just like yourself to offer employers, so you have to do the work on your own to stand out and that is why you NEED Angela!!! Please call/email her today. She will definitely be able to help you, whatever your situation is. I will be sure to post an update after full-time recruiting to let you know how things went after working with Angela on that prep.

Prior to MBA interviews, the only thing I had ever interviewed for was my college internship. I crushed those college interviews, but that was …. 8 years ago. “Rusty” didn’t even begin to describe how I felt about interviewing for my MBA. I had learned some things via my Forte MBALaunch fellowship and other admissions consulting services, but they weren’t quite doing it for me. So I signed up for Angela’s Interview Hero course and it CHANGED MY LIFE. Not only did I crush my MBA interviews, I also became a better storyteller in other settings as well – at work, in public speaking, and in friendships. I closely followed the modules that I thought would help me the most, did my “reflection” homework, and practiced my stories over and over. I loved that the course came with live group coaching sessions, because I was able to get feedback from both Angela and my peers. I connected with a couple people in those sessions that went on to help me prep for interviews later in the process. Whether you are starting from scratch (cough, me), intimidated by the interview process, or just want to brush up on your interview skills and storytelling, I would highly recommend this course! #ThankYouAngela

Do you dread talking about career goals in your MBA Application process? I certainly did. I was not afraid of tests and essays, but I was terrified about talking about myself and my journey because, frankly, I didn’t have a clue how to share what I wanted to do! A lot of my fellow MBA applicants fall into this category – we have a nebulous understanding of our strengths and career dreams, and don’t know how to crystallize them into a story. Angela completely changed that for me. Unlike other consultants and advice-givers, Angela starts with YOU as the individual, and forces you to reflect very deeply about yourself. For her, the process of reflection and career mapping is central to the MBA process, and everything unfolds from there. Career mapping should also be fun – and with her, it is! She brings a positive, humorous approach that is incredibly valuable during this often harrowing process. After working with Angela I not only feel crystal clear about my career goals and story, I also feel great about myself and my decision to pursue an MBA. Instead of dread when someone asks me “why do you want an MBA,” I actually get visibly excited to share my story.

During an interview at a well known record label, a hiring manager looked at my resume, then me, and said with exasperation, “I don’t understand why you are applying for this job. Your path makes no sense to me.” While I had a clear vision for the path I wanted to take, I’ve struggled to help others understand. Angela is the first consultant who has understood my career path and my future goals within minutes. She saw connections that I see, but which I’ve struggled to communicate to others. In just the first session alone, Angela provided clear advice with tangible action items that gave me confidence to move forward with the daunting MBA application journey. Her passion for learning and understanding others is infectious in the best way, and she is just as strategic as she is warm and insightful. Would recommend her 10/10.

I got a little emotional writing this, as I leave campus and head off to my or my internship that I dreamed of FIVE years ago!!!! Let me tell you my story.
I was in a uniquely challenging position this fall when I was recruiting. I had to take time out of school for personal reasons, so at the time I was applying for consulting internships, I had been neither in school nor working for 2 ½ years. It’s challenging for any student to prepare for consulting interviews, but I felt totally lost. I hadn’t thought about business concepts for years. The fit part seemed even harder to prepare for: how was I supposed to sound authentic and unrehearsed when talking about work experience that happened 3+ years ago. My memory was awful and all the best things from my b school essays (which I’d written 4 years prior) happened so long ago.
Even worse, I got really bad feedback from my first mocks interviews. The first current consultant I did a mock with told me I’d lost my business mindset, which made sense – I hadn’t heard words like profitability or competitors for years, let alone things like cannibalization or brand equity. A career coach at HBS told me I just didn’t have it. So I was discouraged. And decided it was worth asking Angela for help.
I’d worked with Angela four years prior when she’d helped me get into 4 top 10 business schools, including Harvard, a full-tuition scholarship at Booth, and a partial scholarship at Wharton. You can read my testimonial about that and over 100 more on her website if you’re curious. I’d also worked with her my first time around at business school, when she helped me with recruiting. She helped me decide what it was I wanted to do and then, once I’d decided on consulting, trained me on how to ace the case interview. She also taught me how to network: how to navigate the recruiting events, develop genuine relationships with people I want to connect with, and what questions to ask. You know those people who rock networking events? The ones who are confident but not cocky, can float seamlessly from group to group, and somehow seem to be actual friends with the people you’re there to network with? Angela made me one of those people. I’ll never forget when a consultant at a top firm said to me at a large recruiting event, “you’re my rock at these things.” That’s just one of many moments I knew Angela’s work paid off. Thanks to the networking skills she taught me, I was granted interviews at all of my top choice firms. Because of the personal reasons mentioned above, I never actually interviewed back then, unfortunately, but through her training, I felt confident and got great feedback in mocks with current consultants.
So when I found myself in the predicament I was in this fall, I called Angela again. And boy did she deliver. Thanks to Angela, I got offers from both McKinsey and BCG for the summer. Angela helped me with every aspect of the recruiting process. She perfected my resume. She helped me prepare for networking again, reminding me of the tips and tools she’d taught me a few years ago. And most importantly, considering my disadvantages, she helped me prepare for both the case and fit portion of the interviews. Angela has a fail proof method for case interviews. She teaches you how to approach problem solving and how to think in ways that will impress your interviewers. Before my failed mock interviews mentioned above, I’d taken a workshop with David Ohrvall and read the top case interview prep books. They clearly didn’t help. But Angela made me not only know what to do in an interview, but also feel confident! With her tools, I knew I had what it took to get the offer.
She also helped me with the fit portion. She helped map my stories to potential questions. But more importantly, similarly to how she taught the skills I needed to network, she taught me how to interview. I learned how to sound confident and show how awesome I was without sounding cocky or showing off. She helped me with challenges like how do I talk in detail about a story from my work experience 4 years ago without sounding rehearsed? How do I talk about the last couple years I was doing nothing?
In addition to the quantifiable success of getting the job offer, Angela also made this process so much less stressful. While without Angela, I would have agonized over questions like how to talk about the gap in my resume, when she told me what to do, I trusted her. There are countless questions and times of self-doubt that you’ll have during the recruiting process. Using Angela takes all that anxiety away.
I knew what to expect, since we’d worked together twice before, so I wasn’t surprised by how invested in my path Angela was. It always feels like I’m her only client and she genuinely cares about my success more than anybody but my mom. Angela is incredibly responsive and wants to see you through the whole process. After I’d gotten the offers from McKinsey and BCG and was agonizing over which to take (because of the genuine relationships I’d made with people at both firms, thanks to Angela!), she helped me refine my criteria and think of questions to ask to help me make the best decision. Thanks to her, I feel VERY confident I picked the firm that is the best fit.
I can not recommend using Angela enough. She will get you the job, but also teach you skills you’ll keep for a lifetime.

As a part of Forte’s 2015 MBALaunch class, for women preparing to apply to business school, Angela is ever-present. She’s the main speaker on at least 6 webinars during the 10-month program, and covers some of the most important material: how to think about the whole MBA application process; how to determine which schools are a good fit; how to tell your story via your resume and your essays; how to communicate your career goals clearly. Angela is clearly having fun, all the while being very candid about her own experience and the mistakes she made. It’s hard not to feel like she’s on your team and rooting for you, a real solace during the long slog of applications. She provides a raft of free, awesome content on her Career Protocol blog, too! But don’t be deceived: she keeps it real, and will give it to you straight if you’re being delusional or if your resume needs some serious work. I signed up for a free 30-min consultation, and she is just the same one-on-one as she is on a webinar destined for 500 people: generous, enthusiastic, authentic, and unsparing in her constructive criticism.
The Forte program has been amazing for a number of reasons: the accountability, the support, the community of Launchers, the access to Admissions staff and insider knowledge about schools. Angela is a crucial part of the package.

I originally approached because I was planning to apply to business school, but I quickly realized there were other things I wanted to work on before I applied to business school, so I decided to hire her as my career coach first. I work in the financial services sector (of one of the largest firms) and since I started working with Angela a year and a half ago, I have been promoted (twice), sent to a leadership development class, have been and have been asked to lead a leadership development class. Angela is, without a doubt, the smartest person I know. She can quickly add value to any situation and puts a unique and easy strategy together to achieve success and this is something she is teaching me how to do. She had helped me make a plan that is consistent with my ambitions and held me accountable to that plan. She has helped me communicate better in a variety of circumstances, she helped me prepare for a speech contest (which I won) has helped me prepare for promotion type interviews and my job reviews. I have led several workshops since working with Angela and she has always prepared me well, given me clear and concise information and tips to make sure I come away presenting and performing my best. I could not have asked for a better individual to work with (she was EVERYTHING I was looking for) and I am blessed to have found Angela. I never plan to stop working with Angela for the entirety of my career and when I apply to business school next year, Angela will be there every step of the way.

I found out about Angela in 2016 through the Forté MBALaunch program – she was leading a webinar on telling your story for MBA applications. I loved the session because her advice and content were incredibly thoughtful. Ultimately, I decided to sign up for her MBA career preparation class – YOMO (You Only MBA Once). One of the aims of the class is to position pre-MBA candidates to make the most of their MBA experience by crystalizing their career goals.
I found this most helpful during my MBA application process because the YOMO program helped me to crystallize what I want from my career and articulate it incredibly well in my MBA applications, as a result I will be joining the HBS Class of 2020.
Taking a step back, I found the self-reflection and self-development exercises (which are incredibly well-designed and curated) particularly insightful in the context of the group coaching sessions. In addition, Angela was incredibly accessible and responsive to any unique questions that I had inside and outside of the group coaching sessions.
In addition to her incredible skills and insights as a coach, Angela genuinely sees each person that she coaches as an individual – she takes the time to understand who you are (help you understand who you are) so that she can effectively coach you. She is truly one of a kind among the MBA consultants!
I am excited that I will be joining YOMO again in 2018 as I focus on recruiting and telling my story to recruiters.

I am currently an MBA student at an M7 school. I worked with Angela for internship recruiting and interviewing, and with Angela’s coaching, I landed an MBA internship at Goldman Sachs for the summer!
The service we did is called “The Interview Hero Coaching Package,” and I also worked with her on the “How to Be The Smartest Person in the Room”
I would highly recommend to MBA students that you work with Angela to perfect your interviewing whether you are applying for summer internships or full time positions. As a new MBA student, I figured that the Career Center at my school would be enough of a resource to help me with interviewing and coaching. However, this was not the case. It was not until my friend who previously worked with Angela suggested I reach out to her to get a more objective, personalized opinion.
It was so refreshing and nice to work with Angela, someone who was dedicated to me, doing customized interview practice who I knew had my best interests at heart. (Career Services is great, but they had their own objectives which are to appease the companies and the statistics of the school, so I didn’t necessarily trust their advice and they didn’t have much time to do 1:1 interview prep with me that I felt I needed). Career services is simply just so busy with hundreds of students, and the extra support Angela provided enabled me to succeed.
In terms of the package, the videos were super useful – they gave mean easy way to organize my thoughts and tell effective stories; even the company research video gave me a super concrete and useful place to start instead of Career services advice to “know a lot about the company.” This gave me more stress because I did not know where to begin when researching companies I was interviewing with!
Also, our hour-long sessions were always recorded, so it was easy for me to go back and listen to the advice and critiques Angela gave me.
Overall, I valued Angela’s constant, tailored, honest, but supportive feedback and moral support through the crushing and difficult process of interviews. Believe me, they can be quite disappointing…
My only regret is that I did not start working with Angela earlier! Take my advice – start working with Angela to apply to bschool and as soon as you get accepted. The real work only begins once you’re accepted. On campus recruiting is overwhelming, and it is invaluable to have someone so knowledgeable and supportive in your corner.