Steven Russo

I’m a physician, operator, parent, and lifelong athlete who has spent most of my adult life inside competitive, high-stakes environments. My path might look like it was intentional on paper: Ivy League undergrad, medical school on merit scholarship, chief residency, academic medicine, then an MBA at Harvard Business School where I founded and raised venture capital for a healthcare startup. In reality, it’s been anything but linear. I’ve started things, left things, changed direction, and had to ask hard questions about identity, ambition, and tradeoffs along the way. I know what it’s like to be capable of succeeding on a path and still not be sure it’s the right one. Today, I work with people who are trying to decide whether to pursue (or continue pursuing) medicine or an MBA, especially those who are nontraditional: career switchers, parents, older applicants, or people coming off a rejection who need to regroup and think clearly about next steps. I can help with the full process (standardized testing, applications, interviews, choosing among offers, etc) but where I’m most useful is before all of that. Getting clear on your “why” matters because these paths demand real emotional, financial, and time investment. My goal is to help you make decisions consciously and from a grounded inner wisdom, rather than from inertia or fear.