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I am a recent grad from Stanford GSB, where I was an Admissions Ambassador and Co-President of the Entrepreneurship Club. For both years at the GSB, I ran Dream Big Lead Boldly, an annual event aimed to demystify the business school experience for hundreds of prospective applicants. I still currently work for the GSB part-time through the Center for Entrepreneurial Studies. I came to Stanford to pursue entrepreneurship... and I'm doing just that! After being awarded a competitive social entrepreneurship fellowship from Stanford's Center for Social Innovation over the summer, I am now co-founding a company with a recent HBS grad :) In a full circle moment, I recently submitted my first letters of recommendation for business school for an employee of my company. My journey to business school would be considered "non-traditional." I spent 7 years at the same enterprise software company, starting my career in sales, transitioning into sales engineering, and then landing in business development. I'm a Bay Area transplant, but a Boston-native who loves Dunkin' Donuts and Boston sports too much. I'm at my happiest with a guitar or ukulele in my hand.
Ernest’s MBA Qualifications
40+ MBA clients
Open to working with clients outside the U.S.
Ernest has helped clients get into these schools:
I had 2 goals in business school: to start a company and to help prospective applicants feel comfortable and confident applying to business school. At the GSB, I worked as an Admissions Ambassador, doing 1on1 coffee chats, group sessions, admit weekends, leadership days, and more with applicants from all over the world. Leading Dream Big Lead Boldly (DBLB), an event that demystifies the business school experience for prospective applicants who identify as Black, is the work in business school that I'm most proud of and that brought me the most joy. I've spent countless hours supporting the people that I've met through these programs. Now that I have graduated, I want to continue to share what I've learned from working with Admissions and from hearing so many amazing stories from people like you.
Ernest can help with:
Application Strategy
Editing
Essays
Interviews
Resume
Why do I coach?
As somebody who has made several career transitions, I’ve always loved helping people figure out how to get from where they are to where they want to be. At Box, I started an employee resource group to help young professionals across the globe navigate the next steps in their career. I took those learnings and built a staffing marketplace on the side that helped people making career transitions gain professional experience in their new fields. At Stanford, I’ve found joy in helping prospective applicants realize the merits of their unique story. When I was applying to business school, I found the process to be daunting. I doubted my own abilities and qualifications. I’ve since learned that there is much more to the application process than GMAT scores, specific job titles, or name brands on the resume. I hope to share those learnings with you.
Work Experience
Founder
Spur SMB
June 2023 - Present
Following on my research at the GSB on small business digitalization, I'm building a company that helps small business owners adopt new technology.
Case Writer
Stanford University Graduate School of Business
June 2023 - Present
Working with Stanford GSB professors and lecturers to write GSB cases for Stanford entrepreneurship classes.
IDIF Fellow
Stanford University Graduate School of Business
June 2022 - September 2022
The Impact Design Immersion Fellowship is a competitive fellowship from Stanford GSB's Center for Social innovation designed to support students to operate “in the field,” with access to target users and networks, to develop an understanding of a social or environmental issue. My research focuses on supporting small business owners as they adapt their business strategy for the digital economy.
Business Development and Strategic Partnerships
Box
July 2017 - September 2021
Built new products, programs, and partnerships that extended the reach and differentiation of Box's business. Moved to London for a bit and built out our partnership strategy for our European markets.
Sales and Sales Engineering
Box
June 2014 - June 2017
Wanted to learn how to sell and how to build so that I could one day do both for my own company!
Education
Stanford Graduate School of Business
MBA, Entrepreneurship
2021 - 2023
Boston College
BA, Political Science
2010 - 2014
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