- Stacy Blackman
Stacy Sukov Blackman, born in 1971, has been consulting on the
Master of Business Administration degree application process since 2001. She has an MBA from theKellogg School of Management atNorthwestern University and a BS from theWharton School at theUniversity of Pennsylvania . Stacy has worked with the admissions committees at both schools, conducting alumni interviews and evaluating applicants.After graduating from Wharton, Stacy began working in finance at the
Prudential Capital Group inSan Francisco . Following business school, she transitioned into a career inmarketing and has since worked in marketing roles at companies such asCharles Schwab ,idealab! andHaagen Dazs . Through her work in marketing, Stacy identified similarities between traditional marketing and admissions strategy. She has developed a highly effective approach to marketing her clients successfully to top MBA programs [http://money.cnn.com/2007/02/21/news/economy/mba.fortune/index.htm] .In addition to private consulting, Stacy is a sought-after speaker on the topic of MBA admissions. She has taught groups from the YPO (
Young Presidents' Organization ) and coached alumni organizations from schools such as theStanford , Penn andWilliams College . She also runs workshops at companies includingJPMorgan ,Lehman Brothers ,UBS andCredit Suisse First Boston .Stacy has been profiled in several publications, including "Fortune", [http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/05/29/280644/index.htm] "
BusinessWeek ", [http://www.businessweek.com/bschools/content/mbajournal/05allen/2_PG2.htm] "CNN Money ", [http://money.cnn.com/2006/09/20/pf/mba_admissions/index.htm] , "Entrepreneur Magazine ", [http://www.entrepreneur.com/magazine/entrepreneur/2006/march/83610.html] and "Business 2.0 ".External links
* [http://www.stacyblackman.com Official website]
* [http://www.stacyblackman.com/blog Stacy's blog]
* [http://www.beatthegmat.com/ask-stacy-blackman-f21.html Stacy Blackman's MBA Discussion Forum]References
* [http://money.cnn.com/2007/02/21/news/economy/mba.fortune/index.htm "10 secrets for getting into a top B-school"] by Anne Fisher, "Fortune", February 23 2007
* [http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/05/29/280644/index.htm "Three of the four Kellogg School MBAs FORTUNE began following a year ago just bolted for Idealab"] by Eryn Brown, "Fortune",March 5 2001
* [http://www.businessweek.com/bschools/mbajournal/05allen/2.htm "The Application Process"] by Grant Allen, "Businessweek", December 2005
* [http://www.entrepreneur.com/magazine/entrepreneur/2006/march/83610.html "Learning From the Best"] by Sara Wilson, "Entrepreneur magazine", March 2006
* [http://money.cnn.com/2006/09/20/pf/mba_admissions/index.htm "10 biggest mistakes b-school applicants make"] by Rob Kelley, "CNN Money",September 20 2006
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