
about the founder: gahye koo

​graduate school:
columbia business school, MBA​
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undergraduate:
wellesley college, BA international relations & spanish
university of barcelona
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experiences:
amazon, private equity business development
estee lauder, m&a integration
egon zehnder, executive search
phoenyx partners, ceo and board assessment
higher education consulting (Korea and US) ​
Revel was started by my own MBA journey to Columbia Business School. I didn't know where to begin, let alone how to create a compelling application that revealed myself - my unique upbringing, experiences, goals, and voice - in a personal, authentic, and professional way. All of my peers at business school, even those who had used consulting services in the States and Korea, felt the same way. So I decided to fill this gap myself, and help others the way I wanted to be helped.
What sets Revel apart is not only the multi-lingual, multi-cultural Korean-American perspective, but also the ability to uncover, understand, and delve deeper into each client's life story, and reveal their unique voice through the entirety of the MBA application and interviews. I'm proud to share that every client I've worked with since launching Revel has been accepted to their top business school of choice (Stanford, MIT, Columbia, Wharton, Kellogg, INSEAD, etc.).
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