Advise MBA candidates on application development for the top US and global graduate business schools. Focus on school selection, profile development, application strategy, essay content, recommendation tips, resume development, interview prep, and waitlist help. AIGAC Memberwww.jaffeadvantage.com

Helped marketing function transform from one focused on sales support to one focused on driving business solutions to generate revenue globally through improved in-market planning.• Led global marketing planning process across 40+ markets, ensuring initiatives supported business objectives and created measurable impact, reinforcing case for the new marketing organization• Developed an in-person and virtual training curriculum to teach legacy marketers a strategic approach to planning with a focus on measurable results

Strategy and Operations: Advised Fortune 500 and mid-size companies. Select initiatives below.Strategy Projects• Assessed a struggling wellness company for an asset management firm; recommended potential recovery strategies including digitized service delivery; modeled three year financial forecast• Created five year strategic plan for Reebok Kids focused on bridging gap between an adult targeted corporate value proposition and product / shopping preferences of children Business Transformation and General Management Projects• Built a talent and operations strategy / department for GLG Strategic Projects to support business development team and help achieve target revenue growth of 80% in 2017 • Directed a transformation initiative for Dow Jones to restructure the organization – with a strong focus on re-aligning sales organization to reduce cost of sale and increase opportunity• Spearheaded global change management strategy for a new innovation initiative at Pfizer designed to transform the mindset of 70,000 employees, encouraging risk-taking and the acceptance of failureInvestor Relations, Financial Modeling and Analytics Projects• Developed ten year financial forecast for Avenues: The World School - the first for-profit global preparatory school - to raise private equity funding for rollout of 20 campuses worldwide (2011) Affiliated with GLG Strategic Projects, Business Talent Group (BTG), HighPoint Associates, A-Connect, q5Partners, and DDG

Helped applicants to top US and International business schools with their school selection, application strategy, and essay development.

Consulted to IBM C-Suite on corporate wide strategy and business transformation projects. Select initiatives below.• Managed a team that formulated an approach to evaluate and select high potential Clients for a digital marketing incubator through interviews, facilitated workshops, creation of an analytic model, and formation of a governance system – leading to expansion in scope and scale within one year• Produced hypothesis based proposal to redesign promotion process for Consulting Division, leading to a $200K engagement at year-end and enabling practice to achieve annual revenue targets• Supervised organization design process for Software Group, one of five business units at IBM, as part of a larger transformation focused on flattening and widening the IBM organization

Provided strategic, operational, and analytic support to support special initiatives company-wide. Select initiatives below.• Managed strategy and operations to grow B-to-B channel from a $70MM business developed through grassroots efforts to a nationally driven sales organization forecasted to generate $200MM annually • Maximized efficiency of all retail locations by developing scenario analyses estimating revenue, profit and potential cannibalization rates; analyzed results monthly to ensure growth aligned to targets• Redesigned compensation structure for 20,000+ part-time employees through a combination of quantitative studies and qualitative interviews to ensure P&L parity, positive employee perception, and an adequate supply of meeting leaders to meet increased demand

Select initiatives below.• Evaluated opportunities to market diagnostic data as a revenue source for a medical device manufacturer and presented six go-to-market options• Headed regional organization design stream in Asia Pacific for lubricants division of a Fortune 5 oil & gas company, reducing headcount related operating expenditures by 14% – based in Singapore• Contributed to regional turnaround of an oil & gas company through streamlined sales force performance, transaction level pricing review, and complexity reduction; developed tools to improve ROI forecasting; overall effort yielded target annual run rate of 30% ROCE• Analyzed validity of statistical models created to transition a Fortune 100 food services distributor to a demand based pricing strategy; identified risks to ensure maximum customer retention