A successful entrepreneur for two decades, Stacy Blackman has a proven track record, having founded and sold her first company, WebWisher.com, in 1999. During this time, Fortune Magazine chronicled Stacy’s career for nearly two years, running stories about her in several issues and featuring her on the cover in May 2000. WebWisher is now part of The Knot, a publicly traded company.
Stacy earned her BS in Economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and her MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University. Stacy is a firm believer that every weakness can become a strength and that each candidate must celebrate what makes them unique.
She believes in celebrating the “white spaces” on a resume, the journey that takes a candidate from point A to B to C. Stacy’s white spaces are marked with twists and turns that make her as unique as her clients.
Hear Stacy tell the story of how and why she launched SBC.
After graduating from the Wharton School, Stacy began working in private equity at the Prudential Capital Group in San Francisco. She then went on to earn her MBA at the Kellogg School of Management. Following business school, she tapped into her flair for invention and began building businesses, launching WebWisher, evaluating businesses as a Resident Entrepreneur at idealab!, and eventually launching Stacy Blackman Consulting, the leading admissions consulting advisory.
Stacy Blackman Consulting’s client roster spans over 30 countries, and the company has successfully placed thousands of clients in every top MBA program worldwide.
SBC offers a popular video series, hosts live and virtual workshops, and has established a publishing arm, featuring over 25 e-guides that cover various aspects of the MBA admissions process. Watch Stacy’s YouTube Channel and you’ll see why she is a sought-after speaker on the topic of MBA admissions.
She has taught groups from the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO) and coached alumni organizations from schools such as Stanford and the University of Pennsylvania. She has also conducted workshops at companies such as JPMorgan, UBS, and Credit Suisse First Boston. Stacy was elected for two terms to the Board of Directors of AIGAC, the Association of International Graduate Admissions Consultants.
Stacy writes the MBA Admissions: Strictly Business blog for U.S. News & World Report and has published a book, The MBA Application Roadmap. She is also a contributor to the Wharton Blog Network, Business Insider, and has published articles for hundreds of websites and print publications. Stacy is an avid athlete, an active philanthropist, and a travel enthusiast. She currently resides in Los Angeles with her husband and three children.