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A Princeton University graduate, psychology researcher, and educator, Kristina has over 10 years of experience acting as an academic advisor, college counselor, writing coach and SAT tutor.

Her love for research and nurturing talent pervades everything she does.

Kristina’s students have gone on to attend top-tier universities around the world and often return to her for career coaching and advice on research, networking, applying to graduate programs, and procuring meaningful internships.

Kristina’s research focuses on investigating the systemic and systematic mechanisms underlying self-actualization, marginalization and social mobility, including:

Princeton University: American Dreams/American Abjection: Systematic Oppression in F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ann Petry & Marlon James”

LSE : “Looking for a Unicorn”: UK Executive Search Professionals' Perceptions of the Challenges of C-Suite Diversification

While living in London, Kristina gained experience in Executive Recruitment which she now brings into her Career Coaching practice, offering crucial insights into how to map careers to achieve long-term and short-term goals.

Kristina has an MSc in Human Resource Management and a CIPD accreditation from the London School of Economics and Political Science, and a BA in English Literature from Princeton University. She is also certified in Teaching English as a Foreign Language.

CO-FOUNDER

With 9 years of experience in the Education industry, Shantay has been a college counselor, an elementary school educator, a STEM tutor and a curriculum developer for students K-12.

Shantay began her journey in education as a dedicated SAT tutor, working with students to create and implement successful test prep strategies. To this day, she gives her students the strategy, tips and tricks necessary to consistently improve their scores by an average of 300 points.

In 2021, Shantay founded a homeschooling group using the framework of the existing local curriculum supplemented by project-based lessons that drive long-term success.

Shantay has a certification in college counseling from Rice University, a Bachelor’s in Environmental Biology,and is certified in Teaching English as a Foreign Language.