“Built to equip you with the strategy, preparation, and real-time guidance you need to compete at the highest level and win.”
About Strata
Strata Advisory Solutions provides personalized academic and professional advisory for ambitious students and professionals navigating highly competitive opportunities.
From college and graduate admissions to professional transitions, we bring together firsthand experience, real-time perspective, and individualized guidance to help each client understand where they stand, sharpen their positioning, and build a clear path toward where they are capable of going.
Meet The Team
Briana Neal
Briana is a Wharton MBA graduate, University of Chicago alumna, and management consultant at a top global firm. She takes the time to truly understand each client — their story, their goals, and what makes them unique — and crafts a strategy that feels personal, not templated.
CO-FOUNDER, MBA & COLLEGE ADMISSIONS
Johnny G. Powell
PARTNER, MD & COLLEGE ADMISSIONS
Johnny is an MD/MBA candidate and Knight-Hennessey Scholar at Stanford Medicine and GSB. A Harvard College alumnus and former management consultant, he knows firsthand that competitive paths require more than talent — they require strategy, deep introspection, and personalization.
Edward Chung
CO-FOUNDER, JD & COLLEGE ADMISSIONS
Edward is a Harvard Law graduate, University of Chicago alumnus, and practicing attorney at a top international law firm in New York City. He has been where every law school applicant wants to go, and through his signature Storybook Method, he helps applicants get there too.
Our Story
We built Strata because we believe potential should determine outcomes, not access. Too many ambitious students and professionals are navigating the most consequential decisions of their lives without the right guidance, the right strategy, or someone genuinely invested in their success.
We are that someone. Every path we advise on is one we have personally walked. We have navigated the most competitive schools and firms in the world and we built Strata so others do not have to figure it out alone. Every engagement is built around one commitment: closing the gap between where you are and where you are capable of going.
Begin Your Transformation
Submit the inquiry form to tell us about your goals and explore how Strata can help you build a clear path forward.