Leland+ Content Library

Break Into MBB Consulting

Join top Leland consulting coaches who’ve helped hundreds of candidates land offers at McKinsey, Bain, and BCG as they break down what it really takes to break into MBB. They’ll walk you through the recruiting timeline, essential networking strategies, and how to stand out in both the case and behavioral interviews. You’ll leave with a clear roadmap—and insider guidance—to make yourself a top-tier MBB candidate.

AI Product Manager Resumes: Best Practices, Myths, and Realities

Writing a strong resume for AI product roles requires more than listing tools or buzzwords. In this session, we’ll break down what actually matters on an AI PM resume, what common advice gets wrong, and how hiring managers really evaluate candidates for AI-focused product roles. You’ll learn how to highlight impact, frame technical and cross-functional experience, and position your background effectively whether you’re transitioning into AI or deepening your specialization. By the end, you’ll have clear, practical guidance to build a resume that reflects real product thinking and stands out in a competitive AI hiring landscape.

What Top Investment Banking Candidates Do Differently: Strategy, Positioning & Interview Edge

In this session, you will learn how to position yourself as a compelling investment banking candidate before you ever walk into an interview. We will cover how to build a deal experience narrative that holds up under pressure, how to differentiate yourself in a crowded applicant pool, and what interviewers are actually evaluating when they ask behavioral questions.

What Makes a Competitive Medical School Application

Applying to medical school is competitive, and it’s not always clear what admissions committees actually value beyond strong grades and test scores. This session is for applicants who want to understand what makes an application truly stand out across academics, experiences, and personal narrative. You’ll learn how admissions readers evaluate activities and clinical exposure, what differentiates compelling personal statements, and the patterns admissions committees see across successful applicants.

Anatomy of a Standout Dental School Personal Statement

Writing a dental school personal statement that actually sounds like you—while still hitting the themes admissions committees care about—is harder than most applicants expect. This session is for pre-dental students who want to understand what separates a compelling personal statement from one that reads like every other application. You'll leave knowing how to structure your narrative arc, how to weave in clinical experiences without listing them, and how to convey genuine motivation for dentistry in a way that feels specific rather than generic.

Pivot to Product: Different Paths to Land Your First PM Role

Breaking into product management doesn’t follow one predictable path—and understanding the variety of ways people get in can massively increase your chances of success. In this session, you’ll learn the most common entry points into product, how to leverage your current skills, and what companies actually look for when hiring first-time PMs. Your coach, Kritika, who has worked at Microsoft, Amgen, and Amazon, will share lessons learned from her own journey of pivoting into top PM roles. She’ll unpack the strategies that work (and the ones that don’t), the tradeoffs of different pathways, and how to position your experience based on your background—whether you're coming from engineering, design, operations, consulting, or something totally different. You’ll leave with a clearer map of potential routes into PM, tactical steps to strengthen your candidacy, and a smarter strategy for choosing roles, companies, and timing that align with your goals.

Duke MBA Essay 1 Example: 25 Things About Yourself

This is an example of the Duke MBA Fuqua Essay #1, which has the following essay prompt: "The ‘Team Fuqua’ spirit and community is one of the things that sets the MBA experience apart, and it is a concept that extends beyond the student body to include faculty, staff, and administration. Please share with us “25 Random Things” about you. The Admissions Committee wants to get to know YOU – beyond the professional and academic achievements listed in your resume and transcript. Share with us important life experiences, your hobbies, achievements, fun facts, or anything that helps us understand what makes you who you are. Your list will be limited to 2 pages (750 words maximum). Please present your response in list form, numbered 1 to 25. Some points may be brief, while others may be longer."

Top 3 GRE Reading Comprehension Tips for International Students

GRE Reading Comprehension can be especially challenging for international students, but with the right strategies, it becomes far more manageable. In this session, you’ll learn three high-impact techniques to improve accuracy and speed. We’ll focus on practical approaches you can apply immediately, helping you read more efficiently and answer questions with confidence on test day.

From Draft to Distinction: Crafting Med School Essays That Impress

Your essays are more than just words - they are your chance to show who you are to the Admissions Committee. This session will give you actual tools to transform your experiences into compelling outcome driven narratives.

Sample Answer to a Resume Deep Dive Question

This is an example of a resume deep dive in a consulting interview.

Identifying Key Metrics using AI for Data and Analytics [4/30/2026] (Recording)

Identifying the right metrics is one of the hardest parts of data and analytics, and AI is starting to change how quickly and effectively teams can do it. This session is for professionals who want to use AI to surface, prioritize, and refine the metrics that actually drive decisions. You’ll learn how to leverage AI to identify high-impact KPIs, connect metrics to business outcomes, and avoid common pitfalls that lead to noisy or misleading analysis. Join live to ask questions about your own data challenges and see how an experienced data scientist approaches metric selection in real workflows. The speaker is a current data scientist and engineer at Accenture who regularly works with teams on analytics and AI implementation. They’ll share the patterns they see across strong metric frameworks and the kinds of insights typically discussed in 1:1 working sessions.

Ask Me Anything: IB Recruiting Insights from a Former Lazard Banker

Breaking into investment banking is competitive—especially if you're targeting elite boutiques or specialized coverage groups. In this AMA-style workshop, Akaash P.—a former Lazard banker with hands-on experience across Media & Telecom, Restructuring (RX), FIG, Energy, and Software—will give you an inside look at what it takes to stand out in IB recruiting. Drawing on cross-sector banking and investing experience, as well as coaching candidates into top groups at elite firms, Akaash will answer your questions on technical prep, industry-specific expectations, crafting a differentiated story, and navigating competitive recruiting processes. Whether you're aiming for M&T, RX, FIG, Energy, or Software roles, or simply want to understand the landscape better, you’ll leave with clear, actionable insights to elevate your recruiting strategy.

The Simple Path to Financial Independence

Are you looking for more flexibility in your career? Maybe curious about how you can achieve financial independence? Join me, Dr. Troy Russell, for an insightful session on the steps you can take to achieve financial freedom and a healthier work-life balance. With a background in behavioral change and strategic planning, I've successfully navigated my own path (and coached +40 others) to achieve financial independence. During this event, we'll explore behavioral narratives influencing your money decisions, effective personal finance strategies, and the importance of mindfulness in your financial journey. Whether you're looking for more career flexibility or seeking guidance on personal finances, I'm looking to help you chart a path to success. Spaces are limited, so be sure to RSVP and secure your spot today!

Home for Ambition #5 — Weekly Live Show [4/17/2026] (Recording)

Home for Ambition is a weekly live show, by Leland, for people trying to stay ahead as work, learning, and opportunity keep changing. Each episode tackles a handful of timely, high-signal topics across AI, careers, education, and the future of work. We expect thoughtful debate, unique perspectives, and practical takeaways you can actually use. It is not a typical interview show or a generic news recap. It is a live roundtable built to help ambitious people make sense of what is changing, understand what matters, and leave with a sharper point of view on how to navigate what comes next.

LSAT Logical Reasoning: Common Flaws and Common Wrong Answers

After this session, you'll be able to identify the logical flaws test-makers return to most often and recognize why certain wrong answers are designed to feel correct. We'll cover the structural patterns behind common flaw types like circular reasoning and false causation, how to spot the specific language that signals a trap answer, and what distinguishes a tempting distractor from a provably wrong choice.

Deferred MBA M7 Series: Stanford

Get an inside look at what Stanford GSB seeks in Deferred MBA candidates and how to bring your unique story to life. Expert Leland coach and GSB alum Ben L. will break down the qualities Stanford cares about most—impact, curiosity, and personal growth. You’ll leave with concrete strategies to articulate your values, achievements, and ambitions in a way that resonates with the GSB admissions committee.

Stuck on MBA Essays? Use AI to Fix Story/Structure Before R2 deadlines

This is not about having AI write your essays. Instead, we’ll focus on how to use AI to: *Diagnose what’s not working in your current drafts *Clarify your core story and positioning *Strengthen structure, flow, and impact *Get unstuck when revision fatigue sets in

Nail the GMAT/GRE in 60 Days!

If you’re short on time but aiming for a strong score, this workshop will show you how to prepare with focus and intention. Top Leland GMAT/GRE coach Bruce H. will break down how to build an efficient 60-day study plan, prioritize high-impact content, and practice in a way that actually raises your score. You’ll learn how to diagnose weaknesses, avoid common study traps, and approach test day with confidence and control.

Review Medium Data Analysis & Arithmetic

This is a review of data analysis and arithmetic with additional medium-difficulty question examples as well as the substitution test method.

Example Integrated Marketing Campaign

This is an example marketing campaign from awareness to customer retention. It includes multi-level movement from the customer to the channels, content, and even KPI's.