Leland+ Content Library

The Interview Playbook: From First Impression to Offer

Interviews are a process, not a single moment, and success depends on how you show up at every stage. This session walks through the full interview lifecycle, from making a strong first impression to handling behavioral and technical questions and closing confidently. You’ll learn how interviewers evaluate candidates, how to communicate clarity and impact, and how to avoid common mistakes that prevent offers.

Acing the Harvard Business School Interview

The HBS interview is a high-stakes conversation that tests clarity of thought, self-awareness, leadership potential, and impact under pressure. In this series, you’ll learn how Harvard evaluates candidates, how to prepare for the case-style discussion and follow-up questions, and how to communicate your story with confidence and precision. Whether you’re awaiting an invite or preparing for interview day, this workshop will give you a clear playbook to perform at your best.

Break into Investment Banking + Private Equity

Join this discussion moderated by @YourAverageFinanceBro, a leading finance comedy creator on Instagram and LinkedIn! A panel of expert Leland coaches who help candidates land roles in investment banking and private equity will break down these industries' complex recruiting processes into clear, actionable advice. This session will cover what it really takes to break into highly competitive finance careers through practical guidance on recruiting strategy, preparation, and common pitfalls, providing insights you can apply immediately to stand out and secure interviews at the top firms.

How to Optimize Studying for the LSAT

Studying for the LSAT is about more than putting in hours—it’s about studying smart. This session is designed to help you build an effective, sustainable LSAT study plan that maximizes improvement. In this event, you’ll learn how to structure your study time, prioritize question types, and use practice tests strategically. We’ll also cover common study mistakes, how to track progress, and how to adjust your approach as your score improves. Whether you’re just getting started or trying to break through a score plateau, you’ll leave with practical strategies and clearer direction.

How to Land a Business Operations Role

Business operations roles are central to driving company strategy and execution, but breaking in can feel competitive. In this session, you’ll learn what employers look for in candidates, how to position your skills and experiences, and which career paths can lead to operations roles. We’ll cover resume and interview strategies, networking approaches, and common pitfalls to avoid, giving you a clear roadmap to stand out and secure a business operations role that aligns with your long-term goals.

Chicago Booth Personal Essay – Outside the Office

A personal essay on improv comedy, community, and how life outside of work shaped my adaptability and perspective.

Master’s Applications 101: What Matters Most and When to Start

A successful master’s application is built on clear priorities and smart timing. This session breaks down the key components admissions committees care about most, including academics, experience, essays, recommendations, and fit, and explains when to focus on each. You’ll learn how to plan your timeline, strengthen your profile early, and avoid common missteps that create unnecessary stress or weaken applications. Whether you’re just starting to explore programs or preparing to apply soon, this workshop will help you approach the process with clarity and confidence.

Why Personalized Coaching Wins in Product Management Interviews

Product management interviews reward candidates who can clearly communicate their thinking, tailor their stories to the role, and adapt under pressure, skills that generic prep often fails to build. This session breaks down why personalized coaching consistently outperforms one-size-fits-all frameworks, from sharpening product sense and execution tradeoffs to crafting role-specific behavioral stories and interview strategy. You’ll learn how targeted feedback accelerates improvement, exposes blind spots, and helps you stand out in competitive PM interview loops.

Mock McKinsey PEI with 2 McKinsey Alums

Join this live mock McKinsey Personal Experience Interview led by two former McKinsey consultants who have interviewed and evaluated real candidates. You’ll see exactly how strong PEI answers are structured, what interviewers listen for, and where candidates commonly lose points. This session will help you understand how to tell clear, compelling stories that demonstrate leadership, impact, and fit with McKinsey’s values.

From College to Stanford GSB: The Deferred MBA Strategy Session (Dec 11)

Getting into Stanford GSB’s Deferred MBA program is not about checking boxes: it’s about building a strategy years before most candidates even think about business school. In this exclusive session, Dr. Loubna Bouamane, former MBA Admissions Director and founder of Admission Concierge, will walk you through exactly how top students position themselves for Stanford straight from college. You’ll learn how to craft a compelling early-career narrative, select the right internships and leadership experiences, stand out academically, and avoid the most common mistakes that derail otherwise strong candidates. Whether you’re a freshman, sophomore, junior, or recent graduate, this session will give you a clear roadmap to Stanford’s deferred MBA pathway with real-world insights from inside the admissions process.

GMAT Quant Workshop: Exponents & Roots

Exponents and roots are foundational GMAT quant topics that show up frequently and can be major score boosters when mastered correctly. This workshop breaks down the core rules, common traps, and efficient problem-solving techniques to help you approach these questions with speed and confidence. You’ll learn how to simplify expressions, recognize patterns, and avoid overcomplicating calculations, all while improving accuracy under time pressure.

The Product Manager Skillset: Hard, Soft, and How to Show It

Great product managers balance technical fluency and analytical rigor with strong communication, judgment, and leadership, but knowing how to demonstrate those skills in interviews and on the job is just as important as building them. This session breaks down the core hard and soft skills hiring managers look for in PM candidates and shows how to translate your experience into clear, credible signals through resumes, stories, and interview responses. You’ll leave with a sharper understanding of how to showcase your full PM skillset in a way that feels authentic and compelling.

Resume Revolution: The ATS-Proof Blueprint

Is your resume disappearing into the application black hole? Up to 75% of resumes are filtered out by software before a human ever sees them. Join this free resource to gain the insider strategies you need to beat the system. Leveraging my background as a recruiter and sourcer, I'll show you how to stop listing duties and start showcasing metrics-based achievements that grab a hiring manager's attention. This resource is for you if you want to: - Master keywords to score highly with the ATS. - Pass the recruiter's 6-second review test. - Transform your experience into quantifiable impact. Stop submitting resumes and start submitting applications that convert to interviews!

6 Weeks to a 705

Yes, you read that right! You can achieve a top score in just 6 weeks! Crushing the GMAT isn’t about memorizing facts. It’s about sharpening logic, mastering time pressure, and building test-day readiness. In this free workshop, we’ll walk through how to practice effectively, which prep resources to trust, and how to simulate the real exam environment. We will craft a six week study plan that builds stamina, precision, and strategy. You’ll leave with a clear roadmap to cross the 705 threshold with confidence.

How to Transition Into AI from Any Background

Many professionals are interested in working in AI but aren’t sure how to translate their current skills into opportunities in the field. This session is designed for candidates from technical and non-technical backgrounds who want a realistic path to entering the AI ecosystem. You’ll learn how to identify transferable skills, position your experience for AI-related roles, and prioritize the tools, projects, or learning paths that hiring managers actually value.

Build Your GRE Game Plan: Timing, Pacing, and Recovery

​This session will help you build a smart, personalized GRE strategy that maximizes your score without burning out. We’ll cover how to pace your prep, structure your study timeline, manage test-day timing, and recover effectively from practice tests or setbacks. You’ll leave with a clear game plan for studying efficiently and performing your best on exam day.

How to Land a Job in AI

Curious how to break into the fast-growing world of Artificial Intelligence? Whether you’re coming from a technical background, transitioning from another industry, or just starting to explore AI-related roles, this session will give you a clear roadmap to get there. In this workshop, we’ll cover what it really takes to land a job in AI—from identifying the right roles and building in-demand skills to positioning your resume, projects, and experience to stand out. You’ll learn how hiring teams evaluate candidates, how to showcase your technical and non-technical strengths, and how to avoid common pitfalls when breaking into the field. Whether you’re aiming for roles in machine learning, data science, product, research, or applied AI, this session will equip you with practical insights and actionable strategies to help you compete—and succeed—in today’s AI job market.

AI Monthly News Update - January 2026 (Slides)

These slides are from the first of a series of monthly news updates related to advancements in AI. This update covers AI tools and LLMs, global AI and infrastructure, robotics and gadgets, and the impact of these advancements on daily life and business. Check out the event here: https://www.joinleland.com/content/item/urn:contentEntry:69839327a1f4968d5ca1feb5?fromName=all

Secrets of the Admissions Office: A Former Admissions Officer and Stanford Graduate Break Down Elite College Admissions

Elite college admissions hinge on how applications are read behind closed doors, not just on grades and test scores. In this session, a former admissions officer and Stanford graduate will reveal how files are evaluated, what makes an applicant memorable, and how admissions committees interpret essays, activities, recommendations, and context together. You’ll learn how to avoid common missteps, highlight authentic impact, and build a cohesive narrative that resonates with highly selective schools.

How to Set Up MCP Connections

MCP stands for Model Context Protocol. It's the standard that lets AI models connect to external tools, your calendar, email, Slack, Notion, databases, and more.