Leland+ Content Library

What Makes a Winning Law School Personal Statement [4/29/2026] (Recording)

A strong law school personal statement does more than tell a good story—it shows admissions committees how you think, what drives you, and why you belong in the legal field. This session is designed for applicants who want to understand what separates memorable essays from ones that blend into the stack. You’ll learn the qualities admissions readers look for, how to structure a clear and compelling narrative, and the common mistakes that weaken otherwise strong essays. Join live to hear how experienced admissions coaches evaluates personal statements and the patterns they see across successful law school applicants.

What Top Investment Banks Are Looking For

Many candidates aiming for investment banking roles aren’t sure what actually differentiates applicants in a highly competitive process. This session is designed for students and early-career professionals who want to understand how top banks evaluate candidates beyond GPA and technical skills. You’ll learn what qualities banks prioritize, how to position your experiences effectively, and how successful candidates prepare for both networking and interviews.

Breaking into AI with a Non-Technical Background [5/6/2026] (Recording)

Breaking into AI can feel out of reach if you don’t come from a technical background, but there are more accessible paths than most people realize. This session is for professionals looking to transition into AI without coding-heavy experience. You’ll learn how to position your existing skills, identify entry points across roles, and build practical experience that signals capability in an AI-driven landscape. Join live to ask questions about your own background and get guidance on how to make the transition. The speaker works with individuals navigating career pivots into AI and will share the patterns they see across those who successfully break in. Expect practical advice and insights similar to what’s discussed in 1:1 coaching conversations.

Standard Operating Procedure Skill

"/sop-creator" turns a process description or brain dump into a clear, scannable SOP (Standard Operating Procedure) or checklist someone else can follow. To install, run this in your terminal after downloading the file: unzip ~/Downloads/sop-creator-skill.zip -d ~/.claude/skills/

Prototyping with AI: How to Quickly Turn Your Idea Into Reality

After this session, you will know how to take a rough idea and turn it into a working AI-powered prototype without a traditional engineering background. We will cover how to choose the right AI tools for your specific use case, how to structure an agent workflow that actually runs, and how to avoid the scoping mistakes that stall most early-stage builds.

Home for Ambition #7 — Weekly Live Show [4/29/2026] (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.

Quarterly Report Generator Skill

"/qbr-generator" builds a structured quarterly business review covering revenue performance, pipeline coverage, and forecast confidence. To install, run this in your terminal after downloading the file: unzip ~/Downloads/qbr-generator-skill.zip -d ~/.claude/skills/

Hubspot Revenue Monitor Skill

"/revenue-monitor" takes a weekly pipeline snapshot from Hubspot, detects meaningful changes, and generates a digest of what moved and why. To install, run this in your terminal after downloading the file: unzip ~/Downloads/revenue-monitor-skill.zip -d ~/.claude/skills/

Resume Example

I used this resume to land a job at the Department of Sanitation in NYC. Can be used for any government job OR job in waste management. Can use this as a template by editing it in Adobe.

The Unwritten Rules of Job Search Networking

"Cheat Sheet" from webinar on The Unwritten Rules of Job Search Networking

Looking for a job? The Unwritten Rules of Job Search Networking

Most job seekers will find their next job through networking - 80-85% according to one recent article. But for many of us, we've never had to network - so reaching out to people to find a job can be daunting. This session will focus on the very practical side of networking, from outreach, to the conversation itself, to following up. Join me for this 1 hour session to gain insight into how to get started with your job search networking and how to overcome the fears that hold people back.

8 Steps to an MBA App: 3) Core Values, Superpowers & LOR Strategy

Applying to business school can feel overwhelming! You have dozens of moving pieces: essays, short answers, video content, resume, recommendations, outreach, research, and more. This workshop is the third of a structured 8-part MBA Identity Mapping series designed to take you from fragmented tasks to a clear plan of action. In this session, you will identify your core values and defining strengths and begin aligning your Letters of Recommendation with your overall narrative. These sessions walk you step by step through building one fully aligned MBA application. In every workshop, you will be assigned tasks to complete over the next two weeks, keeping you organized and accountable. By the end, you will have strong, authentic essays and a cohesive narrative that runs consistently through your resume, goals, recommendations, school strategy, and interviews. You are absolutely welcome to watch individual sessions if you only need focused help on a specific component(s) of your MBA application. Event 3 clarifies your defining characteristic and begins the recommendation process: • Identify 3–5 core values and superpowers that consistently appear across your key stories. • Define what each strength truly means in your life and how it shows up in action. • Ensure your positioning reflects who you actually are, not who you think admissions wants you to be. • Learn how to select recommenders and ensure strong narrative alignment. This is the phase where your stories become identity. Instead of a collection of experiences, you now articulate the defining qualities that connect your past, present, and future. The MBA Identity Mapping process has guided 100+ applicants into every M7 program, all other top 20 U.S. programs, and leading international programs including INSEAD, London Business School, IESE, Esade, Oxford, Cambridge, NUS, and more. Clients consistently describe it as transformative because it replaces scattered effort with forward momentum and strategic clarity. If you are ready to clarify what truly defines you and ensure your recommendations reinforce your positioning, this is your next step.

How to Properly Set up Claude Cowork for Agentic AI workflows

If you want to set up Claude Cowork so that you can properly create and automate your business workflows, you need to check out this playbook. It will give you step by step instructions to set up what you need to get agentic AI outcomes. It doesn't matter what business you are in, the set up will be applicable!

Sample Senior Software Engineer Resume

An example of a Senior Software Engineer's Resume

The Growth Blueprint: How to Find, Understand, and Win Customers [5/1/2026] (Recording)

Finding and winning customers is one of the hardest parts of building a startup, and many founders struggle to turn early traction into consistent growth. This session is for founders who want a clearer, more structured approach to understanding their customers and scaling demand. You’ll learn how to identify your most valuable customer segments, uncover the insights that drive conversion, and build repeatable growth loops that actually work. Join live to ask questions about your own product and growth challenges and get direct input from someone who has done it before. The speaker is an experienced startup founder who regularly works with teams on customer acquisition and growth strategy. They’ll share the patterns they see across successful companies and the kinds of frameworks typically discussed in 1:1 working sessions.

Skills for Campaign Feedback & Improvement

The "Skills for Campaign Feedback & Improvement" bundle is the final step in an operating stack which includes "Skills for Finding the Right Clients" and "Skills for Client Outreach" bundles. This bundle runs after campaigns are in motion, diagnoses what's breaking in the funnel, extracts patterns from what's working, and closes the loop back into the foundation and outreach bundles. To install, run this in your terminal after downloading the file: unzip ~/Downloads/performance-bundle.zip -d ~/.claude/skills/

8 Steps to a Complete MBA App: 3) Core Values, Superpowers & LOR Strategy

Applying to business school can feel overwhelming! You have dozens of moving pieces: essays, short answers, video content, resume, recommendations, outreach, research, and more. This workshop is the third of a structured 8-part MBA Identity Mapping series designed to take you from fragmented tasks to a clear plan of action. In this session, you will identify your core values and defining strengths and begin aligning your Letters of Recommendation with your overall narrative. These sessions walk you step by step through building one fully aligned MBA application. In every workshop, you will be assigned tasks to complete over the next two weeks, keeping you organized and accountable. By the end, you will have strong, authentic essays and a cohesive narrative that runs consistently through your resume, goals, recommendations, school strategy, and interviews. You are absolutely welcome to attend individual sessions if you only need focused help on a specific component(s) of your MBA application. Event 3 clarifies your defining characteristic and begins the recommendation process: • Identify 3–5 core values and superpowers that consistently appear across your key stories. • Define what each strength truly means in your life and how it shows up in action. • Ensure your positioning reflects who you actually are, not who you think admissions wants you to be. • Learn how to select recommenders and ensure strong narrative alignment. This is the phase where your stories become identity. Instead of a collection of experiences, you now articulate the defining qualities that connect your past, present, and future. The MBA Identity Mapping process has guided 100+ applicants into every M7 program, all other top 20 U.S. programs, and leading international programs including INSEAD, London Business School, IESE, Esade, Oxford, Cambridge, NUS, and more. Clients consistently describe it as transformative because it replaces scattered effort with forward momentum and strategic clarity. If you are ready to clarify what truly defines you and ensure your recommendations reinforce your positioning, this is your next step.

How Candidates Actually Land Elite Boutique Offers [4/30/2026] (Recording)

Elite boutique investment banking offers are highly competitive, and the candidates who break through are intentional about how they position their experience and navigate the process. This session is for students targeting firms like Evercore, Lazard, and PJT who want to understand what actually differentiates successful applicants. You’ll learn how to build a focused recruiting strategy, position your background to signal strong fit, and approach networking and interviews in a way that leads to real traction. Join live to hear how an experienced coach evaluates candidates targeting elite boutiques and the patterns they see across successful applicants. You’ll also have the chance to ask questions about your own recruiting approach and get real-time guidance typically shared in 1:1 coaching sessions.

Breaking Into Product Management: What It Takes

Breaking into product management can feel confusing when job descriptions ask for experience that many aspiring PMs are still trying to build. This session is for candidates who want to understand what it actually takes to land their first PM role and how to start positioning themselves now. You’ll learn how successful applicants frame their background, what hiring managers look for when evaluating entry-level PM candidates, and practical ways to build product-relevant experience even before landing the role.

GRE Sprint Kickoff: What the GRE Tests and What You Need for a Top Score

After this session, you will know exactly which GRE skills separate high scorers from the rest and which study habits waste time. We will break down what the Verbal and Quant sections are actually measuring, why most test-takers misread the test's logic, and how to build a study plan around the patterns that consistently produce top scores.