Leland+ Content Library

Recommended Offerings Tutorial

Quick crash course on how to use recommended offerings to close clients.

Expert Roundtable: Leveraging AI in Your Coaching Business

Top tips from Leland experts on using AI to 10x their impact.

Essay That Got Me Into Harvard, Stanford, Princeton, Yale & MIT

This resource includes the full personal statement that helped me earn admission to Harvard, Stanford, Princeton, Yale, and MIT. It is designed to help students understand what a successful college essay looks like beyond grades and extracurriculars. You'll see how I approached storytelling, structure, reflection, and personal voice to create an essay that felt authentic and memorable. It's for high school students applying to selective colleges, students struggling to choose a personal statement topic, applicants looking for examples of strong narrative and reflection, and parents, counselors, and mentors supporting students through the admissions process. Rather than providing a template to copy, this resource is intended to illustrate how personal experiences can be transformed into a compelling college essay.

Accepted to Stanford: My Full Set of Supplemental Essays

This resource includes every supplemental essay and short response I submitted as part of my successful Stanford application. It provides an inside look at how I approached Stanford's unique prompts, balanced personality with substance, and built a cohesive application narrative across multiple essays. It's for students applying to Stanford, applicants looking for examples of strong supplemental essays, and anyone trying to better understand how to answer Stanford's short-answer and long-form prompts. Rather than serving as a template to copy, these essays are intended to demonstrate how authentic experiences, thoughtful reflection, and a clear personal voice can come together to create a compelling application.

Secrets of the Admissions Office: AMA with a Former Stanford Admissions Committee Member

Trying to understand what actually happens behind the scenes in admissions can be frustrating when most advice comes from secondhand perspectives and guesswork. This session is designed for applicants who want a clearer understanding of how applications are evaluated and what admissions readers are truly paying attention to. You’ll learn how applications are assessed in practice, understand the factors that influence admissions decisions, and hear common patterns that emerge across successful candidates.

My 5 Top Tips for the ACT and SAT

Small changes in test strategy can lead to major score improvements on the ACT and SAT. This session is for students who want practical, high-impact ways to improve their performance and approach the exams more confidently. You’ll learn five proven tips for managing time, avoiding common mistakes, and maximizing points across sections without wasting effort on ineffective study habits.

Law School Personal Statement Sample (CLS Acceptance)

This is a sample of a personal statement for law school.

Activities Worksheet for your College Applications

This PDF walks you through collecting, prioritizing, and describing your extracurricular activities, prior to listing them on the Common Application.

3 Things to Do (and 3 to Avoid) for a Stellar College App

Small decisions in the college application process can have a major impact on how your application is perceived. This session is for students who want clearer guidance on what actually strengthens an application—and what tends to weaken it. You’ll learn three high-impact strategies that help applicants stand out, three common mistakes admissions readers frequently see, and how to present your experiences in a more compelling and authentic way.

The Winning PM Resume Template

If you’re applying to Product Manager roles and getting ghosted, use this winning resume template. Clients who switched to this exact framework saw an interview success rate 5x higher than before! A great template gets you 80% of the way there, but the magic is in how you frame your specific product impact. Download the template into a PDF editor, follow the built-in instructions, and plug in your experience. Once you fill this out, don’t fly blind. Drop it in front of a trusted peer, or book a quick 1-on-1 resume review with me -> https://www.joinleland.com/coach/emily-t-4 to make sure your bullets are absolutely bulletproof. Good luck!

Using ChatGPT for Career Narratives

Download this guide to help you use ChatGPT for support in your search-- from framing your career throughline to interview answers!

Practical Step-by-Step Guide to Building a Strong MBA Application

Applying to an MBA is not simply about filling out forms, writing essays, and submitting a GMAT or GRE score. A successful MBA application is a strategic project. It requires self-reflection, school research, career clarity, storytelling, execution, and careful timing. The strongest candidates are not always the ones with the most perfect profile. They are usually the ones who understand their own story, know why they need the MBA, choose the right schools, and present a coherent case to the admissions committee. This document provides a basic A-to-Z roadmap for preparing a successful MBA application.

McKinsey PEI: Behavioral Story Development Worksheet

This worksheet is a companion tool to the bootcamp / consulting offer week classes I teach on developing a compelling behavioral & PEI story, and walks through two frameworks for how to select a story and how to develop it in order to get to a strong first pass.

How to Safeguard Your Data While Using AI

As AI becomes part of more workflows, many people are realizing they’re using powerful tools without fully understanding the risks around privacy and data security. This session is designed for professionals, teams, and everyday AI users who want a practical approach to using AI responsibly without slowing down productivity. You’ll learn how to identify common data privacy risks, understand what information should and should not be shared with AI systems, and build safer habits for using AI tools in day-to-day work.

Guide to 10X your productivity in Claude by managing context

A practical guide to getting dramatically more out of Claude by managing context instead of just prompting. Covers why bigger context windows aren't always better, the failure modes (context pollution and rot), and the core techniques — just-in-time loading, subagents, memory, compaction, skills, and more — with real stories from running go-to-market work inside a codebase. For founders, operators, and non-technical teams who want sharper, more reliable results from AI agents.

Your Plan to Build an AI-Native Team in 6 Weeks

Trying to introduce AI into your team without a clear plan can quickly turn into scattered tools, inconsistent adoption, and unclear results. This session is designed for leaders and operators who want a practical roadmap for building a more AI-native team with structure and intention. You’ll learn how to identify high-impact workflows, create systems that encourage adoption across teams, and build a phased implementation plan that drives meaningful day-to-day change over six weeks.

Tracker Template for Practice Cases

This is a tool I used for my case tracking purposes, combined with other elements used by peers during our MBA recruitment cycle

Practice cases

4 Practice McKinsey-style cases, written by someone who has given 100+ cases at McKinsey.

7 Common Mistakes to Avoid in MBA Applications

Are you gearing up to apply to MBA programs and want to ensure your application stands out? Join me, Emily, for an insightful session on the 7 Common Mistakes to Avoid in MBA Applications. With an MBA from the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business and 10 years of professional MBA coaching experience, I've guided hundreds of applicants through the intricate admissions process. This event will provide an overview of several key aspects of the application process, and equip you with knowledge of what to being doing NOW to set yourself up for success in Round 1 applications. Whether you're considering a traditional full-time MBA, a part-time MBA, or any other format, this session will equip you with the knowledge to avoid common pitfalls and maximize your chance of success. Spaces are limited, so be sure to RSVP and secure your spot. I look forward to helping you navigate your MBA journey with confidence!

Ship Your First Claude Skill: Live Build

Building with AI becomes much more approachable once you see the process happen in real time. This session is for professionals and builders who want hands-on experience creating their first Claude-powered skill from start to finish. You’ll learn how to structure a practical AI workflow, think through real implementation decisions, and walk away with a working build you can continue developing on your own.