Leland+ Content Library

From 309 to 324 | Tips to Improve Your GRE Score [10/11/2026] (Recording)

Are you aiming to boost your GRE score and secure a spot in a top MBA program? Join me for an insightful session on how I improved my GRE score from 309 to 324 and how you can too! As a London Business School MBA2025 alumni and Strategy Consultant at Accenture, I'll share my tips and tricks on how I prepared for the test (on top of a busy and unpredictable work schedule) to help you excel in your assessment. Whether you're targeting a traditional full-time MBA or just looking to enhance your GRE performance, this session is designed for you. Space is limited, so be sure to RSVP and secure your spot today!

What BYU Admission Officers Actually Want to See From You [7/14/2026] (Recording)

Getting into Brigham Young University takes more than strong grades and test scores. The strongest applicants understand how to present a compelling story that shows character, potential, and alignment with what the university truly values. This session is for students applying to BYU who want a clearer understanding of what stands out in the admissions process. You’ll learn what admissions officers actually pay attention to, how to strengthen your overall application, and the subtle factors that can help you rise above other qualified candidates. Join live to hear from a BYU graduate with deep admissions expertise and firsthand experience earning full-tuition and full-ride scholarships. The speaker will share the patterns they see across standout applicants, common mistakes to avoid, and practical ways to position yourself more competitively. Expect actionable advice and insider insights you can immediately apply to your application.

Top 5 Tips for Your Law School Apps by Indrani, Former SLS Admissions Officer! [6/8/2026] (Recording)

Join Indrani, former Associate Director of Admissions at Stanford Law School, as she goes over her top 5 tips to help you put your best foot forward as you apply to law school! A great law school application requires research, authenticity and hard work, and Indrani will help you strategize. She will go over the importance of the LSAT, putting together a thoughtful school list, who should submit letters of recommendation, how to go about writing your essays and the optimal timeline for getting it all done! The session will end with ample time for questions and answers.

Get into T-3 Law Schools | Harvard Law School Admit [9/16/2026] (Recording)

Join me in conversation about getting into HLS and the T-14! Come with any questions you may have as you compile and prepare to apply this cycle.

R1 Is In: Prep for the MBA Interview Before Your Invite Lands [9/28/2026] (Recording)

You submitted Round 1. Booth's interview invitations go out mid-October through early November on a rolling basis, and the turnaround between the invite and the interview is short. Most applicants start preparing the day the invite lands. That is about two weeks too late. I spent a year as an Admissions Fellow at Chicago Booth reading applications, running 60-minute interviews, and writing the evaluation that went back to the admissions team. I know what the evaluator is filling in while you talk. In 30 minutes I'll cover what an MBA interviewer is actually scoring, the three answers worth building before any invite arrives, and the mistake that makes a strong candidate sound rehearsed. Bring your resume. Questions in the last 10 minutes. Useful whether or not you have an invite yet, and whether or not Booth is on your list.

Shortcuts and Patterns on the GRE [9/24/2026] (Recording)

The GRE rewards more than knowing how to solve a problem. Top scorers recognize recurring patterns, use strategic shortcuts, and know when there’s a faster way to get to the right answer. This session is for GRE test takers who want to solve questions more efficiently, improve their pacing, and maximize their score. You’ll learn how to spot common question patterns, apply time-saving shortcuts, and avoid spending unnecessary time on problems you can solve more strategically. Join live to hear from a GRE expert who scored a 339 and has coached 500+ clients to successful scores. The speaker will break down the shortcuts and patterns that can make a meaningful difference on test day, with practical examples you can apply to your own prep. Bring your questions and leave with new strategies for solving GRE questions faster and more confidently.

Starting Your Round 2 MBA Applications Now? Here's Your Game Plan [10/26/2026] (Recording)

Planning to apply to MBA programs in Round 2 but haven't started your applications yet? You're not alone, and there's still time to put together a competitive application if you approach the process strategically. With most Round 2 deadlines approaching in January, this session will walk you through everything you need to know to get started, prioritize your efforts, and avoid common mistakes. Led by a former MBA Admissions Director, this workshop will provide a practical roadmap for navigating the application process, from evaluating your profile and selecting schools to developing your career goals, essays, resume, and recommendations. What we'll cover - Round 2 reality check: What admissions committees expect and whether you still have enough time. - Building your school list: How to select programs based on your profile, career goals, and competitiveness. - Developing your application strategy: How to connect your background, accomplishments, and post-MBA goals into a cohesive narrative. - Preparing your application materials: What you need for your resume, essays, recommendations, and standardized tests. - Your week-by-week timeline: How to organize your work between now and January. - Common mistakes: What to avoid when preparing applications under tight deadlines. Who should attend? Prospective MBA applicants targeting Round 2 deadlines in January 2027, particularly those who are just getting started or feeling behind. Key takeaway: You'll leave with a clear application roadmap, a prioritized to-do list, and a better understanding of what it takes to submit a competitive Round 2 application.

AI Evals for PMs - The GenAI PM's Secret Weapon [6/25/2026] (Recording)

Transitioning to GenAI product management can feel like learning a whole new language. But here is the truth: the best GenAI PMs aren't just throwing features at the wall to see what sticks. They are building rigorous evaluation systems. Join us for an exclusive, 30-minute session designed for senior PMs to help you cut through the noise. We’ll start with a high-level look at the core skills you need to thrive in GenAI, then dive deep into the one practice that separates a "cool demo" from a "reliable product": AI Evaluation. Led by a GenAI PM Lead from Meta, you will walk away with real-world examples and tools to help you: Define and measure AI output quality with precision. Improve and iterate on your GenAI products systematically. Move beyond the prototype phase to build systems that actually work at scale. If you are ready to stop guessing and start building with confidence, join us!

Home for Ambition #10 — Weekly Live Show [6/3/2026] (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.

AI in Finance Workshop: Practical Uses Cases [9/14/2026] (Recording)

AI can be useful in finance, but knowing where it can actually add value to your day-to-day work is often the hardest part. This workshop is designed for finance professionals who want to move beyond the hype and explore practical ways to use AI in real workflows. You’ll learn concrete use cases for tasks like research, analysis, reporting, and process automation, along with how to identify opportunities where AI can save time or improve your work. Attending live gives you the opportunity to see practical examples in action, ask questions about your own workflows, and explore how these tools might apply to the work you do. The speaker will share the kinds of use cases and best practices that come from working directly with AI in finance. If you want to leave with a clearer understanding of where to start using AI in your work, it’s worth joining live.

Automate Prospect Research and Personalization with Claude Agents [6/13/2026] (Recording)

Stop manual Googling. This session walks you through using Claude browser agents to research prospects, extract key signals, and generate personalized first-touch messages at scale. Leave with a working prospect research + personalization workflow you can run this week. Agenda: • 10 min: The agentic research framework — what signals matter and how to extract them automatically • 25 min: Build-along — set up a Claude agent workflow for prospect research and first-touch personalization • 10 min: DFY qualification and CTA Who this is for: Service firm founders doing manual prospect research or relying on generic templates with low response rates. CTA: Book a System Builder call to have this workflow built and integrated into your outbound stack in 2 weeks.

Summer Leadership Series: Clarity For Your Next Chapter [7/16/2026] (Recording)

How Great Leaders Make Decisions Without Perfect Information Have you ever felt stuck between multiple good options? Whether you're considering a promotion, changing careers, transitioning from the military, starting a business, or simply trying to figure out what's next, uncertainty can make even capable leaders feel overwhelmed. The challenge usually isn't a lack of information—it's the pressure to make the "right" decision. In this interactive 45-minute workshop, we'll explore why high performers often struggle with major life and career decisions and introduce practical tools to help you move forward with greater clarity and confidence. This isn't a presentation about finding the perfect answer. It's a conversation about learning to trust yourself, align your decisions with your values, and take the next step with intention. What You'll Learn During this session, you'll: • Understand why capable leaders often feel stuck during periods of transition. • Learn a simple framework for making decisions when certainty isn't possible. • Explore the role values, identity, and energy play in creating clarity. • Work through a guided reflection exercise to identify your own "next waypoint." • Leave with practical questions and tools you can immediately apply to your career and life. Who Should Attend? This session is designed for: Mid-career and senior professionals. Anyone navigating transition. Executives and emerging leaders. Entrepreneurs and business owners. Anyone facing an important decision or a new chapter in life. No matter where you are in your journey, you'll leave with a greater perspective and a practical framework for navigating uncertainty with confidence. What You'll Walk Away With By the end of our time together, you'll have: ✅ A clearer understanding of what's driving your current decisions. ✅ A framework for moving from uncertainty to intentional action. ✅ Reflection tools you can continue using long after the session. ✅ Greater confidence in identifying and taking your next step. My hope isn't that you leave with your next ten years figured out. My hope is that you leave knowing your next waypoint. Because you don't have to see the entire horizon. You only have to trust yourself enough to steer toward the next waypoint.

Thriving Through Uncertainty: Finding Stability When Everything Feels Unclear [6/24/2026] (Recording)

Life doesn't always unfold according to plan. Career changes, relationship shifts, health challenges, unexpected opportunities, and periods of uncertainty can leave us questioning where we're headed and what comes next. In this session, we'll explore what it means to stay grounded when life feels unclear. Drawing from personal experience and practical insights, we'll discuss ways to navigate uncertainty with greater trust, perspective, and resilience. You'll leave with ideas to help you move forward, find stability in the present moment, and remain open to possibilities, even when the path ahead isn't fully visible.

Using AI in Your Job Search: What Works, What Backfires [7/28/2026] (Recording)

Using AI in your job search can save time and uncover new opportunities, but it can also hurt your chances when it leads to generic applications or over-automated outreach. This session is designed for job seekers who want to use AI strategically while still standing out as thoughtful, credible candidates. You’ll learn where AI can meaningfully improve your resume, networking, and interview preparation, which common uses tend to backfire, and how to balance efficiency with authenticity throughout the hiring process. Attending live gives you the opportunity to ask questions about your own job search and get real-time guidance on how to use AI more effectively. The speaker works closely with candidates navigating competitive hiring processes and will share the patterns they see across successful job seekers, along with where AI adds value versus where it can create unintended risks. If you want a practical framework for using AI without undermining your candidacy, it’s worth joining live.

IB Technicals 1: Accounting and the Three Statements [9/10/2026] (Recording)

Accounting is where investment banking technicals start, and it is the block everything else is built on. If you cannot trace a line item through the three statements, valuation stays abstract, M&A math floats free of its meaning, and LBO mechanics never click. So this session is the foundation: what each statement does, how they connect, and how to walk a change through all three out loud without losing the thread. This series is the foundational run. Six sessions that build the fundamental intuition, in the order the concepts should be learned. Each night covers how the concept works and, more importantly, how to actually answer the questions on it: the real questions banks ask, on screen, answered the way I would in the room, with the stories and details behind them. What we'll cover: - What an investment bank actually does, and the money basics the statements assume: stocks, bonds, and who gets paid first in a bankruptcy - What each statement is for, and the three lines that connect them - The order to walk them in, and why opening on the balance sheet falls apart - The pre-tax income shortcut, and why you say those words out loud instead of EBT - Why net income is not cash - A customer pays $100 upfront for a product you deliver next year. Walk me through the three statements. Want to find out where your technicals actually stand? I run a 90-minute mock interview, a full simulation and then rapid-fire technicals on whatever broke. Book a free 15-minute intro to see if it is a good fit. Part 1 of IB Technicals, a six part run on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Each one stands alone, so jump in anywhere. I'm the founder of OFFERGOBLIN and ex-Centerview tech.

Breaking Into Private Equity: How to Think Like an Investor and Stand Out in Recruiting [8/27/2026] (Recording)

Breaking into private equity takes more than knowing the technicals. The strongest candidates learn to think like investors, demonstrate real commercial judgment, and show firms they can evaluate businesses beyond the numbers. This session is for aspiring PE professionals who want to sharpen their recruiting strategy and stand out in a competitive process. You'll learn how investors evaluate opportunities, what firms look for in candidates, and how to demonstrate the mindset that separates strong applicants from the rest. Join live to hear from a private equity expert with firsthand experience in the industry. The speaker will share practical recruiting strategies, insights into how PE professionals think about investments, and the qualities that can help candidates differentiate themselves throughout the recruiting process. Expect actionable advice you can immediately apply to your own PE journey.

Home for Ambition #21 — Weekly Live Show [8/26/2026] (Recording)

Home for Ambition is a weekly live show, hosted by Leland CEO, John Koelliker, 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.

BYU Applications Open Today! Let's Get Started Together [8/26/2026] (Recording)

Opening your BYU Application when it opens on August 26? You've come to the right spot. We'll talk through the best ways to start your application and how to create a timeline that gets your submission in by the priority deadline. Parent of a BYU hopeful? This is a great session to join to learn how to partner with your student on this next big step.

London Business School MBA | Interview Tips & Tricks From An LBS Ex-Interviewer [9/21/2026] (Recording)

Are you gearing up for your London Business School MBA interview and want to make a lasting impression? Join me, Sharleen, an LBS alumni interviewer, for an insightful session on mastering your MBA interview. With my experience on both sides of the table, I'll share valuable tips and tricks to help you stand out in the competitive admissions process. During this event, we'll cover everything from an overview of the interview process to preparation strategies, and end off with a Q&A at the end. Whether you're applying for the traditional full-time MBA, the one-year MBA or just exploring your options, this session is designed to equip you with the knowledge and confidence you need. Spaces are limited, so be sure to RSVP and secure your spot. I look forward to helping you succeed in your LBS MBA interview journey!

Why you keep dying in the first round: international interview positioning [8/12/2026] (Recording)

Most international candidates don’t fail first-round interviews because they lack experience: they fail because they’re badly translated. In the first round, you usually have only a few minutes to make your value legible, and if your story is too long, too generic, or too cautious, the room never gets a clear signal about why you’re a strong fit. In this livestream, I’ll break down how international candidates can position themselves more effectively in interviews, especially when moving across countries, cultures, or business environments. We’ll look at how to tighten your self-introduction, lead with the right proof points, and answer “tell me about yourself” in a way that actually opens doors. I’ll also cover the common traps that make strong candidates disappear early: overexplaining, permission-seeking, and failing to connect their background to the role in front of them. By the end of the session, you’ll understand how to: 1. Structure a first-round interview answer so your value lands quickly 2. Position yourself as a credible candidate in international settings 3. Avoid the most common communication mistakes that weaken your signal 4. Translate your background into something relevant, concise, and compelling 5. Build more confidence in how you present yourself under pressure This session is ideal for international professionals, multilingual candidates, and anyone interviewing across markets who wants to stop sounding impressive in theory and start sounding hireable in the room. Perfect for: International candidates, job seekers, and professionals interviewing across markets Focus: Interview positioning, first-round interviews, self-introductions, and international career storytelling Outcome: Leave with a clearer, sharper way to introduce yourself and explain why you belong in the room