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One of the surprisingly cool parts about working with Leland is working with an incredibly wide array of people from all walks of life. In 2024, here's a snapshot of the range of people I got to partner up with (see my full Impact Report here).
Geographically, there really has been no limit, including:
- Southeast Asia: South Korea, Indonesia and Singapore
- South Asia: Sri Lanka, India (Bangalore, Delhi, Jaipur and more), Myanmar and Pakistan
- East Asia: Taiwan and China
- Latin America: Uruguay, Columbia and Bolivia
- Middle East: Saudi Arabia, Israel, and Kuwait
- Africa: Nigeria and South Africa
- Europe: The UK, France, Germany, Switzerland, and Spain
- Canada: Ottowa British Columbia, Quebec
- Within the US: 27 states (that I could count, probably more), spanning cities in New York, Texas and California to rural towns in Kansas and Montana to suburban regions of Utah and Illinois
Functionally, these people have come from just about every background:
- Multi-time founders, first-time entrepreneurs, some actively fundraising
- Ex-consultants, current consultants, people who want to break into MBB
- Investors, from late-stage and growth-stage funds to early-stage VCs and people working through family offices
- Individuals with a family business background; others hoping to rejoin and run their family business post-MBA
Socioeconomically, individuals from an entire range of places:
- People who are set financially and who need more help figuring out where to channel their time, energy and resources
- People who are working on a budget and want to focus their time
- People who aren't where they want to be yet, or are in between jobs, who are looking for super-discrete, tactical help and see the value in timely, managed coaching
Demographically:
- Just about every life philosophy or religion, including the most widespread faiths to lesser-known sects, to people who have no religious inclinations at all / who are breaking away from their faith
- Every race, creed, and identity, including people who see their demographics as core to their identity and write about how and why, to people with mixed relationships, to people who see it as less-relevant to their path forward — the combinations are infinite
This is before Leland's last $12M raise, before they doubled their engineering team, before we've even really gotten started...
... and I'm just one coach out of 1,100.
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• Stanford GSB Alum, Class of 2021 -- see relevant background & experience below: • Coaching | Advised 250+ admits into Stanford GSB, HBS, Wharton, Kellogg, MIT Sloan, INSEAD, Haas, and more (see ~100 Leland reviews), while teaching multiple courses through Leland • What I'm Doing Now | Based in NYC, building a publication 'Staying Human', working on a stealth, marketplace startup, coaching and playing chess profssionally, and advising a slate of Seed to Series C startups through Elevate LLC • Public Policy | Prior to Stanford, worked on the Policy Team for the Chicago Mayor's Office under Mayor Rahm Emanuel, focusing on 5G infrastructure policy, criminal justice policy, and citywide corporate/economic development deals • McKinsey | Before policy, worked at McKinsey & Co , with casework focused on job training for the formerly incarcerated and workforce development for at-risk youth • PE / VC / Startup Advising | After Stanford, worked in Bain's Private Equity Group on various due diliegences, managed deals with several venture capital firms, and advised multiple startups on growth and go-to-market strategy • Professional Writing | Speechwriting in public policy & political environments, Lead Editor for Nondisclosure (Stanford GSB's magazine) and Managing Editor for the Stanford International Policy Review • Additional Writing | Crafting op-eds, ghostwriting for major publications, developing a fictional short story collection, policy deep dives, a book on chess applications to life, and application essays of all sorts • GMAT / Test-Taking | Scored in the highest percentile of GMAT test-takers, but more importantly I've honed my ability to help others extrapolate top test-testing strategies in the areas they're weakest • Additional Coaching Details | 5+ years experience working with >750 individuals on essay writing and resume professionalization for top consulting firms, MBA programs, execs, and the broader job market • Interview Training | I was interview-trained with McKinsey, helping me give high-quality mock interviews for MBBs and any MBA program; I've also held 10+ events through Leland on interview prep for McKinsey's PEI and GSB's interview process in particular
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