Stories
Everyone has a story. Here at Leland, we want to celebrate yours.
Recent articles
April 16, 2024
Stanford GSB Welcomes Erin Nixon — New Assistant Dean of Admissions
Erin Nixon joins Stanford GSB as a new Assistant Dean of Admissions, bringing a wealth of experience at LinkedIn, BCG, and other top organizations back to the farm.
April 11, 2024
Leland Expands to Early Education for the Top Preschools in the United States
The race to elite higher education has only gotten more competitive. To stand out, students have to start diversifying themselves early. The best way to build a strong foundation is to enroll in a top preschool.
March 31, 2024
50 Ways to Have More Rizz in Your Career, Education, and Life — The Expert Guide
Announcing Lerizzy: expert coaching for charisma. Plus 50+ practical ways to build more rizz so you can reach your most ambitious goals across your career, education, and life.
March 22, 2024
The Leland Intern Class of 2024
Introducing Leland's class of 2024 interns, with experience at companies like Capital One, BCG, and Accenture and working on projects for growth, sales, content, and more!
March 13, 2024
No One from My Hometown Went to GSB – Here’s What I Did
Ben L., an expert MBA coach, outlines how he got into Stanford GSB from a policy and consulting background and offers his top tips for other aspiring business school candidates.
March 12, 2024
From Biochemistry to Wharton Business School
A Leland customer shares how she went from an undergrad at UPenn studying Biochemistry to Boston Consulting Group and Wharton.
March 12, 2024
Defining a Narrative of Capability: To Harvard Business School and Beyond
From early on, Kevin Truong’s story seemed to have been written for him. He is the son of immigrants from a disadvantaged area. He shouldn’t have gotten out. And yet, he is headed to HBS in a few years as a 2+2 admit.
January 10, 2024
My Path to Business School—Tanner Johnston
Tanner J., an expert Leland coach and MIT Sloan MBA, outlines why how he went from a non-target school studying Engineering to an M7 business school.
January 10, 2024
What Matters Most and Why—Our Company Manifesto
Leland was started to change the way we access and experience higher education. To us, education is the most important thing in the world, and we want to make it available to as many people as possible.
January 10, 2024
Why I Coach—Ishan Sharma
Ishan S., an expert Leland coach, Wharton MBA, and McKinsey Interviewer, outlines why he chooses to coach and what it means to him.