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Reaching Out for Recs? Here's How to Make Sure You're Set Up For Success [5/28/2026] (Recording)

Are you gearing up for your MBA applications and wondering how to secure stellar recommendation letters? Join me, Sabrina, for an insightful session on mastering the art of recommendations. With my experience as a Wharton MBA graduate and a member of the student admission committee, I understand the nuances of what makes a recommendation stand out. During this event, I'll share strategies to help you identify the right recommenders, guide them effectively, and ensure your recommendations align with your overall application narrative. Having interviewed industry leaders and held leadership roles at Wharton, I bring a wealth of knowledge to help you succeed. Spaces are limited, so RSVP now to secure your spot and take a crucial step towards your MBA dreams!

Crafting Compelling GSB Leadership Vignettes & Additional Info Essays

GSB calls the impact essays optional. Competitive applicants shouldn't treat them that way. Most applicants pour everything into their WMM essay and leave the short answers as an afterthought and that's exactly the gap this guide closes. I cover how to choose your stories, how to structure them within the ~200 words you have, and how to make sure they're doing something your main essays can't. You'll also get a before-and-after rewrite, a clear framework for the Additional Information field, and the honest read on what AdCom is actually looking for when they open this section! If you're looking for 1:1, personalized support, check out my Async Essay Review package: https://www.joinleland.com/coach/angela-c-1/p/draft-to-done-async-essay-revisions

The AI Workflow Audit: Discover Where AI Can Help You Most

Learn how to use AI to make your work faster and easier. In this hands-on session, you’ll turn ChatGPT or Claude into an audit partner that helps you map where your time goes, pinpoint repetitive or draining tasks, and uncover where AI can make your work easier. Outcomes: You’ll leave with a personalized “AI Audit Map” showing your top three opportunities to use AI for real impact, along with a practical framework and prompts to help you evaluate and redesign your workflows. No coding or automation required—just better ways to work. Learning Objectives: *Recognize the types of tasks best suited for AI support *Evaluate your own workflow to spot inefficiencies and AI opportunities *Apply a structured framework to redesign everyday processes for greater efficiency

Build Live, Interactive Claude Artifacts for Daily Use [7/22/2026] (Recording)

After this session, you will know how to build Claude artifacts that run as live, interactive tools you can use every day, not just static outputs you copy and paste. We will cover how to prompt Claude to generate functional interfaces, how to structure artifacts for reuse across recurring workflows, and how to move from experimenting with AI to deploying it in a practical daily system. Attending live means you can bring your specific use case, whether that is automating a research process or building a personal decision tool, and get real-time feedback on whether your approach will actually work. This coach builds and ships AI automation systems as an active practitioner, and this session is a direct look at how that thinking works in practice.

Personal Statement vs. Optional Essays: What Goes Where [6/18/2026] (Recording)

After this session, you will know exactly how to divide your narrative across the personal statement and optional essays without repeating yourself or leaving gaps. We will cover how to identify which experiences belong in each space, how to use the optional essay strategically rather than defensively, and how to recognize when leaving an optional essay blank is the stronger choice. Attending live means you can bring your specific situation, whether you have a GPA explanation to navigate or a nontraditional background to frame, and hear how those decisions get made in real time. This coach works with law school applicants daily and will be sharing the same judgment they apply when reviewing and rebuilding application narratives with their own clients.

How to Stand Out in VC Recruiting

Venture capital recruiting is relationship-driven, competitive, and often opaque—and standing out requires far more than a strong resume. In this session, you’ll learn how VC firms actually evaluate candidates, what signals investing potential, and how to differentiate yourself through sourcing, market insight, and clear thinking. We’ll cover networking strategies, outreach, interview preparation, and how to demonstrate judgment and curiosity even without prior investing experience.

Leveraging AI as Finance/Accounting Professionals [5/29/2026] (Recording)

AI is rapidly changing the way finance and accounting professionals work, but many people still aren’t sure how to apply it in ways that are actually useful day to day. This session is for those who want practical insight into how AI can improve workflows, decision-making, and efficiency across the industry. You’ll learn how experienced professionals first integrated AI into their work, the biggest challenges and breakthroughs they encountered, and real examples of AI-powered tools and automations they’ve built themselves. Join live to hear directly from finance and accounting professionals actively using AI in their roles and ask questions about your own workflows and goals. The panelists have spent time experimenting, building, and refining practical AI use cases and will share the patterns they’ve seen around what works and what doesn’t. Expect candid insights, live demos, and practical ideas you can start applying immediately.

Break Into Your Dream APM Program

Ready to land a coveted spot in a top Associate Product Manager (APM) program? Join this panel to learn what it really takes to break in—from building a strong application and acing the interviews to standing out in a competitive pool. ​In this panel, hear from Khushi A. (Google), Vaibhav G. (Microsoft), and Alec S. (Capital One) as they give you insider insights and actionable strategies to help you launch your product management career. Whether you're a student or early-career professional, this is your chance to get one step closer to your dream APM role.

Your PM Career Starts Now - Powered by Leland

If you’re serious about breaking into product management, this session is your launchpad. Join expert product manager Mike M. as he dives into what it really takes to land a PM role, covering everything from the skills top companies look for to how to strategically navigate the recruiting process. ​You’ll get insights into the realities of the PM role, tips on standing out as a candidate, and guidance on building a path that aligns with your background and goals. Whether you're pivoting careers or starting from scratch, this is your moment to take the first step with clarity and confidence.

MBA LinkedIn Outreach Template

Learn how to craft concise and effective LinkedIn connection requests and follow-up messages using these templates. Includes tips on personalization and calls to action.

Navigating AI Salary Data & Market Trends

Walkthrough of key salary datasets and trends, explaining what drives compensation differences and how candidates can evaluate offers and align career goals with compensation realities.

Personal Statement — Harvard/Yale/Stanford/Chicago Admit with STEM Background

This personal statement tells the story of this applicant's journey from STEM undergrad to applying to law school. The applicant was admitted to Harvard, Yale, Stanford, and Chicago. The Stanford-specific blurb at the end was customized to each school in other applications.

Networking Messages That Get Replies from Consultants

9 proven networking templates engineered to help you land coffee chats, referrals, and interviews at top consulting firms. This document is part of a 9-part Consulting Interview Resource Kit. The Networking Email Template Pack is the fourth resource in the kit.

The Consultant's MBA Resume

Translate client work into an admissions-ready story. Bullet formulas, before/after rewrites, confidentiality rules for what you can actually disclose, and the three failure modes every consulting resume falls into.

BYU "Tell Us Your Story" Example Essay: Physical Difference

An essay responding to the BYU application prompt to "tell us your story," sharing a personal experience of growing up with a physical difference and what it taught about self-acceptance.

Casing 101: Crafting a Bullet-Proof Case Interview Study Plan [7/24/2026] (Recording)

Have you been putting off learning how to (properly) case for your consulting interview? I received full-time offers from McKinsey, BCG, and Bain after teaching myself to case in just a few weeks by using a study plan that took me from feeling intimidated to genuinely excited to sit for my case interviews, confident I could unravel any case question put in front of me. In this session, I will lay out how to create a truly effective prep plan, even on a tight schedule, so that you can case smarter, not harder. In this session, I will cover: 1. Casing fundamentals: What the case interview is actually testing you for 2. Key Pitfalls in case prep: What I see candidates doing wrong and where they waste time 3. Building a casing prep schedule tailored to you: How to sequence and master each core casing skill (including how to sequence an interview prep ‘sprint’) 4. Success metrics: How to keep yourself accountable and where you should be 3 weeks / 2 weeks / 1 week ahead of your interview

The Resilient Job Seeker

Keeping yourself sane and well during a stressful job search and transition

Leadership & Action: Framing AI for Success

See how leadership communication and small pilots build trust and accelerate adoption.

Stop Memorizing Frameworks: How to Build a Structure That's Actually Specific to [7/17/2026] (Recording)

The first few minutes of a case interview reveal more than most candidates realize. A weak opening signals that you don't have a structure. A scripted opening signals that you're not actually thinking. As a former BCG interviewer and Ross peer coach, I've watched both play out dozens of times, and I know exactly what interviewers are evaluating. This session is about building a case opening that's structured, specific, and sounds like you. Why the opening matters more than candidates think and what interviewers are actually assessing -The difference between having a structure and reciting a framework, and why interviewers can tell immediately -What a confident, specific case opening and framework sound like vs. what most candidates do A Repeatable Approach to Structuring Any Case in Real Time: You shouldn't be memorizing issue trees. You should be building them. -What to do in the 30–45 seconds of thinking time before you speak (and why most candidates waste them) -How to build a structure that's specific to the prompt in front of you rather than pulled from a template -How to adjust when the case type isn't immediately obvious Live Walkthrough: Watch the approach applied to a real case prompt from opening to structure.