Leland+ Content Library

Booth MBA Essay Examples - Pivot from Engineering to Business

Essays highlighting a clear career pivot from engineering to business, with reflections on leadership, adaptability, and the pursuit of meaningful impact.

The Resume That Lands You at Harvard Business School

A deep dive into a successful Harvard Business School resume. Learn how to highlight your experience and skills to get noticed by admissions committees.

The Family Business MBA Blueprint [7/24/2026] (Recording)

Joining a family business can be both an extraordinary opportunity and a unique challenge. Future leaders are often expected to preserve what previous generations have built while simultaneously navigating changing markets, new technologies, evolving customer expectations, and increased competition. Whether you currently work in your family business or plan to join after business school, this workshop will explore how to position your family business background effectively throughout the MBA admissions process and maximize the value of an MBA experience. We’ll discuss how admissions committees evaluate applicants from family businesses, how to demonstrate impact and leadership beyond family affiliation, and how to build a compelling narrative around your long-term vision for the business. By the end of this session, you will be able to: * Understand how top MBA programs evaluate candidates from family business backgrounds. * Develop a compelling narrative that demonstrates leadership, ownership, and impact—not simply family affiliation. * Articulate a clear “Why MBA?” and “Why now?” rationale as a future family business leader. * Position your family business experience effectively in resumes, essays, interviews, and recommendations. * Leave with practical next steps for strengthening both your MBA candidacy and your long-term leadership potential.

How to Put AI to Work For Your Business

​The AI revolution is here, but how can we make it add value for us? Join Arjun B. to look at at least 3 use cases and some general tips to be more impactful in the daily operation of your organization, so normal work becomes faster, easier and better.

The Resume That Lands You at M7 Business Schools

A deep dive into a successful resume that got accepted into top business schools. Learn how to craft a powerful resume that showcases your experience and leadership.

The Columbia Business School LOR That Got Me Accepted

A deep dive into a powerful letter of recommendation for Columbia Business School. Learn how to get your recommenders to write compelling letters that get you accepted.

The GRE Is a Game You Can Win: Building Verbal Mastery Through Depth, Strategy, and Control

​Cracking the GRE Verbal section isn’t just about memorizing vocabulary—it’s about mastering the game. In this session, expert Leland GRE coach Ralph L. will break down how top scorers approach verbal questions with strategy, precision, and confidence. ​You’ll learn how to build true verbal depth through smarter study methods, approach Reading Comprehension and Text Completion questions strategically, and maintain control under timed conditions. By the end, you’ll have a practical framework to study efficiently, avoid common traps, and play the GRE verbal game to win.

Lessons Learned from 100+ Business Acquisitions [7/25/2026] (Recording)

What can 100+ acquisitions teach you that no textbook can? Join Mark Fleming, CFA, FRM, as he shares the hard-earned lessons from more than 100 small business acquisitions. Mark reveals 10 patterns he's seen across hundreds transactions, from successful acquisitions to opportunities abandoned before they became expensive mistakes. This session is designed for current and aspiring business buyers who want practical, experience-based advice they can use to find better businesses, negotiate with confidence, and close stronger deals.

Stop Guessing: Real AI Use Cases for Growing Your Business

AI is no longer just a buzzword—it’s a powerful tool that can unlock growth, efficiency, and insight when used strategically. In this session, Matthew W. a Leland coach, AI expert and 2x Founder with a background from Meta and Stanford, will walk you through real-world examples of how companies are using AI to drive measurable results—from automating operations and optimizing marketing to enhancing customer experiences and decision-making. ​You’ll learn how to identify high-impact opportunities for AI in your own organization, evaluate the right tools, and avoid common implementation pitfalls. By the end of the session, you’ll walk away with practical frameworks and inspiration to start applying AI thoughtfully and effectively to grow your business.

8 Steps to an MBA App: 3) Core Values, Superpowers & LOR Strategy

Applying to business school can feel overwhelming! You have dozens of moving pieces: essays, short answers, video content, resume, recommendations, outreach, research, and more. This workshop is the third of a structured 8-part MBA Identity Mapping series designed to take you from fragmented tasks to a clear plan of action. In this session, you will identify your core values and defining strengths and begin aligning your Letters of Recommendation with your overall narrative. These sessions walk you step by step through building one fully aligned MBA application. In every workshop, you will be assigned tasks to complete over the next two weeks, keeping you organized and accountable. By the end, you will have strong, authentic essays and a cohesive narrative that runs consistently through your resume, goals, recommendations, school strategy, and interviews. You are absolutely welcome to watch individual sessions if you only need focused help on a specific component(s) of your MBA application. Event 3 clarifies your defining characteristic and begins the recommendation process: • Identify 3–5 core values and superpowers that consistently appear across your key stories. • Define what each strength truly means in your life and how it shows up in action. • Ensure your positioning reflects who you actually are, not who you think admissions wants you to be. • Learn how to select recommenders and ensure strong narrative alignment. This is the phase where your stories become identity. Instead of a collection of experiences, you now articulate the defining qualities that connect your past, present, and future. The MBA Identity Mapping process has guided 100+ applicants into every M7 program, all other top 20 U.S. programs, and leading international programs including INSEAD, London Business School, IESE, Esade, Oxford, Cambridge, NUS, and more. Clients consistently describe it as transformative because it replaces scattered effort with forward momentum and strategic clarity. If you are ready to clarify what truly defines you and ensure your recommendations reinforce your positioning, this is your next step.

Start With Why: How to Build an MBA Strategy That Will Work

A strong MBA application starts long before you write your essays, it begins with clarity on your “why.” In this session, you’ll learn how to define your career goals, connect them to the right programs, and build a cohesive strategy that guides every part of your application, from school selection to storytelling. Whether you’re early in the process or refining your plan, you’ll leave with a structured approach to crafting an MBA strategy that feels authentic, focused, and compelling.

Build a Winning Product Management Application Strategy

Landing a product management role takes more than submitting applications. The strongest candidates approach the process with a clear strategy for positioning their experience, telling their story, and standing out in a highly competitive market. This session is for aspiring PMs who want to sharpen their application strategy and improve their chances of landing interviews. You’ll learn how to craft a compelling resume, communicate product thinking effectively, and highlight the experiences that matter most to hiring teams.

MBA Overview: Strategy, Timeline & Tips for Success

Get a bird’s-eye view of the MBA application process—what to do, when to do it, and how to stand out.

Building a Job Search Strategy That Works

Many candidates approach the job search reactively, sending applications without a clear plan for networking, positioning, or targeting the right opportunities. This panel is designed for professionals and students who want to build a structured job search strategy that actually moves them toward interviews and offers. You’ll learn how successful candidates prioritize outreach, refine their professional narrative, and focus their efforts on the opportunities most likely to convert.

The PhD Interview Playbook: Strategy, Preparation, Confidence

PhD interviews can be intense, but the right preparation makes all the difference. This session is designed to help you approach PhD interviews with a clear strategy, strong preparation, and confidence in your research narrative. In this event, you’ll learn how to prepare for common interview formats, articulate your research interests and experiences effectively, and handle challenging academic questions with poise. We’ll also cover how to communicate fit with a program and faculty, and how to stand out in a competitive applicant pool. Whether you’re interviewing for your first PhD program or refining your approach, you’ll leave with practical frameworks and greater confidence.

Ex-MBB (BCG & Dalberg) Strategy Consulting Resume

Ex-BCG and Oxford MBA Resume High-Impact Template

Skills for Client Outreach

The "Skills for Client Outreach" bundle works together with the "Skills for Finding the Right Clients" and "Skills for Campaign Feedback & Improvement" bundles as one operating stack. It covers client outreach and daily operations. It covers the full loop of who to contact (intent signals, lead prioritization), why to contact them now (trigger mapping), and what to say (sequence architecture, copy frameworks, personalization). Most people will live in this bundle day-to-day. To install, run this in your terminal after downloading the file: unzip ~/Downloads/outreach-bundle.zip -d ~/.claude/skills/