Leland+ Content Library

Key Skills to Prioritize in Year 1

Focus your development efforts on the few core competencies—like structured thinking and executive presence—that drive promotions and impact.

Here’s what really works in networking

Understand when location matters for referrals and when it doesn't. Learn to stay flexible and build connections across different offices.

Intro to Design Systems

A beginner's guide to building, implementing, and maintaining a design system. Learn how to create consistency and scale your designs.

Gestalt Principles

Master the Gestalt Principles of perception to create powerful, intuitive, and visually harmonious designs that captivate and guide your users.

Review Hard Data Analysis & Arithmetic

In this review we will cover counting, probability, and statistics as well as additional examples for data analysis and arithmetic.

Review Hard Algebra & Geometry

Here we will review general algebraic principles, work and rates, coordinate geometry, 2D geometry and 3D geometry with additional examples.

Mapping Your Strengths to Kellogg’s Values

Assess your personal alignment with Kellogg’s environment and define how your experiences, strengths, and leadership style connect to its values.

Reaching Your Network - Deck

This guide details a 3-step system for effective outreach and explains exactly how and when to request a referral.

Resume — Hospitality: Elevating Guest Experiences

A professional resume for a hospitality role, highlighting a candidate's passion and experience in creating exceptional customer and guest experiences.

Idea to Draft: The Art of the Law School Personal Statement [10/8/2026] (Recording)

Most law school personal statements stall at the same spot: a strong opening anecdote that never connects to an actual reason for choosing law. This workshop covers the harder, earlier step: turning a scattered list of experiences into one throughline, then structuring the draft so it reads as reasoned judgment rather than just a story. Andrew works with applicants on personal statements regularly, and has a clear sense of which openings and phrases show up in draft after draft until they stop standing out. That pattern recognition is useful for catching what is hard to see in your own writing: where the reasoning goes thin, where a sentence describes an experience instead of examining it, and where the two pages of space are being spent on the wrong things.

Ex-Goldman Associate: Top Tips for Acing IB Recruiting [10/21/2026] (Recording)

IB recruiting rewards a narrow set of signals: a clean, defensible walk-through of your resume, technical answers that are fast without being rehearsed-sounding, and a "why banking" story that holds up when an interviewer pushes on it. This session goes through where candidates lose points in each of those, and what separates an answer that sounds prepared from one that sounds real. Christopher Knittle worked in investment banking at Goldman Sachs before moving to the buy side, and he's talking through recruiting from the interviewer's side of the table: what gets a candidate dinged in the room, not just what's wrong on paper. If you're heading into first-rounds this fall, it's worth hearing what actually moves the needle before you're in front of a banker.

Breaking Into Venture Capital Panel

​Venture capital is one of the most competitive and exciting career paths in finance and startups—but breaking in isn’t easy. In this panel, you’ll hear directly from VCs who have successfully navigated the recruiting process and built careers at top firms. ​Our panelists will share how they landed their first roles in venture, the skills and experiences that helped them stand out, and what they look for in future investors. They’ll also discuss day-to-day responsibilities, industry trends, and advice for anyone looking to break into VC. Whether you’re a student, early-career professional, or pivoting from another field, this session will give you the insights and strategies to launch your own path in venture capital.

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.

How to Ace Your Ivy League Interview

How to Ace Your Ivy League Interview is a premium, visual guide that walks applicants through every stage of the Ivy League interview process, from research and preparation to presence, delivery, and follow-through. This guide goes school by school across all eight Ivy League institutions, surfacing the niche programs, cultural touchstones, and academic traditions that signal genuine fit to alumni interviewers. It then builds outward into the full arc of a successful interview: how to construct and own your personal narrative, how to decode and answer the questions that appear most consistently, how to carry yourself in the room, how to close strong, and how to follow up in a way that keeps you top of mind. The guide is structured around seven actionable sections and packed with frameworks, do/don't tables, answer scaffolds, and a week-by-week prep timeline. Best for: High school juniors and seniors preparing for Ivy League or highly selective college interviews who want a rigorous, specific, and beautifully designed resource to guide their preparation from first research to final thank-you note.

The Sleep Playbook

Learn practical ways to improve your sleep and reclaim your calm, energy and peak performance ----------------------- I'm a French-American mom of three boys, product leader, and someone who learned the hard way that taking care of yourself is not optional. The truth is, sleep is the foundation of everything else. This playbook shares what I have learned - from my own experience, and from some of the world's leading sleep scientists. It is practical, grounded, and built for real life.

Ship It: AI-Powered Side Projects You Can Build Now

AI is reshaping product management in real time—and the fastest way to stand out is to actually ship something. This session is for PMs and aspiring PMs who want to leverage AI in practical, portfolio-ready ways that demonstrate initiative and technical fluency. You’ll walk away with concrete side project ideas you can build now, frameworks for identifying high-leverage automation opportunities, and a clearer sense of how to showcase AI-driven work in interviews and applications.

Developing a Compelling Dental School Personal Statement

A compelling dental school personal statement clearly communicates your motivation for dentistry, your commitment to patient care, and the experiences that shaped your path. In this session, you’ll learn how to identify meaningful clinical and academic moments, structure your narrative for clarity and impact, and avoid common mistakes that make essays feel generic. Whether you’re starting fresh or refining a draft, you’ll leave with a practical framework to craft a thoughtful, authentic, and memorable personal statement.

Breaking into Venture Capital: Ask Me Anything

Venture capital recruiting can feel opaque, especially without a clear sense of how firms evaluate candidates and what actually matters in the process. In this open AMA session, you’ll get candid insights into breaking into VC, from sourcing experience and networking to interviews, skill development, and common misconceptions about the industry. Bring your questions and leave with a clearer understanding of how to position yourself and take practical next steps toward a career in venture capital.

What Makes a Strong Medical School Application

A strong medical school application is more than grades and test scores—it’s about telling the right story. This session is designed to help you understand what admissions committees look for and how to strengthen your application. In this event, you’ll learn how to highlight your academics and experiences effectively, avoid common mistakes, and present the qualities medical schools value most. Whether you’re just starting or refining your materials, you’ll leave with clear guidance and greater confidence.

Standout Strengths: Crafting Your MBA Story

Crafting a standout MBA application starts with understanding where you truly shine. In this session, you’ll learn how to identify the strengths that drive your contributions and unique leadership style—and how to communicate them with clarity and authenticity.