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Leveraging AI for MBA Applications (while also not cheating)

How can you make the most of GenAI tools to leave no stone unturned in your MBA process? What are the right and wrong ways to be leveraging AI as you build out your applications? I'll help you lower your anxiety around this topic, and help you use AI to complement your thinking on other critical questions like: - "How do I know what programs are the best fit for me?" - "How do I even go about researching my target programs?" - "How can I use it to level up my writing? What pitfalls do I need to avoid?” - "How can I map out my timeline for applying to MBAs?" - "How can I use AI to complement my live interview prep? - "How can I be sure my AI-based research is accurate?" The idea behind this session is twofold: 1) lending you tactical tips to raise the quality of your MBA applications in a world of limited time. (2) helping you think in ways that go beyond the specific questions we cover, so that you can generate plenty questions of your own. As someone who advises people on everyday-life-AI and has also worked with a handful of startup CEOs and investors on layered, complex research requiring heavy AI use, I'll help you make the most of our latest tech without compromising the integrity of your applications. I hope you leave feeling this whole MBA project is something doable, with a few AI-powered arrows in your quiver that can simplify your life as you get there. If you’re interested in 1:1 coaching, you can always drop me a line through my Leland profile. See you soon.

How to Have a Difficult Performance Conversation

Most managers know when a performance problem exists months before they address it. This guide gives you a structured approach to the conversation you’ve been avoiding: how to prepare, a five-part conversation framework, what to say at each stage, how to handle resistance, and what to do in the 24 hours after — including when to involve HR.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

How Top Consulting Candidates Network

Join this session to learn how top consulting candidates approach networking strategically, not awkwardly or randomly. We’ll break down what effective outreach looks like, how to build genuine relationships with consultants, and how to turn conversations into real recruiting momentum. You’ll leave with a clear framework for networking that actually helps you stand out during the consulting recruiting process.

Final Tips Before You Submit Your Deferred MBA Application

In this session, you will leave knowing how to tighten your essays in the final hours, what admissions committees at top deferred programs actually look for in the "future vision" prompts, and how to self-evaluate your recommender package before you hit submit. These are the specific pressure points that separate competitive deferred applications from strong ones.

Additional Info Essay 2: Example & Analysis

An in-depth analysis of an "additional information" essay.

Corporate Recruiter Approved STAR Interview Guide

A comprehensive guide that will ensure you are prepared for any interview question that comes your way.

Chief of Staff Roles - Resume Example

Example resume that helped me land a chief of staff role at a seed-stage health tech company

Kellogg MBA Essay #1

This is an Example Kellogg MBA #1 essay from an admitted student.

Behavioral Interview Worksheet: Ace Your Stories!

Master behavioral interviews with our comprehensive worksheet. Craft compelling stories using the STAR-L method to impress any interviewer!

Build a Cold Outbound Email Agent

SESSION GUIDE: https://www.lelandcourses.com/ai-builder/cold-outbound-email-agent/ The math of cold outbound never quite works. A genuinely personalized email takes twenty minutes. A templated one gets a one percent reply rate. Either way, you're losing time. ​In this exclusive AI Builder session, Jonathan McLemore will walk you step by step through building a cold outbound email agent powered by Claude, one that researches every prospect on your lead list, writes a personalized first-touch email for each, and queues them up for you to review before sending. By the end of the hour you'll have a working agent ready to put to work the next morning. ​But the email agent is just the on-ramp. The real takeaway is the playbook: how to turn a one-off chat with AI into a repeatable system that processes an entire list the same way, every time. First outbound. Next a lead qualification agent, a customer research bot, a weekly report that writes itself. Same skill, different shape. ​Jonathan builds AI automations for sales teams as the founding solutions engineer at Plinko Solutions. He's done this for a living. Now he'll do it with you. ​Open exclusively to AI Builder Program members.

Sales Rep Coaching Report Skill

"/rep-coaching-report" generates a data-driven coaching report from a rep's full pipeline from HubSpot, flags stalled deals, identifies the highest-leverage coaching opportunities with specific dollar amounts attached, and hands you a ready-to-use 1:1 agenda. To install, run this in your terminal after downloading the file: unzip ~/Downloads/rep-coaching-report-skill.zip -d ~/.claude/skills/

How to Resume a Session in Claude Code

You closed your terminal, restarted your laptop, or just walked away for a few hours. Now you're back and your whole conversation with Claude Code is gone. Or is it? In this quick video, I'll show you how to pick up exactly where you left off using Claude Code's "claude --continue" command. It takes about five seconds once you know it's there.

How to Answer the GRE Quant Questions in Half the Time

GRE quant questions are designed to reward efficiency, but many test takers get stuck using slow or overly complex approaches. This session is for candidates who want practical ways to solve problems faster without sacrificing accuracy. You’ll learn how to recognize common question patterns, apply time-saving shortcuts, and avoid the traps that tend to eat up valuable minutes on test day.

McKinsey PEI - Story Development Worksheet

This worksheet helps you develop and structure a strong PEI story in three steps. First, it focuses on the key takeaways you're communicating to the interviewer about how you embody the theme in question. Then, it uses vignettes to showcase how you demonstrate the trait. Finally, it uses the pyramid principle to structure the whole story to lead with the answer.

Internship Application Strategies

Ready to land your dream internship? Learn proven strategies to craft a standout application that gets noticed by top companies.

Customizable Cover Letter Template for Consulting Jobs

This is a generic cover letter template that can be customized to fit any consulting job opportunity you are exploring.

Military Transition - Translating Your Military Experience

This is a guide to help you translate your military experience (stories) into ones that will land in the civilian world.

Successful Environmental NGO Cover Letter

Example cover letter that was submitted as part of an application package for an environmental nonprofit