Leland+ Content Library

GMAT Scoring Isn't About Getting Everything Right: Why Top Scorers Skip [7/28/2026] (Recording)

60-minute Leland Event | Live with Q&A | Hosted by Josh P. Somewhere in your last mock, one question ate four minutes of your life. You knew you should let it go. You didn't — because walking away feels like giving points back. Here's what the scoring algorithm knows that you don't: your GMAT score isn't a count of right answers. The GMAT is adaptive. Every right answer pushes you toward harder questions; every wrong answer pulls you back toward easier ones. Your score isn't how many you got — it's the difficulty level you can hold. That flips two things most test-takers get backwards: a wrong answer at the top of your range isn't failure, it's evidence you're playing at your ceiling. And the four minutes you sink into one unwinnable question quietly costs you two or three winnable ones. (On the GMAT you can't leave a question blank — "skipping" means deciding fast, picking, and banking the time. That decision is a trainable skill.) In this 60-minute session, I'll put the scoring engine on screen — the same scoring model I coach my 1:1 students on Leland with — and then we'll train the skill live: real problems, you vote "fight or fold" in the chat, and we run the skip decision together. You'll learn: - How the adaptive algorithm actually sets your score — and why "answer everything right" is the wrong goal - The GMAT Potential map: why wrong answers at your edge mean you're exactly where you should be - The real cost of over-investing in one hard question (it's never just one question) - A two-question skip rule you can apply on your very next practice set Whether you're four weeks in or staring down a retake — if the clock beats you before the content does, this session is for you. Bring your questions: the last 15 minutes are open Q&A. Josh P. — GMAT Coach on Leland · Top 3 · 5.0★ · Booth MBA · Ex-BCG

Build a Lead Qualification Agent That Finds Your Best Prospects

SESSION GUIDE: https://www.lelandcourses.com/ai-builder/build-a-lead-qualification-agent/ Most cold outbound starts with a list. Someone bought it. It's stale. Half the people on it were never a fit to begin with. Then a rep spends hours writing emails to the wrong people and wonders why nothing converts. ​In this exclusive AI Builder session, Robin van Veen will walk you step by step through building a lead qualification agent in Claude Code that skips the list entirely. You describe your ideal customer in plain language. The agent finds real, named prospects who match, scores each one against your criteria, researches them on the open web, and drafts a personalized first-touch email for the ones worth your time. Schedule it to run weekly, and a fresh batch of qualified leads lands in your inbox every Monday morning without you doing a thing. ​The real takeaway is the skill underneath: how to turn "I'd know them if I saw them" into a system that finds, scores, and writes the kind of outreach that doesn't sound like a template. Once you can do this, the pattern travels. Candidates against a role spec. Investors against a thesis. Customers against a renewal risk profile. Anywhere you have a vague idea of "good fit" that lives in someone's head, the agent pattern turns it into something you can actually run. ​Robin runs Arcgent, where he builds AI-powered workflows for sales teams every day. Now he's showing you how to run one yourself.

Prepping for Med School Secondaries [6/23/2026] (Recording)

With the med school application season underway, secondaries are just around the corner for many applicants. This event will help applicants begin to plan for the secondary process with tips about timelines, developing content, and making the most of the space you have to share new skills with your schools.

2026-2027 Columbia Essay Brainstorm

The complete brainstorming workbook for Columbia's 2026-2027 essays. Inside: step-by-step exercises for every prompt, from short answers to Essay 1 goals to Essay 2 collaboration stories to Essay 3 "co-create" arguments, with structured charts to help you organize your stories, research, and outlines before you start drafting.

Learn Skill

"/learn" will run a session-retrospective audit that tells you what went well, what went wrong, and propose documentation updates. It gives direct feedback on working with the AI agent more efficiently. To install, run this in your terminal after downloading the file: unzip ~/Downloads/learn-skill.zip -d ~/.claude/skills/learn/

Turn Big Goals Into Consistent Action [9/15/2026] (Recording)

Big goals often stall not because we lack ambition, but because translating them into consistent action can be harder than setting the goal itself. When a goal feels far away or difficult to manage alongside day-to-day responsibilities, it’s easy to become overwhelmed, lose momentum, or spend more time planning than actually moving forward. In this session, we’ll introduce a practical framework for breaking ambitious goals into clear milestones and daily actions so you can make meaningful progress through consistency rather than pressure or perfection. We’ll cover: • Why big goals often stall after the initial excitement wears off • How to turn a big goal into clear milestones and actionable priorities • The Jar Framework for identifying the actions that matter most • How to use Good, Better, Best to stay consistent when life gets busy • Practical ways to build momentum through small, repeated action You’ll leave with a simple framework you can apply to a meaningful goal in your career or life and a clearer understanding of how to turn ambition into consistent progress. This workshop is part of a 3-part goal achievement series for ambitious professionals.

Hard GRE Quant Made Simple: 5 Patterns That Turn Intimidating Questions into Easy Ones [10/20/2026] (Recording)

GRE quant questions are designed to disguise a small set of recurring tricks behind unfamiliar wording, so the same five patterns show up again and again dressed differently. This workshop walks through what those patterns actually look like on the page and how to recognize them fast enough to matter under timed conditions. After two decades of tutoring the test, the patterns worth teaching are the ones students keep missing for the same reason: not a math gap, but a failure to notice which old problem a new one is actually restating. Forty-five minutes is enough to start seeing those patterns, not enough to drill all five until they're automatic, so expect a starting point rather than a finished skill.

Calling All Early Birds--AADSAS 2027 is Closer Than You Think! [9/8/2026] (Recording)

A new academic year means new beginnings--even if you are out of school. The most well-prepared dental school applicants begin early, and this is the prefect time to assess where you stand for the next cycle. Join me as we talk about how to reflect on your achievements, fill-in gaps and plan to finish strong. AADSAS 2027 opens in 9 months--imagine how polished your application will be if you begin preparing now. Whether you're a traditional or non-traditional applicant, this session will equip you with the strategies you need to shine in the competitive dental school admissions landscape. *Deep Discounts will be in place for those who purchase 2027 application packages in Fall 2026! Details announced in this program*

Case Interview Closing: The Recommendation

The final minute is your last chance to show you are client-ready. We break down the "Answer First" communication style that Bain demands. You will learn to synthesize your findings into a punchy, actionable recommendation, articulate the risks clearly, and suggest pragmatic "Next Steps" that show you understand the complexity of implementation.

Frontend Design Skill

"/frontend-design" creates distinctive, production-grade frontend interfaces with bold aesthetic direction, intentional typography, animation, and spatial composition. It generates working HTML/CSS/JS or React code that avoids generic AI aesthetics. To install, run this in your terminal after downloading the file: unzip ~/Downloads/frontend-design-skill.zip -d ~/.claude/skills/frontend-design/

How to Make Your PM Resume Impossible to Ignore

After this session, you'll know how to position your PM resume so it reflects the way hiring managers actually evaluate candidates. We'll cover how to frame impact metrics that go beyond output, how to signal product thinking through your bullet structure, and how to cut the experience that's quietly working against you.

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.

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 Give Feedback That Actually Changes Behavior

Most managers give feedback. Few give feedback that sticks. This guide breaks down the four reasons feedback fails, then gives you a repeatable four-part framework — Situation, Behavior, Impact, Next Step — with side-by-side examples showing ineffective vs. effective delivery. Includes a section on handling the most common reactions: defensiveness, denial, and empty agreement.

Startup Financial Modeling Skill

"/startup-financial-modeling" will build comprehensive 3-5 year financial models for early-stage startups, covering cohort-based revenue projections, cost structure, burn rate, runway, headcount planning, and fundraising scenario analysis. To install, run this in your terminal after downloading the file: unzip ~/Downloads/startup-financial-modeling-skill.zip -d ~/.agents/skills/startup-financial-modeling/

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.

Investment Banking 101: Understanding the Three Financial Statements [10/28/2026] (Recording)

In this session, participants will be introduced to the three core financial statements as well as accounting topics necessary for success in investment banking interviews. Participants will walk through templated accounting exercises to develop a better understanding of each of the three core financial statements, the fundamental accounting equation, and other fundamental accounting principles (matching, revenue recognition, etc.).