Leland+ Content Library

GMAT Quant Strategies for 90%+ Scores [8/26/2026] (Recording)

Rusty on your Math skills? Eager to start studying for the GMAT, but need a refresher of the basic Arithmetic and Algebra topics tested on the exam? In this fun and engaging webinar designed and taught by the 99%-ile GMAT instructor with many years of teaching experience, you'll learn the strategies that will help you achieve success on the Quant section of the GMAT! If you're serious about mastering the GMAT and applying to the very best business schools, you can't afford to miss the FREE GMAT Strategies Workshop!

Automate Prospect Research and Personalization with Claude Agents [6/13/2026] (Recording)

Stop manual Googling. This session walks you through using Claude browser agents to research prospects, extract key signals, and generate personalized first-touch messages at scale. Leave with a working prospect research + personalization workflow you can run this week. Agenda: • 10 min: The agentic research framework — what signals matter and how to extract them automatically • 25 min: Build-along — set up a Claude agent workflow for prospect research and first-touch personalization • 10 min: DFY qualification and CTA Who this is for: Service firm founders doing manual prospect research or relying on generic templates with low response rates. CTA: Book a System Builder call to have this workflow built and integrated into your outbound stack in 2 weeks.

Summer Leadership Series: Clarity For Your Next Chapter [7/16/2026] (Recording)

How Great Leaders Make Decisions Without Perfect Information Have you ever felt stuck between multiple good options? Whether you're considering a promotion, changing careers, transitioning from the military, starting a business, or simply trying to figure out what's next, uncertainty can make even capable leaders feel overwhelmed. The challenge usually isn't a lack of information—it's the pressure to make the "right" decision. In this interactive 45-minute workshop, we'll explore why high performers often struggle with major life and career decisions and introduce practical tools to help you move forward with greater clarity and confidence. This isn't a presentation about finding the perfect answer. It's a conversation about learning to trust yourself, align your decisions with your values, and take the next step with intention. What You'll Learn During this session, you'll: • Understand why capable leaders often feel stuck during periods of transition. • Learn a simple framework for making decisions when certainty isn't possible. • Explore the role values, identity, and energy play in creating clarity. • Work through a guided reflection exercise to identify your own "next waypoint." • Leave with practical questions and tools you can immediately apply to your career and life. Who Should Attend? This session is designed for: Mid-career and senior professionals. Anyone navigating transition. Executives and emerging leaders. Entrepreneurs and business owners. Anyone facing an important decision or a new chapter in life. No matter where you are in your journey, you'll leave with a greater perspective and a practical framework for navigating uncertainty with confidence. What You'll Walk Away With By the end of our time together, you'll have: ✅ A clearer understanding of what's driving your current decisions. ✅ A framework for moving from uncertainty to intentional action. ✅ Reflection tools you can continue using long after the session. ✅ Greater confidence in identifying and taking your next step. My hope isn't that you leave with your next ten years figured out. My hope is that you leave knowing your next waypoint. Because you don't have to see the entire horizon. You only have to trust yourself enough to steer toward the next waypoint.

AI Evals for PMs - The GenAI PM's Secret Weapon [6/25/2026] (Recording)

Transitioning to GenAI product management can feel like learning a whole new language. But here is the truth: the best GenAI PMs aren't just throwing features at the wall to see what sticks. They are building rigorous evaluation systems. Join us for an exclusive, 30-minute session designed for senior PMs to help you cut through the noise. We’ll start with a high-level look at the core skills you need to thrive in GenAI, then dive deep into the one practice that separates a "cool demo" from a "reliable product": AI Evaluation. Led by a GenAI PM Lead from Meta, you will walk away with real-world examples and tools to help you: Define and measure AI output quality with precision. Improve and iterate on your GenAI products systematically. Move beyond the prototype phase to build systems that actually work at scale. If you are ready to stop guessing and start building with confidence, join us!

BYU Applications Open Today! Let's Get Started Together [8/26/2026] (Recording)

Opening your BYU Application when it opens on August 26? You've come to the right spot. We'll talk through the best ways to start your application and how to create a timeline that gets your submission in by the priority deadline. Parent of a BYU hopeful? This is a great session to join to learn how to partner with your student on this next big step.

Thriving Through Uncertainty: Finding Stability When Everything Feels Unclear [6/24/2026] (Recording)

Life doesn't always unfold according to plan. Career changes, relationship shifts, health challenges, unexpected opportunities, and periods of uncertainty can leave us questioning where we're headed and what comes next. In this session, we'll explore what it means to stay grounded when life feels unclear. Drawing from personal experience and practical insights, we'll discuss ways to navigate uncertainty with greater trust, perspective, and resilience. You'll leave with ideas to help you move forward, find stability in the present moment, and remain open to possibilities, even when the path ahead isn't fully visible.

Home for Ambition #10 — Weekly Live Show [6/3/2026] (Recording)

Home for Ambition is a weekly live show, by Leland, for people trying to stay ahead as work, learning, and opportunity keep changing. Each episode tackles a handful of timely, high-signal topics across AI, careers, education, and the future of work. We expect thoughtful debate, unique perspectives, and practical takeaways you can actually use. It is not a typical interview show or a generic news recap. It is a live roundtable built to help ambitious people make sense of what is changing, understand what matters, and leave with a sharper point of view on how to navigate what comes next.

Using AI in Your Job Search: What Works, What Backfires [7/28/2026] (Recording)

Using AI in your job search can save time and uncover new opportunities, but it can also hurt your chances when it leads to generic applications or over-automated outreach. This session is designed for job seekers who want to use AI strategically while still standing out as thoughtful, credible candidates. You’ll learn where AI can meaningfully improve your resume, networking, and interview preparation, which common uses tend to backfire, and how to balance efficiency with authenticity throughout the hiring process. Attending live gives you the opportunity to ask questions about your own job search and get real-time guidance on how to use AI more effectively. The speaker works closely with candidates navigating competitive hiring processes and will share the patterns they see across successful job seekers, along with where AI adds value versus where it can create unintended risks. If you want a practical framework for using AI without undermining your candidacy, it’s worth joining live.

Get Your MBA Questions Answered: Ask Admissions Experts [6/4/2026] (Recording)

GIVEAWAY DURING THE EVENT: Join live for the chance to win a free coaching session! MBA admissions can feel confusing when every applicant seems to be getting different advice about what actually matters. This session is for candidates who want direct answers to the most common and important questions about the MBA application process. You’ll learn how admissions teams evaluate applicants, what successful candidates tend to do differently, and how to approach key parts of the process like school selection, essays, and interviews. Join live to ask your own questions and hear directly from admissions experts with M7 admissions experience. The panelists have worked closely with applicants across top MBA programs and will share the patterns they see across strong applications and common mistakes. Expect candid, practical insights similar to what’s discussed in 1:1 admissions coaching conversations.

Interview Insider: Decode the Hiring Manager [7/14/2026] (Recording)

You prepared for a Q&A session. The hiring manager is looking for a business solution. That gap is why great candidates get rejected without feedback, and it's the focus of Interview Insider: Decode the Hiring Manager. Here's what we'll cover: - The Feedback Void: Why great candidates get rejected, and what's actually happening behind the scenes. - The Hiring Manager Mindset: You're speaking to two audiences. The recruiter is the gatekeeper, focused on mitigating risk. The hiring manager is the decision maker, focused on solving a specific team pain point. Both need to see measurable impact. - Impactful Storytelling: The STAR method, but architected for impact. Keep the Situation to 10% of your answer. Use owner verbs like Architected, Engineered, Negotiated, Scaled. Every Result must include a number, because if there's no metric, there's no result. - Decoding "Hidden" Questions: What "Tell me about a time you failed" and "Why are you leaving your current role" are actually asking, and how to answer the question behind the question. - The Offer Call: The Triple Win negotiation strategy across financial, lifestyle, and growth. How to use market data instead of "I want," and the golden rule for handling any offer. - Q&A: Bring your specific interview hurdles. Come ready with your toughest interview questions for the Q&A.

Home for Ambition #21 — Weekly Live Show [8/26/2026] (Recording)

Home for Ambition is a weekly live show, hosted by Leland CEO, John Koelliker, for people trying to stay ahead as work, learning, and opportunity keep changing. Each episode tackles a handful of timely, high-signal topics across AI, careers, education, and the future of work. We expect thoughtful debate, unique perspectives, and practical takeaways you can actually use. It is not a typical interview show or a generic news recap. It is a live roundtable built to help ambitious people make sense of what is changing, understand what matters, and leave with a sharper point of view on how to navigate what comes next.

Home for Ambition #14 — Weekly Live Show [7/1/2026] (Recording)

Home for Ambition is a weekly live show, hosted by Leland CEO, John Koelliker, for people trying to stay ahead as work, learning, and opportunity keep changing. Each episode tackles a handful of timely, high-signal topics across AI, careers, education, and the future of work. We expect thoughtful debate, unique perspectives, and practical takeaways you can actually use. It is not a typical interview show or a generic news recap. It is a live roundtable built to help ambitious people make sense of what is changing, understand what matters, and leave with a sharper point of view on how to navigate what comes next.

Why you keep dying in the first round: international interview positioning [8/12/2026] (Recording)

Most international candidates don’t fail first-round interviews because they lack experience: they fail because they’re badly translated. In the first round, you usually have only a few minutes to make your value legible, and if your story is too long, too generic, or too cautious, the room never gets a clear signal about why you’re a strong fit. In this livestream, I’ll break down how international candidates can position themselves more effectively in interviews, especially when moving across countries, cultures, or business environments. We’ll look at how to tighten your self-introduction, lead with the right proof points, and answer “tell me about yourself” in a way that actually opens doors. I’ll also cover the common traps that make strong candidates disappear early: overexplaining, permission-seeking, and failing to connect their background to the role in front of them. By the end of the session, you’ll understand how to: 1. Structure a first-round interview answer so your value lands quickly 2. Position yourself as a credible candidate in international settings 3. Avoid the most common communication mistakes that weaken your signal 4. Translate your background into something relevant, concise, and compelling 5. Build more confidence in how you present yourself under pressure This session is ideal for international professionals, multilingual candidates, and anyone interviewing across markets who wants to stop sounding impressive in theory and start sounding hireable in the room. Perfect for: International candidates, job seekers, and professionals interviewing across markets Focus: Interview positioning, first-round interviews, self-introductions, and international career storytelling Outcome: Leave with a clearer, sharper way to introduce yourself and explain why you belong in the room

Identifying LSAT Logical Flaws: What Matters & What Doesn’t [8/11/2026] (Recording)

After this session, you'll know how to distinguish the logical flaws that actually cost points from the ones test-takers routinely overthink. We'll focus on the flaw types that appear most frequently in Logical Reasoning, how to recognize them quickly under timed conditions, and why certain wrong answer choices are designed to exploit the same misreading the flaw depends on. Attending live means you can bring a specific question type or stimulus you've been stuck on and hear how to think through it in real time, not just watch someone work a clean example. The coach works with LSAT students regularly and will share the patterns that separate confident, accurate flaw identification from the hesitation that tends to slow scores down.

MBA Application Teardown: Transform Your Short Answers [7/30/2026] (Recording)

Most applicants underestimate their MBA short answers. Admissions committees do not. This session is part of a three-part MBA Application Teardown series, where I take real, anonymized application materials, tear them down the way an admissions reader would, and rebuild them into something sharper and more memorable, live and in front of you. In this session we turn to the part of the application most people underestimate: the short answers and small boxes that applicants rush and admissions officers read closely. Across the three sessions, we rebuild the pieces that carry the most weight: your goals essay, your short answers, and your resume. Attend all three to see how a complete application comes together as one coherent story, or drop into the single session you need most. In this teardown, you will watch throwaway short answers become quietly powerful: • See why the answers you dash off at the end carry far more weight than their word count suggests. • Watch a generic, list-like answer become specific, intentional, and memorable. • Learn how short answers either reinforce your narrative or quietly contradict it. • Recognize the small tells that mark a rushed applicant, and how to remove them. These are the questions applicants treat as filler and admissions readers treat as evidence. A single weak short answer rarely sinks an application, but a pattern of them tells a reader you did not take the details seriously. Rebuilt with intention, the same boxes become some of the most efficient places in the entire application to prove who you are, and they are easy to miss in your own work precisely because they feel minor. I have guided more than 100 applicants into every M7 program, across the top 20 in the U.S., and into leading international programs, including INSEAD, London Business School, IESE, Esade, Oxford, Cambridge, NUS, and more. Make the shortest pieces of your application carry real weight. Register now to claim your spot in the live teardown.

Top 5 AI Prompts Every MBA Applicant Should Master [7/11/2026] (Recording)

While you cannot use AI to write your essays (the adcom can tell!), in this session we will look at how to use AI as a smart diagnostic tool to strengthen your application materials. You will walk away with five specific prompts that help you audit your own work, strip out generic phrasing, and highlight the true impact of your achievements. While AI is excellent for identifying gaps and pressure testing your narrative consistency, it cannot replace the nuanced positioning that comes from human strategy. This session will show you how to use technology to clean up the baseline copy so you can then focus your energy on the deep personalization required for top tier programs.

Applying to College in 2026? Here’s What You Should Be Doing Each Month [8/10/2026] (Recording)

In this session, former admissions director, Loubna Bouamane, will walk students and parents through the real college admissions timeline from May through December — including what actually matters each month if you're aiming for competitive U.S. universities. We’ll cover: How to build a balanced college list strategically When students should start essays (and why waiting until September is risky) How extracurriculars and summer activities should be positioned What admissions officers notice early in the review process Common mistakes students make over the summer Testing timelines, recommendation strategy, and application planning How to avoid creating an application that feels overly polished or AI-generated This session is especially helpful for: Rising seniors applying in Fall 2026 International students navigating the U.S. admissions process Families targeting selective colleges and universities Students feeling overwhelmed or behind

Self-Learning Agents: What PMs Should Actually Worry About [7/23/2026] (Recording)

Self-learning agents are rapidly shifting what’s possible in product development, and product managers who understand this shift will be far better positioned to lead what comes next. This session is for PMs and aspiring PMs who want to understand what self-learning agents actually mean for product strategy, execution, and long-term career relevance. You’ll learn where these systems are creating real disruption, what risks and opportunities product leaders should pay attention to, and how the PM role may evolve as AI becomes more autonomous. Join live to hear from an expert in AI and product management, a former Senior PM and Head of AI Services at Google. The speaker will share firsthand perspectives on how leading product teams are thinking about AI, what PMs should prioritize today, and which mindset shifts will matter most in the years ahead. Expect strategic insights and practical takeaways you can apply immediately to your product thinking.

🎥Ace MBA Video Assessments: Stand Out Without Sounding Scripted [8/6/2026] (Recording)

As AI makes written MBA essays easier to polish and harder to assess at face value, video assessments are becoming one of the clearest ways for admissions committees to hear directly from the applicant behind the application. In a 60- to 90-second response, schools can evaluate what even the strongest essay cannot fully prove: how you think in real time, communicate under pressure, explain your decisions, show self-awareness, and present yourself as a future classmate, teammate, and leader. More top MBA programs are now using video essays, Kira-style assessments, timed recorded questions, or video interviews as part of the admissions process, including Kellogg, MIT Sloan, Berkeley Haas, Yale SOM, INSEAD, IESE, IE Business School, London Business School, and others. In this live session, we will break down how to prepare strategically for MBA video assessments without sounding memorized, generic, or overly rehearsed. You will learn how to: * Understand what admissions committees are really testing * Build a flexible answer bank for common video questions * Structure strong responses under time pressure * Communicate with clarity, confidence, and authenticity on camera * Prepare for introductions, career goals, leadership stories, teamwork challenges, values, school fit, contribution, and unexpected behavioral prompts We will also walk through examples of how to turn scattered thoughts into focused, memorable answers. You will leave with a practical preparation system you can use before submission: a story bank, answer structures, a practice plan, and a clearer understanding of how to show personality, judgment, and communication skills when the camera turns on.

Elite LSAT Case Studies: 154 -> 180, 160 -> 178, and 168 -> 179 [7/23/2026] (Recording)

In this session, you will see exactly how three real test-takers diagnosed and closed significant score gaps on the LSAT, including how each identified their highest-leverage weaknesses, restructured their study approach mid-prep, and built the consistency needed to perform in the 170s. You will leave with a concrete framework for auditing your own prep the way a high-scoring candidate would. Attending live means you can ask how these case studies apply to your current score range and get a direct answer in context, not a general one. The coach works with LSAT students across score bands every day, and this session is a rare look at the diagnostic patterns and turning points that actually drive score transformation at the elite level.