28,742Leland Reviews

I never make significant life decisions without consulting Ian. His candid, thoughtful approach ensures you're making choices for the right reasons—a task that's far from easy. Ian is one of the most authentically curious and insightful people I’ve ever met. With a remarkable ability to distill complex ideas, rooted in both experience and deep knowledge across many subjects, he brings clarity and calm to any situation. If you have the chance to talk to him, take it. You’ll come away better for it.

Blake is an incredible person to work with for any career related coaching. He is the person in my network who I find to be the most thoughtful in the space of all things job related and I have relied on his advice throughout a few transitions despite the fact that I am not in the private equity space. He has helped me revise my resume, prep for interviews and weight job opportunities as I looked to transition. His analysis is thoughtful and I find his advice to be insightful but also kind.

Blake helped me go from 0 to proficiency in less than a month when I started my private equity career with no prior experience. His models, templates, and - most importantly - his thought process were all so easy to understand. Blake has an incredible gift at explaining not just HOW to do something, but WHEN and WHY you would want to do it. As a result, I was able to immediately apply the methods he taught me, and learned even more nuanced principles of finance along the way. I would enthusiastically recommend learning from Blake!

I’ve been coming to Ian for his advice for years. He’s both super thoughtful and very funny, which is why I’ll keep coming back for many more years to come!!!

Julia was my career coach in 2023, and I am more than satisfied with the experience. I appreciate Julia’s personal approach. She helped me to define the strategy for my career advancement based on my professional and financial goals, my background and other crucial factors. I have participated in several mentorship programs as a mentee, and I can say that this program affected my career the most, and I already see the direct results, which were not achievable for me before. Also, Julia widened my view, and shed the light on some of the areas which I would not have found by myself. To sum up, this program was a tremendous help for my career, and now I’m very confidently navigating with precise goals and action plan for next five years.

Julia has been an incredible mentor who has profoundly shaped my career. Through pivotal moments in my professional journey her guidance has been invaluable. Julia’s strategic insights, practical advice and genuine care for my success have provided me with the tools and confidence to pursue my goals. She makes me feel valued and inspired and I’m deeply grateful for her mentorship and recommend her to anyone seeking impactful career guidance!

I had a product manager interview that I was so nervous about. Vishal was a lifesaver! He patiently walked me through everything, even when I was struggling with the tougher concepts. I felt so much more prepared after working with him on both product and behavioral questions. If you're looking for interview help definitely work with him.

Ian is the perfect coach! He has traveled the road before and is deeply reflective on his own experiences, yet at the same time open to the different paths of his clients and does not push his own experience or narrative on anyone. I highly recommend Ian!

Wesley is a great teacher and mentor! He’s very knowledgeable and explains concepts very clearly.

Ian gets to the heart of what you're actually saying/thinking/feeling often before you do. He can cut out all the noise and that level of clarity and insight is hard if not impossible to find elsewhere. Couldn't recommend more highly.