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June 13, 2025
Announcing our $12M Series A Led by Forerunner Ventures
Today, we are thrilled to announce Leland's $12M Series A led by Forerunner Ventures, with participation from GSV, inVest Ventures, FJ Labs, Contrary, Peterson Ventures, and GSB Backers.
June 13, 2025
Leland and Lumon Unite to Refine the Workforce: A New Era of Employee Calibration Begins
Leland is proud to partner with Lumon Industries to offer personalized coaching and professional development to all employees – severed or non-severed – supporting growth, emotional refinement, and workplace harmony in alignment with Kier’s values.
June 13, 2025
Stanford GSB Welcomes Erin Nixon — New Assistant Dean of Admissions
Erin Nixon joins Stanford GSB as the new Assistant Dean of Admissions, bringing a wealth of experience at LinkedIn, BCG, and other top organizations back to the Farm.
June 13, 2025
Defining a Narrative of Capability: To Harvard Business School and Beyond
From early on, Kevin Truong’s story seemed to have been written for him. He is the son of immigrants from a disadvantaged area. He shouldn’t have gotten out. And yet, he is headed to HBS in a few years as a 2+2 admit.
June 13, 2025
How I Got Into Wharton as an International Applicant
How one Leland client got into a top business school as an international applicant from an overrepresented group, plus his advice for others going through the application process.
June 13, 2025
From Biochemistry to Wharton Business School
A Leland customer shares how she went from an undergrad at UPenn studying Biochemistry to Boston Consulting Group and Wharton.
June 13, 2025
How I Got Into Wharton - An Interview With Darrell Hanks
How one applicant who attended a non-target school ended up at one of the best business schools in the world, including an overview of his application process and advice for future MBA candidates.
June 13, 2025
How I Used my MBA Degree: Tech at Google
From an engineering undergraduate degree to an MBA at Harvard Business School, here is how I used my MBA to land a job at Google.
June 13, 2025
The Top 50 Coaches on Leland: 2024 Edition
In 2024, more than 100,000 people worked with one of the thousands of Leland coaches to reach their goals. Please join us in congratulating and celebrating the top 50 coaches of the year, chosen for their impact, outcomes, and reach.
June 13, 2025
MBA Admissions Coaching — 2024 Impact Report
The 2024 impact report for Ben Lazaroff, an MBA admissions consultant and Stanford GSB alumnus. In 2024, Ben helped 30 people get into 50 schools. Read more here.