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Today we are rolling out Leland Livestreams -- a fresh livestreaming experience on Leland to power our 300+ livestreams happening every month. Twitch, TikTok, WhatNot, Instagram, X, and many other large platforms have recognized the power that comes from engaging with an audience live. We've long known that livestreaming could be a massive unlock for Leland experts too. We've built a powerful video platform that scales to thousands of attendees joining from around the world, supports a rich live chat, and enables valuable actions for experts and customers. Over 50% of our customers start by attending a livestream. They engage with the expert directly, trade notes in the chat with other ambitious people, and build confidence in their path to reaching an ambitious goal. Beyond consumers, universities and businesses are sharing these livestreams with their students or employees, helping them level up, entirely for free. In the next week, you can join a livestream on: - AI-Powered Customer Research - Writing Wharton Essays - Finding Your Next Job with Targeted Networking - Landing a Fractional Role - Custom MCP Server Architecture for Personal AI Assistance - Law School Admissions AMA with an Admissions Director - Finance Recruiting in the Age of AI and my personal favorite... my Home for Ambition weekly live show every Wednesday. All free. All available on our new platform. Shout out to Jake, Sophia, Michael, Ellie, and the team for bringing this to life. Lot's more coming soon.

We are making the starting line for AI free for everyone. Today we are launching AI Builder Foundations, a free, hands-on program. 7 lessons, 20+ hands-on builds, step-by-step instructions, zero coding required. Best part: it is completely self-paced. • No cohort to wait for. You can start tonight. • No schedule to rearrange. It fits around your job and your family. • Your progress saves. Twenty minutes at a time still gets you there. By the end, you will be able to: • See what AI is actually capable of, and where it falls short. • Use AI to win back real hours in your work week. • Give AI the context it needs to produce work you would actually ship. • Protect your data and catch AI when it gets things wrong. • Keep your AI costs in check. Start here today: https://lnkd.in/gKVaDR4X

Geri Fox Towvim spent years inside one of the most selective admissions processes in the world. At Harvard Business School, she helped shape the MBA class itself. She reviewed applications, conducted interviews, sat on the Admissions Board, and co-launched the HBS 2+2 deferred admissions program. Her work centered on one question: who has the potential to become a leader worth betting on? Before admissions, Geri worked on the career side of the Harvard ecosystem, helping top firms recruit MBA talent. She saw firsthand what companies like McKinsey, Goldman Sachs, and Google looked for in future hires, which gave her a rare perspective on both sides of the process. Over time, the work became deeply personal. Every year, thousands of applicants trusted HBS with their stories. Geri became known for spotting the candidates whose potential was not obvious at first glance. The hidden gems. The people with substance beneath polished resumes. Later, she brought that same focus on human potential to edX, helping expand access to high-quality education for learners around the world. Today, Geri coaches applicants through some of the most competitive admissions processes anywhere. Her approach is intensely reflective and highly strategic. She helps clients uncover the themes that define them, sharpen their narrative, and present themselves with clarity alongside performance. One insight from her years in admissions still shapes how she coaches: Many strong candidates are rejected because they never learn how to tell their story authentically. We're lucky to have you on Leland, Geri

I just wrapped instructing another cohort of our AI Builder Program Level 1, and my mind is yet again blown by the incredible builds people are creating, especially this "crowd favorite" winner from today. Julianne S. from Angel built from scratch in a matter of hours an entirely new theater seat saver for Angel movie fans, complete with beautiful on-brand graphics, zip code theater lookup using an API, saved user preferences, and more. And this is within days of getting acquainted with Claude Design, Claude in Chrome, etc. The impact of human ideas/direction combined with raw AI horsepower is incredible. AI is unlocking us to do things that would have been impossible months ago. Stoked to see you in Level 2 Julianne, can't wait to see what you build going forward!

Leland is in growth mode and hiring across several important roles: 🚀 Head of Sales 🏛️ GM, AI Services 🤝 Partner Success Manager 📈 Organic Growth Lead 🤖 AI Instructor & Operator 🦈 AI, Ops, and Growth Interns ...and we're about to open more roles in sales, marketing, AI automation, ops, and others. If you want to help us build the home for ambition in the age of AI, we'd love to chat with you. Shoot me a DM or apply on our website!

One underrated, under recognized (and probably overworked person) in every company? The resident AI expert. The person who is helping everyone else learn and upleveling the whole team or company. Usually on top of a whole separate day job. Make a post recognizing the AI expert at your company who everyone relies on and tag me. I’ll buy them dinner (in the form of a $25 Doordash giftcard). (Pictured below: One our resident AI experts at Leland, Kristen. She has done sooo much to help Leland become AI native.)

Her career didn’t follow a plan; it followed a pull. From the sales floor to the head of global leadership, Shaida's career and now coaching methodology is a masterclass in turning small sparks of curiosity into a growing career of opportunity and impact. Check out her journey from the start: - lands a role at Uber during university, as their first intern in Los Angeles  - makes the move to Silicon Valley to join Oracle - builds a strong foundation in SaaS sales  - interviews for a management role as the most junior candidate - walks in with a full presentation prepared - stands out immediately and gets the job - becomes a first-time manager during a major organizational shift - leads a team at risk, gets majority promoted and moved into new opportunities - keeps expanding in scope and responsibility - becomes Head of Oracle Women’s Leadership for the entire Americas - leads global leadership summits (Austin, Singapore, Amsterdam) - focuses on thought leadership around the future of work - expands into talent development, business storytelling, and executive engagement - earns her Executive MBA from UCLA Anderson while working full time - launches her coaching practice, working with clients all around the world  - joins Leland as a coach  - launches her Substack, Between Now and Next, focused on the future of emerging technology, work, and purpose Shaida's advice: "Trust your inner voice. And when you can’t hear it, get quiet enough to listen. Those small sparks of curiosity? They’re not random. They’re your compass, pointing you toward what’s next. When you learn to follow them, everything starts to open up."

Three weeks ago we hosted an in-person AI event at Leland HQ and the response blew us away. More than 130 people showed up eager to learn, and eager to BUILD. So we're running it back tomorrow night @ 5:30pm. Tomorrow's focus will be on actually building your first AI agent. If you've never built an agentic workflow, please join us! Pizza will be provided. If you want to join us, comment below or DM me and I'll send you the registration link.