The Edge of Work S1: E6: How Leland Connects Early Career Talent With Experts To Help Professionals Achieve Their Career goals
Oct 11, 2022
25:58
Today’s Guest is John Koelliker. John is the Founder and CEO of Leland, an expert marketplaces that matches ambitious professionals with coaching, classes, and community needed to reach their educational goals. After working at two tech companies as a Product Manager managing marketplace type products, John decided to apply his learnings and start Leland, a marketplace that helps young professionals who are looking for expert guidance + advice in the education and career find the exact expert they need to unlock the next step in their education and career journey.
Topics covered include:
- John’s professional background, and why he’s interested in marketplaces
- What Leland is, the problem it solves, and how it helps young professionals and students achieve career goals
- How the marketplace works, and the process for matching students and experts
- How young professionals access career guidance and information, and how that factors into Leland’s product
You Might Enjoy This Episode If
- You’re a Career Educator or Admissions Counselor and want to know how young professionals find career advice
- You are a young professional or student, and you want to find specific guidance/advice and want to know what your options look like
- You’re building a marketplace or talent platform, and want to understand how these dynamics work
Links
- Leland Website: https://www.joinleland.com/
- John's LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-koelliker/