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Ace Your L6+ Leadership & Behavioral Interviews in 2025

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Nancy Chu

Ex-PM Manager @ Meta, Director @ Roku. Conducted 200+ IC & Leadership Interviews

How turning detailed answers into concise stories will clearly demonstrate strategic depth at the leadership level.

Concise Strategic Narratives

How you influence multiple orgs and drive large-scale organizational outcomes.

Cross-Org Influence

How speaking clearly and strategically move you beyond frameworks to actual leadership presence.

Leadership Communication

Learn the 8 critical skills to make you a confident and compelling leader. 

Prev. VP in AI, Trusted by 10K+ leaders

LinkedIn

Notion

Jess Goldberg - Teaches Leadership @ Columbia

Teaches @ Columbia, Top-Ranked Executive Coach & Prev. VP in AI Robotics

April 2026

August 

If you're here, you're probably incredibly smart. You’ve proven yourself by landing a leadership role. But in the moments that matter most, your message doesn’t always land the way you intend.<ul><li>You share a new strategy with your team… and get pushback.</li><li>You give feedback… and nothing actually changes.</li><li>You leave some conversations at work thinking, ...“That could’ve gone better.”</li></ul>In this live cohort, you'll learn how to step up without stepping on toes, inspire your team to take meaningful action, and communicate in a way that gets your ideas heard and valued.Whether you're delivering a presentation, leading a meeting, or having a difficult 1:1 conversation, leadership expert Jess Goldberg will give you clear frameworks for what to say and how to say it, so you can drive results, build trust, and position yourself for your next promotion or raise!

Become the Leader People  Listen To 

Give feedback that actually results in change

Accelerate your team's perfromance

Get your team to say “yes” faster to your ideas

Negotiate and resolve conflict with confidence

Command respect from your boss & peers

Build unshakeable executive presence

Experienced leaders looking to improve their skillsQuickly ﻿establish trust, improve productivity and amplify your influence

Startup founders &amp; business ownersBuild a culture that will empower your employees to create their best work

First-time managers (Congrats!) Develop the critical skills that differentiate a follower from a leader

Use AI and expert guidance to prepare and land your Big Tech job in 2026!

Principal at BigTech with 18+ YOE

Prasad Rao

Principal Solutions Architect | Co-founder, BeSA (Become a Solutions Architect)

AI edition

Learn from an expert behavioral interview coach and practice mock interviews with a custom AI tool!-- -- --You're a skilled professional who KNOWS you have what it takes to work at big tech. But you haven't cracked those interviews yet.You're impacted by:→ Interview anxiety→ Stories without structure→ Not knowing expectations→ Blanking during behavioral questionsIN THIS COURSE YOU'LL LEARN- How to craft Big Tech ready resume- How to deliver high-impact responses in STAR format- How to craft compelling technical achievement stories- How to effectively communicate leadership experiences- How to blend technical depth with strong behavioral skills- How to maintain authenticity while following structured frameworks- How to project confidence through voice, body language, and pacing- How to share lessons learned from past failure and conflict experiences- How to craft and deliver senior level responses to get hired at the right level Then put it all into practice with free AI-powered mock interviews for a week.With the right strategy and preparation, you can showcase your expertise and demonstrate your leadership potential. Note: This is not a DSA or System Design interview prep course

Learn to craft and deliver compelling stories that highlight your technical skills and leadership experience to excel in big tech interviews

Craft a Big Tech-ready resume that gets you noticed

Stand Out in Technical Interviews using Behavioral Skills

STAR method expertise for structured, impactful responses

Craft compelling leadership and technical achievement stories

Techniques to handle technical and behavioral questions effectively

How to practice mock interviews with custom AI tool effectively

Tech ICs and leaders targeting their first MAANG+ role

Strong performers who struggle with articulating their experiences in interviews

Tech professionals aiming to secure $300K+ job

Build Executive Visibility with self-advocacy, assertiveness, influence, conflict, being strategic & navigating organizational dynamics 

 Global VP(ex-IBM); $2B P&L; 2000+ team

Palantir

Amazon

Monica Aggarwal

Executive Leadership I Global VP (ex-IBM) I Engineering, Product & Partnerships

Cohort 12

Cohort 13

You’re already good at your job. That’s not the problem. The problem is this. AI is reshaping how teams work. Roles are shrinking. Layers are flattening. The bar for leadership is rising. The people who advance aren't just the most competent. They're the ones who act like leaders before they get the title. In high-stakes meetings, under pressure, in front of senior leaders, someone is getting that opportunity — because they know how to frame, influence, and command trust in 30 seconds flat. Those skills aren’t taught anywhere. This cohort changes that.Zero passive videos Zero generic advice 9+ hours of Live Practice Lab Every Session includes:• Live role-play using real scenarios • Direct coaching and reframing on the spot • Immediate feedback on language, structure, and delivery • Bite-sized frameworks you can use rightaway • Peer observation (learn 5x faster watching others get coached) What you’ll walk away able to do✔ Frame updates so execs get your impact in 30 seconds ✔ Answer tough questions without rambling ✔ Influence decisions in cross-functional teams ✔ Handle conflict without losing composure ✔ Navigate org dynamics without playing dirty ✔ Make your work impossible to ignore

Own the room. Move the C-suite. Shape the outcome.

How to Advocate for Yourself - Own your story

How to Be Assertive - Lead with conviction, not compliance

How to Influence Without Authority - Get things done when power is distributed

How to Manage Conflict: Handle heat w/o losing your cool

How to Be a Strategic Leader: For clarity & foresight

Navigate Organizational Dynamics - Understand the game & elevate your impact 

You are a Leader of People - Founder, Entrepreneur, CXO, VP, Senior Director, Director, Senior Manager, etc.

Senior Individual Contributors (ICs) - Product Manager, Engineer, Marketing/ Finance/Technical lead, Program/ Project Manager &amp; UX/CX Lead

New In Your Role and looking to develop Executive Visibility right at the outset (Congrats!)

Upgrade your executive presence. Communicate like a leader. Influence outcomes that get you seen, heard, and promoted.

Product & Strategy Exec @LinkedIn @PwC

Harvard Business Review

Joselle Deocampo-Gautam

Product & AI Strategy @LinkedIn, PwC, Deloitte. Executive coach & advisor

Marketing Executive, Brand Builder

LendingClub

Amber Carroll

Marketing Executive | Digital Transformation Leader | Brand Builder

Cohort 4

Cohort 5

If you want to lead, your communication has to reflect it.Everyone is learning AI. Few are learning the skill that actually differentiates leaders and gets them promoted.AI can build your decks.It can analyze your data.However, AI can't✖️ Give you executive presence✖️ Command respect in a high-stakes meeting ✖️Navigate politics in real time ✖️ Maneuver at executive altitude in real-timeThese are all on you.If you’ve ever walked out of a meeting thinking “I had the right ideas, but I didn’t land them”, then you know exactly what we mean.The higher you rise, the less it’s about what you know or how fast you deliver.What sets you apart is the ability to communicate ideas so clearly they move people, and so decisively they deliver outcomes.That’s the gap this course will help you close. In three live sessions and daily exercises, you’ll build the communication habits and strategic frameworks leaders use to earn trust, shape decisions, and drive outcomes.

AI levels the field. Executive Communication sets you apart. Learn it here.

Upgrade your executive presence

Communicate like a Leader

Be recognized as a Top 1% Leader

Navigate with Influence 

Lead with a story

Practice real scenarios

Strategic Operators Ready to LeadYou’re the one who gets it done. Now you want your voice to shape direction not just execute the work.

Emerging Executives at an Inflection PointYou’ve stepped into a bigger seat or you’re about to. Show up with presence and distinction.

High Achieving Professionals in TransitionYou’re not just job-seeking, you’re ready to lead. Sharpen how you show up &amp; land your next role.

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Warm-up and Introductions

Acing L6+ Behavioral and Leadership Interviews

Client Success Stories and Life-Changing Compensation

Introducing Co-Host Christina Han, Zone of Genius Maximizer

The Success Formula: Clarity, Right Actions, and Time

Addressing the Core Assumption: The Need for Perfection

Symptom 1: Overcoming the Need to Memorize Answers

Symptom 2: Overcoming the Hero Complex

Example Prompt: Influencing a Difficult Product Decision

Four Techniques for Powerful Storytelling

Version 1: A Standard STAR Method Answer

Version 2: An Enhanced Answer Using the Four Techniques

Key Takeaways and the Flywheel Effect of Communication Skills

Summary of Techniques and Final Motivation

Live Q&A Session

Closing Remarks and Next Steps

Executives and senior leaders who set strategy, lead teams, and drive organizational outcomes.

Getting promoted, navigating job transitions, and advancing to the next level in your career.

Developing leadership skills — inspiring teams, building culture, navigating organizational complexity, and driving results through others.

Ace Your L6+ Leadership & Behavioral Interviews in 2025

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