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E137: This Cheat Code Landed Him in IB and PE from a Non-Target Nov 12, 2020

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In this episode, ColoradoMonkey shares his path from a non-target undergraduate state school to an investment banking role at a top bank. We learn how he was able to suddenly unlock ten interviews AFTER striking out on his last superday early in his junior year.... as well as how he was able to take a similar mindset to help him land in private equity less than 2 years later.

E136: Wharton to Moelis to Travel and Back Nov 05, 2020

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In this episode, BoutiqueBananas shares his path from graduating near the top of his class at Wharton, why he ended up at Moelis for two years and why he decided to travel for a year after his analyst stint. Learn how he got back into investment banking only to be laid off soon after and how he is approaching his next search.

E135: Ultra High Net Worth Portfolio Management to CorpDev Oct 29, 2020

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In this episode, CorpDevWestCoast shares his path experiencing several 6-month long internships during undergrad to landing in portfolio management at a firm that deals exclusively with ultra high net worth clients. We learn about the investor allocation or fund of funds world, the ugly side of wealth management, how he showed a genuine passion for PWM to survive recruiting as well as what came out of over 300+ applications. Listen to why he decided on the MBA and the importance of optionality early in your career.

E134: Google Strategy + M&A as An Engineer Oct 22, 2020

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In this episode, Sara walks us through her time at Michigan working toward both a bachelors and masters in engineering as well as how she was able to land an internship alongside other MBAs at Microsoft to help launch her career into strategy and corporate development in the cloud computing space. We learn how her technical background was an asset and about her thought process of transitioning to Google's corp dev team instead of the next shiny startup in silicon valley.

E133: Hammers to Big 4 Senior Manager in Real Estate Consulting Oct 15, 2020

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In this episode, Roger shares his story of coming from a family in construction to working at a Big 4 in the real estate consulting division. We learn what motivated him to pursue accounting and finance in college, what he did when he realized he was behind his peers with no sophomore internship, and how he made the transition from audit successfully.

E132: Peace Corps to Private Equity Oct 08, 2020

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In this episode, James shares his path from the non-profit world and the Peace Corp to working as an associate in private equity after getting his MBA from Duke. We learn what it was like living in Costa Rica working for the Grameen bank as well as how he defied all odds to land a job in private equity, even after he didn't get a return offer from Moelis after his summer associate role there.

E130: Escaping BB Investment Banking to a Hedge Fund of Funds Career Aug 27, 2020

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In this episode, @TexasInvestor shares his winding road from a non-target to starting law school to a sudden pivot to a Masters in Finance. Learn how he broke into a bulge bracket investment bank and why he was so eager to get out and what it has been like working for several family offices in the fund of funds space as a capital allocator.

E129: MM IB to Venture Capital from a Non-target University Aug 23, 2020

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In this episode, we learn how Barrett managed to break into investment banking out of the University of San Diego even though he didn't even know what investment banking was until his Junior year. He gives some must-listen advice on networking, how to interview when you're not a subject matter expert and how he was able to find the right opportunity in venture capital coming out of investment banking on the west coast.

E128: Credit Hedge Fund Analyst from VP in High Yield DCM Aug 20, 2020

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In this episode, PragueHF shares her road from studying law and business in Prague to starting out in a commercial banking rotational program in Germany. We learn about why when she was transferred to London that she decided to stay even though it meant switching banks and how she approached her big jump to a buyside credit fund in the past year.

E127: Principal in VC from M&A at Lazard Aug 06, 2020

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In this episode, Solomon shares his path from Ethiopia to the DC area when he was just 6 years old. Learn how his path was shaped at UVA to consider finance and how his internship at JP Morgan in S&T pushed him to consider banking instead. Listen how he shares some great advice on brand name and taking on risk early in your career.

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