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E96: VC Vice President Gets his Break on an Airplane Apr 16, 2020

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In this episode, Steph shares his very unusual path into venture capital. We learn how his lack of a traditional background both helped and hurt him repeatedly throughout his career. Listen to find out why he thinks he was successful and why when you drop out of VC it's so hard to get back in. Learn one piece of critical advice he'd give his younger self and his future plans.

E95: Former MD in Derivative Sales - APAC Region Apr 12, 2020

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In this episode, Jason Scott, former managing director at Deutsche on the derivatives sales desk talks with me about his 20+ years in finance. With stints at Barclays and Credit Suisse, Jason has an interesting perspective, especially since he also worked in a variety of locations including in London, Singapore and Hong Kong. We learn what it was like on Black Monday back in 1987 as a trader on the floor, the transition from trader to sales as well as how he thought about each successive jump in his career. Listen as he gives one piece of critical career advice near the end.

E94: Corporate Turnaround Artistry + Covid-19 Rocks Economies Worldwide Apr 09, 2020

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In this episode, Jeff Sands, a veteran of corporate turnarounds shares his winding path. Learn why a graduate from the south moved to Alaska for 10 years, why he got his MBA, how he transitioned to his family business and what he did when they were wiped out. This is a very interesting episode, especially in light of how Covid 19 is rocking financial markets and economies around the world. Check out his timely book: https://www.amazon.com/Corporate-Turnaround-Artistry-Business-Days/dp/1119539986#customerReviews

E93: Long-Short HF to Farmland Startup AcreTrader Apr 06, 2020

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In this episode, I'm joined by Carter Malloy, CEO & Founder of Acretrader.com, a site where you can easily invest in farmland. Prior to breaking out on his own, Carter spent five years at a long-short hedge fund and over seven years in equity research at Stephens before that. Learn what he liked most about equity research and investing as well as why he eventually decided to start his own company.

E92: BB IB Associate in London from Pre-MBA Consulting Apr 02, 2020

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In this episode, @LondonMentor shares his journey from going to a non-target in Italy to breaking into consulting where he worked for over 3 years. Listen how he eventually decided to take on a lot of debt to go to a top MBA program and make a successful transition to investment banking in London at a top bank. Make sure you don't miss how much he had to pay in penalties to his consulting firm for not going back and why it was still an easy choice for him. A really fun chat, hope you enjoy it!

E91: John LeFevre of @GSElevator Joins the WSO Pod Mar 29, 2020

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In this episode, John LeFevre, author of Straight to Hell and popular twitter handle @GS Elevator joins the WSO pod to discuss his volatile career path. We learn about what initially drew him to Wall Street, why he left after a decade and what he's up to now with a variety of startups. I think John's path is a great reminder of some of the dangers young finance professionals face. The temptations, the drugs and the potential erosion of character in the chase for money is still something that is very much alive. Check out his latest entrepreneurial endeavors including thewhim.com which is a collection of interesting content around lifestyle, finance and travel and brummelco.com, a fashion startup he launched a few years ago.

E90: VC Principal Kunal Mehta and His Many Leaps Mar 26, 2020

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In this episode, we hear about Kunal Mehta's path from pure finance at NYU to Sales & Trading at Nomura once he graduated. Find out why he quit without anything else lined up, what he did to pay the bills, why he was lost and how he stumbled into work that had meaning for him. What I like most about this episode is his willingness to share is failed missteps an entrepreneur and how it has shaped him as an investor on the other side of the table. Make sure to check out his latest book, Finding Genius on Amazon or in Bookstores. Link in the show notes.

E89: Director in Business Development in Private Equity from Compliance Mar 22, 2020

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In this episode, member @Yologoose96 share his path from being unemployed when he first graduated in 2011 to working as a paralegal for $43,000 per year to now making well over $200,000 as an Associate Director at a large private equity fund in a business dev function. Learn how he was able to make an internal pivot from compliance to business development at a large asset manager, what was the key inflection point in his career and how he was ready to take advantage when the opportunity presented itself.

E88: Quant at a Bulge Bracket Bank with The Right Skills Mar 19, 2020

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In this episode, Arjun shares his path from a top undergraduate university to a quant role that also gave him exposure to some fundamental investing. We learn about his short stint in venture investing and why he jumped back into a quant role at a bulge bracket investment bank as well as the programs and skills needed to land these competitive roles.

E87: Healthcare M&A at Piper to Co-founding a startup -> VC Associate Mar 15, 2020

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In this episode, @Nick shares his path from the University of Chicago to working at Piper Jaffray in Healthcare M&A out of the New York office. How he was able to transition from a summer analyst role in ECM to M&A with a risky move, why he left after two years to start not one, but two companies and why he followed his sister's advice to go straight into Venture Capital.

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