Wall Street Oasis

Member @greenspud graduated from undergrad right during the height of the Great Recession in 2008.  Learn how he was able to land an equity research position at an investment bank, what he did when things went south and how he was able to pivot to a new career as a software developer.   He explains his stint trading for himself and how he was able to make a quick $10,000 but that the psychology behind trading lead him down a dangerous path.  Some very important lessons about culture and timing in this episode.  His AMA is linked here.  

Member @Knightshade shares his winding road to working at one of the top proprietary trading shops in the world.  We cover how he continually took on a lot of risk and bet on himself.  What he did when he was unemployed for months at a time - more than once in the first few years out of school - and how he prepared for the tricky brainteasers and mental math that can rattle even the most polished candidates.   His AMA is linked here.  Want him to Mentor You?  Book time to chat with him here

Member @BigTuna5 shares his heart-wrenching but inspirational story.  As an immigrant moving out of a mud house with uneducated parents and only a strong work-ethic to his name, hear what kept him going after countless setbacks for him, his two siblings and his parents.  From sleeping in a van with his family to befriending a janitor that would let his family sleep in the school gymnasium,  nothing came easy.  Listen to find out how it all turned out and where he found motivation.

Member @km190 gets into the details of what made him stand out from his peers in order to make it to IB and eventually PE from a complete non-target.  This is a part 2 of a 2 part series since we go into a lot of depth.  In this segment, we cover his struggle to make the transition from investment banking to private equity as well as his jump from his first PE fund to the one where he currently works.  Find out how he eventually broke in and why he left his first PE fund.  His AMA is linked here. Want him to Mentor You? Book time to chat with him here

Member @km190 gets into the details of what made him stand out from his peers in order to make it to IB and eventually PE from a complete non-target.  This is a 2 part series since we go in depth.  In part 1, we cover his serendipitous meeting at an info session and his path to IB from undergrad.     His AMA is linked here.  Want him to Mentor You?  Book time to chat with him here

Member @The Stranger explains why he has always been in a rush.  From finishing college in just 20 months, to landing a key internship before his MSF in order to position himself to break into IB, to prepping for buyside interviews -- he was always moving fast until the unexpected happened.  Some great advice in the podcast on positioning yourself for your next career jump and life in general. His AMA is linked here.  Want him to Mentor You?  Book time to chat with him here

Member @Commodity101 shares his overarching career mantra.   We cover how he broke into a bulge bracket trading desk in energy and natural gas, why he jumped to a physical trading commodity shop after 2 years, his pivot to a $40bn alternative investment fund and why he then spent 3 years at a non-profit in the certification space.   Where he is now and what's in store next! His AMA is linked here.   Want him to Mentor You?  Book time to chat with him here

Member @eshoy shares his break from the traditional path not once, but twice already in his young career.  We cover how he broke into the Blackstone restructuring group (one of the most prestigious groups on the street) coming out of Wharton, why he left only after 10 months to join a start-up hedge fund and what comes next with his own startup, atom.finance  His AMA is linked here.   

Member @CaliforniaMax shares his story, how much he's been paid in his career and the best advice to his younger self.  What he did when the first job out of his top MBA disappeared within 3 months and practical career advice on when to take risks and when to take the safer path. His AMA is linked here.   Want him to Mentor You?  Book time to chat with him here

Member @NoelBudapest explains his path to becoming an investment analyst at one of the top Asset Managers in the world.  How he landed a summer internship at Google and then a bulge bracket investment bank his junior year, what he did when he was forced to move back home after graduation from London to Budapest when he failed to get a return offer and some critical advice for the younger listeners still in school.   His AMA is linked here.   Want him to Mentor You?  Book time to chat with him here

Member @MarketBeater shares how he broke into Goldman and eventually a buyside hedge fund role in Hong Kong with a 2.8 GPA.  How much he's getting paid now and a key piece of advice to our listeners to stay motivated... His AMA is linked here Want him to Mentor You?  Book time to chat with him here

Member @Over-levered Monkey shares his path from being in the Navy to eventually breaking into real estate investment banking.  How he was able to land multiple internships throughout undergrad, what hurt him in the interview process and how much he's making now.  His AMA is linked here.  

Member @VincentGambini shares his very unlikely path from a Big 4 Consulting position to a lucrative private equity fund.  How he positioned himself at the Big 4 in order to be more attractive to PE firms, a key piece of advice to his younger self and how he got his big break.  Want him to Mentor You?  Book time to chat with him here

Member @Medtechmonkey shares how he broke into an exciting high growth M&A corp dev position at a Fortune 500 company coming from an accounting background at a non-target university.  How much he's getting paid now and a key piece of advice to our listeners...  His AMA is linked here.  Want him to Mentor You?  Book time to chat with him here

Member @WSOmentor1022 reveals how even with a low GPA from a non-target school he ended up at an investment bank just a few years after graduating.  How he successfully interviewed for a crucial internship when he had the flu, the most important reason he was able to land multiple offers and how much he's getting paid now... His AMA is linked here.    Want him to Mentor You?  Book time to chat with him here

Member @DrSnake shares stories along his path from a masters in quantitative finance in Italy, to landing a Quant research role at an asset manager in the Netherlands.   His struggles with the cultural differences, how he transitioned to a bulge bracket bank in Zurich and one key piece of advice he would have given his younger self...  

Member @Clion shares his struggle to land a front office investment banking position, even coming from an ivy league school.  We cover his struggle with HR to transition to the leveraged finance team at the bulge bracket, why he eventually decided to lateral to a smaller bank, moving to Austin, TX from New York, NY for an exciting private equity job and why he's now able to hit pause and reassess his options.

Member @JDS07 shares her path to joining a top private equity fund as an analyst right out of undergrad.  We cover a wide range of topics including:  1) What she learned during her bulge bracket investment banking internship  2) Why she wanted to skip investment banking  3) What she is seeing in the deal landscape, how her firm does diligence and how she is involved and  4) Detailed advice on how to prepare for super competitive private equity interviews with limited deal experience 5) What she plans on doing next... Her AMA is linked here. 

Member @Sasha Lubyansky shares his path from getting a phD in Academia to Lead Data Scientist at a top consulting firm.  Advice for the tools and skills that can help make you more valuable to your employer and when you should know it's time to switch jobs. His AMA is linked here.  

Member @earthwalker7 joins us again to give the listeners a deep dive into fundraising best practices for private equity funds, LP psychology as well as the various roles and career paths available to Investor Relations (IR) professionals.