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#33 Hannah Zhang | Leaving Morgan Stanley and Never Looking Back


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⏱Timestamps⏱
00:00:00 – Introduction & Guest Welcome
00:01:51 – Hannah’s Background
00:02:42 – Pivoting from Sales & Trading to Investment Banking
00:04:39 – Networking & Internal Transfers at a Bank
00:06:41 – Navigating Team Dynamics & Manager Support
00:08:01 – Sales & Trading vs. Banking Team Structure
00:11:10 – Banking Culture in Hong Kong vs. New York
00:13:20 – Burnout & the Reality of IB Hours in Asia
00:15:03 – The Moment She Decided to Leave Banking
00:15:05 – Traveling & Moving to Latin America
00:16:52 – What is DiDi? Launching Food Delivery in Mexico
00:18:07 – Startup Life vs. Banking Life
00:21:12 – Banking Accelerator
00:22:25 – Goal Going into Wharton: Product Management
00:24:22 – Strategy Roles vs. Product Roles
00:29:06 – Pivoting from PM to Product Marketing
00:31:12 – How Hannah Started Creating Content
00:37:03 – Defining a “Nonlinear” Career Path
00:39:13 – Do You Need a Prestigious Background?
00:40:44 – Is Banking Still Worth It?
00:44:14 – Happiness, Fulfillment & Career Reflection
00:47:04 – AI’s Impact on Tech & Finance Careers
00:49:27 – AI Tools They’re Both Using (ChatGPT, Claude, Claude Code)
00:51:23 – Content Creation with AI & Automation
00:54:02 – Personal Finance Advice from a Former Banker
00:56:50 – Options, Speculative Bets & Investing Mistakes
00:57:51 – Advice to Her Younger Self at Morgan Stanley
01:00:44 – Is Banking / Consulting Still Worth Doing?
01:02:01 – Closing Thoughts & Outro

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