In this episode, I sit down with Angela Branaes, a seasoned Product Manager with an impressive background spanning top companies like Morgan Stanley, Cisco, and Amazon. Angela's career journey has taken her through roles in software engineering and product management, offering her a unique perspective on the tech industry. She also took a bold step away from the corporate world to launch her own startup, gaining invaluable experience. Angela discusses her transition into product management, the lessons she learned from her entrepreneurial venture, and her reasons for leaving a senior position at Amazon. Tune in to hear Angela's insightful stories and advice for aspiring product managers.

Join me in this episode where I chat with Abdelrahman Fathallah, the founder of Guillam Coffee House in London. Fascinated by finance and business operations, Fathallah chose to gain firsthand experience by starting his own venture. He made the bold decision to leave his well-paid private equity job to open a coffee house. Today, Guillam Coffee House is thriving, with four branches in prime London locations. In this episode, Fathallah shares his inspiring career journey, how he built Guillam, and the challenges he faced throughout the way.

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Adnan made an interesting Career Shift where he Studied Civil Engineering at NYU Abu Dhabi but decided to Launch his professional Career in the Startup Ecosystem. Tune in to Listen to his interesting Career Journey and what he does at StartAD; a Startup Hub and Incubator in Abu Dhabi.

(00:00) Introduction

(11:54) How Do Incubators Select Startups

From crunching numbers to closing deals, join Shresht, a seasoned Sales Pro at Certinia, as he walks us through his career journey, from finance grad to sales rockstar. Dive into Shresht's definition of sales, his day-to-day as a Senior Account Executive, and his top tips for breaking into the industry. Packed with career insights and industry wisdom, this episode is a must-listen for sales newbies and veterans alike. Don't miss out! Hit subscribe for more inspiring journeys and sales secrets.

(00:00) Introduction

(55:39) Advice for International Candidates

*Disclaimer*: All thoughts and opinions expressed in this video reflects the guest's and the host's personal views and are not an official statement from their employers.

Watch this Video if you are Considering a Career in Product Management! In this video I interview Brandon, a Technical Product Manager, where he explains what Prodct Managament is, how to break into product management and provides insights about Product Management and Technical Product Management based on his experiences at noon in Dubai and Beamery in London.

*Disclaimer*: All thoughts and opinions expressed in this video reflects the guest's and the host's personal views and are not an official statement from their employers.

0:00 Introduction

55:47 Advice for Young Professionals

Watch this Video if you are Considering a Career in Management Consulting! In this video I interview Karim, a BCG consultant in London, where he explains what Managament Consulting is, provides tips to prepare for management consulting interviews and provides insights about consulting.

0:00 Introduction

1:15 Why Management Consulting

5:57 What is Management Consulting

8:06 Types of Consulting Firms: An Industry Breakdown

12:26 What Do Consultants Do?

16:42 The Different Consulting Job Levels

20:11 Your Experience Across Different Types of Consulting Firms

25:42 Which Type of Consulting firm should Young Professionals Target?

29:42 Can Anyone Break Into Management Consulting?

35:30 The Management Consulting Interview Process

44:06 Hoe To Prepare For Consulting Interviews

51:03 Anything About Management Consulting You Would Be Critical Off?

54:05 Consulting Exit Opportunities

56:15 Working as Consultant in MENA VS UK

1:00:08 Advice for Young Professionals

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Welcome to an inspiring episode of CareersTalks! In this interview, I sit down with the amazing Mary Agbesanwa to delve into the world of side businesses, motivation, work-life balance, personal branding, and navigating millennial pressures.

(01:20) What Fuels Your Motivation?

(04:48) How do you Balance Work and your own Business?

(08:03) How do you support Girlguiding as a Board Trustee?

(10:52) Tips for young professionals building their brand?

(13:30) What's One Important Lesson You've Learned in Your Career?

Mary Kemi Agbesanwa is a Fintech Growth (sales) Lead at a UK Fintech Startup called Seccl. Before that Mary worked at PwC as Managment Consulting Focusing on Projects in the Fintech Industry. In this episode we discuss the difference between these two industries and how mary transitioned to Sales after 5 years in Consulting.

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⏱Timestamps⏱:

(00:00) Introduction

(00:40) Tell us about your company Seccl

(02:38) Tell us about your role as a Growth Lead

(05:40) Steps of the Customer Acquistion Process (Sales)

(08:44) Growth Lead (Sales) vs Account Manager role

(10:08) Skills Required to Work in Sales

(12:27) Why Did you Start Your Career with Management Consulting?

(16:02) Shifting from Consulting to Sales

(18:29) Consulting vs Startups (Skills and Learning)

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(00:00) Introduction

(01:14) Shifting from Basketball to Investment Banking

(05:17) What is Investment Banking (IB)

(06:26) What does the Merger & Acquisitions (M&A) divison does?

(08:10) Stages of an M&A Transaction

(09:14) Phase1: 1. Investment Teaser

(11:08) Pahse1: 2. Management View (Financial Model)

(12:54) Phase1: 3. Investment Memorandum (IM)

(16:58) Phase1: 4. Non-Binding Offer

(19:17) Phase2: 1. Q&A and Binding Offer

(20:43) Phase2: 2. Management Presentation (MP)

(23:15) Phase2: 3. Negotiating

(24:28) Phase3: Closing

(27:27) Daily Responsibilities

(29:06) Working at Evercore vs HSBC

(33:24) You worked 4 years in IB, have you ever considered leaving?

(37:00) Does an IB internship or a master’s degree increase your chance of lading an lB role?

(38:53) How to break into IB?

(40:46) How to Network the Right Way?

(43:48) Can AI replace IB jobs?