CWBS: The Scope

In today's episode, Niki Zhang (CC '28) and Raine Wang (BC '26) interview Anna Pan (BC '26) and Intellect Chen (CC '26) , two transfer students and current members of Columbia Women’s Business Society, about their journeys transitioning to Columbia. They discuss their motivations for transferring, the challenges and opportunities they encountered, and how they navigated academics, career resources, and social life in a new environment. From finding community through clubs like CWBS to adjusting to life in New York City, they share valuable insights and advice for fellow transfer students.

In today's episode, Niamh O'Brien and Jazmin Lesane from Columbia's Center for Career Education reflect on the best ways for students to prepare for finance recruiting. They answer questions including: Does your major matter? What are the best resources at Columbia that students should take advantage of to prepare for interviews? Tune in if you're interested in pursuing a career in finance and want to make sure you are prepared for the recruiting process.

In today's episode, CWBS Professional Development Chairs Liana Wadhwani CC' 26 & Grace Song CC' 25 reflect on their finance recruitment experiences and provide guidance on breaking into the industry. Tune in if you're interested in pursuing a career in finance but are unsure where to start! If you enjoyed listening to this episode, make sure to attend their Finance Bootcamp occurring every Sunday in Uris 330 from 5-6 pm (10/6/24 - 11/17/24)!

In today's episode of CW no BS, Zainab P. interviews Esther M., a senior in Columbia College, as she reflects on her past experiences working in investment banking. Tune in if you have ever wondered what it’s like working on the floor, how college students find these jobs, and the skills you can gain from these opportunities.

Special Thanks to Zainab Pate for Conducting the interview, Carla Sephton for editing, and our sponser What's Next with Lacey .

At this year's conference we spoke to several attendees about their hopes for the conference and the future for women in finance. Listen to hear about conference attendees experiences!

Special thanks to Carla Sephton for conducting the interviews and editing the episode.

The Scope Podcast is back! This episode includes an interview with Mischka Capriles, the founder of Lamarca Well, which was started to connect a community seeking a healthier life with different tools, connections, and education to help them acheive it.

This interview was conducted by Zainab Pate, Kirsten Real, and Carla Sephton (special s/o to Carla for editing!) . The outreach for this interview was conducted by Marcela Maldonado.

Today on the podcast we have Eve Halimi and Anam Lakhani, the co-founders of Alinea, an investing app for Gen Zs which allows them to grow their money by investing in what matters to them. Eve is a Barnard Athena Scholar alumna, which is where she co-founded her Y Combinator-backed startup Alinea. Alinea is the first investing app to provide full transparency on companies’ financials as well as their environmental, social, and workplace values so its customers can make conscious investing decisions. Previously, Eve was working in Strategy at Contentsquare, a growth stage data analytics startup, and held multiple positions in banks and hedge funds. She graduated from Barnard College with a Bachelors’s in Economics. Anam Lakhani is the co-founder and co-CEO of a Y Combinator-backed startup, Alinea. Alinea is the first investing app to make it easy to create, invest, and share "playlists" (bundles of stocks). Prior to Alinea, she worked at Citigroup as an investment banker in Equity Capital Markets. Anam received her bachelor’s degree from Barnard College of Columbia University in May of 2019, and graduated cum laude with a major in Economics. During her time at Barnard, she was an Athena Scholar and a senior admissions fellow. Visit their website alinea-invest.com to learn more and download their app on the app store.

Today on the podcast we have Vanessa Pham. Vanessa is the CEO and co-founder of Omsom, the daughter of Vietnamese refugees, and a Bain & Co. and Harvard alum. She advised Fortune 500 CPGs under their growth and retail strategy as a management consultant at Bain & Co. Prior to that, she managed a $3 million e-commerce business while studying sociology and economics at Harvard. She loves cooking all things fermented, caramelized and braised, and was recently named one of the Top 100 Home Cooks by Airbnb. 

Today on the podcast we have Kathryn Minshew! Kathryn is the CEO & Founder of The Muse, a career platform used by over 75 million people to research companies and careers. The Muse was recently named one of Fast Company's 50 Most Innovative Companies in the World and #3 Most Innovative Company for Enterprise.

Kathryn has spoken at MIT and Harvard, contributed to the Washington Street Journal and Harvard Business Review, and appeared on TODAY and CNN, among others. Kathryn worked on HPV vaccine introduction in Rwanda with the Clinton Health Access Initiative before founding The Muse and was previously at McKinsey & Company. Her first book, “The New Rules of Work: The Modern Playbook for Navigating Your Career” (Crown Business, April 2017), was a Wall Street Journal national bestseller.

Today on the podcast we have Aleksandra Medina, Co-Founder and CPO of Frich, and Katrin Kaurov, Co-Founder and CEO of Frich, a FinTech company making money social.

Aleksandra Medina completed an Interactive Media Design degree at NYU that equipped her with technical and design skills. She chose to develop an expertise in design and brand strategy working across Europe, Asia and the US building global brands with McCann. She has also worked with brands such as Audi and Warner Music focusing specifically on the Gen Z customer and is currently in charge of the full lifecycle of the product at Frich.

Katrin Kaurov worked as a model from the age of 15 which allowed her to live in 20+ countries by the time she was 21. She started her first company at the age of 19 and after that created an app called Modelclub which was a social app for models & influencers. She took Modelclub from the initial idea to it being one of the most used apps within the fashion industry within 2 years. Inspired by that, she left the fashion industry, went to graduate school at Harvard and worked at a late-stage fin-tech company as a VP of Partnerships focusing on strategic growth before starting Frich.