In this episode, WS_PWND shares his background in classical music and performance prepared him for some of the most competitive jobs in finance. In Part 1 of 2, we learn about the accident that changed everything and the big break he got right after the Great Financial Crisis to land his first job in finance in the back office. Listen to hear how he turned that opportunity into his first of many transitions to a front office role to become a Leveraged Finance Originations Analyst at a regional firm to the same role at a bulge bracket bank and what that meant for his career.