Evolutionary Exchanges

Welcome to our third season of Evolutionary Exchanges! 

In this episode, consultants Alexandra Murray-Tacon and Emily Capon speak with analyst Harsita Raja about their experiences working at Evolution Partners. They discuss how their different academic backgrounds add strength to the team, diversifying perspective and thought in an industry predicated on pragmatism and agile problem-solving skills. Alexandra, Emily and Harsita also discuss the Evolution Partners internship programme, and what the role entails. We'd like to remind our listeners that Evolution Partners recruits on a rolling basis - if you are interested in a career in consulting, we'd love to hear from you.

Join us in this discussion to find out how you can get involved in life at Evolution Partners.

In this episode of Evolutionary Exchanges and the final instalment of our second season, the Evolution Partners team are excited to be joined by Brian Wong.

Thank you for joining us, Brian!

In this episode of Evolutionary Exchanges, analyst Luke Marcon is joined by consultants Alexandra Murray-Tacon and Emily Capon to discuss  Web3, the blockchain, and the decentralised future promised by a world funded by cryptocurrency. Join the conversation and be sure to have a look at Luke Marcon's recent article, 'Read, Write, Own: Web3 Demystified' to discover more about the rapidly evolving world of decentralised technologies. 

In this episode of Evolutionary Exchanges, consultant Emily Capon is joined by Evolution Partners founder David Powell, consultant Alexandra Murray-Tacon and analyst Luke Marcon to discuss economic sanctions, most recently levied against Russia as a consequence of the invasion of Ukraine. Sanctions, as our team discusses, have been historically seen to have limited efficacy. Do sanctions ever achieve their desired outcome? If they are ineffective, why are they still enforced? Join our team's discussion of these pertinent questions, and more, in this episode.

In this episode of Evolutionary Exchanges, consultant Emily is joined by Evolution Partners founder David Powell, consultant Alexandra Murray-Tacon and analyst Luke Marcon to discuss Evolution Partners’ predictions for 2022, written at the beginning of the year. Our predictions, which focused on COVID, inflation, cryptocurrency and Elon Musk's wealth, certainly remain relevant, and make for an interesting discussion as the year continues to bring new developments in these sectors.

In this episode of Evolutionary Exchanges, consultant Emily Capon and analyst Luke Marcon discuss the Evolution Partners internship programme, which runs as an off-cycle internship year-round. The opportunity to work as an analyst intern at Evolution Partners, as Luke discusses, is a useful insight into financial consulting. It allows analysts to consolidate and apply existing skills as well as develop a fresh awareness of the industry and its surrounding sectors. Luke, who has spent his gap year working in the financial sector, discusses his time working with Evolution Partners, and his plans for university where he hopes to study finance. 

In this episode of Evolutionary Exchanges, two of our consultants, Emily Capon and Alexandra Murray-Tacon, are joined by Kiki Power, alumna of the Evolution Partners 2020 Internship Programme. In honour of International Women's Day this month, Kiki, Emily and Alexandra discuss their experiences as women in the financial services industry, and the notion of the 'glass ceiling'. Kiki, now working as an Associate at Ernst & Young, gives an illuminating insight into her career trajectory in the early stages of graduate employment as a young woman in business.

In this episode of Evolutionary Exchanges, our analyst Sara Ali is joined by Evolution Partners consultant Laurene Tue. Laurene discusses her previous vocation as Muay Thai world champion, and her transition into the corporate world through project management. Now working as a consultant, and getting used to life as a mother, Laurene bestows some important wisdom on how to juggle priorities in life and in business.

In this episode of Evolutionary Exchanges, our summer analysts William, Navya, Ishaan, Nader, and Adelina are joined by Evolution Partners founder David Powell as they discuss their experiences of the changing trends in the world of finance and banking. Join them as they give their perspectives on topics such as the future of payments, the rise of investment apps and the declining importance of physical banks.

To kick off the second season of Evolutionary Exchanges, we bring to you a discussion focused on our brand-new Global Internship Program. In this episode, our GIP analysts Will Pook, Navya Sethi, Ishaan Goenka and Nader Di Michele talk about their backgrounds, what attracted them to Evolution Partners and what they feel they have gained from their experiences so far in the GIP.