What’s up Smart Money Crew. Hope you are having a wonderful Easter Sunday. There’s a famous quote attributed to President Teddy Roosevelt that goes something along the lines of: “comparison is the thief of joy.” Over the past couple of weeks I’ve been thinking pretty deeply about this concept and realized that there’s some profound truth to it that is especially important to our current social media generation. I wanted to share my brief thoughts on this episode and hope you find it helpful! Enjoy J

Death is not usually a fun topic to talk about. But in many ways it’s also something we all share. The moment we were born on this earth, we were destined to die. And yet we spend so much of our life running from it, fearing it, and trying to avoid it.

In her book “The Top Five Regrets of the Dying,” Bronnie Ware writes about her experience as a caregiver to the dying. Over the years through assisting people at the end of their lives, Bronnie kept hearing her patients express the same regrets over and over again - which she compiled into a blog post that later became the book titled, “The Top Five Regrets of the Dying.” In this episode I wanted to touch upon a few of the ideas from this book as it pertains to my own life experience and hope it’ll be somewhat helpful to you as well! Enjoy 😊

What’s up Smart Money Crew. Hope you are having a wonderful week! On this episode I wanted to go over 5 things I wish I knew before starting my first investment banking internship at Goldman and my finance career in general. Mainly just the thoughts I wish my younger self knew and hopefully some of this is helpful to you on your journeys as well!

What’s up Smart Money Crew! Hope y’all are having a wonderful weekend. One of the hobbies I’ve been picking up recently during quarantine is teaching myself programming. In college one of my biggest regrets is that I didn’t dedicate more time to studying Computer Science. Technology and in particular software is completely taking over the world and having a deep understanding of Computer Science is the closest equivalent of having a superpower in my humble opinion. In this episode I talk about some of the key lessons the process of learning how to code has taught me and thought these realizations might be helpful for you as well! Hope you enjoy :)

What’s up Smart Money Crew. It has been a minute since our last episode. Hope you guys are well!

This episode is going to be a bit more on the more personal side as we all navigate the tail end of the pandemic. I’ve always been someone who has been more on the restless side and being cooped up indoors definitely was not the most enjoyable experience.

Something I’ve picked up almost out of necessity is the hobby of endurance running – or endurance sports for that matter. Having been a sprinter my entire life, I’ve always been more attracted to the big muscles and bulging biceps side of the spectrum as opposed to the skinny-lean look of endurance athletes but life experience has, as always, humbled me to learn and adapt. So with that, please sit back, relax, and enjoy the show!

What’s up Smart Money Crew. Welcome back to another episode. This is part two of a two-part series with the soon to be Dr. Nuvid Bhuiyan. If you missed the first part, please feel free to check out the previous episode – episode #039. If you’re in the right place, please sit back, relax, and enjoy the show!

What’s up Smart Money Crew. It’s your host Dean Thomas. Welcome back to another interview with a very special guest. This will be part one of a two part series with a good friend of mine. We both started our careers as investment bankers at Goldman Sachs before she decided to leave the shiny world of suits and private car service behind to pursue the path of medicine. We discuss how she developed the fortitude to forge her own path amidst all the noise of Wall Street and what ultimately gives her journey meaning. Please give a very warm welcome to my good friend, the soon to be Dr. Nuvid Bhuiyan :)

What’s up Smart Money Crew! Welcome back – this is your host Dean Thomas. On today’s episode we have a very special guest who not only fluently speaks Norwegian, Mandarin, and English but has spent her early adulthood literally around the world. She has since settled down in Bergen, Norway and focuses her time on helping revitalize the Norwegian tourist industry. In her spare time, she enjoys taking beautiful nature photos all while running ultra-marathons. Please give a warm Smart Money welcome to my good friend Krysta Alexa Singh! :)

What’s up Smart Money Crew! Hope you had a wonderful weekend. Welcome back to part two of my conversation with the incredible Ian Hodge. In case you missed the first part, feel free to check out the previous episode #036. If you’re the right place, sit back, relax and enjoy the show :)

What’s up Smart Money Crew welcome back to another episode. On today’s show, we have one of the most accomplished young adults in the tech space I’ve had the honor of meeting. From graduating Stanford with a 4.0 gpa in computer science to competing at a very high level in distance running to now quickly becoming one of the top performing software engineers at Facebook, he reveals through our conversation some of the secrets behind his extraordinary success including resilience, pain tolerance, and an unrelenting drive to succeed. This will be part 1 of a 2 part series. Please give a warm Smart Money welcome to my good friend, Ian Hodge :)