Wall Street Oasis

In this episode, I'm joined by Carter Malloy, CEO & Founder of Acretrader.com, a site where you can easily invest in farmland. Prior to breaking out on his own, Carter spent five years at a long-short hedge fund and over seven years in equity research at Stephens before that. Learn what he liked most about equity research and investing as well as why he eventually decided to start his own company. 

In this episode, @LondonMentor shares his journey from going to a non-target in Italy to breaking into consulting where he worked for over 3 years. Listen how he eventually decided to take on a lot of debt to go to a top MBA program and make a successful transition to investment banking in London at a top bank. Make sure you don't miss how much he had to pay in penalties to his consulting firm for not going back and why it was still an easy choice for him. A really fun chat, hope you enjoy it!

In this episode, John LeFevre, author of Straight to Hell and popular twitter handle @GS Elevator joins the WSO pod to discuss his volatile career path. We learn about what initially drew him to Wall Street, why he left after a decade and what he's up to now with a variety of startups. I think John's path is a great reminder of some of the dangers young finance professionals face. The temptations, the drugs and the potential erosion of character in the chase for money is still something that is very much alive. Check out his latest entrepreneurial endeavors including thewhim.com which is a collection of interesting content around lifestyle, finance and travel and brummelco.com, a fashion startup he launched a few years ago.

In this episode, we hear about Kunal Mehta's path from pure finance at NYU to Sales & Trading at Nomura once he graduated. Find out why he quit without anything else lined up, what he did to pay the bills, why he was lost and how he stumbled into work that had meaning for him. What I like most about this episode is his willingness to share is failed missteps an entrepreneur and how it has shaped him as an investor on the other side of the table. Make sure to check out his latest book, Finding Genius on Amazon or in Bookstores.  Link in the show notes. 

In this episode, member @Yologoose96 share his path from being unemployed when he first graduated in 2011 to working as a paralegal for $43,000 per year to now making well over $200,000 as an Associate Director at a large private equity fund in a business dev function. Learn how he was able to make an internal pivot from compliance to business development at a large asset manager, what was the key inflection point in his career and how he was ready to take advantage when the opportunity presented itself.

In this episode, Arjun shares his path from a top undergraduate university to a quant role that also gave him exposure to some fundamental investing. We learn about his short stint in venture investing and why he jumped back into a quant role at a bulge bracket investment bank as well as the programs and skills needed to land these competitive roles.

In this episode, @Nick shares his path from the University of Chicago to working at Piper Jaffray in Healthcare M&A out of the New York office. How he was able to transition from a summer analyst role in ECM to M&A with a risky move, why he left after two years to start not one, but two companies and why he followed his sister's advice to go straight into Venture Capital.

In this episode, @Gaurav-Goel shares hit path from the ultra-competitive Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) to ECSP Business School in Paris for his Masters in Management. Learn how this degree differs from an MBA, the opportunities it affords during the gap year and how Gaurav leveraged it to land multiple top internships at large investment banks. Hear about his struggles to get his first break trying to stay in Paris speaking French and how once he broke through he was able to perform at the top of his internship class to get multiple full-time offers. Eventually, accepting an offer at Goldman in M&A in Paris, he stayed there for 7 years before jumping to Astorg Partners, a highly successful private equity fund in Europe. Learn why he wasn't able to save much when making hundreds of thousands of Euros each year, why he left to found his own start-up after a few years and what's in store for him next...

In this episode, @MauricioMBA shares his path working at JP Morgan in the strategy and CFO office and his ability to make the jump to the structured products desk. How he transitioned to Barclays, eventually making his way into an impact investing role as well as some important advice for younger listeners just starting out their careers.

In this episode, we talk with Nate Bailey who survived a tough job market by selling life insurance out of his non-target university. Learn what was the hardest part of his path, the difference between being an agent and a broker and specific advice he gives to the younger listeners.