Wall Street Oasis

Member @mledyard shares her path from working in corporate development at International Paper and moving up the ranks to her transition to investment banking. In part 2 of this 2 part episode, Megan shares her experience as an Associate in investment banking. How she survived without prior banking experience and two key tips for having a successful career. 

Member @mledyard shares her path from working in corporate development at International Paper and moving up the ranks to her eventual transition to investment banking. In this first part of a 2 part episode, Megan gives us a detailed look at her thought process of why she started in corp dev at such a large firm and how she continually got promoted. We also explore how she had to hustle to land an investment banking associate offer out of Booth since she was in the night program. 

In this episode, Adam shares how he broke into Big 4 Audit after working for a year at a non-profit after graduating his super non-target with a degree in accounting. We learn how he ended up at that non-target, how he made the jump into the Big 4 and then how his impressive performance opened doors internally to make his final transition into more interesting strategy work.   Learn why his bosses were consistently impressed so you can try to emulate his path.

Member @CRE Entrepreneur shares his path from undergrad to working as a brokerage analyst. He covers his shift over to the portfolio management side of the business, why he enjoys real estate, how much his pay has gone up since he graduated 4 years ago and what's in store for him next. Also, listen to hear what he is investing in now and who he feels is a good fit for real estate finance careers. Want him to mentor you? Check out his profile here Want to ask some questions? Check out his AMA here

Member @CPAtoIB shares his path from a state-school into audit at the Big 4. Find out what piqued his interest in investment banking and the buyside and how he navigated over to transaction advisory services as an intermediate step to his end goal. Learn about pay ranges at each of these stages and what's in store next for him. 

Member @sman540 shares his journey from a small boutique bank to a reputable bulge bracket investment bank. How he struck out the first time with on-cycle private equity recruiting while at the boutique and how he recovered the second time around. Learn about how intense the on-cycle private equity recruiting process is and why it's similar to a hostage situation Want him to mentor you? Check out his profile here. Take a look at his recent AMA here

Richard Hill, founder of Hill Industries and VoteOurVoice shares his story from FX and bond trader at Barclays to VP in capital markets and private placements at Citi. Why he had multiple offers and the cold realities during a downturn. we have a candid conversation about how to prepare for interviews, pay back in the 90s vs today. We find out why he was successful building his own boutique investment bank and what he's up to now. Want to work with this mentor? Check him out here!

In this two-part series, member @LateralMonkey shares her story from a non-target school all the way to the front office at a bulge bracket investment bank. Find out what helped her land a rare sophomore summer internship in capital markets and why she despised it. Why she stayed at the same bank for her junior summer and what saved her time and time again. This is part 2 or 2 Want to book time with this mentor? Check out her profile here.

In this two-part series, member @LateralMonkey shares her story from a non-target school all the way to the front office at a bulge bracket investment bank. Find out what helped her land a rare sophomore summer internship in capital markets and why she despised it. Why she stayed at the same bank for her junior summer and what saved her time and time again. This is part 1 or 2. Want to book time with this mentor? Check out her profile here.

Member @Kindred.Soul shares his journey from a walk-on at his undergrad D1 football program all the way to the NFL.   Learn why he left professional football after only 3 years, why it was at the worst possible time, how he broke into investment banking and the struggles he's overcome at his bulge bracket bank to get promoted. His AMA is linked here. Want him to Mentor You? Book time to chat with him here