Wall Street Oasis

Member @Mentor2019 shares his story from a semi-target to landing a bulge bracket investment banking offer. Why he stayed for 3 years before making the jump to private equity and why he targeted smaller funds. His AMA is linked here. Want him to Mentor You? Book time to chat with him here

Member @UnbreakableGlass shares how he broke into a competitive finance leadership development program in a large hospital network in the midwest. We cover what his parents did for him, finding your purpose and the benefits of not chasing the same path as everyone else. Want him to mentor you? Check out his profile here.

Member @Wallstreet18 had no clue what investment banking even was when he graduated from his non-target MBA program in 2010. Learn how he was able to pivot into the Big4 Transaction Advisory Services (TAS) group and then lateral to a middle market investment bank. What each transition was like and why he actually craved more hours. Want him to Mentor You? Book time to chat with him here

Member @Bull-Ish shares how he built up a robust internship profile and networked aggressively throughout his undergraduate studies to help him break into an elite boutique investment bank from a complete non-target with a 3.4 GPA. How he was able to secure an offer even after bombing multiple investment banking superdays and what happened when he had to leave unexpectedly from his analyst stint. His AMA is linked here. Want him to Mentor You? Book time to chat with him here

Member @GunnarGregory shares his path from working at Goldman in investment banking across two different groups, from joining a start-up hedge fund to now branching out to run his own business. What he learned along the way, how he views mentors and a certain mindset that helps him grow. His AMA is linked here. Want him to Mentor You? Book time to chat with him here

Member @greenspud graduated from undergrad right during the height of the Great Recession in 2008. Learn how he was able to land an equity research position at an investment bank, what he did when things went south and how he was able to pivot to a new career as a software developer.  He explains his stint trading for himself and how he was able to make a quick $10,000 but that the psychology behind trading lead him down a dangerous path. Some very important lessons about culture and timing in this episode. His AMA is linked here. 

Member @Knightshade shares his winding road to working at one of the top proprietary trading shops in the world. We cover how he continually took on a lot of risk and bet on himself. What he did when he was unemployed for months at a time - more than once in the first few years out of school - and how he prepared for the tricky brainteasers and mental math that can rattle even the most polished candidates. His AMA is linked here. Want him to Mentor You? Book time to chat with him here

Member @BigTuna5 shares his heart-wrenching but inspirational story. As an immigrant moving out of a mud house with uneducated parents and only a strong work-ethic to his name, hear what kept him going after countless setbacks for him, his two siblings and his parents. From sleeping in a van with his family to befriending a janitor that would let his family sleep in the school gymnasium, nothing came easy. Listen to find out how it all turned out and where he found motivation.

Member @km190 gets into the details of what made him stand out from his peers in order to make it to IB and eventually PE from a complete non-target. This is a part 2 of a 2 part series since we go into a lot of depth. In this segment, we cover his struggle to make the transition from investment banking to private equity as well as his jump from his first PE fund to the one where he currently works. Find out how he eventually broke in and why he left his first PE fund. His AMA is linked here. Want him to Mentor You? Book time to chat with him here

Member @km190 gets into the details of what made him stand out from his peers in order to make it to IB and eventually PE from a complete non-target. This is a 2 part series since we go in depth. In part 1, we cover his serendipitous meeting at an info session and his path to IB from undergrad.   His AMA is linked here. Want him to Mentor You? Book time to chat with him here