41 min

Big Law to Investment Banking VP making $400k+ ...but First Sleeping in His Car Wall Street Oasis

    • Business

In this episode, chicago13 shares his winding path graduating from Berkeley in 2006 and trying to make it big by building apps and living in the start-up ecosystem in Silicon Valley. Listen to why it didn't work out along with some words of warning, what the main turning point was and why he ended up getting his JD and jumping into Big Law...only to leave one year later to join a middle-market investment bank. Learn about the common associate struggles starting out in IB, why he was screamed at during a Holiday Party and how he managed to overcome those obstacles to get promoted to VP.  

In this episode, chicago13 shares his winding path graduating from Berkeley in 2006 and trying to make it big by building apps and living in the start-up ecosystem in Silicon Valley. Listen to why it didn't work out along with some words of warning, what the main turning point was and why he ended up getting his JD and jumping into Big Law...only to leave one year later to join a middle-market investment bank. Learn about the common associate struggles starting out in IB, why he was screamed at during a Holiday Party and how he managed to overcome those obstacles to get promoted to VP.  

41 min

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