Elite Finance with Kaushik: Private Equity, Venture Capital, Hedge Fund, Investment Banking Careers

Onefinnet Media

Definitive Podcast for Elite Careers in High Finance with Top Firms, Pros & Leaders across Private Equity, Venture Capital, Hedge Funds, Investment Banking & AI in Finance. Each episode features elite High Finance guests, who will take you behind what it takes to be successful in top careers. The caliber of guests & quality of discussion is unparalleled. This Podcast is for current Finance Professionals at various stages of their Career, and for Aspiring Professionals & Students who want to enter the High Finance space. Host Kaushik has 10+ years of experience in private equity, investment banking & consulting at Goldman Sachs & Beyond- having built 3 market-leading Private Equity Businesses. He is also the founder of Onefinnet, the Premier Finance & AI in Finance platform & largest Finance Network in the world - used by top Firms & Top Finance Professionals across various sub-platforms: AI in Finance; Hiring & Capital Raising for Firms, and Best-in-Class Training; Coaching; Networking for Professionals & Students. Learn more at onefinnet.com

  1. FEB 9

    Hedge Funds & Private Equity Secondaries: Tim S, Balyasny & Goldman Sachs

    Join Season 4, Episode 6 of the Elite Finance Podcast with Kaushik, with Tim S, from Balyasny (Hedge Fund), Goldman Sachs (Investment Banking) & W Capital (Secondaries) - on Hedge Funds, Private Equity & Secondaries! The Elite Finance podcast features elite professionals & investors from the top PE, HF, VC, IB & AI firms in the world.   Like, Comment, Subscribe for Top Elite Finance Content Like this. Kaushik is the leading voice in the High Finance space, having built 3 Private Equity platforms to date, including Onefinnet, the #1 Finance platform in the world.  Onefinnet is the #1 PE/HF/IB training & development platform in the world, used by the top firms ($700bn+ AUM) and top professionals & students (100,000+ trained since 2020).  Explore Onefinnet's 1-on-1 IB/PE/HF Elite Coaching Platform: https://onefinnet.com/coaching Explore Onefinnet's Leading Training Platform: https://elevatecareer.teachable.com/ 0:00 Introduction 3:45 Tim's Intro 9:20 Private Equity Mindset vs Hedge Fund Mindset 14:10 Tim's Onefinnet Experience and role 17:00 Private Equity: What does Secondaries Space look like 25:30 Private Equity: Evolution of Secondaries 28:25 Private Equity: What does Secondaries underwriting look like 36:00 Private Equity: Sourcing and Due Diligence Process 43:50 Private Equity: Metrics for return in Secondaries 46:30 Private Equity: A Secondaries case study 55:50 Hedge Fund: Hedge Fund Industry as whole 1:01:30 Hedge Fund: Skillsets to have for Hedge Funds 1:07:20 Hedge Fund: Day in a life of Hedge Fund Associate 1:11:55 Hedge Fund: 5-Year Horizon shift from Private Equity 1:18:10 Hedge Fund: Effects of Ai in Trading. 1:28:00 Private Equity: Secondaries Recruiting Process 1:30:20 Hedge Fund: Recruiting Process 1:33:30 Personal Advice 1:36:50 Ending Note #hedgefunds #privateequity  #secondaries #careers   #mentorship  #advice  #technology  #talent  #ai  #recruiting  #university  #firms  #wallstreet

    1h 40m
  2. FEB 2

    Growth Equity & Private Equity, Claire, JMI Equity, Top 5 Growth Equity Fund, $11bn AUM

    Join Season 4, Episode 5 of the Elite Finance Podcast with Kaushik, with Claire Mendelson, JMI Equity, one of the Top 5 Growth Equity Firms in the world with $11bn AUM - on Growth Equity & Private Equity! The Elite Finance podcast features elite professionals & investors from the top PE, HF, VC, IB & AI firms in the world.   Like, Comment, Subscribe for Top Elite Finance Content Like this. Kaushik is the leading voice in the High Finance space, having built 3 Private Equity platforms to date, including Onefinnet, the #1 Finance platform in the world.  Onefinnet is the #1 PE/HF/IB training & development platform in the world, used by the top firms ($700bn+ AUM) and top professionals & students (100,000+ trained since 2020).  Explore Onefinnet's 1-on-1 IB/PE/HF Elite Coaching Platform: https://onefinnet.com/coaching Explore Onefinnet's Leading Training Platform: https://elevatecareer.teachable.com/ 00:00: Event Intro 02:30: Claire's Introduction 05:20: Why Growth Equity 09:00: What is Growth Equity 13:55: Growth Equity: What does Founder Partnership look like 19:35: Growth Equity: Future Sectors for Growth investing 24:00: Growth Equity: What makes a great software/Ai Company 29:30: Growth Equity: Day in a life of Senior Associate in Growth Equity Firm 37:10: Growth Equity: What does the growth equity lifecycle of a deal look like 42:55: Growth Equity: Different kinds of Modeling used in Growth Equity  47:25: Growth Equity: Breaking into Growth Equity firms 52:00: How was Wharton MBA experience 53:45: Growth Equity: How to standout at the job #privateequity  #growthequity #careers   #mentorship  #advice  #technology  #talent  #ai  #recruiting  #university  #firms  #wallstreet

    57 min
  3. JAN 25

    Private Credit: Rachel, Carlyle Group ($474bn AUM)

    Join Season 4, Episode 4 of the Elite Finance Podcast with Kaushik, with Rachel Lyons, from Carlyle, one of the leading Private Equity & Private Credit firms in the world with $474bn in AUM! The Elite Finance podcast features elite professionals & investors from the top PE, HF, VC, IB & AI firms in the world.   Like, Comment, Subscribe for Top Elite Finance Content Like this. Kaushik is the leading voice in the High Finance space, having built 3 Private Equity platforms to date, including Onefinnet, the #1 Finance platform in the world.  Onefinnet is the #1 PE/HF/IB training & development platform in the world, used by the top firms ($700bn+ AUM) and top professionals & students (100,000+ trained since 2020).  Explore Onefinnet's 1-on-1 IB/PE/HF Elite Coaching Platform: https://onefinnet.com/coaching Explore Onefinnet's Leading Training Platform: https://elevatecareer.teachable.com/ 305 | Rachel's Introduction 620 | What is Private Credit and difference from Private Equity 830 | Private Credit Explosion 1150 | Private Credit: Thinking Process and difference from PE 1400 | Private Credit: What to focus on  1600 | Private Credit: Public Credit vs Private Debt 1830 | Private Credit: Impacts of Interest Rates 2005 | Prvate Credit: Metrics of Evaluation 2210 | Private Credit: Types of Strategies 2420 | Private Credit: Mezzanine Financing (Debt and Equity) 2545 | Private Credit: Real Asset Financing 2655 | Private Credit: Day in a life of Private Credit Associate 2955 | Private Credit: Importance of maintaing banking relationships 3200 | Private Credit: High level Deal (uniqueness and challenges) 3540 | Personal Experience 3800 | Private Credit: Types of Analysis 4110 | Private Credit: Lessons learned in practise 4515 | Private Credit: Breaking into Private Credit (Recruiting Process) 4900 | Private Credit: Case Study Testing 5150 | Personal outside of work Leadership experience 5710 | Rachel's Harvard Business School Experience 10210 | Private Credit: AI in Private Credit Space #privatecredit #privateequity  #careers   #mentorship  #advice  #energy #technology  #talent  #ai  #recruiting  #university  #firms  #wallstreet

    1h 5m
  4. JAN 17

    Energy & Infra Private Equity: Will, VP, Clean Hill Partners - Energy, Infrastructure & Technology Private Equity

    Join Season 4, Episode 3 of the Elite Finance Podcast with Kaushik, with Will Goodman, Vice President at Clean Hill Partners, one of the leading & fastest growing Energy Private Equity firms in the world! The Elite Finance podcast features elite professionals & investors from the top PE, HF, VC, IB & AI firms in the world.   Like, Comment, Subscribe for Top Elite Finance Content Like this. Kaushik is the leading voice in the High Finance space, having built 3 Private Equity platforms to date, including Onefinnet, the #1 Finance platform in the world.  Onefinnet is the #1 PE/HF/IB training & development platform in the world, used by the top firms ($700bn+ AUM) and top professionals & students (100,000+ trained since 2020).  Explore Onefinnet's 1-on-1 IB/PE/HF Elite Coaching Platform: https://onefinnet.com/coaching Explore Onefinnet's Leading Training Platform: https://elevatecareer.teachable.com/ 210 | Will's Introduction 800 | How has Onefinnet Helped you 1110 | Private Equity: Breakdown of Energy Sector 1435 | Private Equity: Types of Technology Companies  1855 | Business Models in Energy Sector 1955 | Investor Players in Energy Sector Space 2400 | Private Equity: What to see in Early Stage Energy companies 2700 | Energy Private Equity: Overview of Energy Generation Sector 3215 | Energy Private Equity: How to drive Conviction for Growth 3700 | Energy Private Equity: Evaluating different business models  4010 | Energy Private Equity: How does the Growth Look like 4300 | Energy Private Equity: Overview of Energy Consumption Sector 4840 | Energy Private Equity: Overview of Digital Infrastructure 5255 | Private Equity: PE role in powering AI Revolution 5645 | Political Environment in Energy Sector 5850 | PE: Breaking in Private Equity for Energy Sectors 10510 | What to expect in a Energy Private Equity Case Study 11000 | Mentality to have for working in Energy Space #privateequity  #careers   #mentorship  #advice  #energy #technology  #talent  #ai  #recruiting  #university  #firms  #wallstreet

    1h 13m
  5. JAN 8

    Private Equity: Faye, VP, Partners Group, $244bn AUM - Technology Private Equity

    Join Season 4, Episode 2 of the Elite Finance Podcast with Kaushik, with Faye Teng, from Partners Group, one of the leading technolog Private Equity firms in the world, with $244bn AUM! The Elite Finance podcast features elite professionals & investors from the top PE, HF, VC, IB & AI firms in the world.   Like, Comment, Subscribe for Top Elite Finance Content Like this. Kaushik is the leading voice in the High Finance space, having built 3 Private Equity platforms to date, including Onefinnet, the #1 Finance platform in the world.  Onefinnet is the #1 PE/HF/IB training & development platform in the world, used by the top firms ($700bn+ AUM) and top professionals & students (100,000+ trained since 2020).  Explore Onefinnet's 1-on-1 IB/PE/HF Elite Coaching Platform: https://onefinnet.com/coaching Explore Onefinnet's Leading Training Platform: https://elevatecareer.teachable.com/ 2:20 - Faye's Introduction 5:00 - Insights of Investing in Technology space 6:50 - Where to find Faye Teng on Onefinnet Program 9:00 - Private Equity: How to become a better Buyout Investor  12:10 - Private Equity: What sectors to focus on as Junior  13:45 - Sectors driving the Private Equity Space 16:50 - Private Equity: Most important Characterisitcs before investing 21:10 - Private Equity: Bechmarchs for different stages  23:15 - Private Equity: Role of VP in Deal Process 25:00 - Private Equity: How to look at the Right thing in due diligence 27:30 - Private Equity: Challenges in recognising the patterns for a deal 30:20 - Private Equity: Becoming better Operational Investor 32:40 - PE: Best Practises for Idea creation 36:15 - Most Formative Skills for Senior level positions 38:30 - Private Equity: What Qualities you look for in PE candidates 40:20 - Private Equity: Most asked Questions  42:50 - Private Equity: Key Differences between Associate questions and VP questions 46:00 - Private Equity: Advice for Career Switchers 48:20 - Private Equity: Types of cases in PE 52:15 - Last Advice for next Generations  #privateequity  #careers   #mentorship  #advice  #technology  #talent  #ai  #recruiting  #university  #firms  #wallstreet

    55 min
  6. JAN 1

    Private Equity: Greg, Veritas Capital, $54bn AUM Leading Tech & Services PE Firm

    Join the brand new season of Elite Finance Podcast with Kaushik, with Greg Giordano, from Veritas Capital, one of the leading technology & services Private Equity firms in the world! The Elite Finance podcast features elite professionals & investors from the top PE, HF, VC, IB & AI firms in the world.  Kaushik is the leading voice in the High Finance space, having built 3 Private Equity platforms to date, including Onefinnet, the #1 Finance platform in the world 245 | Greg's Intro 350 | Greg's Experience with Onefinnet 500 | What does Veritas Actually Do 700 | What does it Look Like to Work in Private Equity 900 | Different Kinds of Private Equity Firms 1100 | What Goes in Minds of Private Equity Investors 1300 | Best Practices of Due Diligence for Private Equity Firms 1500 | How to Overcome Large Risks in Private Equity 1710 | Strategies Employed in Private Equity 2000 | How does a Private Equity Deal Look Like 2240 | Private Equity : How does Value Addition Work 2510 | Private Equity : Kinds of Exit Strategies 2845 | Promising Market Sectors for Next 5 Years 3100 | Competition : How to Standout from other Private Equity Firms 3350 | Deal Sourcing : How does a Deal Lands with a Firm 3600 | Importance of Teams : How is a Team Formed 3850 | How to Build a Skillset for Private Equity Operator 4110 | Role & Impact of Technology in Private Equity 4345 | Future of AI and Human Capital in Finance Industry 4630 | Balancing Short-Term & Long-Term Investments  4935 | How to Standout as Candidate for Private Equity 5225 | Early Careers : How to Standout as an Analyst 5530 | Potential Candidate : Important Factors to Standout 5850 | How does Operational Sides of Private Equity Look Like 10130 | Challenges You Face in Private Equity 10355 | How does MBA help in Career 10700 | One Piece of Advice 10845 | Ending Note

    1h 10m
  7. 04/30/2023

    Career Resilience - Into Goldman Sachs & Beyond - with Vince Bellino - Incredible Session

    We are super excited to welcome to one of the most incredible sessions we've had at Elevate - with Vince Bellino - an all-star Finance professional & leader (6+ years at Goldman Sachs & Leader Beyond), who's overcome lots of setbacks to excel at a very young age as a Professional. Today, we talk about all topics related to Career Resilience and Branding in your Finance Careers. This is for anyone who's currently in the Finance industry or looking to enter it. We cover so many topics - including Failures, overcoming failures, Facing tough economic & job environments like today's, getting fired or let go, branding & re-branding yourself throughout your career, importance of networking & focus on relationships, the pain vs. sacrifice in your career, and finally, having introspection and patience throughout 0:00:00 Highlights 0:04:20 Intros 0:07:00 Speaker Background: Goldman Sachs & Beyond 0:11:00 Talking through Failures in Career 0:14:10 Keys to overcoming failure? 0:18:30 How can you differentiate yourself when you speak to people? 0:21:30 You're always networking in your life 0:24:30 Being Resilient in Tough Parts of Career & Career Environment 0:27:00 Advice for Anyone who's lost their job 0:31:30 ***How do you rebrand yourself and articulate your story? 0:35:00 What you're actually good at versus what you're supposed to be good at  0:37:15 How often to reflect and introspect in your career? 00:41:30 What are the things that Analysts & Associates be focused on building at early stage of their career? 0:45:30 Importance of Mentorship on Career 0:48:00 How do you measure success? Money, Status, Power, Brand Name, Clout, Network? 0:53:00 Pain vs. Gain; Sacrifice vs. Opportunity in Career 0:56:00 Avanti, Avanti - How to keep moving forward regardless of Success or Failure #investmentbanking #Careers #resilience #wallstreet #finance #networking #goals

    1 hr
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Definitive Podcast for Elite Careers in High Finance with Top Firms, Pros & Leaders across Private Equity, Venture Capital, Hedge Funds, Investment Banking & AI in Finance. Each episode features elite High Finance guests, who will take you behind what it takes to be successful in top careers. The caliber of guests & quality of discussion is unparalleled. This Podcast is for current Finance Professionals at various stages of their Career, and for Aspiring Professionals & Students who want to enter the High Finance space. Host Kaushik has 10+ years of experience in private equity, investment banking & consulting at Goldman Sachs & Beyond- having built 3 market-leading Private Equity Businesses. He is also the founder of Onefinnet, the Premier Finance & AI in Finance platform & largest Finance Network in the world - used by top Firms & Top Finance Professionals across various sub-platforms: AI in Finance; Hiring & Capital Raising for Firms, and Best-in-Class Training; Coaching; Networking for Professionals & Students. Learn more at onefinnet.com