37 min
College And Internship Advice From A Recent Finance Graduate | JD Klopfenstein The Ryan Glick Show
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Episode Summary
Financial advisor and recent graduate, JD Klopfenstein, joins me on the show for this episode.
In this episode we discuss:
[2:16] What is JD up to these days?[3:56] Does JD consider what he does as an entrepreneur?[6:19] How has JD overcome selling financial services as someone who is only two years out of school?[7:32] How did JD build his confidence?[8:58] Why did JD choose to go to a community college before transferring to The University of Iowa?[10:21] Is there still a stigma associated with attending a community college rather than going to a 4-year school?[11:33] Did JD's parents resist his decision to go to a community college?[13:15] Has most of JD's knowledge come from on-the-job learning?[15:33] Why did JD join his professional fraternity and associations while in college? [19:42] Is there anything JD wishes that college would have taught?[22:40] How did JD go about finding his internships?[25:58] What is the most important thing JD learned during his internships?[27:42] What's one thing that JD would want current college students to know?[29:36] What are the most common financial mistakes college students and recent grads make?[32:26] Final thoughts from JD [34:03] What's the best place for people to connect with JD?[35:00] Closing thoughts from RyanShow Notes: https://ryanglick.com/episode025
Episode Summary
Financial advisor and recent graduate, JD Klopfenstein, joins me on the show for this episode.
In this episode we discuss:
[2:16] What is JD up to these days?[3:56] Does JD consider what he does as an entrepreneur?[6:19] How has JD overcome selling financial services as someone who is only two years out of school?[7:32] How did JD build his confidence?[8:58] Why did JD choose to go to a community college before transferring to The University of Iowa?[10:21] Is there still a stigma associated with attending a community college rather than going to a 4-year school?[11:33] Did JD's parents resist his decision to go to a community college?[13:15] Has most of JD's knowledge come from on-the-job learning?[15:33] Why did JD join his professional fraternity and associations while in college? [19:42] Is there anything JD wishes that college would have taught?[22:40] How did JD go about finding his internships?[25:58] What is the most important thing JD learned during his internships?[27:42] What's one thing that JD would want current college students to know?[29:36] What are the most common financial mistakes college students and recent grads make?[32:26] Final thoughts from JD [34:03] What's the best place for people to connect with JD?[35:00] Closing thoughts from RyanShow Notes: https://ryanglick.com/episode025
37 min