Harvard Alumni on Private Equity Fast Pitch® - Career Advice For Private Equity & Investment Banking

THE ADVICE THAT ACTUALLY HOLDS UP

There is no shortage of advice in this industry

Most of it sounds good...

Not all of it lasts

With graduation season here, I wanted to do something a little different on Private Equity Fast Pitch.

These clips come from guests who share a common university. What they don't share is how they got there:

Different paths

Different careers

Different firms

What stood out to me was not where they went. It was how consistent the advice was

⚾️ Play the long game

Careers are built over decades, not quarters

⚾️ Protect your reputation

Your word and how you show up compound over time

⚾️ Do the hard things early

That's where real confidence and capability are built

⚾️ Be intentional

Who you work for and what you learn matters more than title

These are not theories. They are patterns from people who have built across multiple cycles and environments.

The fundamentals are simple.

They're just not easy.

And they don't change.

If you're early in your career or even if you're not, this is a valuable episode to listen too.

Featured Harvard Graduate Guests:

Adam Blumenthal - Blue Wolf Capital Partners

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/private-equity-fast-pitch/id1359329939?i=1000419683769

Bob Grady - Summit Partners

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/private-equity-fast-pitch/id1359329939?i=1000466305412

Nik Shah - Cohere Capital

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/private-equity-fast-pitch/id1359329939?i=1000492548668

Brandon Bethea - Aterian Investment Partners

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/private-equity-fast-pitch/id1359329939?i=1000512756706

Steve Lebowitz - Brand Velocity Group

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/private-equity-fast-pitch/id1359329939?i=1000544474759

Alex Western - Terminus Capital Partners

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/private-equity-fast-pitch/id1359329939?i=1000588352120

Arthur Hollingsworth - Lone Star Investment Advisors

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/private-equity-fast-pitch/id1359329939?i=1000606603038

Clay Hunter - Broadview Group

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/private-equity-fast-pitch/id1359329939?i=1000407597189

David Iverson - Iverson Consulting Services

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/private-equity-fast-pitch/id1359329939?i=1000409078405

Ralph Manning - Coltala Holdings

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/private-equity-fast-pitch/id1359329939?i=1000434156484

Jerry Johnson - Ariel Alternatives

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/private-equity-fast-pitch/id1359329939?i=1000455717611

Victor Vescovo - Caladan Capital

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/private-equity-fast-pitch/id1359329939?i=1000424858176

Brett Hickey - Star Mountain Capital

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/private-equity-fast-pitch/id1359329939?i=1000467637362

Brad Brennerman - Breck Partners

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/private-equity-fast-pitch/id1359329939?i=1000490948771

Brent Humphries - AB Private Credit Investors

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/private-equity-fast-pitch/id1359329939?i=1000506913145

Dr. Chris Kersey - Havencrest Capital Management

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/private-equity-fast-pitch/id1359329939?i=1000531859885

Scott Kolbrenner - GISI

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/private-equity-fast-pitch/id1359329939?i=1000533229587

Doug McCormick - Oridian Capital Partners

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/private-equity-fast-pitch/id1359329939?i=1000575024701

Tom O'Rourke - BayPine

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/private-equity-fast-pitch/id1359329939?i=1000590284296

Mark Sotir - Equity Group Investments

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/private-equity-fast-pitch/id1359329939?i=1000618757742

Pardis Nasseri - Palm Tree

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/private-equity-fast-pitch/id1359329939?i=1000630324818

Devon Kirk - Portage Capital Solutions

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/private-equity-fast-pitch/id1359329939?i=1000658066071

Bogdan Gogulan - NewSpace Capital

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/private-equity-fast-pitch/id1359329939?i=1000681019854

Erik Brooks - Ethos Capital

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/private-equity-fast-pitch/id1359329939?i=1000684256262