Tudor didn’t even know what investment banking was until late sophomore year.
By then, most students had already recruited and secured internships.
But that didn’t stop him.
He used WSO Academy to stack multiple internships — from Big 4 roles in Romania to equity research and eventually, an investment banking internship in the U.S.
In this chat, Tudor sha ... Show More
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University of Toronto to Scotiabank | Chat with Aditya | WSO Academy
How do you pivot from a 2.8 first-year engineering GPA to winning a coveted Scotiabank investment-banking internship? Aditya Mishra breaks it all down—raising his GPA to 3.4, mastering Excel and DCFs with WSO Academy’s courses, logging weekly coffee chats, and nailing super-day t ... Show More
46m 15s
Jul 4
UCLA to William Blair | Chat with Andrew | WSO Academy
In this inspiring chat, Andrew shares his journey from multiple student club rejections at UCLA to landing a coveted investment banking offer at William Blair. Hear how he leveraged the WSO Academy, mock interviews, and cold email networking to turn things around — all while star ... Show More
36m 11s
Jul 2024
The Deal Room: "Ask Me Anything" Q&A with our Student Community (Part 1)
In this special 2-part series of The Deal Room, we dive into an "Ask Me Anything" session with the curious minds of the students on our Summer Analyst Training Programme.
Join Stephen Barnet, our Director of Corporate Finance, and Anthony Cheung, Chief Content & Culture Officer ... Show More
22m 14s
Jul 3
I’ve run 75+ businesses. Here’s why you’re probably chasing the wrong idea. | Andrew Wilkinson (co‑founder of Tiny)
Andrew Wilkinson is the co‑founder of Tiny, a holding company that quietly owns more than three dozen profitable internet and consumer brands, including Dribbble and the AeroPress coffee maker. Starting as a teenage barista and web designer, he’s created a portfolio approaching $ ... Show More
1h 28m
Feb 2024
49. Project Finance 101 & Infrastructure Investing Basics
Send us a textWhat is Project Finance? In this episode, we are joined again by Rahul Culas, Julie Kim, and David Albert to get into the basics of this sector of Investment Banking. We explain what project finance is and why it's used, how it differs from the types of finan ... Show More
41m 56s
Jan 2025
128. The Best Kept Secret About Career Success with Valentina Savelyeva
Send us a textIn this exciting New Year's episode, Jen and Kristen kick off 2025 with a fresh perspective on achieving career and personal goals. The hosts are joined by Valentina Savelyeva, a former investment banker and top life and career coach, to dive deep into practica ... Show More
1h 40m
Oct 2024
Careers in Finance: Alex Yuditski – Investment Banking
In this episode of Careers in Finance on FinPod, we talk to Alex Yuditski, a growth investor at Bessemer Venture Partners. Starting with a pivot in college from history to economics, Alex’s path led her from investment banking at Regions Bank and William Blair to working on pre-I ... Show More
33m 55s
Sep 2024
How LinkedIn became interesting: The inside story | Tomer Cohen (CPO at LinkedIn)
Tomer Cohen is the chief product officer at LinkedIn, responsible for setting the company’s product strategy, leading product development, user experience design, business development, content creation, and customer operations. He also hosts the Building One podcast, where he int ... Show More
1h 9m