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Moving UpScott Painter (Fair) – Disrupting the car businessScott – Founder of TrueCar, CarsDirect.com and Fair has spent his entire career focused on the single problem of buying and owning a car. Joining the army, dropping out of college after selling his first business and focusing on what’s within your control. Also, the future of cars.2020-09-0839 min
Moving UpMarcus Whitney - Create and orchestrateGoing from college dropout waiting tables, to teaching himself to code, breaking into entrepreneurship and now writing an amazing book for first time entrepreneurs. Awesome journey covering the fundamentals of business, philosophies of leadership, and the principles of running a business.2020-08-1824 min
Moving UpPaul Faust (Ringboost) - Cool guy PaulSalesman extraordinaire, Paul tells us about his path to building a company and becoming his own boss. Turning yourself into a force multiplier, how to trust in what you’re doing and getting a brief part on the Office TV show!2020-07-2934 min
Moving UpTaylor Nieman (Toucan) - Micro-moments of learningTaylor is a distribution specialist. Having learned from some of the best startups in consumer tech, she’s now building a browser extension to help people learn new things as they go about their day. What it’s ok to fail and the importance of relationships!2020-07-0820 min
Moving UpMax Hellerstein (Extra) - Do you like steak?Max started his first business in high school with the goal of making money with his best friend. The growth from there and the transition to creating a viral video for his push for pizza app that created his next business which was acquired by Eaze. Next up was the idea to create a modern-day QVC, raising money from big-time investors and then pivoting to a debit card with a credit card style experience called Extra.2020-06-0946 min
Moving UpGeorge McGehrin - The mindset of an entrepreneurStarting an executive placement firm and helping people craft their brands. George's learnings coming out of the last financial crisis and how to best position yourself to get a job after this one.2020-05-2628 min
Moving UpJack Shannon (Recess) - Building an ad network for live eventsAfter studying finance at IU, Jack followed his passion to LA and became an assistant in the entertainment biz. Working his way up in a talent agency, Jack saw the opportunity to start a concert/festival touring company. From there, a cold email to Mark Cuban secured his first investor and how his concert promotion business has evolved into a tech platform.2020-05-1931 min
Moving UpBryce Paul Cypto 101 – Everything you need to know about Bitcoin nowBryce goes in-depth on bitcoin and crypto. How to get buy bitcoin and the reasons you should.2020-04-2822 min
Moving UpRachel and Kristen - Clarity on FireThese 2 fun and energetic women help people combine their career with their passion. If you know what you don’t want but aren’t sure what you should be doing then this conversation is for you. Also, why your passion and your authentic self don’t necessarily need to be combined.2020-04-1431 min
CRYPTO 101Ep. 320 - Inside the Life and Mind of an Investment Banker, w/ Alex GrodnikIn this episode of CRYPTO 101, brought to you by eToro, we sat down with Alex Grodnik of Wall Street Oasis’ “Moving Up” Podcast. Alex shares with us a very candid look inside the life and mind of an investment banker. He shares how he found more joy eventually through building his own businesses, and living a life built on the premise of Rejection Therapy-- not taking “no” for an answer.
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Moving UpCarol Cohen – Relaunching your careerTaking an 11-year break to start a family and then getting a job at Bain Capital. How to authentically create mentors and why its important to network with people junior to you.2020-04-0724 min
Moving UpScott Barlow - Happen to your Career PodcastHow to figure out what you want to do (career wise) and then a plan to make it happen. Identifying the traces of your authentic-self and finding the intersection of what it is you want and what you’re great at.2020-03-1036 min
Moving UpMartin Senn (Davinci Virtual) - Creating an Airbnb for officesMartin grew up in Switzerland and his journey took him away from the traditional Swiss values of working at 1 company for your career and instead towards an entrepreneurial pursuit. How he knew what was the right path for him, having an open-mind and now creating a virtual office business in Salt Lake City that is revolutionizing the way people work and meet.2020-02-1925 min
Moving UpTracey (CEO Money 2020) - Food, coffee, contentA deep dive into the events business. Why people come to conferences, what they look for and where they go from here.2020-02-1121 min
Moving UpE122: Brandon Krieg (Stash) - Solving real problemsThinking he would be a chef after college, Brandon quickly took a job at a trading firm. After learning to love fintech, he then saw a huge problem in consumer finance and set out to build what’s now Stash which he calls the consumer finance company of the future.2020-02-0400 minMoving UpE121: Turner Novak (Gelt VC) - Never stop hustlingTurner was determined to become a venture capitalist and he made it happen – but not without some extreme sacrifices along the way. Building a brand on twitter, making the most out of what you have and always finding a way to add value for others.2020-01-2800 minMoving UpE120: Gil Beyda (Comcast Ventures) - Always taking risksGil’s technical background got his career going but his open mind propelled his success. A couple wacky business ideas along his path and the similarities between a comedian and an entrepreneur.2020-01-2100 minMoving UpE119: Jason Brown (Tally) - Automating your financial lifeJason’s a born entrepreneur – how he discovered that and the incredible company’s he’s built as a result. His advice for how to best tackle life, why he likes operating over investing and a fascinating discussion on the role automation will have in shaping the human experience.2020-01-1400 min
Moving UpE118: Nima Ghamsari (Blend) - Focusing on impactWalking away from a lucrative career playing professional poker during college in the pursuit of adding value to society. Starting Blend after seeing the opportunity to digitize and simplify the mortgage process.2020-01-0729 min
Moving UpE117: Tim Chen (Nerd Wallet) – The trust equationAfter Stanford Tim got a job in equity research (which he really enjoyed) then at a hedge fund. After his sister asked for help in picking a credit card, Tim saw the opportunity to create NerdWallet. The learnings from 10 years of operations, how to build trust and what he would do differently.2019-12-1725 min
Moving UpE116: Kristen Tyrrell (Catch) – Do the stuffWith a passion for supporting the working class, Kristen set out on her career to help people. Unfortunately, she graduated during the crisis. So, she went to grad school abroad and then got a job in consulting. Some twists and turns through the startup world and co-founded Catch. Finally, a framework for how to think about being happy in your career.2019-12-1027 minMoving UpE115: Norm Cappell (Savvyy) - Going from law to banking to distressed debt to fintechNorm decided he didn’t want to live his life based on someone else’s template (the prestigious law firm path). He became an entrepreneur to fix the back-end of the mortgage process and change the way lending is done.2019-12-0300 minMoving UpE114: Anu Shultes (CEO LendUp) - Always an optimistGrowing up in India and coming to the US for grad school, Anu had no idea of the challenges that lay ahead for her. Letting go of your fear of failure and striving to make a difference every day. A story of crazy obstacles ( financial, health and family) and overcoming them all to achieve her dream of becoming a CEO.2019-11-2600 min
Moving UpE113: Chris Villanueva – How to get your dream job (the actual steps you need to take)Why your job search needs to be super targeted, what your resume and cover letter needs to say and how to stand out from the crowd.2019-11-1927 min
Moving UpE112: Stephen Warley – Life skills that matterStephen left the corporate grind to start his own business. How and why he did that and how everything is about self-awareness. Why in the future we’ll all be working for ourselves and the best exercise for self-awareness and identifying patterns in your life. Also, how to increase your yes to no ratio.2019-11-0527 min
Moving UpKyle Westra - The science (and art) behind pricingKyle works for a strategy consultant focused on pricing. We discuss the nuts and bolts of what a consultant does and his cool new book The New Invisible Hand (5 revolutions in the digital economy). Also, a framework for how to write a book.2019-10-2235 min
Moving UpHussein Fazal (Snap Travel) – Working hard and a bit of luckHussein left the big company after school to build Facebook games. Pivoted from games to ad monetization and quickly grew from zero to millions a month in revenue and sold for $$. Now building Snap Travel to automate hotel booking using messaging. Inside the entrepreneurial journey and raising money from Steph Curry!2019-10-0836 min
Moving UpImmad Akhund (Mercury) – The biggest risk in not capturing the upsideImmad has gone from startup to startup. Joining a company already in YC, starting a video game company and now a bank for startups. Also, his advice for how to network successfully.2019-10-0143 min
Moving UpColin Walsh (Varo Money) – Building a delightful bankColin had a huge career in finance (GE Capital, Amex and Wells Fargo). He got the experience, identified the problem, and started Varo to re-invent the model. Also, banking in the US vs UK.2019-09-2426 min
Moving UpBryce Galen (Zero) – Challenging the status quoBryce began his career in investment banking and then left Wall Street when his real estate private equity group was shut down in 2008. Deciding to become an entrepreneur, trying to start a bank from scratch and a debit card with credit card style rewards. Also, some advice for going from finance to tech. www.realvision.com/wso2019-09-1742 min
Moving UpKhaled Hussein (RedDoor) - Trust the networkFounding Tilt and the learnings from the incredible journey. Now building a real estate tech company to simplify the mortgage process. Working on difficult problems that will can change the world and being stubborn on where you want to be but flexible on how you get there. www.realvision.com/wso2019-09-1039 min
Moving UpFrank Rotman (QED Investors) - Getting to yesGetting a job at Capital One before it was called fintech. The importance of exploration in a career, what to look for in your job and the future of consumer finance. realvision.com/wso. 2019-09-0339 min
Moving UpJohn Jonas (OnlineJobs.ph) – Free up your timeJohn is a pioneer in the outsourcing business – hiring workers from the Philippines to automate your life. The importance of keeping your burn low in the beginning of any new startup, making money online and cutting out the middleman.2019-08-2726 min
Moving UpRaj De Datta (Bloomreach) - What’s the cost of being wrong?The founder and CEO of Bloomreach (an AI powered software platform for ecommerce businesses) chats about starting his career at Lazard and turning down HBS to join a startup. How he started his entrepreneurial journey and 2 big pieces of advice for how to take the power in the job search process.2019-08-2033 min
Moving UpJoseph Woodbury (CEO/Co-founder of Neighbor) – The startup journeyJoseph is the co-founder of Neighbor, the Airbnb of storage. Turning down a job at Bain, how to raise capital from business competitions and create FOMO with investors at the same time. Also, building a company guided by values and why it’s all about the people.2019-08-1337 min
Moving UpAdam Dell (Clarity Money acquired by Goldman Sachs) – Run towards what you’re good atAdam discovered his interest in venture capital while in law school then hustled his way into the industry by offering to work for free. Not being afraid to do the work, going deep and the importance of focus. Starting Clarity Money and selling it to Goldman Sachs 18 months later for $$$.2019-08-0641 min
Moving UpBen Gilbert (Pioneer Square Labs / Acquired Podcast) – Keep tinkering“Startup guy” Ben discusses how to set intentions for your career. The virtues of starting off at a big company (Microsoft) and how to think entrepreneurially within a large organization. Also, why side projects are so important. www.onlinemba.unc.edu/wso2019-07-3031 min
Moving UpJames Beshara - The other side of startup successJames started Tilt – a company that raised $70m, had a huge valuation and was ultimately sold to Airbnb. The tactical takeaways from a massive success and then an outrageous failure. What stops people from thinking big, how to optimally approach every day on your journey and so many more useful insights. www.ansarada.com2019-07-2558 min
Moving UpMichael Rangel (Bank Novo) - Putting things into perspectiveWhat happens after a car accident changes everything. Coming back, asking yourself why and then launching a business. Advice to not get an MBA, the glamorization of startups and how the future of banking is personalized. www.ansarada.com2019-07-1645 min
Moving UpJon & Alex (AgentRisk) - The future of money managementMoving from Greece, the learnings from many failures and then a huge success (17x exit), what it’s like being a second time founder and building a fintech business based of the problems they experienced. www.ansarada.com2019-07-0927 min
3,2,1 iRelaunchEP 96: “A Millennial’s Advice for Relaunchers” with Alex GrodnikAlex Grodnik hosts the “Moving Up” podcast that lives on the popular Wall Street Oasis website, and is the Co-founder of fintech startup Payclub, "a next-generation banking platform for Gen Z." This lively conversation highlights Alex's thoughts on "chasing prestige” and “rejection therapy," which are relevant for Millennials and relaunchers alike.2019-07-0429 min
Moving UpAlex Cohen (Even Financial) – Opening doorsAlex built Birch Finance which was acquired by Even Financial, where he’s now director of strategy. How to maximize your credit card points and building a fintech recommendation engine. What will open more doors – going to work for a big name corporate or a startup? Job offer at the end! www.ansarada.com2019-07-0230 min
Clarity on FireRejection therapy with Alex GrodnikA few weeks ago Kristen and I were out to lunch and we couldn’t help but overhear the conversation happening between the people at the next table.
The man said to the woman, “If millennials had helicopter parents, then Gen Z has snowplow parents—They’re constantly clearing any obstacles or difficulties in their kids’ path.”
We were intrigued and, quite honestly, it’s hard to deny the truth of that. We can all think of plenty of examples that prove that point.
What baffled our unwitting lunch companions, and us too, is how short sighted “snow...2019-06-2850 min
Moving UpCamille Holden - How to be time richBuilding an online business while living in Bali, highlights from 4-years travelling the world and getting 3x faster with PowerPoint. https://nutsandboltsspeedtraining.com/wso/ https://nutsbolts.samcart.com/products/powerpoint-3x-cpp/#?coupon=wso402019-06-2525 min
Moving UpRyan Darnell (Max Ventures) – Transitioning from PE to VCThe differences between pe and venture and why venture is so much more about influence. How to think about the first 12-months of a new business and finding the intersection of what you’re good at and what you like to do. www.ansarada.com2019-06-1838 min
Moving UpAdam Shaw - The business of sportsDeciding between Goldman Sachs and BCG and then leaving to become a tennis pro at Club Med. Why you shouldn’t think of your career as a race, how the most successful people figure out what they’re good at and pursue it in their own way. Launching the NFL Network and the future of the media/sports business. www.ansarada.com2019-06-1155 min
Moving UpMarlon Nichols (MaC Venture Capital) - When to make the jump into entrepreneurshipHow to get a job in venture after business school and working at the world’s biggest venture fund (Intel Capital). www.ansarada.com2019-05-2832 min
Career Warrior Podcast#44) Conquer Your Fears of Rejection in 30 Days | Alex Grodnik of Moving Up PodcastToday, we’re going to punch fear in the mouth by discussing rejection therapy and what it can do for you. I know so many of us -- including myself -- limit our own potential by not going to what we want. Or worse, we don’t go for what we should be going after.Maybe there is a job you want to go for, and it’s a stretch for you.Maybe you believe it’s time for a promotion, but you’re scared to ask your boss.Maybe your co-worker is the hottest thing on t...2019-05-2328 min
Moving UpAlda Dennis (Initialized) - The appeal of tangible investmentsAlda’s journey from lawyer to venture capitalist. What she learned working alongside Peter Thiel and Sean Parker. Working for both the hedge fund Clarium Capital and the venture fund Founder Fund at the same time and what her dream job is. www.ansarada.com2019-05-2125 min
Moving UpHenrique Dubugras (Brex) - Building a billion-dollar business in less than 2 yearsBuilding a credit card company from scratch. Raising over $200 million at 20 years old. Dropping out of Stanford and how a CEO’s responsibilities evolve. www.ansarada.com2019-05-1423 min
Moving UpNiko Bonatsos (General Catalyst) - Talent is universal opportunity is notThe power of cold emailing. Why unstructured networking is the way to do it and how to engineer serendipity. www.ansarada.com2019-05-0730 min
Moving UpPaul Kesserwani (Cushion) – Starting a fintech business from scratchPaul describes the idea behind Cushion and how he got it to market. Also, his philosophy to excel at everything you do and run as fast as you can to starting your own company.2019-04-3027 min
Moving UpLeo Polovets (Susa Ventures) – A technical approach to investing in business and yourselfA very early employee at LinkedIn and then early at Google, Leo discusses how/why he got those jobs and more career advice.2019-04-2335 min
Moving UpEric Bahn (Hustle Fund) – How to HustleEric talks about his investment in Payclub. His new venture Hustle Fund and beginning his post college life starting beatthegmat.com.2019-04-1634 min
Moving UpNiki Pezeshki (Felicis Ventures) - Attitude and passionNiki went straight to the buyside after college at Vista Equity Partners. Wanted to get his hands dirty outside of finance, saw that the grass is not necessarily always greener, got back into private equity and is now a VC.2019-04-0937 min
Moving UpLisa Wu (Norwest) – Going for gloryLife’s too short to not be passionate about what you do. Trying lots of things in your 20s. How to succeed in venture and important advice for your first year on the job.2019-04-0230 min
Moving UpGreg Isenberg (Islands) - Confident but humbleFinding confidence with your skill set. Why group chat is the new social network and life hacks at the very end.2019-03-2633 min
Moving UpLauren Kolodny (Aspect) - Relationships, luck and providing valueStarting her career off in solar power in India, getting a job at Google, business school and then venture. Recognizing themes in your career and embracing ambiguity.2019-03-1936 min
Moving UpHow to be a leader today - Dan SchawbelHow to connect with people and build a network. Creating habits and making yourself uncomfortable.2019-03-1227 min
Moving UpArjan Schutte (Core VC) - Investing for the good of societyInvesting in stuff that makes life easier, finding your passion and how there’s no shortcuts in the hustle of careers.2019-03-0530 min
Moving UpDan Ciporin (Canaan) - Don’t agonize just go do it and learn from itStarting a business at 40 taking it public 5 years later and then selling to eBay for $620m. The value of an MBA, how he became a CEO and why making the wrong choice could be the right one.2019-02-2631 min
Moving UpDisrupting the jewelry businessHow to start a business while working for GS and BCG. Being honest with your current employer and advice for making the jump.2019-02-1932 min
Moving UpKevin Zhang (Upfront Ventures) Going from analyst to partnerDeciding on startups vs the buy-side. Developing flexible decision making and the secrets of climbing the ranks and making partner in 5-years.2019-02-1230 min
Moving UpAndrew Kortina – The story of VenmoHow Venmo came to be, why they incorporated the social stream and how it was life or death at the end.2019-02-0535 min
Moving UpGaurav Jain (Afore Capital) Don’t wait – go do itComparing working at Google vs. startups. The non-obvious part of being in venture. The pre-seed investing market and the conflict between ambition and discipline2019-01-2937 min
Moving UpDaniel Scrivner – The importance of designDaniel launched his career at Apple and then became a startup guy before that was common. His quest to find a job that connects both sides of the brain, what goes into design at Apple and my favorite piece of advice ever (at the end).2019-01-2235 min
The Science of SuccessSimple Career Advice To Get Your Dream Job and Thrive in Any Industry with Alex GrodnikIn this episode we discuss how to break into careers in tough industries, the skills it takes to succeed in difficult circumstances, how to deal with the difficulty of constant rejection, how to build the “muscle” of determination, a hack for switching your thinking that can make it much easier to face challenging situations and rejection and much more with our guest Alex Grodnik.
Alex Grodnik is the COO at the fin-tech startup Payclub. Alex holds a finance degree from UCLA Anderson and has spent the past 9 years in investment banking, digital media, business development, and more. He is the host...2019-01-1746 min
Moving UpDavid Sica (NYCA) – Not taking no for an answerDavid is an investor at a top vc fund. His path to get there went through banking but was filled with challenges and required some creativity – even persisting after getting fired. Going from being a financial advisor to investment banker, proving that your serious and exchanging hard work for the opportunity to learn.2019-01-1532 min
Moving UpFarhan Ahmad – Focus on peopleNot chasing roles or titles but focusing on the people you will work with and turning down amazing jobs and lots of money in pursuit of learning2019-01-0848 min
Moving UpAustin Arensberg (Scrum Ventures) Building an international careerWorking all over the world going from pe to corp dev to consulting and now vc. Career moving tactics and transactional work vs. strategy.2019-01-0342 min
Moving UpDave Berkus - Smiling at success laughing at failureSuper angel investor on pioneering the asset class. How to be good at it, how to value a startup and passing on writing one of the very first checks into Amazon.2018-12-2527 min
Moving UpDave Samuel - Having no failuresIs an entrepreneur born or made? Launching the 1st internet radio service selling it for a life changing amount and then getting into the toilet seat business.2018-12-1827 min
Moving UpJeff Solomon - The startup journeyWhat makes a good entrepreneur, how to accelerate results by going to work for a successful entrepreneur and why startups take so long to build.2018-12-1138 min
Moving UpAlex Pessala (Middleland Capital) - If you’re not moving forward, you’re moving backwardDifferentiating yourself in IB recruiting. How working in banking made him realize he wanted to be an entrepreneur and building a network when you don’t have one.2018-12-0432 min
Moving UpHadley Harris (ENIAC Ventures) – Starting over at 30Hadley followed his love for technology to get into venture investing. How/why he started his own fund vs working for an existing one. Focusing on 1 thing and a couple life hacks at the end.2018-11-2733 min
Moving UpVica Manos (Anthemis) - Getting to the buysideWorking hard to get what you want but realizing that good things happen when you least obsess about them.2018-11-2024 min
Moving UpMichael Berolzheimer (Bee Partners) - Unlimited risk toleranceMichael did IB, PE and b-school, founded 4 company’s and now invests in startups at the very earliest stage. Leaving private equity for a career in broken unloved and new businesses.2018-11-1332 min
Moving UpLiving your ideal – 6-part frameworkChoosing love over fear, having it ALL and why you need a personal mission statement.2018-11-0636 min
Moving UpMark Peter Davis - A passion for entrepreneurshipMark is a successful VC. We discuss consulting vs. banking (he did both) the biggest mistake of his career and how working for free can save you money (if you don’t get an MBA). Also, how to get a job at a startup.2018-10-3033 min
Moving UpPeter Brack (Mucker) – Chasing GrowthBuying media businesses in China, taking them public and finding a way to be interesting.2018-10-2339 min
Moving UpBen Narasin (NEA) - Taking rational risk in exchange for ridiculous rewardHow to do Crossfit for your brain, not finishing books and why tenacity is the only thing that matters.2018-10-1634 min
Moving UpMark Goldberg (Index Ventures) - The transition from finance to techMark started his career at Morgan Stanley worked on the Tesla IPO became an early employee at Dropbox and now Partner at Index Ventures. His advice to skip banking and how to get an unfair advantage in tech.2018-10-0930 min
Moving UpJean Denis (head of engineering at Plaid)- The prestige trapThe path from software engineer to lawyer (at a prestigious firm) to tech. Why it’s so easy to chase a big name and big money instead of finding what’s right for you.2018-10-0238 min
Moving UpDisrupting the bra business with 2 Wharton MBA’sLeaving consulting (Mckinsey and Deloitte) to go to Wharton. Staring a business in b-school, the pros and cons.2018-09-2533 min
Moving UpBrian Garrett (Crosscut) - Having conviction and no plan BBrian talks about being one of the first VC’s in SoCal and the grind that it has been. Having humility and confidence in yourself and what he attributes his success to.2018-09-1832 min
Moving UpJeff Clavier - There's no shame in failureThe VC funnel, what it takes to be a wine collector and serendipity in life.2018-09-1131 min
Moving UpDavid Hornik - Inside the job of a VC2 types of people in the business world – principles and agents and the importance of having fun a long the way.2018-09-0526 min
Moving UpMark Mullen - Wash your own glassMark was an investment banker for 22 years. He sold his bank to RBC, became the COO of Los Angeles and now is a venture investor. Why he doesn’t like traditional meeting structures and how he uses pattern recognition to invest in startups.2018-08-2833 min
Moving UpSteve Martocci - Co-founder of GroupMe, Splice and BladeSteve started GroupMe, sold it 370 later days for $85 million. How timing is crucial, 2-paths to life, and why he continues to grind.2018-08-2139 min
Moving UpMr. Opportunity - Keith WassermanDiscussing all things real estate, learning by doing and how one small investment can build a real estate empire.2018-08-1434 min
Moving UpAndrew Mccollum (Co-Founder of Facebook) - Being flexible and choosing the harder pathNow CEO of Philo, how he made the decision to leave FB and why it was an easy choice. Also, a tip for taking the pressure off of big decisions.2018-08-0752 min
Moving UpSheel Tyle – Driven by missionDropping out of HBS and doing free work to break-in. Being persistent without being annoying. Why there is no shame in not knowing what you want to do.2018-07-3136 min
Having It A.L.L.Rejection Therapy and How Seeking Rejection Leads To Happiness with Alex GrodnikWhen was the last time you intentionally tried to get rejected? I was talking with a friend recently and he told me about a concept called “Rejection Therapy” that he was introduced to in business school, which completely changed his relationship to fear and rejection. On today’s episode I invite my friend Alex Grodnik onto the show to talk to me about rejection therapy and how it helped him gain confidence and humility. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2018-06-1240 min
More Money PodcastLife After Wall Street: From Investment Banker to Entrepreneur - Alex Grodnik, Podcast Host at Wall Street OasisEver wondered what it's like to work on Wall Street? Then you'll love this episode! I chat with former investment banker Alex Grodnik who worked in the finance industry for almost 10 years, but eventually left to pursue an MBA then become an entrepreneur to live life on his terms. Beyond sharing what life is like as an investment banker, Alex also shares some great tips on how to invest your money and how to be your authentic self. For full episode show notes visit jessicamoorhouse.com/156Follow meInstagram @jessicaimoorhouseThreads @jessicaimoorhouseTikTok @jessicaimoorhouseFacebook @je...2018-04-2547 minMore Money PodcastLife After Wall Street: From Investment Banker to Entrepreneur - Alex Grodnik, Podcast Host at Wall Street OasisEver wondered what it's like to work on Wall Street? Then you'll love this episode! I chat with former investment banker Alex Grodnik who worked in the finance industry for almost 10 years, but eventually left to pursue an MBA then become an entrepreneur to live life on his terms. Beyond sharing what life is like as an investment banker, Alex also shares some great tips on how to invest your money and how to be your authentic self. For full episode show notes visit jessicamoorhouse.com/156Follow meInstagram @jessicaimoorhouseThreads @jessicaimoorhouseTikTok @jessicaimoorhouseFacebook @je...2018-04-2547 min
How to Be Awesome at Your Job276: Reframing Rejection with Alex Grodnik (Host of Wall Street Oasis' Moving Up podcast)Alex Grodnik shares why he loves hearing no, how to respond rejection, and what to do when being ghosted. You'll Learn: Why no is not the end but only the beginning The prescription to overcome your fear of rejection How to reframe a no About Alex: Alex began his career as an analyst at JPMorgan Private Bank. After completing the program, he moved into investment banking at Houlihan Lokey in their restructuring group. Alex went on to work at a pioneering digital media firm before getting his MBA at UCLA Anderson. Alex grew up in Park City, Utah and loves to...2018-03-2143 min
The Archive of Awesome276: Reframing Rejection with Alex Grodnik (Host of Wall Street Oasis' Moving Up podcast)Alex Grodnik shares why he loves hearing no, how to respond rejection, and what to do when being ghosted. You'll Learn: Why no is not the end but only the beginning The prescription to overcome your fear of rejection How to reframe a no About Alex: Alex began his career as an analyst at JPMorgan Private Bank. After completing the program, he moved into investment banking at Houlihan Lokey in their restructuring group. Alex went on to work at a pioneering digital media firm before getting his MBA at UC...2018-03-2145 min
How to Be Awesome at Your Job276: Reframing Rejection with Alex Grodnik (Host of Wall Street Oasis' Moving Up podcast)Alex Grodnik shares why he loves hearing no, how to respond rejection, and what to do when being ghosted. You'll Learn: Why no is not the end but only the beginning The prescription to overcome your fear of rejection How to reframe a no About Alex: Alex began his career as an analyst at JPMorgan Private Bank. After completing the program, he moved into investment banking at Houlihan Lokey in their restructuring group. Alex went on to work at a pioneering digital media firm before getting his MBA at UCLA Anderson. Alex grew up in Park City, Utah and loves to...2018-03-2144 min
How to Be Awesome at Your Job276: Reframing Rejection with Alex Grodnik (Host of Wall Street Oasis' Moving Up podcast)Alex Grodnik shares why he loves hearing no, how to respond rejection, and what to do when being ghosted. You'll Learn: Why no is not the end but only the beginning The prescription to overcome your fear of rejection How to reframe a no About Alex: Alex began his career as an analyst at JPMorgan Private Bank. After completing the program, he moved into investment banking at Houlihan Lokey in their restructuring group. Alex went on to work at a pioneering digital media firm before getting his MBA at UCLA Anderson. Alex grew up in Park City, Utah and loves to...2018-03-2145 min
Everyone's Talkin' MoneyIs An MBA Worth The Investment - Alex Grodnik
Inspired by a listener question from Brandon, the answer to the question, "Is an MBA worth the investment," might surprise you.While student loan debt currently sits around $1.4 trillion dollars in the U.S., the thought of tacking on more debt might not seem like a great idea...unless it actually is. Our guest on this podcast episode provides some great food for thought to help you figure out if graduate school is worth the investment.On This Podcast Episode:Alex Grodnik, MBA, fellow millennial podcaster from Wall Street Oasis...2018-01-2031 min