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Episode 50: Lessons & My Career in Investment Banking with Greg Martin
Episode 50. For a special 50th episode, host Greg Martin shares his story of his early career in investment banking, through entrepreneurship and to today. He then covers some of the major takeaways from his own career and from his experience interviewing guests on the podcast.
Throughout the episode he shares the journey beginning his career at Genuity Capital Markets, through the acquisition by Canaccord Genuity and starting the boutique firm Origin Merchant Partners. He then discusses the founding of Farm’r, the farm to table restaurant and catering business, through to rejoining Origin Merchant Partners after the pandemic.
The lessons learned cover tips and ideas for how to start your career (and know where to start), along with some general takeaways around having a fulfilling career and how to enjoy your job more.
Episode 41: Investment Banking, to Tech, to Community with Zachary Novak
Episode 41. It’s hard to know what you want to do in your career long-term. Often times you start somewhere and see where it takes you. If you ask Zachary Novak, he says you have to find your thing, and it just takes time.
With host Greg Martin, Zachary shares his beginnings in investment banking to how he discovered the idea of getting into the field of technology. Before jumping into the tech world, Zachary was hesitant to go into a field he wasn’t an expert in. That is, until he realized that you don’t need to understand technology on an expert level to understand what it does for people.
Today he runs an organization called Careers in Technology and Innovation which helps diverse professionals find and grow fulfilling careers in tech. The application of technology across various industries is disruptive and innovative, making it an exciting place to be for professionals today.
Episode 28: The 100 Hour Work Week to Start an Investment Banking Career with Linda Wan
Episode 28. Investment Banking is one of the most intense place to start your career, but every year thousands of new recruits join the junior ranks of banks from Goldman Sachs to Merrill Lynch to Greenhill to a tiny boutique nobody has heard of. They work all night on powerpoint and excel, pitches and models, selling companies and raising money. The experience is amazing, but everyday is intense.
In this interview we dive deep into the true life as an investment banking analyst. Throughout the episode host Greg Martin shares what it was like in the mergers & acquisitions group of a major Canadian boutique, while Linda Wan shares her experience with a large global bank.
Episode 2: Harvard Grad Nilesh Gonsalves on MBAs, Overworking and the Silicon Valley Life
The epitome of schooling success is going to Harvard. Why? What does it get you? Does an MBA hold all the answers to career pivots and success? In this case, it was the beginning of a life in Silicon Valley.
Host Greg Martin talks with Harvard Grad Nilesh Gonsalves about his decision to leave Canada, the country he loves, and find out what to make of his life. After an investment banking career (where he cross paths with Greg), Nilesh worked at Goldman Sachs and then used his experience to get into Harvard.
The two discuss how to get in to Harvard, what's special about the entrance essay and all the things you can get out of business school. In this interview he discusses his happiness with his current job in Silicon Valley working at a new startup company.