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How Foss Hill Financial Builds an Inclusive Investment Banking Pipeline at Wesleyan

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Executive Summary Foss Hill Financial is a student-led investment banking club at Wesleyan University founded in 2023 to guide students through the early and networking-heavy recruitment process for finance roles. It operates through a mentorship cohort structure, yields growing internship placement results, and is increasingly conscious of gender equity issues within its cohorts. Strategic challenges …

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What Scott Galloway Learned From Hating His Early Investment Banking Role

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Executive Summary Scott Galloway’s first job out of college was in investment banking at Morgan Stanley, which he says he hated and was bad at—but he also credits the experience with imparting crucial life lessons in detail, pressure, self-awareness, and the limits of ‘passion’ over ‘talent’ [1][4]. Through subsequent careers and his writings, he emphasizes …

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How Scott Galloway’s Harsh Investment Banking Start Fueled His Path to Entrepreneurship

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Executive Summary Scott Galloway’s first job out of college was with Morgan Stanley in investment banking—a role he says he hated and was terrible at. Though he disliked nearly all aspects of it, he still credits the experience with teaching him foundational skills in discipline, attention to detail, and developing resilience. He later came to …

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