Elite Finance with Kaushik: Private Equity, Venture Capital, Hedge Fund, Investment Banking Careers

Amr, Partner at Warburg Pincus, sits down with Kaushik - to talk about all things Private Equity. Get much more at ElevateLab. Org Unbelievably useful conversation for anyone interested in deep diving into the Private Equity industry, the job, and learning about what it takes to enter & succeed there. We delve into his journey into PE from a non-traditional background, his lessons learned abou...

If you've ever been interested or curious about quant finance - which is the the next frontier of investing and the nexus of top finance & technology, this is the discussion for you. Even if you haven't thought about it yet, you will still find it fascinating. This week's guest is ridiculously accomplished - an Olympic (Rio 2016) & World-championship-level athlete, while con...

Thrilled to bring you my conversation with Anthony Scaramucci, CEO of Skybridge Capital, and former White House Director of Communications. An energizing, entertaining and reflective conversation on his illustrious career journey, from Goldman Sachs to starting his own hedge fund at 32, then Skybridge in 2005, serving in the White House then being fired from there, being in the public eye, organiz...

Excited to bring you this week's guest, who is an investor at KKR and prior to that, was in Goldman Sachs's Distressed Credit Investing Group, and graduated from Maryland. Range of topics covered, including Investing, his role at KKR, overview of credit investing, differences between public & private investing, deep-dive into financial analyses done, structuring deals and downside ri...

In this  discussion, Kaushik is joined by Kevin, whose career has spanned Investment Banking, Private Equity and Hedge Funds He started at Goldman Sachs Investment Banking, then to Private Equity at FTV Capital, a premier growth equity firm that specializes in enterprise technology and financial services. Then, he joined the Carlyle Group in Private Equity. Then, he went to Harvard Business School...

In this discussion, Kaushik is joined by Nikhil, Hedge Fund Investor ($15bn AUM fund). Prior to that, he worked in Goldman Sachs Investment Banking. He joined a Hedge fund straight out of investment banking - which is a very challenging job to get.  We talk about so many topics related to the Hedge Fund job, HF vs. Private Equity, Finding great investment ideas, the psychology part of public marke...

Elevate Fireside Chat - Investment Banking & Finance Careers | Advice from Professionals for Navigating Careers in the Current Environment Topics: - Investment Banking, M&A & Finance Career Experiences - Career Journey - Recruiting Strategies - Internships & Jobs in Current Environment - Market Outlook - Advice for Students & Young Professionals Background: There is a lot of un...

On this episode, Kaushik is joined by Sahil, Technology Private Equity Investor at Warburg Pincus, one of the largest private equity funds in the world. Prior to Warburg, Sahil was a Management Consulting Analyst at Boston Consulting Group and graduated from University of California, Berkeley.  1:15 - At Berkeley, was very confused about what he wanted to do with his career  2:30 - Interned in Inv...

On this episode, Kaushik is joined by Nandini, Head of Business Development, Uber, South Asia and India, and Director @ Uber. Prior to Uber, she worked in Investment Banking in JP Morgan's TMT Group in New York. She's had an accelerated career in a very short period of time.  Nandini heads up BD for Uber's South Asia & India business - one of its fastest growing markets, with 1b...

On this episode of Elevate Career Success, Kaushik is joined by Kelsey Hilbrich from Blackstone Private Equity (Background: Blackstone, Harvard Business School, Goldman Sachs Investment Banking, JP Morgan). In-depth discussion into the following topics: What is it like to work at organizations like Goldman and Blackstone? Discussion around "teamwork" at Goldman and "ruthless efficie...

On this episode of Elevate Career Success, Kaushik is joined by Niranjana Rajagopal at McKinsey, an elite management consulting firm. This discussion has been selected to be featured on McKinsey's global website. How to have an accelerated and successful career at McKinsey? What does McKinsey look for in candidates?  How to navigate a very competitive recruiting process at McKinsey? What are...

This episode of Elevate Business Career Success features Olivier Babin, a venture capital investor at Softbank Vision Fund, one of the largest venture capital investing firms in the world. We discuss his accelerated career in finance and the keys to success. We also deep dive into what venture capital is (investing in start-ups) - what makes a good investor, what the day-to-day roles are, and the...

Elevate Career Discussion: Brandt Smallwood, a Principal at Centerview Partners, an elite boutique investment bank, joins Kaushik. We answer questions on: Career planning, advice on choosing the right careers, what to do in college or afterwards to be most successful, exit options, role in investment banking / evolution, best / worst parts about the job, what recruiters look for in candidates, how...