901 Advizers
Bryan
Principal
Meridiem Ventures
UC Berkeley
UCLA Anderson - MBA
UC Berkeley - Social Sciences
UCLA Anderson
Q1Career path
Entertainment Industry
Business Development
Finance
4:51
"Failed architecture, major failed CPA"
Q2Main responsibilities
Fundraising
Go-to-market Strategy
Business Strategy
1:25
"Talking to them about those things that are gonna be the headwinds or the tailwinds as they try to move into these new markets."
Q3Day in the life
Market Expertise
Networking
Advisory Role
1:29
"going out and networking. So trying to leverage my network for their benefit"
Q4Most important skills - role
Active Listening
Creative Problem-Solving
Understanding Objectives
1:30
"Really just listening and understanding what others' goals are and what their objectives are."
Q5Favorite parts - role
Startups
Strategy Development
Venture Capital
0:45
"Bringing my market expertise and trying to help them figure out where are the places they may need to adjust."
Q6Biggest challenge - role
Entrepreneurship
Venture Capital
Startups
0:44
"Sometimes they can sort of overanalyze things and spend too much time trying to find the precise strategy that they think is gonna work instead of just going"
Q7Favorite parts - industry
Relationship Building
Networking
Venture Capital
0:55
"Working with startups who are trying to find potential partners in the market or to raise funds and being able to leverage my network to try to connect 'em"
Q8Who thrives in industry
Flexibility
Self-Awareness
Risk-Taking
1:24
"One of the things you really have to be able to do is take risks, particularly taking a risk on yourself."
Q9Wish known before - industry
Career Development
Networking
Relationships
1:00
"Almost every single job or opportunity I've been presented with has come through relationships."
Q10Entry-level positions
Entertainment Industry
Entry-Level Roles
Networking
1:56
"Undergrads who wanna get into entertainment may have to think about more broadly than they would in a typical, uh, corporate setting."
Q11Significant lesson - career
Career Flexibility
Long-Term Vision
Opportunity Evaluation
1:38
"The most significant thing that I've learned is not to over plan my career path."
Q12College ideas for success
Career Exploration
Flexibility
Adaptability
1:20
"The most important thing is that I recognized early on that the major I had started off in the undergrad... was not the right major for me."
Q14Advice for social science majors finding their first job
Industry Focus
Job Search
Career Exploration
1:02
"Start to think about different industries that would be interesting to you."