823 Advizers
Aaron
Managing Director
Qualia Legacy Advisors
UC Berkeley
Stanford MBA

UC Berkeley - Social Sciences
Q1Career path
Investment Banking
Mergers and Acquisitions
Finance
2:02
"My main responsibilities are basically to...sell companies, or we raise capital for those companies."
Q2Main responsibilities
Communication
Financial Modeling
Client Interaction
1:33
"we spend a lot of time, you know, on the phone or, uh, in front of our, you know, computer basically sending out emails."
Q3Day in the life
People Skills
Financial Knowledge
Strategic Thinking
0:54
"people skills end up being the most important"
Q4Most important skills - role
Client Interaction
Financial Transactions
Mergers and Acquisitions
0:44
"I like the idea that I'm helping a client reach their goal or their dream."
Q5Favorite parts - role
Overcoming Challenges
Executive/Leadership
Achieving Goals
0:37
"The biggest challenge is getting deals over the finish line."
Q6Biggest challenge - role
Entertainment
Finance
Mergers and Acquisitions
1:10
"So that's always interesting as I'm always learning and you're learning different parts about the business"
Q7Favorite parts - industry
Persistence
Resilience
Aggressiveness
1:02
"You have to be pretty aggressive. There's a lot of people who wanna be in both industries, so it's competitive."
Q8Who thrives in industry
Overcoming Challenges
Resilience
Industry Realities
0:56
"the kind of fragile nature of transactions and the, you know, deals can fall apart and you have to be prepared for that."
Q10Entry-level positions
Investment Banking
Entry-Level Jobs
Finance
0:46
"In the entertainment industry, you get any job you can, you just get a foot in the door and you go from there."
Q11Significant lesson - career
Communication
Executive/Leadership
Resilience
1:05
"So if something doesn't go your way, treat them with respect and act as if they're gonna be your partner in the future."
Q12College ideas for success
Hard Truths
Motivational Stories
Career Exploration
1:08
"Work hard. My opinion is employers don't care if what you did in undergraduate is exactly applicable to the job."
Q14Advice for social science majors finding their first job
Motivational Stories
Career Exploration
Hard Truths
1:11
"Work hard. My opinion is employers don't care if what you did in undergraduate is exactly applicable to the job."