James

"if you work with really good people, um, they will make you better. Uh, and if you work in a bad environment, it will drag you down."

"My job is often to be a scout, to go out and find opportunities that need to be investigated."

"Effective communication's a big part of that job. Nowadays, people want to see a PowerPoint, not a white paper."

"The ability to learn, 'cause it's always changing. So the half-life of your knowledge isn't very long."

"With the freedom comes the need to perform, right? Uh, you're not gonna be free if you're not performing."

"You have to be able to, even in where there's negativity,...push through."

"If you do it well, you can help people become wealthy, help them retire, buy a house, pay for their car. You're doing a lot of good for society."

"They're high learners, often intelligent, highly motivated, and have good communication and analytical skills."

"If you wanna make money, you either sell it, make it, but you don't count it. Go in sales, create the product, but don't be an accountant."

"I think working in the back office is potentially a dead end. Focus on sales or being an analyst that would work for a portfolio manager."

"I've learned sometimes to stop talking"

"The internships are really important. Seeing the real world and how the information that you're learning in school applies is really valuable."