Lessons & My Career in Investment Banking with Greg Martin
Lifetime at Work: Career Advice Podcast
English - January 29, 2024 13:00 - 31 minutes - 21.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 156 ratingsCareers Business career job business start-up happiness business idea work-life purpose Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Episode 50. For a special 50th episode, host Greg Martin shares his story of his early career in investment banking, through entrepreneurship and to today. He then covers some of the major takeaways from his own career and from his experience interviewing guests on the podcast.
Throughout the episode he shares the journey beginning his career at Genuity Capital Markets, through the acquisition by Canaccord Genuity and starting the boutique firm Origin Merchant Partners. He then discusses the founding of Farm’r, the farm to table restaurant and catering business, through to rejoining Origin Merchant Partners after the pandemic.
The lessons learned cover tips and ideas for how to start your career (and know where to start), along with some general takeaways around having a fulfilling career and how to enjoy your job more.
Key Career Takeaways
Advice for starting a career. Where do you start?Is investment banking a good place to start a career?Career as a form of self expressionMoving forward at all timesThe value of moneyBeing passionate about the jobWhat to do if you feel stuck in a job or careerPersonal attitude at workIf you hate your boss, know that you probably can’t change themAdvice on taking a big career leap into something new