Private Equity Senior Associate explains top EXIT paths AFTER BANKING (career tips)

Mr. Umoh has over 8 years of experience in private equity, investment banking, business strategy and management consulting.   He is currently a private equity professional at St. Cloud and is responsible for sourcing, execution, and portfolio monitoring functions. Previously, Mr. Umoh worked as a senior consultant at FTI Consulting, Inc., advising various stakeholders of troubled and distressed companies across a wide range of industries, including financial services, hospitality, gaming, commercial real estate, energy & oil field services, construction, infrastructure, and municipal-related assets. Additionally, his prior experience includes roles at BNY Mellon and Ocean Park Advisors, LLC’s Investment Bank where he was involved in equity and debt capital raising transactions as well as M&A assignments, liquidity forecasting and assessments, business plan due diligence, development of waterfall and recovery analyses, stakeholder negotiations, plan of reorganization development, M&A/transaction advisory including purchase and sale negotiations and seller due diligence support, board/shareholder representation, developing executive compensation/bonus plans, and ad-hoc strategic and operational assessments.   Mr. Umoh earned a bachelor’s degree in Accounting & Finance from the University of Houston. He also has a Master’s in Economics and Corporate Finance from Rice University. Time stamps: 0:00 - Intro 0:19 - Ty introduces himself and shares his career path 1:35 - Ty explains the role of a senior associate in investment banking 3:02 - Ty explains how he handles the stress and pressure of a finance career 5:32 - Ty shares his tips to stay healthy and balanced on the job 6:36 - The importance of knowing the why behind your work life balance 7:43 - Ty explains how he successfully pivoted from banking to PE as a senior associate 10:59 - Ty shares his top advice on how to pivot to private equity 15:25 - Ty shares how he deals with rejection when networking 17:19 - Ty explains the top career paths professionals consider after banking 21:15 - Ty explains how to decide and pick a career path after banking 22:43 - Ty shares the top challenges he overcame in his finance career 24:49 - The framework to have difficult conversations at work 25:28 - Ty shares his personal experience of coaching 26:50 - Ty shares what coaching helped him achieve in his career 28:17 - Ty shares his last tips on building a successful finance career 29:35 - Ty explains how he dealt with difficult and toxic managers in his career 30:45 - Wafa’s tips to handle a difficult situation at work 31:45 - Where to find Ty Umoh 32:33 - Outro Music Credits: NEFFEX - Hustlin' (Instrumental) Connect with Ty Umoh here:   / ty-umoh-a05483bb   Follow Me:Website: https://wafaoubella.com LinkedIn:   / wafaoubella   “Career Transition Made Simple” Mini Course: https://www.wafaoubella.com/career-tr...