Ep. 1 - Commercial Banking Career Insights With Sagar Sethi

Inside Commercial Banking is a podcast made for commercial bankers, corporate bankers and middle market professionals interested in the business of lending money. We interview successful rainmakers and dealmakers in the commercial banking sector to unlock the secrets of their success and best practices to help you succeed in the business of lending money. In today's episode, Sagar Sethi, a Senior Director of Commercial Banking at National Bank talks about his 16 year journey in the business and lessons learned. Sagar is one of the leading bankers focused on financing Canadian lower middle market M&A transactions. See below his LinkedIn if you would like to connect with Sagar:   / sagarsethi1   We cover several key topics in this episode: 1) What does an average day look like for a commercial banker? 2) What was the biggest lessons learned early on in your banking career? 3) How do you originate business as a commercial banker? 4) How do you underwrite credit and what key areas do you focus on? 5) How do you pivot from wealth management to commercial banking? The Inside Commercial Banking podcast is hosted by Robert Bezede, a Canadian middle market M&A investment banker focused on selling Canadian companies valued between $3MM to $30MM. He is a partner at Harmony Succession Partners (HSP), a boutique M&A advisory firm based in Toronto, Canada. Robert started his career in commercial banking working with Roynat Capital, a division of Scotiabank where he primarily focused on cash flow lending for M&A transactions, expansion capital and MBO needs. If you have a client that is looking to buy or sell a business in Canada, contact Robert and the Harmony Succession Partners (HSP) team today at: [email protected] https://www.harmonysuccession.com/ If you have any other questions, please comment below. If you enjoyed the video and found it helpful, please like and subscribe to FinanceKid for more videos soon! If you want to reach out, contact me at; [email protected] https://www.financekid.ca/