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In this episode, Skin in the Game 16 shares his non-traditional path to a top asset manager in London.

From dropping out of high school to traveling abroad to breaking into a top master asset manager in London, from dropping out of high school to traveling abroad

to breaking into a top master's program in London. Here how he navigated some unforgiving

circumstances growing up in the Game 16.

Thanks so much for joining the Wall Street Oasis podcast.

Thank you for having Patrick.

So it would be awesome if you could just give the listeners a short summer of your bio.

Cool, sure.

So I basically dropped out of high school in my last year,

sort of had a bit of trouble with school and at home and stuff and had trouble finishing.

So I basically had to leave school and find myself in a situation sort of with no high school

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