Hello and welcome.

I'm Patrick Curtis, your host and Chief Monkey, and this is the Wall Street Oasis podcast.

Join me as I talk to some of the community's most successful and inspirational members

to gain valuable insight into different career paths and life in general.

Let's get to it.

In this episode, Synergy shares his path from a non-target school in the U.S.

to working in China post-graduation and consulting.

Listen to hear how he thrived in China, transitioned to a big fort in transaction services

as one of the only expats in

the office, and eventually how he used an MBA to transition back to the U.S. and break into investment

banking in a bolder bracket. Also, hear his thoughts on work-life balance and how the culture

at many banks leaves a lot to be desired. Enjoy.

Okay, Synergy.

Welcome to the Wall Street Oasis podcast.

Thank you very much.

I appreciate you having me, Patrick.

So it would be great if you could give the listeners a short summary bio.

Yeah, so, you know, I grew up on the West Coast, was interested in quantitative stuff, you know, went to an engineering school, but quickly found out that although I liked math and

numbers, I didn't really want to do engineering or computer science as a long-term career.

So I decided to switch into finance, studied finance and had the opportunity

to do some internships and wealth management and normal things that people do. So at the same time,

I really wanted to study abroad and study other languages.

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