The Most Badass Banker On Wall Street: Owen West
Meet Owen West, a 6'4" hulking 3rd generation Marine and 3-time author. He has an impeccable background and works as a managing director at Goldman Sachs, after educating himself at Harvard and Stanford Business School. Not only does he have a day job, a job as an author, a family, but he also has time to volunteer for a charity helping military families. In this short but awesome profile piece he speaks on failure, his life in the marines, and the now famous (or infamous?) Greg Smith.
Mr. West explained: "I've failed so often." "I have a very low stress level," he continued, double-fisting venti lattes. "Because at some point I became comfortable with failure. I've failed so many times that I've come to believe if I'm not failing regularly, I'm either not trying, or I'm not reaching high enough."
Is there anyone more badass working on Wall Street? I doubt it.






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FinanceStudent28: Is there
Is there anyone more badass working on Wall Street? I doubt it.
Jim Cramer.
The GS PR-mill in full
The GS PR-mill in full swing...and he's selling a book.
Failure he says? GS MD, Harvard, Stanford, three books, $$$ ...?! You're kidding me right?
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FinanceStudent28: Meet Owen
Meet Owen West, a 6'4" hulking 3rd generation Marine and 3-time author. He has an impeccable background and works as a managing director at Goldman Sachs, after educating himself at Harvard and Stanford Business School. Not only does he have a day job, a job as an author, a family, but he also has time to volunteer for a charity helping military families. In this short but awesome profile piece he speaks on failure, his life in the marines, and the now famous (or infamous?) Greg Smith.
Mr. West explained: "I've failed so often." "I have a very low stress level," he continued, double-fisting venti lattes. "Because at some point I became comfortable with failure. I've failed so many times that I've come to believe if I'm not failing regularly, I'm either not trying, or I'm not reaching high enough."
Is there anyone more badass working on Wall Street? I doubt it.
Link to profile here
Link to article here
the question every one wants
the question every one wants to know
OP did you swallow?
This gentleman is a natural
This gentleman is a natural gas trader at GS. That market has been exceptionally deceptive and volatile lately. Wait til they get to the wrong side of a trade and lose a few billion $ and he too will be writing Op-Ed for the NY Times. I am sure his experience writing 3 books will come in handy then.
I do applaud him servicing the country in the marine thou.
...well, he's no use to us if Detroit is his idea of a small town!
So he was in the military and
So he was in the military and works at a bank...
thats super hard to find /s
If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses - Henry Ford
A little off subject but I
A little off subject but I can't tell if this girl in my office is fat or pregnant
HumPiranha88: A little off
A little off subject but I can't tell if this girl in my office is fat or pregnant
Tell her it looks like she's losing weight and she'll either say thanks or tell you she is pregnant.
If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses - Henry Ford
For any of the military guys
For any of the military guys on here who like to read about the war in Iraq....."Snake Eaters" is actually a pretty good book. He is the son of Bing West who authored "No True Glory."
"One should recognize reality even when one doesn't like it, indeed, especially when one doesn't like it." - Charlie Munger
cplpayne: For any of the
For any of the military guys on here who like to read about the war in Iraq....."Snake Eaters" is actually a pretty good book. He is the son of Bing West who authored "No True Glory."
I agree. I would also throw out One Bullet Away on the off chance that someone hasn't read it.
If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses - Henry Ford
HumPiranha88: A little off
A little off subject but I can't tell if this girl in my office is fat or pregnant
Both
(No subject)
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happypantsmcgee: cplpayne:
For any of the military guys on here who like to read about the war in Iraq....."Snake Eaters" is actually a pretty good book. He is the son of Bing West who authored "No True Glory."
I agree. I would also throw out One Bullet Away on the off chance that someone hasn't read it.
I actually just ordered that on Amazon yesterday. I can't wait to check it out.
He's impressive. I hope to be
He's impressive. I hope to be like him in 10 years time :D
Wait he's a trader? Why does
happypantsmcgee: HumPiranha
"It's not until the tide goes out that you see who's swimming naked" - Howard Marks
Owen is a great guy, but I