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- Senior VP at HSBC Innovation Banking and Silicon Valley Bank.
- Go-To-Market Lead at Bunch, a Series A fund administration fintech.
- ACA qualified, trained at KPMG.
- Mentor to founders and early-career professionals across Techstars London, Entrepreneurs First, Zinc, and Like Minded Females.
- Angel investor in early-stage fintech, focused on payments, FX, fund administration, and treasury.
- Frequently sought out for CV reviews, career advice, and navigating non-linear career paths.
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- Experienced in securities education and licensing as a Kaplan Professional instructor, helping hundreds of aspiring financial professionals master the SIE, Series, 6, Series 7, Series 65, and Series 3 exams
- Founder and Managing Director of Golden Web Capital, a financial planning and advisory firm serving entrepreneurs, entertainers, athletes, and small business owners through customized, equity-focused wealth strategies
- Former corporate finance and accounting professional at Cargill Inc., where I led strategic financial analysis, reporting, and equity initiatives that increased supplier diversity spend by over 500%
- Passionate about financial empowerment and inclusion, having led community financial literacy programs and served as Treasurer of Minnesota’s first Black-led credit union, advancing access to banking and wealth education
- Proven track record in strategic financial modeling, risk management, and portfolio development, integrating behavioral finance principles to help clients make confident, data-driven decisions
Deep understanding of capital markets, compliance, and digital asset ecosystems, allowing me to advise both institutional and retail investors navigating the intersection of finance and innovation
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Professional with more than 15 years of experience in M&A, project management, financial analysis,
WORK: Worked for an important family office with a publicly listed company in the Bolsa Mexicana de Valores, as well as at FOCIR, a VC-fund with a focus in agribusiness, and several other companies in Mexico, South America and the Caribbean, touching various industries such as education, heavy machinery, biotech, retail, amongst others.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE: I have been a Member of the Board of Directors of two companies and have participated in numerous committees.
EDUCATION: I hold a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, with a Minor in Finance from ITAM as well as a diploma in Private Equity and Venture Capital from AMEXCAP-Universidad Anáhuac Norte. 🎓 Studied Corporate Governance in SDA Bocconi in Milan, Italy.
Passionate about understading different cultures: I speak four languages, love to write, travel and meet new people.
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Financial Advisor with experience in client portfolio management and investment advisory.
Strong focus on translating complex financial concepts into clear, actionable decisions.
Background in working with retail and affluent clients, managing over 200 relationships.
Daily exposure to market dynamics, financial products, and performance monitoring.
Developing a growing interest in structured finance, strategy, and business analysis.
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Results-driven financial expert with over 20 years of experience in strategic financial planning, business controlling, and team leadership. Experience in Telecom, Packaging, Consumer Goods, Sustainability, International Shared Services, M&A, Manufacturing. Proven track record in optimizing business performance, managing M&A activities, and driving costsaving initiatives. Exceptional communicator skilled in delivering critical financial insights to executive management and stakeholders. Adept at navigating complex financial landscapes and leading high-performing teams.
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EMBA candidate at London Business School with a strong focus on Credit Risk and Private Credit. Active member of Investment Committees covering Latin America, with experience across Corporate & Financial Institutions Credit in EMEA, Asia, and LatAm.
Background includes Commodities, Derivatives, Debt Capital Markets, and Structured Finance, bringing a global and analytical perspective to complex credit environments.
Based in London, open to connecting with professionals interested in credit markets, private debt, and emerging market opportunities.
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With over 14 years of experience supporting high-net-worth clients across Asia Pacific, particularly in Southeast Asia. Expertise in reporting support, issue resolution, detailed reporting, and stakeholder communication. Equipped with strong relationship-building, analytical skills, and ability to manage multiple priorities efficiently.
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For the past five years I’ve worked in family offices specializing in alternative investments and private transactions. My work spans valuation and financial modeling, manager selection, and end-to-end investment due diligence (IDD/ODD). I build and monitor liquid and alternatives allocations and execute private deals across PE, private credit, real estate, venture, and co-investments. I’ve supported company buy/sell processes and real-estate portfolio transactions, delivering IC-ready analyses and recommendations.
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I’m a hands-on people leader who’s built and led multi-disciplinary teams across UK and UAE operations, coaching managers to turn strategy into day-to-day habits. At 8billionideas, I combined Finance, HR and Acting MD responsibilities during a period of change, tightening payroll/people ops, setting clear manager cadences, and supporting leaders through restructures and growth. Before that at Nudge Education I ran recruitment, HR and later finance, coordinating diverse teams around safeguarding, delivery quality and measurable outcomes. I’ve also helped build three startups/ventures: founding and running my own bridal business, standing up a profitable training division inside Wescott Coatings, and then scaling functions inside a fast-moving education company. That mix means I mentor with both empathy and edge: simple playbooks, clean metrics, and practical coaching on 1:1s, feedback, hiring, probation/performance, and operating rhythms, so managers get confident, teams align, and results show up.
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- Strategy & corporate development leader advising on career acceleration, MBA admissions, and high-performance execution
- Experienced across IPOs, investor relations, and strategy in a publicly listed environment
- Former consultant with a strong foundation in problem-solving, storytelling, and structured thinking
- Passionate about working with ambitious professionals navigating competitive career paths and transitions
Key areas of experience:
- IPO & Capital Markets: Co-led IPO of a major business (SAR 3.6B valuation), including equity story and investor positioning. Leading pre-IPO readiness for upcoming Saudi Exchange listing
- Strategy & Value Creation: Developed business strategies driving margin expansion and EBITDA growth. Led portfolio restructuring and strategic transformations at group level
- Investments: Worked on multi-billion SAR transactions including due diligence, deal structuring, and divestments. Built frameworks for asset divestment and capital return strategies
- Governance & Board Exposure: Worked closely with Boards and committees on strategy, governance, and executive decisions
Frequently Asked Questions
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The WSO mentor service runs at a very slight profit (~5-10% net margin) in order to help motivate amazing professionals to provide great (free) advice in the forums (many mentors have green "mentor" buttons next to their usernames) which strengthens the entire WSO community. Luckily, there is a surprising number of elite professionals within the WSO community that love giving back to motivated candidates. We also recently automated the mentor matching with an algo that helps reduce the manual work needed on the backend should a requested mentor not be available. Prices range from as low as $57 up to $997 depending on the package you purchase and the mentor you select. Given the success of our service and the number of repeat clients we have, we know that we can afford to run on thin profit margins and serve thousands of applicants. We also know that many of you will follow the advice of our mentors and invest in additional courses and/or services from WSO.
After checking out, your request will immediately be sent to the mentor you selected. You will be expected to fill our some basic information (location, industry preference, etc) along with upload a Word version of your resume in order to help the mentor decide if they feel like they are a great match. As soon as they accept (usually within ~9-12 hours), an email will be sent making an introduction. Your mentor will introduce him/herself and then proceed to review your current resume and/or offer times when you can connect for a mentor session. Over the following days, you will schedule a time that is mutually convenient for you initial phone call to go over what you need help with (mock interview, career consultation and/or both). If you would like to continue with this mentor, you can schedule more hours anywhere from 1 hour to 3+ hours with him/her over the following weeks & months.
Typically the match happens within 12hrs. If your preferred mentor has not responded within 9 hours or they indicate they can't take you on as a mentor, we will notify other top mentors that have the most in common with the mentor you selected (based on our matching algo). These backup mentors will indicate to you if they are available and you have the choice to move forward with one of them, get a refund or wait longer for your preferred mentor. If for whatever reason we cannot match you in time and/or there are no mentors that are available that you'd like to work with, we will refund your purchase in full, no questions asked.
We have an incredible team of 1,000+ dedicated mentors across top firms all around the world. Our #1 goal is to make sure you are placed in the hands of the most competent and detail-oriented professional in your specific target industry. This coupled with our strict process ensures a smooth and thorough experience. Why do we use actual professionals? The answer is simple: they are the ones ACTUALLY SCREENING APPLICATIONS for their own firms! They know what it takes to make it out of the trash pile and into the interview pile. On top of this, since we have been doing mentor sessions for over a decade across THOUSANDS of clients, we are able to immediately identify a top mentor and feed them more clients to ensure happy customers like you (due to our strict screening process). Our team includes investment bankers at all the top bulge brackets and elite boutique banks as well as private equity, hedge fund and VC professionals at the most prestigious funds. We also have reviewers at the top management consulting firms in the world, elite prop trading firms, top corporate finance roles as well as other related finance careers.
Usually these are all self-limiting beliefs, but if you're unsure if we are a good match for you, please send us a quick email to [email protected] and we can send over some bios if we think there might be a potential good match for you.
Too Young / Too Inexperienced: We do NOT recommend our mentor service until you at least have at least some relevant WORK experience that we can leverage. For the young clients out there, this means an internship, ideally in your target or related industry. If you are still in high school, it is unlikely that you have this experience. The earliest we'd recommend doing a mentor session is early freshman or early sophomore year as you prepare for summer internship recruiting. If you have no relevant experience then it probably doesn't make sense to sign up for the service. Our mentors are amazing, but they aren't magicians. If you tell us you really want to be in Investment Banking or Private Equity (for example) and everything in your background points to law or medicine, it's going to be an uphill battle. On the other hand, if you have unrelated experience but you have started the transition process by taking relevant classes and joining relevant clubs and associations, we'd love to work with you. You may not be the most competitive candidate, but we will highlight the most relevant education and functions at your current job that would translate well across industries.
Too Old / Too Experienced: We DO recommend our mentor service for more experienced professionals that are looking to make a transition or have an interview coming up. We have several very senior mentors that can answer the tough questions and make sure you are up to date on the latest trends in your target industry. However, before you move forward, we encourage you to give yourself an honest assessment. If you are looking to make the transition and have not made any steps outside of considering this mentor program, you probably aren't ready. If you've taken steps (education, new degrees, courses, etc) and feel like you're ready, we're on board and eager to help!
Yes, but if you have a negative attitude you are unlikely to have success. If you think a mentor session is an automatic referral, please don't bother to hire us.
Yes, our mentors often do refer our clients for open positions at their firms (over 20%), however, this should not be asked of our mentors to avoid a conflict of interest and it should not be expected as part of the service. It is up to you to impress the mentor if this is your goal, however, we believe you can gain much more out of the experience by being honest about your weaknesses and concerns with the mentor so there can be an open dialogue on how to improve your chances.
The only discounts are for larger packages and more hours purchased at once. This is an incredibly labor intensive 1-on-1 service using finance professionals that typically make well over $200/hr and are doing this primarily to give back.
This is a personal question and the answer is naturally subjective. If you are serious about landing a job in investment banking, private equity, hedge funds, trading, asset management, management consulting or any other competitive industry, it's more than likely that the answer to that question is a resounding "YES".
Career services advisers at your school are not screening applications for interviews...neither are your classmates. If you do happen to have a friend in the industry, are they going to take the hours necessary to give you a realistic mock interview? Odds are that their time is limited outside the office and if they do give you some guidance, it won't be as thorough as our expert mentors. If you look at the competitive nature of recruiting nowadays, why would leave your application up to chance when many of these jobs pay well over $100,000?
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