Career Advice - Pick My Next Move

Lately, I've been thinking about my next career move. I am late to the M&A game. I went to a non-target school (BA + MACC) and got my CPA not knowing what I wanted to do. I did a year in audit - WAS NOT FOR ME. Switched to the advisory group (think TAS - FDD and valuation) for 1.5 years and then moved on to a CorpDev role at an active F500 company.

I don't know what I want to do next. Do I move up in CorpDev knowing that its hard to earn strong M&A jobs without IB? Do I pivot into a business unit and become a product manager? I've always wanted work in middle-market PE but will I have the experience and resume to even land an interview? Is Late-Stage VC an option? B-School?

Has anyone else struggled with where to go next and have any advice?

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