College Senior with accepted offer...looking for lateral advice

I am coming from a ivy with a low gpa (3.2) with a major in finance. GPA is low because I had a bad academic transition to college but I am looking at a 3.8 for senior year. Also captain of a sports team and named academic all ivy this year. Accepted an offer at a no-name boutique that is growing in a sector I find interesting. Hoping to hear any insight on my future chances to lateral after a year or so to a bulge-bracket or at least a better bank in nyc. Will my low overall gpa still knock me from making this move? Was very focused on my sport throughout college and focused less on academics/internships and that definitely affected my initial recruiting efforts out of undergrad. Any insights or advice would be greatly appreciated!

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