PWM, to Commercial Banker, to IB Post MBA Associate likelihood

Hello all, I'm interested in the community's input on the best course of action for securing my post mba career within the IB world. My career path has been unconventional as I parlayed my undergrad internship into a full time role as a FA at a PWM firm. I maintained full securities licenses for 5 years, however, since transitioning to the role of a commercial banker at a regional commercial only bank in California, said licenses have lapsed. Thankfully before covid started, I began my MBA work at a regionally prestigious private university (not top 5, but graduates consistently accept roles in large institutions from said MBA). I've been networking with alumni/professors in the industry, however what would be the likelihood of securing a Post MBA Associate role within an IBank? Other than networking my face off, has anyone seen a career path that is similar in nature? I will be graduating with an MBA with a concentration in finance and a secondary boot camp FinTech coding cert that focuses in Python, SQL, machine learning and Natural Language Processing. I don't plan on being a coder, but will be fluent in the current FinTech industry and am hoping to leverage that within a tech team. Thanks for taking your time to read and potentially respond, all input is welcome. 

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