The Wall Street Skinny

The Wall Street Skinny

Hosted by: Kristen and Jen

This podcast is a smart and entertaining peek into the world of investment banking, sales & trading, private equity, hedge funds and more. Hosted by two lifelong friends with a passion for teaching, and over two...

Episodes

92 The Skinny On…Banking Hours, Mars Deal, & Google Monopoly

Season #2 Episode #35

Send us a textSign up for our newsletter here!  https://the-wall-street-skinny.beehiiv.com/subscribeToday we chat about the WSJ article: "How Bank of America Ignores Its Own Rules Meant to Prevent Dangerous...
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91. How to Network Like a Pro, feat. Jen Prosek

Season #2 Episode #35

Send us a textToday is a masterclass in networking, reputation management, and personal brand building from one of the most successful, highly sought-after minds in the business: Jen Prosek, the founder and CEO of...
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90. The Skinny On Panic (!) in the Markets, Ackman's Canceled IPO, and Ballerina Farm

Season #2 Episode #34

Send us a textOur second weekly episode where you get THE SKINNY on whatever's happening in the markets, big deals in the news, and pop culture with us, The Wall Street Skinny.  In this episode, we explain the...
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89. The Real Life “Billions": Equity Long/Short Hedge Fund Legends feat. Kat Sosnick

Season #2 Episode #33

Send us a textWe had the incredible opportunity to sit down with Kat Sosnick, a woman whose impressive career spans three decades running portfolios of up to a billion dollars at some of the world’s most legendary...
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88. Long / Short Equity Hedge Funds 101 Feat. David Semenza

Season #2 Episode #32

Send us a textToday we dive into Long / Short Equity Hedge Funds with David Semenza of Islander Capital Partners. We get into what an equity long short hedge fund is, how it differs from other types of hedge funds,...
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87. The Skinny On...Will Private Equity Take Down the Global Economy & More

Season #2 Episode #31

Send us a textThe Skinny On...1. Will Private Equity Take Down the Global Economy. We discuss the FT article from Wednesday, 7/24/24 titled "How private equity tangled banks in a web of debt | Complex layers of...
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86. Private Credit 101: Asset-Based Lending feat. Keri Findley

Season #2 Episode #31

Send us a textWe are kicking off our multi-part foray into the world of Private Credit --- arguably the most talked-about investment vertical of 2024 --- with brilliant and hilarious Keri Findley, founder and CEO of...
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85. The Skinny on Citadel White Label Sales & Trading

Season #2 Episode #30

Send us a textIn today's episode, we discuss Citadel's potential white label offering of their Equities trading operations to investment banks --- discussed in this article as something to fill the gap of banks...
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84. How to Rob a Bank: Inside Financial Fraud Red Teams

Season #2 Episode #29

Send us a textFinancial fraud is something we hear about ALL the time.  It feels like there's a new headline about losses stemming from a hack at a financial institution constantly, and we've all seen shows like The...
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83. The Skinny on the Paramount Deal Structure and Congressional Trading

Season #2 Episode #28

Send us a textThis week on The Skinny On ("TSO") we dive into the Paramount deal structure and discuss insane returns by congress, as well as a new law that is looking to make trading on inside info in congress...
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82. The Finance of HBO's "Succession" Season 3 Part 2!!

Season #2 Episode #27

Send us a textOur long-awaited third season recap of the hit show "Succession" is HERE!  Even if you watched the show and loved it, you might not have understood all of the finer points when it comes to the scheming...
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81. Why Banks Are Hiring More English Majors

Season #2 Episode #26

Send us a textHappy 4th of July!  We wanted to discuss an article from Fortune Magazine that's been making the rounds, where the COO of Blackrock said "We have more and more conviction that we need people who majored...
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