Episode 13: From Biomedical Science to Blackrock and Beyond - with Esmond Afranie

Welcome to the THIRTEENTH episode of The Smart Money Show! 💰Nothing unlucky about this one, we’re at BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager! And we’re joined by Esmond Afranie who, in true portfolio diversification style, has a unique route into finance: he studied Biomedical Sciences at Warwick and is now in the European Fixed Income team at BlackRock! 🤯In our conversation, we speak about how he found that journey breaking into finance, learn more about his role today and the social mobility initiative he founded, ‘Prosper Warwick’. A great listen as always! 🤝 Guest Contacts: Esmond Afranie - https://www.linkedin.com/in/esmond-afranie-3a42271a6/Prosper Warwick - https://www.prosperwarwick.com/Chapters: 0:00 - Welcome 🎙️3:02 - From Biomedical Science to Finance 🧪9:04 - The Transition: First Steps & Pivotal Moments 🚀13:02 - Navigating the "Why Finance?" Question 🤔17:12 - The Internship Journey: From Spring Week to Grad Offer 📈21:16 - What Made Him Stand Out? ✨28:51 - Advice for Non-Finance Students Breaking In 🎓30:37 - Founding Prosper Warwick: A Social Impact Story 🤝40:08 - A Day in the Life: Fixed Income Analyst at BlackRock 💼42:30 - Fixed Income Explained & The Learning Curve 🧠49:26 - Future Plans & Final Reflections 🌟53:55 - The Three Biggest Takeaways for Students 💌55:43 - Outro 👋As always, stay tuned to us weekly as we bring you unheard insights, professional guests and a few laughs! 💚 Check out our work and connect with us here: https://linktr.ee/thesmartmoneyshow Please be advised, none of our episodes constitute as financial advice and we will never attempt to do so.