EPISODE · Jun 9, 2025 · 28 MIN
Goldman Sachs Insider: 28-Minute Crash Course on the 10 Commandments of Wall Street Survival (Part 2)
from Tiger Sisters · host Cherie Brooke Luo and Jean Luo
Every new grad walking into their first big-company job is judged by ten unwritten Wall-Street “commandments.” Do you know them? Or are you have you been breaking them since day one?Goldman insider Jean Luo and sister Cherie unpack rules 6-10 of the infamous list, exposing the office-politics maneuvers, perfectionist rituals, and first-impression hacks that still dominate Fortune-500 boardrooms.We chat about:▫️ The back-channel secret: how top performers get what they want▫️ Mentor management 101: the 3-line follow-up that turns a coffee chat into career sponsorship.▫️ How Goldman’s “zero-defect” rule forged a cult of perfection.▫️ Ask the “dumb” question or stay mid: the mindset shift that beats fear of looking stupid.▫️ First-impression science: the 3 V’s for owning the first 30 seconds with any exec or client.⏰ Timestamps00:00 – Intro: Goldman “cult” commandments00:30 – Recap of Rules 1–502:00 – Rule 6: Pre-wire every meeting03:20 – Back-channel decisions04:24 – Brainstorm theatre tactics05:25 – Rule 7: Manage your mentors06:24 – The 3-line follow-up email07:16 – Coffee-chat prep essentials08:33 – Email-perfection paralysis09:32 – Rule 8: Zero-defect precision10:47 – The “comma crime” story11:26 – Burnout in perfection culture13:41 – Rule 9: Ask the “dumb” questions15:12 – The notebook trick17:47 – Coffee-chat lands a new role18:36 – Manager shocked by note-taking19:26 – Rule 10: First-impression power20:03 – The 3 V’s + vibe explained21:06 – Looks, confidence, client roles24:20 – A hair-raising wake-up call26:20 – Generational skincare lessons27:29 – RATE US FIVE STARS!!! It helps us people find our podcast!Subscribe & tap the 🔔 so you don’t miss the next episode, and drop a comment and rate us ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 🐯👯♀️ Tiger Sisters — Your Silicon Valley & Wall Street Big SistersDecoding Money • Power • Love✨ New episodes every Monday | Shorts all week ✨ We turn Harvard and Stanford MBA case studies and hard‑won tech & finance lessons into frameworks you can use this week.What you’ll get (and keep) ▫️ 🚀 Ivy League Cheat Sheets in 30 min – no $250 K tuition required ▫️ Recession‑Proof Personal Finance Rules – salary jumps, automated investing, psychology of money ▫️ Networking Scripts that Work – DMs behind Goldman offers, $100M+ deals, & Fortune 500 partnerships ▫️ Exclusive Sit‑downs with billionaire investors, unicorn founders, & media powerhouses ▫️ Mindset & Life Design Resets – growth mindset drills minus the pricey career coach ▫️ Wellness • Fashion • Habit Hacks that survive 12‑hour workdays, travel, and funWhy trust us? ▫️ Cherie Brooke Luo – 100 M+ views demystifying big tech, finance, entrepreneurship, & MBA life ▫️ Jean Luo – ex‑Goldman, ex‑Snapchat exec, 50+ AI patents, startup investor & advisor ▫️ Together: 4 Ivy degrees • built billion‑dollar product lines • two startups – translated into plain English so anyone can level‑up.------------------------------------------------------------------ LET'S CONNECT: ~ CHERIE ~🤳🏻 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/cherie.brooke 📱 TikTok – https://www.tiktok.com/@cherie.brooke ✍🏻 My Substack – https://cherieluo.substack.com/ 👩🏻💻 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/cherie-luo/ ~ JEAN ~🤳🏻 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/jeanluo_/👩🏻💻 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeanluo 🎵 Music produced by Sammy Signal https://open.spotify.com/artist/2HsyknHuxhT8RoZfn5rqMS🛍️ Items Referenced:🍵 Sisters Matcha & Merch: www.sistersmatcha.com🌀 Everything else: https://amzn.to/3z0dx5b
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