The Career Strategy That Takes You to Wall Street Private Equity - Nancy Chen

She was never supposed to work in finance. Now she closes deals on Wall Street and coaches the next generation to do the same.In this episode of the Genuinely Good Podcast, I sit down with Nancy Chen — Wall Street executive strategist and founder of New York Bamboo Consulting — to talk about what it took to completely reinvent her path, make it in one of the most male-dominated industries in the world, and build a career coaching platform that's helped hundreds of students land their dream roles at top firms.Nancy's story is proof that the path you didn't plan for can take you further than the one you did:• The specific career moves Nancy made early on that made doors open — not luck, pure strategy• How to navigate a male-dominated industry as a woman of color and find what only YOU can bring to the table• What it actually takes to go from international student to Wall Street private equity• How Nancy built New York Bamboo Consulting from free mentoring sessions into a thriving coaching platform• Why your setbacks might be the most strategic thing that ever happened to you• The mindset shift that separates people who make it from people who don'tThere's something Nancy said that I keep coming back to — that the world will find your limitations, but only YOU will find your opportunities. She didn't just say it. She lived it. And hearing her break down exactly how she did it, step by step, was one of those conversations that makes you want to go rewrite your entire game plan.If you've ever felt like you don't belong in the room — or you're building a career in a space that wasn't made for you — this one is going to feel like a roadmap.Thank you for being here 🤍#GenuinelyGoodPodcast #WomenInFinance #PrivateEquity #WallStreet #CareerAdvice #InternationalStudents #WomenInBusiness #AsianWomenInFinance #CareerCoaching #AmbitionMeetsHeartTimestamps:0:00 — Meet Nancy Chen2:00 — Switching from literature to finance — the leap that changed everything5:30 — Moving to New York as an international student with no connections10:20 — Landing at the Big Four and what she did differently14:00 — From EY to PIMCO to Wall Street private equity18:30 — Being an Asian woman in a male-dominated finance world22:45 — How Bamboo Consulting was born and why she started for free27:00 — The career strategies Nancy teaches her students today30:00 — Her closing advice for women who feel like they don't belong in the roomSubscribe to my Newsletter: https://travelstylechic.substack.com/Connect with Nancy:➫ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nanzhuchen/➫ Email: [email protected]/// MY SOCIAL MEDIA \\\My Social Profiles:➫ Instagram: / travelstylechic➫ TikTok: / travelstylechicGenuinely Good Podcast➫ Instagram: / genuinely.goodMy Flower Shop:➫ Website: https://flowerevershop.com/➫ Instagram: / flowerever.shop➫ TikTok: / flowerever.shop