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Ep. 52 - How He Landed 2 Investment Banking Internships Before Junior Year
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- The Coffee Chat by Adventis
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- Jul 6, 2026
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Summary
n this episode of The Coffee Chat Podcast, Ben sits down with Jimmy Johnston, a rising junior at the University of Illinois who just secured a sophomore summer internship at Morningstar and a junior year investment banking internship at JPMorgan, both in Chicago. In this episode, Jimmy walks through how a Prime M&A info night in his first month of college set him on the path to IB, how he became an Adventis Lead Trainer (completing the full model and valuation suite in under 60 minutes), and how that modeling depth helped his team be the only one to correctly call United Natural Foods overvalued in a live case competition. We also get into his Chicago-focused recruiting strategy across 15 processes and 5 super days, why he recommends finding "battle buddies" for technical prep, and the lessons he learned from making mistakes during the recruiting process. Sign up for the Adventis Financial Modeling Certification (FMC) program at https://adventiscg.com --- Edited by Jamie Regan - @CreatedByRegan Hosted by Ben Dowell Guest: Jimmy Johnston --- 0:00 — Introduction & Jimmy's Background 0:52 — Why University of Illinois: Network, Culture & Chicago Roots 2:07 — Jimmy's Goal: Investment Banking in Chicago 4:21 — Prime M&A: The JV League That Got Jimmy Hooked on Banking 5:43 — The Case Competitions: Winnebago and Traeger Pitches 7:50 — Strategy: Why Committing to Chicago Early Was a Smart Move 9:21 — How Prime Led to the Investment Banking Academy 10:35 — Growing Up Wanting to Take the Train to Chicago 12:10 — The Double Win: Morningstar This Summer, JPMorgan Next Summer 14:29 — Why Credit Analysis at Morningstar Will Pay Off Later 15:39 — 15 Processes, 5 Super Days: What That Volume of Recruiting Looks Like 16:19 — In-Person Office Visits: Chicago &am…