{"podcast":{"title":"The Coffee Chat by Adventis","slug":"the-coffee-chat-by-adventis-7038552","podcast_index_feed_id":7038552,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/fb32fb1c/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://adventiscg.com","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/42044223/42044223-1729792018781-071899effcb09.jpg","author":"Adventis","episode_count":50,"summary":"The Coffee Chat Podcast by Adventis is a podcast for finance students looking to learn the ins and outs of the finance industry. We speak to students and professionals to share advice and answer the questions you have about getting an internship or full-time role in finance. For more information about how Adventis can help you further your finance career, or to appear on The Coffee Chat podcast, please visit https://adventiscg.com.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-06T22:20:32.025954+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-coffee-chat-by-adventis-7038552"},"episode":{"title":"Ep. 29 - How to Network Like a Pro in Investment Banking","slug":"ep-29-how-to-network-like-a-pro-in-investment-banking","published_at":"2025-10-23T01:52:59+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-coffee-chat-by-adventis-7038552/ep-29-how-to-network-like-a-pro-in-investment-banking","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-coffee-chat-by-adventis-7038552","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-coffee-chat/episodes/Ep--29---How-to-Network-Like-a-Pro-in-Investment-Banking-e39trdn","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/fb32fb1c/podcast/play/110078839/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-9-22%2F409793828-44100-2-989e8af12cdcd.mp3","summary":"In this episode of The Coffee Chat, host Ben sits down with Jack Starzyk, a first-year student at Miami University of Ohio, to discuss how to navigate the world of investment banking recruiting — from networking and technical prep to understanding the middle market vs. bulge bracket difference.Jack shares his early interest in finance and how he’s preparing to break into the industry, while Ben offers practical coaching on building authentic relationships, asking better questions, and standing out in early conversations with bankers.They also cover what makes the middle market such a strong training ground for future private equity professionals and how students can use storytelling, curiosity, and specificity to turn networking calls into real connections. Sign up for the Adventis Financial Modeling Certification (FMC) program at https://adventiscg.com --- Edited by Jamie Regan ( ⁠⁠⁠CreatedByRegan⁠⁠⁠ ) Hosted by Ben Dowell Guest: Jack Starzyk","meta_description":"In this episode of The Coffee Chat, host Ben sits down with Jack Starzyk, a first-year student at Miami University of Ohio, to discuss how to navigate the…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2240,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-coffee-chat-by-adventis-7038552/episodes/ep-29-how-to-network-like-a-pro-in-investment-banking/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-coffee-chat-by-adventis-7038552/ep-29-how-to-network-like-a-pro-in-investment-banking.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}