Learning to Ask the Right Questions

Name: Cristobal Palacios Year: Junior Major: Economics Minor: Business Institutions CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: AVIA For my Spring 2021 CFS internship, I worked at AVIA, a medical consulting startup based out of Chicago. I had previous experience in the medical consulting industry and wanted to further my interests in this field. At AVIA,…

The Versatility of a Strong Network

Name: Mike Palaskas Year: Sophomore Major: Economics & History Minor: Business Institutions CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: CDI Global Going into the CFS program this past winter, I knew I wanted to find an internship that gave me an opportunity to work in both a financial and consulting capacity, while establishing strong connections in…

Above All, Flexibility

Name: Griffin Lane Year: Junior Major: Economics Minor: Business Institutions CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: HBR Consulting If 2020 has taught us anything, it’s the importance of flexibility. Working in an entirely remote environment is an experience that I will not soon forget, and this in conjunction with the CFS program further helped demonstrate…

Exploring the Keys to a Successful Career Path

Name: Jackson Vaught Year: Junior Major: Economics CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: ATOMS One thing that really resonated with me from the CFS program is the idea of not knowing what you want to do yet is okay at this age. Specifically, Mark Fastabend’s guest lecture exemplified this point to me. Mark spent a…

Moonshot or Minitest?

Name: Chloe Lee Year: Sophomore Major: Economics Minor: Business Institutions CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: Shore Capital Partners I interned at Shore Capital Partners as part of my CFS experience. During the internship, despite it being entirely virtual, I was able to contribute meaningfully to live deals and existing portfolio projects through taking various…

The Importance of Making a Difference

Name: Kimi Chau Year: Sophomore Major: Economics Minor: Political Science & Business Institutions CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: Deloitte Consulting This past winter, I had the opportunity to spend three months interning at Deloitte Consulting. I worked on a project that seeks to build a new online financial statements consolidation system for a Fortune…

Pre-Med Student’s Leap into Finance

Name: Zachary Kim Year: Sophomore Major: Economics Minor: Business Institutions and Chemistry CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: Three Pillars Capital Over the winter of 2021, I interned at Three Pillars Capital, a search fund looking to acquire, operate, and grow a single business. As a pre-medicine student, this was my first internship within the…

Learning to Ask for Help

Name: Chris Sherk Year: Junior Major: Economics Minor: Business Institutions CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: Woodland Coast Partners During my time in the CFS program, I had the opportunity to listen to and learn from many great guest speakers. While common themes and lessons emerged in the lectures, each speaker always shared specific, memorable…

Hesitant, but Now I Get It: Networking

Name: Eva Jacobs Year: Junior Major: Economics and Psychology Minor: Business Institutions CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: Accelerated Growth Advisors Early in the quarter, we read an article as a class called How to Build Your Network. The subject of networking has never been a particularly comfortable one to me, as I have never…

The Power of Communication

Name: Max Flinchum Year: Senior Major: Economics Minor: Business Institutions CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: Piper Sandler As a senior in the CFS program, I have thoroughly enjoyed my time working for Piper Sandler, specifically within the Healthcare group. The number one thing I was looking for in an internship this fall was technical…

Making Meaningful Contributions

Name: Benjamin Stuart Year: Junior Major: Economics Minor: Business Institutions CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: Shore Capital Partners I worked for Shore Capital Partners as a part of my CFS experience. The biggest lesson I learned is that you just have to put the time in if you want to build strong relationships, ask…

Importance of Client Interactions

Name: Louis Yang Year: Sophomore Major: Economics and Political Science Minor: Business Institutions CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: OpenMarkets For my Fall 2020 CFS internship, I worked at OpenMarkets, a tech startup based in Chicago. I ultimately seek to get into the startup space and I felt that this was an excellent opportunity to…