
Charlie Paradis
Harvard Alum, Summit Investor | Navigating Career, Passion & Business Roles
Studied at Harvard University
Worked at Summit Partners
Available today at 3:30 PM UTC
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Charlie's Offerings
Custom hourly · $225/hr
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Charlie also coaches for Venture Capital, Private Equity, Startup Founders, Startup Careers, Life Coaching, College, and Comedy, Stand-Up & Improv. View all.
Charlie’s Career Coaching Qualifications
Coaches professionally
Experience level: Associate
I’ve navigated competitive career paths from both sides: as a candidate pursuing finance roles, and as an investor evaluating people, companies, and opportunities professionally. I have 4+ years of experience across Growth Equity, Venture Capital, and Private Equity, most recently as a Technology Investor at Summit Partners, where I was promoted early. I also graduated from Harvard, where I designed and taught a semester-long Venture Capital course to 100+ undergraduates. My coaching is especially valuable for people pursuing finance, consulting, investing, startups, or broader business roles because I can help them clarify what they actually want from a job, understand how different career paths and company environments compare, and think through opportunities using perspective from my network across tech, operating companies, startups, consulting, finance, and investing. From there, I help clients sharpen their story, prepare for interviews, and make thoughtful decisions about what comes next.
Charlie can help with:
AI Automation
AI Fundamentals
AI Outreach
AI-Powered Job Search
Career Planning
Cover Letters
Freelancing
General Exploration
Interview Prep
Job Search Strategies
Leadership
Networking Strategy
Personal Branding
Professional Networking
Resume Review
Salary Negotiation
Skill Building
Charlie also coaches for Venture Capital, Private Equity, Startup Founders, Startup Careers, Life Coaching, College, and Comedy, Stand-Up & Improv. View all.
About Charlie
I have 4+ years investing across Growth Equity, Venture Capital and Private Equity. I spent 3 years at Summit Partners, one of the world's largest and longest-standing Growth Equity firms, where I was recruited as a Technology Investor out of the firm's flagship $10B Growth Equity Fund XII. At Summit, I sourced and executed on several deals and was promoted early. I additionally spent a year in Venture Capital at Griffin Gaming Partners, where I evaluated earlier-stage gaming-related opportunities. I graduated from Harvard with an AB in Psychology and Economics. While at Harvard, I designed and taught a semester-long course to the largest undergraduate Venture Capital club (100+ undergraduates).
Why do I coach?
On Leland, I help in a variety of ways-- for example, I have helped clients prepare for investor interviews, mock investment memos, case studies, fundraising calls, and broader finance career decisions. My coaching is especially useful for candidates pursuing growth equity, venture capital, private equity, or startup / investing-adjacent roles. I focus on the skills clients actually get judged on: how to think and speak like an investor, structure an investment thesis, answer technical and behavioral questions, understand key financial concepts, and decide which finance path best fits their goals.
Work Experience

Associate
Summit Partners
June 2023 - December 2025
Technology Investor out of Summit's flagship $10B fund

Mentor
Curious Cardinals
January 2020 - January 2024
Mentored and coached Venture Capital and Growth Equity.

Investor
Griffin Gaming Partners
2020 - 2021
Education

Harvard University
A.B., Psychology & Economics
2018 - 2023
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