Mike M.

Mike M.

4.9

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✅Financial Services Career Coach Perfect for Mid to Senior Level Pros

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Studied at Columbia Business School

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Mike's Coaching Offerings

Custom hourly · $100/hr

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Mike’s Career Coaching Qualifications

Coaches professionally

Experience level: Executive

100+ people coached for Career Coaching

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Former Investment Banking Director with 15+ years on Wall Street at Credit Suisse and Merrill Lynch. Since 2017, I’ve coached 600+ finance services professionals — Analysts through MDs across IB, PE, HF, Corporate Finance, FP&A, Risk, and Compliance — on promotions, compensation strategy, executive presence, visibility, and career pivots. I specialize in relevance in the AI era: helping mid-career finance professionals stay indispensable, strengthen sponsorship, refine narrative/branding, and build real optionality whether they stay or leave their firm.

Mike can help with:

Interview Prep

Career Planning

Professional Networking

Personal Branding

Networking Strategy

Leadership

Salary Negotiation

Job Search Strategies

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About Mike

I was a structured finance investment banker for 15 years, first at Merrill Lynch, then at Credit Suisse. I worked on high-stakes deals, earned well, and kept moving up. But after a while, the cracks started showing: brutal hours, declining health, and barely any time with my wife and kids. Still, I stayed, for the comp and the comfort of what I knew. A move to Credit Suisse gave me a fresh start, a new team, better pay, but the deeper questions didn’t go away. Eventually, I was laid off. For the first time since college, I had to stop and figure out what was next. I spoke with hundreds of professionals, explored new paths, and landed in a 400-person FinTech. That pivot opened my eyes. Today, I help finance professionals do what I wish I’d done sooner: take control of their job search before the market forces them to. Whether you’re looking to: 👍Move out of financial services 👍Polish your resume + LinkedIn 👍Prep for interviews 👍Network for a new role 👍Negotiate a better offer 👍Or just get unstuck and get moving — I bring 20 years of front-office experience and a track record of helping 700+ clients land their next roles. If you’re ready to stop spinning and start making progress, I can help.

Why do I coach?

I’ve made all the mistakes my clients are trying to avoid. I stayed too long in the wrong roles. I underestimated how hard it is to pivot out of banking. I wasted time, missed signals, and learned everything the slow, expensive way. Now, coaching is my full-time job — not a side gig. I work with financial services professionals every day to help them skip the trial-and-error, avoid dead ends, and move faster toward real opportunities. If you're navigating a job search or a career shift, I can help you do it smarter, faster, and with a lot less stress.

Work Experience

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Founder

Mike Mittleman Career Coaching

May 2017 - Present

Hiring Manager

👍After spending 15 years in structured finance in NYC, 7 at Merrill Lynch, and 8 at Credit Suisse, I faced the same questions many of you do: “How do I stay relevant?” Now I advise clients with those same challenges. I have: • Coached 600+ professionals across financial services and other industries • Helped clients earn promotions, pivot into better-fit roles, and command meaningful compensation increases through clear strategy and positioning • Delivered 2,000+ hours of interview and strategy coaching • Created 400+ bespoke resumes and optimized 450+ LinkedIn profiles 📩 Email: [email protected] 📞 Call: 917.952.3361 Branding & Identity Marketing, Benefits Negotiation and +51 skills

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Owner

MJM Energy Consulting

November 2007 - May 2017

Hiring Manager

Advised cleantech corporations on energy financings.

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Director

Credit Suisse

August 2000 - October 2007

I was a lead structured finance origination banker covering ABS/MBS/CLO/CRE/CDO sectors. Raised $50+ billion for clients across banking, specialty finance, retail, and other industries. I career coached on the side. Executive Coaching and Financial Services

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Director

Merrill Lynch

August 1993 - August 2000

I was a lead structured finance origination banker covering Asset-Backed Security Issuers. Clients included Capital One, Citi, CIT, and many others. I career coached on the side. Executive Coaching and Financial Services

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Financial Analyst

Bank of America

November 1988 - August 1991

I was a Financial Analyst with Constitution Capital Management, a subsidiary of the Bank of New England, now owned by Bank of America. Great first job out of school learning banking. Executive Coaching and Applicant Tracking Systems

Education

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Columbia Business School

MBA, Finance, Marketing

1991 - 1993

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The Wharton School (UPenn)

BS Economics, Finance, Accounting

1984 - 1988

Activities and societies: Career coaching friends More intense than 15 years of investment banking. Make smarter, more aggressive, and humble.

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