
Mike M.
4.9
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✅Financial Services Career Coach Perfect for Mid to Senior Level Pros
Studied at Columbia Business School
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Mike's Coaching Offerings
Intensive 1 hour Career Coaching Session
$1001h of coaching
Career Development Start-to-Finish
Expert help on everything from getting the interview to landing the offer.
$1,70020h of coaching
Discover a Career Path
Find clarity in your career direction and make actionable goals.
Starting at $4755h+ of coaching
Custom hourly · $100/hr
Get help with Interview Prep, Career Planning, and .
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Mike’s Career Coaching Qualifications
Coaches professionally
Experience level: Executive
100+ people coached for Career Coaching
Mike has helped clients get into these companies:
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
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
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
Owner
MJM Energy Consulting
November 2007 - May 2017
Hiring Manager
Advised cleantech corporations on energy financings.
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
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

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
Columbia Business School
MBA, Finance, Marketing
1991 - 1993

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.
11 Reviews
Overall Rating
4.9
Mike has helped clients get into these companies: