About Will

I come from a humble background and took a non-traditional path into finance. I started at community college, transferred to a four-year university, and learned early how to compete in environments where many people had a head start. That experience shaped how I approach recruiting and career development, and it taught me to be methodical, coachable, and relentless about preparation. I broke into investment banking without majoring in finance, which forced me to build technical ability from the ground up and get sharp on the fundamentals. In banking, I gained reps across complex processes and tight timelines, and I became comfortable turning ambiguity into an organized work product. Later, I made the jump into private equity from a Financial Institutions Group background, which gave me a different lens than the typical route and strengthened my ability to learn new industries quickly and ask the right diligence questions. Today, I bring that same practical, step-by-step approach to coaching. I focus on helping candidates build real technical competency, communicate with confidence, and run a disciplined recruiting process, especially for those coming from non-target schools or non-traditional backgrounds.