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I’ve lived many lives—on Wall Street, on wrestling mats, on stages, and in the trenches of entrepreneurship—and each one sharpened my ability to sell, lead, and win under pressure. As a Financial Advisor, I built trust with retail clients and high-net-worth individuals, delivering tailored financial solutions. Later, I helped raise millions from institutional investors and family offices as a Vice President of Capital Raising. That wasn’t just sales—it was storytelling, psychology, and strategy at the highest level. I’ve negotiated business exits, consulted for HVAC firms, and spearheaded growth strategies that resulted in measurable revenue gains. But I’m not just a suit. I built a brand as an artist, assembled a creative team, marketed my music from zero to charting globally—all through grit, cold outreach, and smart positioning. That’s sales too—just in a different uniform. Before all that, I was a nationally ranked wrestler, competing at Duke and Blair Academy. Wrestling taught me discipline, resilience, and how to thrive when it’s one-on-one and the lights are on. Whether you’re prepping for a high-stakes interview, leveling up your career, or trying to sell yourself or your product with conviction—I bring real-world experience across finance, entrepreneurship, and personal branding. I know what it takes to win in a room, on a call, and in life—and I coach people to do just that. Now - I wear two hats at a Greenwich, CT start-up bank, covering Sales & Trading as well as Corporate Development, working directly with the executive team.

I worked at JP Morgan sales & trading for four years across rates sales and futres & options electronic sales. I have experience on both sides of sale & trading and across both fixed income and equities. As a junior I interviewed with all the bulge brackets and received an offer at almost all the banks so I have extensive interviewing experience

Fiona Taft is a highly experienced career and admissions coach for Master’s programs, with over a decade of demonstrated success in top-tier academic institutions such as UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business and Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business. At Berkeley’s Master of Financial Engineering (MFE) Program, she has consistently achieved outstanding student placement outcomes (100% internship placement & 95% placement by Graduation), designed and implemented strategic employer relations initiatives, and provided tailored coaching in quantitative finance career pathways, networking, and interview preparation. In her prior role at Stanford, she led executive education programs and coached high-level professionals through career transitions and academic admissions processes. Fiona’s extensive background in admissions strategy, career development programming, and industry engagement—combined with her strong analytical and communication skills—positions her as a trusted guide for aspiring graduate students navigating the competitive admissions and recruitment landscape.

I help STEM and finance professionals break into trading, structuring, and systematic markets roles across banks, hedge funds, and prop shops. Before coaching independently, I served as Assoc. Director for Career Services for Carnegie Mellon’s MSCF program, where I worked closely with managing directors and recruiting teams responsible for front- and mid-office markets hiring across trading, desk quant, structuring, and risk My approach is practical and role-specific: profile positioning, recruiting strategy, interview prep, and skill-gap targeting for trading, strats, risk, and quant markets roles.