
How do you survive working at a hedge fund? [Carrie Sun]
About this episode
Carrie Sun went down the high-earning finance path and walked away. She attended Wharton’s MBA program and dropped out to pursue a writing career which led her to one of the world’s largest hedge funds as the CIO’s executive assistant. This was meant to serve as a bridge to her creative career, but instead led her to burn out spectacularly. [Episode 75]
Carrie Sun is the author of Private Equity. She started her career in financial services.
Learn more about Carrie:
- Carrie's Website: https://www.carriesun.com/
- Carrie's Book: Private Equity : https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/727375/private-equity-by-carrie-sun/
- Carrie's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carrieyisun/?hl=en
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