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Mayer Estinville is currently a business analyst at AT Kearney, and a former two-time intern with Goldman Sachs, along with having interned with Prudential Financial, NABA, and more. Mayer was born in Haiti before moving to NYC as a kid, where he graduated at Baruch College in Manhattan with his Bachelors of Business Administration. Due to his upbringing in Haiti, he’s passionate about financial literacy and bringing more knowledge of the topic to his community, while providing financial stability to his family, his people, and giving back in more ways. Mayer’s incredibly versed in the topics of finance, business, and methods to live fulfilled and happy via optimism and other mental tactics — but above all, he’s a great friend of mine and someone who inspires me to do better everyday. I share a brief conversation of us in hope he inspires you all too. Connect with Mayer:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayer-estinville-4a7b3b14a/IG: https://www.instagram.com/kingmayster/ Timestamps:0:00 intro1:08 NYC in 20204:16 Why Mayer chose finance instead of the medical route like his family, how he got to Goldman Sachs8:18 How to follow up with professionals after hitting it off10:52 How Mayer became an NBA fan whilst living in Haiti as a child11:41 LeBron Inc — how Maverick Carter, Rich Paul, and Paul Wachter have aided LBJ in the safer investments of brand monetization vs traditional risky investments (how Arnold Schwarzennager first did this)17:05 How important college organizations play in helping one break into an industry20:45 “Show me your friends I’ll show you your future” — you are the sum of who you hang around23:09 Growing up in Haiti vs living in NYC25:51 Mayer’s work with Goldman Sachs29:15 Why banks are so secretive, even internally32:00 Alec gets honest about ESPN38:53 The democratization of financial literacy and info in the digital age, how people and corporate players must keep pace40:05 What do we need to do to push for more financial literacy?Why Mayer is passionate about financial literacy, and how sees it as the opportunity to provide his other family members with the opportunity to pursue passion by having financial stability46:13 Why people should really question themselves on what it is they really want to do47:23 Volatility in the markets in 2020, new trends in investing amidst the digital age51:55 Be cautious of “investment gurus”56:16 How Mayer overcame adversity when first stepping into the elite financial sector of Corporate AmericaWays to overcome imposter syndromeImportance of authenticity to self despite potentially making others initially uncomfortable1:07:01 Mayer’s one discriminatory encounter with a peer during his internship1:14:00 Rapid fire segment1:14:32 long Bitcoin?1:16:47 NBA GOAT = Wilt Chamberlain?1:17:04 Pineapple on pizza?1:17:32 Ronaldinho or Pele the GOAT of futbol?1:19:00 Mayer’s next steps signing with AT Kearney as a management consultant1:20:31 Why Mayer switched from banking to consulting Podcast info:Podcast website: https://smartalecshow.comRSS feed: feed:https://feeds.simplecast.com/ngBH2BfMSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/634MOIW582k2STgC06Rvl9?si=Zr4Fmx2nR6mqaeWNpFCfQQ&dl_branch=1Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-smart-alec-show/id1577614268Amazon Music & Audible: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/96993c84-1664-4a67-921d-9b731fbdca99 Connect with Alec on Social:- Linktree to all platforms: https://linktr.ee/smartalec Recorded in December 2020
