Michelle Wolf
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Podcast Appearances
Yeah, so naturally I got into mutual funds and separately managed accounts in 2007, which was a great time to get into the banking industry.
Actually, well, here's the thing.
I was at Bear Stearns, which a lot of places, you know, the banks were too big to fail.
Bear Stearns was just the right size.
Watched it collapse in 2008.
I, because I was, like, young, cheap labor, you know, like, I stayed on and got to watch so many people get fired.
And, like, you know, people that are, like, older, like, in their, like, you know.
Yeah, 50s and 60s had been working at the company, like, 20 and 30 years.
And it was just, it was a very depressing time.
Not to mention, you know, society was also on the verge of bankruptcy.
And, you know, but all the like, you know, the bigwigs, all the banks were like, but I mean, it was an accident.
And we set ourselves up for success, but we didn't know.
Amidst the banks collapsing, I had gone to a taping of Saturday Night Live just to watch because I was a big fan of the show.
And I was like, how do people do this?