Wish I Knew . . .
A podcast where I speak with people about their career path. Focusing on their decisions, success, advice, key traits, career moves, mentoring and listening to interesting stories. This podcast is an interesting perspective on how careers can take a linear path to success, but all often career paths take a zig-zag path. Fun Stuff to learn about. Enjoy!
Wish I Knew . . .
#33 David Loan - Strategy Manager @ KPMG / Impeccable Mandarin Speaker / Going Global / Where Push MEETS Pull
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Gary Nowak
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Season 1
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Episode 33
Career Overview
- David went to Hamilton College in NY and Johns Hopkins to get his masters in International finance in Nanjing China
- Currently a Manager with KPMG in Corporate strategy in the US that started originally in Shanghai China
- Prior to KPMG he worked for the Economist Intelligence unit, Standard and Poors and Bellwether Innovation thinking
- Board Treasurer for the Pulaski Institution
Highlights
- Career has been a total random walk, falling In love with languages
- Loved the culture and background on learning languages
- 9 Month dedicated language program in Beijing
- Being ill prepared for internships upon return to the US
- Really not planning ahead in College for internship or getting experience
- Relationships
- The power of building and keeping in touch with people
- Figuring out interesting ways to connect with people, it's not always about drinking and sports
- Look for authentic touch points throughout your career
- Building up social capital - People want to help each other out
- Graduate, pack your bags and move to china
- Use college to expand your horizons, take offbeat courses to be more well rounded
- Supportive parents on the international career
- Being a type A personality without an effective plan
- Salary negotiations in china is pretty much take it or leave it
- Best decision of his life
- How salary at a young age isn't the biggest component to decision making
- Making decisions with student debt looming over you
- Some of my advice stuck "Life is a Pull"
- Find where push meets pull
- Nothing you do in your life is a waste of time
- What David is proud of in his life and career, impressive stuff
Want to be a guest? Email me at gpnowak@gmail.com!