Wednesday, January 20, 2010

First Guest Speaker of the Quarter!

Hey MBA Club,

I wanted to let you all know that during our next meeting, January 28th at 7PM, we will have our first guest speaker!

Whether you want to become a high flying financier, join a prestigious marketing firm, or become an entrepreneur, this is the meeting to attend. During the meeting Frank Song will share with you techniques he used to become an investment banker, and run a full service real estate firm while attending UC Davis. By the end of the meeting you will be knowledgeable of a step-by-step process to achieving your dream internship or job offer.

Topics will include:

· How to contact a firm, and form a lasting relationship to ensure an internship or offer.

· How to property write a resume to increase your success rate.

· How to sell yourself in an interview to make a great impression.

· How to become a networking ninja.

· How to maximize your internship or job search efforts.

For those of you that were not at the info meeting, our guest speaker will be Frank Song. A sample of some of Frank's background and achievements are as follows:
· Current UC Davis Student

· Youngest Real Estate Broker in California

· Instream Partners LLC - Boutique investment banking specializing in the semiconductor industry.

· Mergers and Acquisitions Summer Analyst

· Transaction experience includes:

· Advised a client on an $800 million public to private buyout
transaction

· Kayne Anderson Capitol Advisors - $7 billion financial services organization. Most notably, UCLA’s Anderson School of Business is named after one of the founders, John Anderson.

· Growth Private Equity Summer Associate

· Sourced $152 million in investment opportunities.

· Invested between $10-50 million in private companies

· Main responsibilities includes:

· Speaking with CEO’s of companies with $10-300
million in revenue.

· Conducting due diligence and pitch investment
opportunities to senior deal team members.

· Wynand Financial – Real Estate and Mortgage firm

· Owner and Broker

· Manages five agents

· $100,000 in profit within opening 6 months ago.

· Currently has a full-time offer with a top 50 investment bank after graduation.

For those of you interested in an internship, please bring resumes to the meeting and dress professionally. He will NOT be conducting interviews at the meeting; however, if he is interested in your resume, he will do call backs and interviews with those that have the proper qualifications.

REMEMBER: This event is for active members only! If you are not an active member and would like to become one, please bring your membership due of $10 at the beginning of the meeting and we will add you to the roster. Keep in mind that all active members will be able to attend all future guest speakers for the duration of the quarter in which you are active so you will not only be able to hear Frank's story but any other speakers we get this quarter!

Hope to see you there,

MBA Club