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Patrick Curtis

Patrick Curtis

American film producer

Jul 22, 2026

1:52
Why did you step off to get your MBA at Wharton?
1:57
Yeah, so I think it's important to note that while, you know, looking back a long time ago, 20 years, my first step was, uh, very difficult in terms of even just landing the, the role in investment banking at Rothschild, because I was graduating in 2002, right into the, you know, the dot-com burst and then right after 9/11.
2:17
And so I was actually...
2:18
I felt very fortunate to land that first role.
2:20
It was one of my last interviews.
2:22
I struck out at a whole bunch of interviews kind of leading up to that.
2:26
Um, and then more importantly, my, my transition to private equity was even rockier, so I actually got fired from my first private equity job within a few months.

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14:03
Um, and maybe what gaps are you seeing in traditional undergrad or grad career services that your program solves?

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