John Bastian
- Director
- Baird
School Information
School: University of Illinois champaign
College Major: Business
Years at College Works: 2008
Career Information
Working For: Baird
Title: Director
Industry: Finance
Brief Description of Duties / Responsibilities:
Consumer Investment Banking – Mergers & Acquisitions, Equity Offerings and Capital Raises Active Lifestyle, Fitness & Mobility Consumer Products
What Has Been Your Proudest Accomplishment Post-CWP?Getting promoted as the youngest manager at GT.
College Works Career Impact
In one sentence, what has CW meant to you?
College Works Painting gave me the skills to work with a blank sheet of paper and be aggressive when I want something.
How did your CW experience impact your career? Immediately after graduation? Now?
My College Works Painting experience allowed me to see objections in interviews and have real experience.
What was the greatest lesson you learned from your CW experience?
Resilience from failure.
Advice
What advice do you have for potential CW participants? Current CW participants?
Be ready to fail 100 times before succeeding.
What’s your best advice for someone interested in entering your career field?
Get in early, join relevant clubs
What’s your favorite memory from CW?
Selling my first job alongside Tom Ackmann.
Last words of wisdom?
Go big.