He now mentors young analysts as he teaches them that giving back to the next generation is important and shares insight on how to navigate challenges in the field.
Many successful bankers feel that mentoring others reinforces their own learning, and mentorship often is a two-way street. Most of the successful investment bankers, as in the case of Alex Kim, faced a hard market: financial crisis, regulatory change, or something. He remembers learning how to adapt and become agile, diversifying his skills to focus on long-term relationships. Case in point, a life proof of agility and resiliency in times of economic fluctuations in one's career.