Wall Street Partners Reveal What It Really Takes to Get Ahead | Life Lessons | Business Insider

Published at : 23 Dec 2025

Lizzie Reed, a partner at Goldman Sachs, and Alisa Wood, a partner at KKR, shared how they rose from interns to top executives and the advice they have for people looking to succeed at their firms.

00:00 - Introduction
00:26 - Early career
04:46 - Women in finance
06:12 - Road to success
06:56 - How to deal with failure
08:00 - How to get hired
10:06 - How to get through hard times
12:20 - What success feels like
14:11 - End credits

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