There is a unventilated chamber of hell reserved for clients who schedule pitches during the final two months of the year.

Exit to capital one (business analyst) or Morgan Stanley( real estate and strategy location)? Both in DMV

Currently looking for remote global Executive Assistant roles. Is anyone hiring?

I was offered a position at fidelity. Now when I trade on behalf of a client, will I get commissions for that trade?

What does everyone think of proposition 122 on this year's ballot? Do you think it'll pass?

Any affordable men’s tailor recommendations near downtown?

23 y/o, is it ok if I’m not maxing out my 401k? There is so much pressure to, but I am waiting until I move to a lower cost of living area and get promoted in a year.

Potentially dumb question here: I am starting law school soon and will not be employed (net income of $0 assuming I don’t get a good summer internship next summer). Does it make sense for me to sell my personal investments next year (assuming my income will still be zero) so I’m paying a 0% capital gains tax rate? I’d just rebuy all of the same stocks immediately… am I missing something?

In-house creative team for major American brand HIRING freelance designer who loves to concept/make social content.

Could lead to full time. Send book!

in.house.team.fishbowl@gmail.com

I have a stay at home wife with no concept of money. Any ideas on how to reign in the spending? Any credit cards good for this?

Who applies to HBS in R2? I was surprised to hear the pool is just as large as R1. Any speculation on the strength of the R2 pool this year?

Hey Salt peeps. I’m curious what kinds of practices you specialize in and how long you’ve been doing it? Would you specialize in something different in tax if you could turn back the clock?

After nearly 20 years in the military serving in T&E and HR roles, I’m considering moving on and have been conducting lots of research into consulting. BS, MA, and SPHR cert - no MBA. I’m looking for suggestions or advise about transitioning. DC Metro area is likely landing spot.

Can someone help me to understand the difference b/w categories and topics as they relate to knowledge?

What are y’all thinking about Kanye West/Ye?
Adidas following others dropped him today for his consistent anti-Jewish stance.

Are your students talking about it?

Hi guys, situation at work looks bleak starting from this quarter onwards.
Need likes to start messaging. Pls support.

Anyone get into defi? Projects seem to have better use cases than older altcoins, but I don’t know where to start

We at HyperLinq are looking to fill two GSP positions for our would be Broker-Dealer entity. We need someone with FINRA Series 7, 24 and 63. Any experience level is ok.

If it’s you who fits into the above role and would like to explore this opportunity with a fast growing venture backed early stage startup, please DM me.

If you know someone who fits the profile, please share with your networks.

Hi there. Interested to know if Mirren is a resource you all use. Curious about it but it’s expensive. Any input is appreciated

Anyone going to Mirren next week?

I’ve seen a lot of agencies bring in freelancers for new business work (either production or concept creating). Would you ever consider bringing in a new business consultant or pitch expert?

Curious if anyone uses a new biz referral source / program and what you have found useful and beneficial?

Do you have specific New Years resolutions that relate to biz dev? Would love to see them. Im going to post something of value on linked in each week in an effort to grow my familiarity with folks in my network. For context we are a small production shop with very little in the way of a social media presence.

Anyone know of or use a good pitch strategy guide/template that helps focus and structure the final deck? Any best practices you could share would be appreciated. Thanks!

How do you NewBiz pros say “no” to doing work for free as part of the pitch process? What’s your “script” for saying no (all my past efforts have only pissed prospects/procurement off)??

Anyone have any intel on who led the last review for Wolf/ sub zero? Shot in the dark here for some intel.

I’m about to graduate in May, looking to start out a big agency (Ogilvy, Starcom, Edelman etc.) and I have my sights set later in my career to work in new business. What stepping stones can I take?

Fishies, I am hiring a partner in crime to help me introduce PETERMAYER to the national stage. This isn't your typical biz dev role - it's designed to be a hybrid/cross-discipline role for someone who wants to use their full creative, strategic brain and most definitely NOT stay in their lane. Know anyone that sounds like that, send them my way! (Agency is full-time flex/hybrid, but a desire to be NOLA-based is strongly preferred; however remote may be negotiable.)

Any McCann NY new business fish in here? I see you have an opening and would love to get the inside scoop.

Besides the infamous google sheet and Glassdoor, where are you all looking to make sure you’re been compensated appropriately? I feel like our little niche is tricky to do proper comp research on, but it’s possible I’m missing something…

Hello biz dev folks! How are pitches going? I know summer is upon us but curious if the threat of recession is affecting anyone. I had my first client say they were holding off on an initiative due to that. But it could just be a good excuse. 😂.

Does anyone know where to source an updated list of search consultants. My 4A’s list is terribly outdated.

Hi! Has anyone gone to one of the GDS group CMO Insight Summits? Is it worth the large price tag?

Are you doing cold reach outs? Working only known connections? Or employing an automated marketing system? How you getting bid opportunities? We work connections and a lot of cold reach outs. Trying to get automated marketing of some type up and running.

How can I develop new business as part of the analytics team?

Does anyone have a great system for compiling and storing creds/caps? I dig through old decks constantly to find specific language and case studies. We have a system but we need to upgrade