What are common exit opportunities for consultants in LA/OC area? (E.g. Companies or industries)?

I moved here from the Bay where common exits are the big tech, SaaS startups, ClimateTech, or BioTech … and I’m not seeing a high concentration of anything in SoCal besides the big media studios and some satellite offices of tech

Thanks!

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I exited to a remote tech role that would normally be in the Bay Area lol

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Tech (Silicon Beach)
Banking and Fintech (DTLA, some in Century City)
Private Equity, hedge funds (Beverly Hills, Century City)
Biotech and Life Sciences (Thousand Oaks)
Engineering (Pasadena)
Then you have Caltech and NASA JPL in Pasadena too.


Yes it is significantly less out here in LA, but it still very much exists in the areas I mentioned.

And I wouldn’t call the tech offices here as “Satellite Offices”.

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Neither are Meta, Apple, Google, Salesforce, Amazon, if you really think about the size and upcoming expansion plans.

I'm a blockchain developer

I work remotely

Big industries: entertainment, aerospace, medical devices, oil&gas

What's your experience in?

I exited to a biotech.

I’m in Retail/CPG. Companies with offices in LA/OC: the Wonderful Company, Honest Company, PepsiCo, Dollar Shave Club, SmartyPants, Liquid IV, Pressed Juicery, Taco Bell, Mattel, etc.

Depending on level it may be a pay cut.

Your analysis is correct OP.

Retail/consumer products

What type of existing research have you done in job opportunities? I feel like you should at least know what type of roles you want/what type of industries you're interested in.

LA area is giant region with a lot of economic opportunities - unfair to say you don't get the "vibes".

Not really. That’s the most LA thing I could say

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