901 Advizers
Jake
Principal, Strategy & Management Consulting
RSM US LLP
College of Charleston
Boston University - MBA
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jake-winquist/
Q1Career path
Industry Experience
Internship Experience
Career Path
0:51
"I really didn't start until an internship about a year after I graduated from college."
Q2Main responsibilities
Team Leadership
Growth Strategy
Quality Assurance
1:03
"Looking for opportunities for RSM to continue to grow."
Q3Day in the life
1:18
Q4Most important skills - role
Technical Expertise
Executive Presence
Consulting
1:10
"The skills that are most important are kind of table stakes, are your, your technical expertise."
Q5Favorite parts - role
Client Interaction
Problem-Solving
Variety of Experiences
0:49
"I think that's a huge value prop, uh, for someone that works in consulting for professional services, certainly at ours."
Q6Biggest challenge - role
Industry Trends
AI and Automation
Professional Services
0:49
"The most challenging thing is to always be a step ahead."
Q7Favorite parts - industry
Middle Market
Impactful Change
Client Engagement
0:43
"We really, in, in the room working with the CEO, the CIO, the CFO... on a particular challenge..."
Q8Who thrives in industry
Change Management
Flexibility
Adaptability
0:47
"You gotta be a little quirky. You may be a little bit weird, but more, more importantly, you have to be okay with a lot of change."
Q9Wish known before - industry
Industry Realities
Executive/Leadership
Workplace Challenges
0:37
"Making partner, principal at a consulting firm, uh, doesn't mean you get to kind of semi-retire and have a own a second home and go golfing."
Q10Entry-level positions
Entry-Level
Career Development
Consulting
0:53
"It's a fantastic way to get into consulting if you kind of know that that's the route you wanna take right after school."
Q11Significant lesson - career
Executive/Leadership
Confidence
Communication
0:58
"Never assume that you're the smartest person in the room."
Q12College ideas for success
Peer Learning
Networking
Diverse Perspectives
"Grad school really made very clear to me the importance of networking."

