Career Path Of A Consultant At Boston Consulting Group
Tripp's career journey began with an undergraduate degree in accounting, finance, and entrepreneurship, complemented by internships at StepStone, EY (in San Diego and Buenos Aires), and various part-time roles, including tutoring student athletes. After initially pursuing accounting, including a Master's program, a pivot to consulting led to their current role as a Consultant at Boston Consulting Group, where they've thrived for three years, starting as an associate and then transitioning to consultant in the Los Angeles office.
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Job Title
Company
Undergrad
Grad Programs
Majors
Industries
Job Functions
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Tripp Twyman
Consultant
Boston Consulting Group
University of Arizona
University of Southern California | Masters of Accounting
Business & Related, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Accounting
Consulting & Related Professional Services
Consulting
Honors Student, Scholarship Recipient, Took Out Loans, Greek Life Member
Video Highlights
1. Tripp's diverse academic background (accounting, finance, entrepreneurship, Spanish) demonstrates the value of a multidisciplinary approach.
2. His experience with various internships, including Cutco, StepStone, and EY, showcases the importance of exploring different career paths to find the right fit.
3. Tripp's pivot from accounting to consulting highlights the possibility of changing career paths and pursuing opportunities that align with one's interests and strengths after gaining initial professional experience.
Transcript
Could you walk me through your career path, starting with your experiences in college? Any internships or jobs you had before your current role?
I did my undergrad at the University of Arizona in Tucson, majoring in accounting, finance, and entrepreneurship. I also had a Spanish minor there.
While I was at Arizona, I completed a few different internships. At the beginning of college, I sold Cutco knives, and then a little bit during my first summer after freshman year.
After sophomore year, I interned at StepStone, a private equity monitoring and reporting company. They provide advisory services for institutional investors interested in private equity.
After my junior year, I interned at EY (Ernst & Young) in their San Diego office. I also worked at a tax accounting firm in Tucson during the school year and tutored student athletes in accounting, math, and Spanish.
All of this furthered my interest in business. I knew I could work in business, but I was unsure about the specific area of accounting that was right for me.
After senior year, I did another internship with EY, this time in audit. I worked in their Buenos Aires office in Argentina, which was quite interesting.
After that internship, I realized I didn't want to be an auditor, and accounting wasn't for me. I pivoted and applied for consulting jobs, which is how I found my current role.
I am a consultant at Boston Consulting Group (BCG). I got that job during the first couple months of my Master's of Accounting program at USC in LA. I was on the path to work as an accountant at the time, but I ended up switching to consulting.
I absolutely loved consulting. I worked at BCG for three years in their Los Angeles office, starting as an associate and then becoming a consultant.
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