Jim Solomon has always dreamt about food. His dreams lead him away from Wall Street and into the kitchen.
That was 15 years ago. Now he's a renowned restaurant owner and chef. Jim's award winning restaurant, The Fireplace, is just minutes from Boston in Brookline, MA.
But none of this would be possible, he says, if he hadn't spent time learning lessons on The Street.
We sat down with him to get the full story on his remarkable transition, because Wall Street, as you know, can be a difficult place to leave.
Jim went to Union College, where he was known as 'The Wingman'
Jim's stories about banking and eating began in college, at a time when he could enjoy both interests.
One of his favorite memories from college was "wings, beers and Letterman" with his fraternity brothers. He would fry-up five pound bags of wings and would coat them with his own secret sauce.
He landed an internship at Goldman Sachs prior to his junior year.
Following Jim's sophomore year of college, he landed a spot in Goldman's fixed income training program in New York. He then spent the term after his summer internship studying abroad in York, U.K. and was able to work part time in Goldman's London office.
While he was there, he became known as the Mayor because he was always networking.
The unique way that Jim goes about getting things done was partly shaped by his time on Wall Street. When he was an intern at Goldman Sachs, the company had a policy that granted interns $50/day to eat and get drinks with senior employees. He would meet with as many people as possible and would even schedule breakfast dates if someone couldn't meet for lunch or dinner. Since Jim got to know so many people, he was known as the Mayor.
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