Episode 015: Nastasia Nikitina

Introduction:

Today we are fortunate to have with us none other than Nastasia Nikitina from Bronx, New York. Nastasia was a 2019 summer intern at Leasing REality, and is currently a sophomore at Cornell University. A random fun fact about Nastasia is that her favorite movie is “Forrest Gump.”

 

Episode Notes: 

At 1:41, Nastasia Nikitina discusses showing confidence, enthusiasm, and the willingness to learn during the process of an interview. At 2:56, Nastasia touches upon the importance of happiness in one’s work life. At 3:48, Nikitina talks about focusing on her potential and capacity to grow. At 5:12, she highlights procrastination as something she would like to work on, even though she enjoys the time pressure. At 6:16, Nastasia points out that the world progresses by “making a difference” and lifting each other up. At 7:00, Nikitina shares some of the memories she has made thus far at Cornell University. At 9:10, she dives into the topic of networking. At 10:03, Nastasia makes it known that she enjoys placing herself in uncomfortable situations, as she believes that facing fears helps one grow. At 10:45, Nikitina speaks on joining The Cornell Hedge Fund community, as well as hands-on learning. At 12:01, she dishes on her love for trying new things. At 13:19, Nastasia notes that in the past she would make up excuses, and how this eventually led to an attitude change. At 14:17, Nikitina discusses why she values a well rounded education, and how she takes advantage of the diverse courses her major offers. At 15:12, she advises that one must go into networking with the understanding of what they would like to get out of it. At 16:02, Nastasia Nikitina closes out the podcast answering the question: “If you can change anything in the world, what would you change?”