Building a Career in Growth Equity

In this episode…

Jim Ferry is a Partner at Volition Capital, a Boston-based growth equity firm founded in 2010 that focuses on investing in high-growth, founder-led technology companies. After graduating from Providence College in 2014, Jim Ferry joined Volition as an Analyst and has been there ever since. In this episode, we walk through his journey from sourcing deals as a junior investor to leading and closing deals as a Partner. We then break down Volition’s philosophy on the “five ways to earn a 5x return” and apply it to one of their portfolio companies, Connatix. Finally, we wrap up with practical advice on how to stand out when applying to firms like Volition and how to stay on top of trends in the growth equity industry.