You got the IB / PE offer.Now get ready for theactual job.
Modeling tests, case studies and behaviorals got you hired. But you and I both know that real life on the desk requires far more comprehensive preparation:
Understanding how deals actually work and the specific tasks you'll do as a junior
Optimizing your physical and mental health while working 80+ hour weeks
Navigating corporate politics and seamlessly fitting into your team
Enter R21 Performance
The complete preparation system for incoming IB and PE professionals who want to be unbeatable from day one.
Created byRohan Shukla
LinkedInI mastered the recruiting game: bulge-bracket IB from a non-target, on-cycle PE to a megafund, and off-cycle PE in the LMM. I learned to win 12+ hour superdays, modeling tests, case studies, and behavioral interviews. But when I started my actual jobs, I realized something crucial: interviews reward different skills from the real work.
I struggled at the start of my jobs. I lacked the genuine foundational understanding of core business and finance concepts that traditional interview prep skips over. Meanwhile, my physical health deteriorated under the demanding schedule, and I felt lost adjusting to the culture and lifestyle of such an intense corporate environment.
I fought tooth-and-nail to fill those gaps by systematically rebuilding my technical foundations, healing my body through biomechanics, and learning to navigate elite finance culture. Now I've created the exact training program I once needed: one that actually gets you to understand what really goes on in IB & PE, plus the performance systems that create sustainable success.
A new era of finance is upon us.
Will you be part of it?
Finance Experience
Health & Fitness Experience
Training Future Champions
Through Wall Street Prep, the world's leading financial training firm, I've taught 500+ professionals across the most prestigious institutions in finance. From mega-cap buyout funds to top MBA programs, I've consistently worked with the brightest talent across the industry.
But training at elite institutions revealed something crucial: traditional financial training is leaving students with major gaps when they hit the desk. I've watched brilliant people struggle, not because they couldn't build models, but because they never truly understood the context of what they were doing or why it mattered.
Even more importantly, traditional training completely ignores the elephants in the room. Going from college to corporate is a massive transition that impacts your health, mental state, and professional identity. Nobody is teaching the practical systems to handle 80+ hour weeks or navigate the unwritten rules of high-stakes finance.
I vividly remember struggling at the start of my career with these same challenges, and that mutual understanding has helped me become one of the top finance instructors globally. R21 is on a mission to course correct this industry and make the next generation of junior finance talent unshakable.
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R21 Foundations
The comprehensive preparation that bridges the gap between getting hired and excelling on the job.
Module #1: The Real Deal
Learn to think like an investor while developing tangible skills required to succeed in your role, all taught through the lens of engaging stories, practical context, and case studies.
Module #2: Built to Last
Create a playbook of movement protocols and health systems designed precisely for the demands of the junior lifestyle. A consistent grind requires serious durability.
Module #3: Street Smarts
Gain your newest career mentor. Master office dynamics, relationships, and politics with confidence from day one.
The Shukla Script
Weekly insights exploring the intersection of finance, fitness and philosophy
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