{"id":7114,"date":"2024-08-16T19:08:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-16T19:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blackandwhitebridging.co.uk\/?p=7114"},"modified":"2024-08-21T09:51:13","modified_gmt":"2024-08-21T09:51:13","slug":"get-to-know-lucas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackandwhitebridging.co.uk\/get-to-know-lucas\/","title":{"rendered":"Get to know: Lucas"},"content":{"rendered":"

Get to know\u2026 The Black & White Bridging Team<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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In the 9th in our new series of \u2018meet the team\u2019 blogs, we caught up with one of our latest team members, our Intern Lucas, to hear what life has been like for him so far at Black & White Bridging.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

How long have you been at Black & White Bridging and what is your role?<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I have been here for just over 2 weeks now. My role has been assisting the lending team and all other staff members from making tea to summarising documents and evaluating investment opportunities.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What has stood out so far since you joined the Black & White Bridging team?<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The work environment is like no other I have been in, adopting a modern style in which there is a laid-back style of work however employees are still expected to reach a high level whilst maintaining quality. Everybody understands their role specializing in each area.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What has interested you so far about specialist finance?\u00a0<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0I find the analysis side of it more interesting as I consider<\/span>\u00a0all the information available to determine if it is a worthwhile investment. This skill will hopefully be translatable in my future career in investment banking.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>What made you decide to intern at Black & White Bridging?\u00a0<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>I became aware of the fact that experience is a key part of being hired in any industry I\u2019d like to go into. Knowing this I initiated contact with Commercial Director Damien Druce regarding a possible internship, as I knew he was in specialist finance. Luckily it went through, so here I am trying to make the most of this learning experience.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>What is the best thing about your role, and why?\u00a0<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>Being able to learn the industry earlier than most of my alum. It\u2019s an incredibly beneficial experience as it puts me ahead of the crowd if we get identical degrees then I could potentially come out on top as I have time served in the finance industry.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>What motivates you?<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>The idea of being financially free before I\u2019m 40 then I can live however I want.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>When not interning here, what do you do?<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>I\u2019m a student first, then I have another job delivery driving for Dominos in the summer to subsidize my lifestyle. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>Tell us something about you that we don\u2019t know.<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>I happen to be a decent poker player with hundreds of hours spent studying\/playing.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>What 3 people dead or alive would you most like to have dinner with?<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Napoleon Bonaparte\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Roy Keane\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Megan Fox from transformers <\/span>
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What do you think separates Black & White Bridging from other lenders?<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Transparency of conditions. There are no special conditions to try and fleece the borrower out of extra money they are good competitive deals. Another thing I believe separates B&W from competitors is the customer service experience which is one of the best in the industry.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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What are you most likely to be doing outside of working hours?\u00a0<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Playing golf or any sport for that matter<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Seeing my friends usually in alcohol-rich environments<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Poker<\/span><\/p>\n

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What are three things you can\u2019t live without?<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0F<\/span>ood\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Water<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Golf<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Get to know\u2026 The Black & White Bridging Team\u00a0 \u00a0 In the 9th in our new series of \u2018meet the team\u2019 blogs, we caught up with one of our latest team members, our Intern Lucas, to hear what life has been like for him so far at Black & White Bridging.\u00a0 How long have you […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":7116,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mo_disable_npp":"","inline_featured_image":false,"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","filesize_raw":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,21,11,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7114","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-careers","category-education","category-news","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blackandwhitebridging.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/lucas-blog.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blackandwhitebridging.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7114","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blackandwhitebridging.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blackandwhitebridging.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blackandwhitebridging.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blackandwhitebridging.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7114"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/blackandwhitebridging.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7114\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7119,"href":"https:\/\/blackandwhitebridging.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7114\/revisions\/7119"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blackandwhitebridging.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7116"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blackandwhitebridging.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7114"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blackandwhitebridging.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7114"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blackandwhitebridging.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7114"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}