Position Overview

We’re looking for a young finance researcher who really knows their PE/M&A stuff.

Decent writing ability is a must, but the real bread & butter of this role is your ability to research, develop, and synthesize complex financial topics. The content you help create will be sophisticated, with an incredibly high signal to noise. (It should also be readable, in a tone that doesn’t make our readers decide to take a nap.)

If you’re a competent finance student searching for a paid opportunity to flex your technical knowledge and test your M&A chops, you’d be perfect for this role.

Deliverables will include 1-2 written pieces per week between 400 and 750 words. We’re a fast-growing company, so it’s likely there will be opportunity to expand this scope over time if the fit is right.

You’ll create this content with the help of an editor and it will make its way to our newsletters and X/Twitter brand accounts.

Starting to sound like your cup of tea? Congrats, you’re a finance nerd. Keep reading.

Necessary Skills and Qualifications

Here’s a list of primary skills we believe are necessary for this role:

• 2 years experience around mergers and acquisitions. This experience can be through a university program, self-teaching, or employment — as long as you can prove you truly know your stuff
• You already have at least 3-5 topic ideas in mind to write about after reading this job description
• Familiarity with private equity and M&A terminology and tactics (you should NOT have to google what a “strategic buyout” or “CIM“ is, for example)
• Familiarity with X/Twitter finance culture is a major plus (we will ask for a writing sample that fits this platform & avatar)
• Ability to meet deadlines & over-communicate with your editor
• Ability to incorporate feedback & constantly self-improve
• A Contrarian at heart. Not sure what that is? Keep reading.

What is Contrarian Thinking and what do we do?

We free minds and build bank accounts. We’re on a mission to help 1 million people become financially free and to create 100,000 small business owners.

We’re a digital education and media startup that has amassed 8 million followers in 3 years–and we’re just getting started.

Our weekly newsletter is read by over 800,000 subscribers, which you can read here.

We also produce some of the best content in the finance niche on our YouTube channel (and Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, and TikTok).

99% of our content is 100% free.

The other 1% is how we help people become expert deal makers so they can acquire a “boring business” that cashflows.

We do this through our courses and 1,200 person global community.

We also have our own investment fund, Contrarian Thinking Capital, that invests in the businesses and tech that supports SMB growth and our own portfolio company, Main Street Hold co.

So, yeah, you could say we put our money where our mouths are.

For more information about our Founder and CEO, Codie Sanchez, read her bio.

Why our work matters

The “Silver Tsunami” is in full effect, with Baby Boomers retiring and their businesses needing a succession plan.

Their businesses have been run for decades, many at a healthy profit, but alas, they have been overlooked by institutional investors.

And since many Millennials are focused on becoming YouTube stars and not wanting to own their parent’s landscaping company (even if it’s making millions)…these Boomers are forced to either close or sell their business.

Therein lies our opportunity.

We call them “Boring Businesses”. They are your local laundromats, car washes, pool cleaning routes, handyman services, etc.–the unsexy blue-collar businesses that no one thinks about but everyone needs. And boy are they profitable.

But it’s not all about the benjamins.

We believe our communities are a better place when our actual neighbor owns the Neighborhood Store and not a conglomerate.

We believe in Main Street over Wall Street.

We believe in thinking critically and cash flowing unconventionally.

We believe in our Contrarian Creed, which is our operating philosophy for our business.

The Contrarian Creed

These are the words we stand by, live by and define what it means to be a Contrarian.

1. People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it.
2. Be a great f*cking human. Do what’s right even when it hurts.
3. How you do anything, is how you do everything.
4. We do the dirty work.
5. Your word is your contract.
6. We are Archimedes, find your lever.
7. Winners want pressure.
8. We want your weird. Better weird than boring.
9. Your job isn’t done until THE job is done. We work the problem.
10. Assumptions are for assholes. Find the truth.
11. Less words, more meaning.
12. Even our notes are worth stealing. Make every creation a mini-masterpiece.
13. Show me your results, not your intentions.

You ready to become an official Contrarian?