Hi all — I'm Max Deering, a rising sophomore at the University of Iowa's Tippie College of Business, pursuing a B.B.A. in Finance and Risk Management & InsuranceredactedGPA, 3.93 major GPA). I'm reaching out because I'm actively interested in entrepreneurship through acquisition and looking for a part-time or internship role where I can get hands-on exposure to sourcing, diligence, and deal execution. This past summer, I interned as a Private Equity Intern at Bobcat Holdings, where I applied LBO modeling and valuation methodology to live deal processes, evaluated seven early-stage investment opportunities across tech and aerospace/defense, and presented an independent investment thesis directly to a CEO that contributed to a seed investment decision by West Suburban Angels. That same summer, I founded and ran my own business, Detail Bros, a mobile car detailing company that grew to about 50 repeat clients, where I managed everything from client acquisition to cash flow forecasting and pricing strategy. Beyond that, I'm Co-Treasurer and a Research Committee member for Hawk Trade, where I've researched macro trends like Fed credibility and inflation dynamics and presented findings to 100+ members, and I've competed in case competitions including the Iowa Interactive Investments Case Study (valuation and IRR projections for Shift4 Payments) and the Huhtamaki Case Competition (brand strategy and market research). I'm proficient in Excel, PowerPoint, and Bloomberg Terminal, and I'm comfortable doing the unglamorous research and pipeline-building work that ETA runs on. If you're a searcher or fund looking for someone eager to learn the model from the ground up, I'd love to connect — feel free to reach out at redacted