Wolf Hustle

A Black Woman on Wall Street

By: Cin Fabré

Narrated by: Cin Fabré

Length: 10 hrs and 30 mins

Publisher's summary

This program is read by the author.

From the South Bronx projects to the boardroom—at only nineteen years old, Cin Fabré ran with the wolves of Wall Street.

Growing up, Cin Fabré didn’t know anything about the stock market. But she learned how to hustle from her immigrant parents, saving money so that one day she could escape her abusive father and poverty in the Bronx.

Through a tip from a friend, Cin pushed her way into brokerage firm VTR Capital—an offshoot of Stratton Oakmont, the company where the Wolf of Wall Street, Jordan Belfort, had reigned. She was shocked to find an army of young workers, mostly Black and Brown, with no real prospects for promotion sitting at phones doing the drudge work of finding investment leads for white male brokers. But she felt the pull of profit and knew she would do whatever she had to do to be successful.

Pulling back the curtain on the inequities she and so many others faced, Wolf Hustle reveals how Cin worked grueling hours, ascending from cold caller to stockbroker, becoming the only Black woman to do so at her firm. She also discloses the excesses she took part in on 1990s Wall Street—the strip clubs, the Hamptons parties, the Gucci shopping sprees—while reveling in the thrill of making money.

From landing clients worth hundreds of millions to gaining, losing, then gaining back fortunes in seconds, Cin examines her years spent trading frantically and hustling successfully, grappling with what it takes to build a rich life, and, ultimately, beating Wall Street at its own game.

A Macmillan Audio production from Henry Holt and Company.

©2022 Cin Fabré (P)2022 Macmillan Audio

Critic reviews

“What an amazing voice! What a clear-eyed and powerful story! Wow! She takes us back into her Haitian roots, through her life as a young person, and into the bowels of Wall Street to shine a deep and thoughtful light on everything from the Black immigrant experience in America to capitalism. Everyone needs to read this.” —Jacqueline Woodson, bestselling author of Red at the Bone

“Long before the culture of Silicon Valley came to power, the Wall Street ‘bros’ established a business culture that lives for money, prizes excess and debauchery, and excludes women and people of color. In Wolf Hustle, Cin Fabré offers an engrossing and unflinching portrait of surviving and succeeding in an arena dominated by men, adding a welcome and necessary voice to the story of the financial foundation of America.” —Emily Chang, author of Brotopia

“In her zesty debut memoir, the author recounts her surprising journey from roach-filled public housing to becoming one of the 'youngest Black female stockbrokers.' . . . A stark exposé of Wall Street’s corrupt underside and an inspiring story of overcoming adversity.” —Kirkus

Highly recommend

What an incredible memoir! I enjoyed listening to the narrative especially with the author reading the book. It truly allowed me to know her story through her eyes and feel her experience. I look forward to her story becoming more than a book.

An extremely compelling and very enlightening read

Can't say I enjoyed this audiobook, though I felt it an extremely compelling and very enlightening read. Born in the Bronx and raised in Queens a generation earlier than Cin, Wolf Hustle reinforces my belief the very best stories are read by their authors. Her verbalization revealed to me nuance and life details that are difficult at best to communicate through the written word.

I highly recommend this story to everyone, though I suggest you read the Authors Note first.

Too slow starting

3+ chapters and 2 hours into it and she’s still on her early childhood. Maybe a great story but I’m too bored to continue.