Goldman Sachs Gowri Sekar, Sung Cho, and Kristin Kramer are all newly promoted partners.

On Thursday, Goldman Sachs promoted 109 people to partner , welcoming them into one of Wall Street's most exclusive clubs.

Becoming a partner at Goldman is no small feat — it comes after years of impact and leadership, and an intense review process known internally as "cross-ruffing."

Business Insider heard from six newly promoted partners the day after they got the news about how they got to this point and the moment they received the coveted call from the CEO, David Solomon , or the president, John Waldron. Their emailed answers have been lightly edited and condensed.

Sung Cho, Asset & Wealth Management

New York City-based Sung Cho immediately told his parents. Goldman Sachs

Where were you when you found out? Who was the first person you told?

I was at my desk in the middle of the most volatile trading session of the year when David Solomon's name flashed across my phone.…