On today's episode, we are talking about making finance-driven decisions.
Paul Barnhurst, known as The FP&A Guy, is a seasoned Finance Professional with over 12 years of experience in finance and Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A). He holds a bachelor's degree from BYU, an MBA specializing in finance, and a Master of Information Management from Arizona State University. Paul's diverse career spans various industries, including government, travel services, finance, automotive, Cyber Security, and Ecommerce. His expertise lies in budgeting, forecasting, financial planning, modeling, report building, and business partnership. Paul recently launched The FP&A Guy, offering FP&A consulting for small and mid-sized companies, FP&A training, and content creation. Based in Salt Lake City, Utah, he's an active thought leader on LinkedIn in the FP&A field.
Episode Highlights:
Paul's Top 3 Takeaways for the Audience:
1. Modeling is only one decision-making tool. It should be used to help guide your decisions, not dictate them.
2. Most M&As do not result in a return to the buyer so make sure you bring discipline to your process and try to remove emotion.
3. Make sure you’re asking your Finance for help. Finance can bring a lot of value, especially if they are willing to learn & partner with the business.
How to Connect with Paul:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thefpandaguy/
Email: Pbarnhurst@thefpandaguy.com
Website: www.thefpandaguy.com
On today's episode, we are talking about making finance-driven decisions.
Paul Barnhurst, known as The FP&A Guy, is a seasoned Finance Professional with over 12 years of experience in finance and Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A). He holds a bachelor's degree from BYU, an MBA specializing in finance, and a Master of Information Management from Arizona State University. Paul's diverse career spans various industries, including government, travel services, finance, automotive, Cyber Security, and Ecommerce. His expertise lies in budgeting, forecasting, financial planning, modeling, report building, and business partnership. Paul recently launched The FP&A Guy, offering FP&A consulting for small and mid-sized companies, FP&A training, and content creation. Based in Salt Lake City, Utah, he's an active thought leader on LinkedIn in the FP&A field.
Episode Highlights:
Paul's Top 3 Takeaways for the Audience:
1. Modeling is only one decision-making tool. It should be used to help guide your decisions, not dictate them.
2. Most M&As do not result in a return to the buyer so make sure you bring discipline to your process and try to remove emotion.
3. Make sure you’re asking your Finance for help. Finance can bring a lot of value, especially if they are willing to learn & partner with the business.
How to Connect with Paul:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thefpandaguy/
Email: Pbarnhurst@thefpandaguy.com
Website: www.thefpandaguy.com