In this episode, Paul Barnhurst is joined by Chris Reilly, who is the founder of Financial Modeling Education. Chris spent many years working in private equity and today, he runs his own business focused on providing financial modeling education and financial modeling consulting services.

Chris Reilly is very passionate about Financial Modeling and helping others learn to build robust financial models focused on the 3-financial statements.

Listen to this episode as Chris shares:

• The worst model he ever built; hint it involves using his phone :)

• His journey and background into Modeling

• The importance of simple, uncomplicated model design

• How being a part of a financial modeling community like FMI can help modelers

• The revolver approach for managing cash and why it is important in modeling

• The benefits and challenges of using EBITDA to value a company

• His position on controversial modeling issues, including circular references, dynamic arrays, modeling standards, and more

In this episode, Paul Barnhurst is joined by David C. Brown, who is the Founder of Financial Modeling University Championships. He is an Associate Professor of Finance, and his teaching is focused on Financial Modeling, where he brings his real-world experience to the classroom with his students.

He is very passionate about research and the Wall Street Journal and MarketWatch have highlighted his work.

Listen to this episode as David shares:

• His journey and background into Modeling

• His experience starting and running the Microsoft Excel Collegiate Challenge

• How Financial Modeling competitions help you grow and learn

• The key differences between modeling for competition and modeling for work

• His learning from his research and years of experience

• How he would structure the college finance program if he were in charge

• His latest research on Target Date Funds and how they perform relative to other retirement portfolios

• His position on controversial modeling issues, including circular references, dynamic arrays, modeling standards, and more

In this episode, Paul Barnhurst is joined by Diarmuid Early, one of the best modelers in the world and, the Founder of Early Days Consulting. He is a regular competitor in the Financial Modeling World Cup (FMWC) and is often referred to as the Michael Jordan of financial modeling for his impressive results. He is the winner of the 2021 FMWC and a runner-up in the 2020 and 2022 editions.

In this episode, Paul Barnhurst is joined by David Brown, the Managing Partner of D Brown Consulting and one of the most respected financial modelers, consultants, and educators in the field of finance with offices on multiple continents.

Listen to this episode as David shares:

His journey and background into ModelingHow to find your passion and be willing to put yourself out there

• How he learned he had a passion for teaching at a young age

• How intuition is a good place to start, but the model helps validate hunches and numbers

• How he explains the balance sheet without using numbers to non-finance people

• Ways to embrace AI and use it to be more efficient in the work you do.

• His position on controversial modeling issues, including circular references, dynamic arrays, modeling standards, and more.

Welcome to Financial Modeler's Corner (FMC) where we discuss the art and science of financial modeling with your host Paul Barnhurst. Financial Modeler's Corner is sponsored by Financial Modeling Institute (FMI) the most respected accreditations in Financial Modeling globally.

In this first episode, Paul Barnhurst is joined by Ian Schnoor, the Executive Director of the Financial Modeling Institute and one of the foremost educators on financial modeling globally.

Listen to this episode as Ian shares:

· What it was like in the early days of financial modeling

· Why FMI created a financial modeling accreditation in the first place

· The importance of Financial Modeling as a profession

· How FMI created a community to help all modelers find the best resources and elevate the profession in the process