Lance Rubin is one of the world’s leading experts on financial models. He has created thousands of models for some of the biggest companies and literally wrote the instruction manual on financial modeling as a certified trainer for the Financial Modeling Institute. 

In this wide ranging interview Lance reveals the secrets to successful financial modeling:

-How to Instantly Improve your Financial Modeling

-Why you need to build and Treat a Financial Model like your House

-The Best Resources to Learn better Financial Models

-How to achieve Better Storytelling in FP&A, and bringing Emotion to the Numbers

-The power of non-financial data to change your models

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Episode Links

FM Knowledge Hub

https://fmwiki.glideapp.io/

Oz Du Soleil

https://www.youtube.com/user/WalrusCandy

Financial Modeling Institute

https://fminstitute.com/

Modelcitizn website

https://www.modelcitizn.com/knowledge-hub-apps

Financial Modelling Elective by the CA (ANZ) which includes the study guide Lance wrote a significant portion of (Chapter 4 design and build a financial model).

https://www.charteredaccountantsanz.com/become-a-member/course-descriptions/ca-program/financial-modelling

Financial Modelling Podcast

https://financialmodellingpodcast.com/

Eloquens

https://www.eloquens.com/?ref=modelcitizn

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