Podcast Episodes

How AI Excel Tools Stackup Against the Hype and How Excel Agent Has Disrupted the Marketplace with Ian and Giles

In Episode 5 of The ModSquad on Financial Modeler’s Corner, Paul Barnhurst, Ian Schnoor, and Giles Male take a hard look at the changing landscape of financial modeling in the wake of Microsoft’s rel…

Published on 10 hours ago

Testing The New Microsoft Excel Agent for Finance Pros with Ian and Giles

In this episode of The ModSquad on Financial Modeler's Corner, Paul Barnhurst, Ian Schnoor, and Giles Male explore Microsoft’s newly released Excel Agent, a beta tool designed to bring AI into Excel …

Published on 1 week ago

How Excel AI Agents Like Rosie Work for FP&A Tasks but Fail at Building Models with Giles and Ian

Note: This episode was recorded and scheduled for release before the recent announcement that Rosie AI is shutting down.

In this episode of the ModSquad series on Financial Modeler’s Corner, host Paul…

Published on 2 weeks ago

Testing Excel AI Software Tracelight on Excel Esports, Financial Modeling and FP&A with Ian And Giles

Disclaimer: This episode is best experienced in video format. Since we’re testing new tools like Tracelight, the visuals add valuable context and make everything much clearer. We highly recommend wat…

Published on 2 weeks, 6 days ago

Introducing the ModSquad: Testing AI Financial Modeling Tools, So you Don't Have To... with Ian and Giles.

In this special launch episode of The Mod Squad, host Paul Barnhurst is joined by co-hosts Giles Male and Ian Schnoor to explore the evolving intersection of artificial intelligence and financial mod…

Published on 4 weeks ago

Financial Modeling for Finance Pros to Fix Real-World Mistakes Using Balance Sheets - Scott Strachan

In this episode of Financial Modeler’s Corner, host Paul Barnhurst speaks with financial modeling expert Scott Strachan about the role of financial models in business planning and decision-making. Sc…

Published on 1 month ago

Why Finance Students Must Learn Discipline Before AI Replaces Their Jobs with David Stangeland

In this episode of Financial Modeler’s Corner, Host Paul Barnhurst sits down with David Stangeland, a finance professor at the University of Manitoba, to talk about teaching financial modeling, how s…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

From Classic Cars to Aircraft: The Art of Modeling Distressed Companies with Vaughan Grandin

In this episode of Financial Modeler’s Corner, host Paul Barnhurst welcomes Vaughan Grandin, Managing Director and Head of Financial Modeling at Teneo. They discuss his experiences building financial…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Why Spreadsheets Will Stay, but Financial Modeling Workflow and Version Control Must Be Rebuilt with Matt Lee

In this episode of Financial Modeler's Corner, host Paul Barnhurst is joined by Matthew Lee, Co-Founder and CEO of Nummo, a software tool built to help analysts and bankers build financial models mor…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

How Finance Modelers and Professionals Align Stakeholders and Support M&A Success with Morten

In this episode of Financial Modeler's Corner, host Paul Barnhurst is joined by Morten Lykke Pedersen, a seasoned financial expert and Partner at Deloitte, where he leads the financial modeling divis…

Published on 2 months ago