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Get the most from this free 4-week Business Book Club

We recommend buying Paul Butler’s book ahead of time (available on Amazon as a paperback for $20, an audiobook for $9, or an e-book for $6)

Session 1

will cover chapters 1 – 3

Chapter 1: MVP: Margin × Velocity × People

Chapter 2: The Three Levels of Profit

Chapter 3: The Three Rs

Session 2

will cover chapters 4 – 6

Chapter 4: The Working-Capital High-or-Low Game

Chapter 5: Current Assets, Current Liabilities, Fixed Assets, and Long-Term Liabilities

Chapter 6: Debits, Credits, and Normal Balances

Session 3

will cover chapters 7 – 9

Chapter 7: The Primary Financial Statements

Chapter 8: The Differences and Similarities between Management Accounting and Financial Accounting

Chapter 9: Accruals and Prepayments

Session 4

will cover chapters 10 – 13

Chapter 10: Depreciation and Amortization

Chapter 11: Capital-Investment Appraisal

Chapter 12: The Six Benefits of a High Stock Price

Chapter 13: The Seven Components of Business Financial Intelligence

What attendees of the book club are saying ……

“Your generosity in sharing your time, expertise, and humor has been invaluable to me. Coming from a background far from accounting, I never imagined grasping business finance could be so engaging and accessible. The group discussions were enlightening; hearing others’ questions and examples made complex concepts clear and surprisingly enjoyable. Now, armed with your book, class, and insights, I feel ready to tackle ‘Finance for HR’ and even challenge the ‘people are assets’ debate! I’m actually looking forward to the next earnings call now that I understand things better.”

Jenny

“I always enjoy a book more when I get the chance to engage with the author, and Paul made that experience even better. His expertise, combined with his warmth and humor, really brought the content to life. I learned a lot, not just from him, but from the great conversations within our cohort. Even though I don’t come from an accounting background, I found the material super accessible and incredibly valuable. As an HR professional, I know how important it is to build solid business acumen, and this book club was a meaningful way to keep growing in that area.”

Stephanie H

“The business financial intelligence cohort was a special opportunity where we were able to gain financial knowledge applicable to the business environment, collaborate with others across industries and backgrounds, and have a lot of fun while learning how we can incorporate finance into our own personal development.”

Andrew B


“I found the course extremely helpful in refreshing my financial vocabulary as it’s been a minute since I was in a university classroom. Paul was able to clearly explain the foundations of financial literacy in clear language with easy to comprehend examples. He is very sincere in his work and honest when he says he is available for any future follow up questions down the road.”

Zach N


“I joined this book club after my work hired Paul to do an on-site finance class for managers. He made the subject very interesting and easy to understand. I had been searching for more individual courses on finance with no luck, so when I found out he had a free book club around his finance book I figured it would be perfect! This book club was very fun and interesting. Being able to ask the author, who is a finance expert, questions was extremely helpful. I would highly recommend this book club for anyone that is trying to grow their financial aptitude.”

Jonathan H


“As an HR professional, dipping both feet IN to the topic and area of finance was instrumental. The daily decisions, regardless of how minute come full circle when incorporating the finance aspect. The “bigger picture” changes, improves by shifting from compliance driven, to compliance driven WITH the understanding of bottom line. This information is essential to work alongside the controller, to better understand her perspective and build a strong leadership team within the organization. In addition, your wittiness and humor are one of a kind. Thank you for the opportunity to dive into finance and making it relatable and easy to follow by breaking it down.”

Adriana G