{"podcast":{"title":"Financial Modeler's Corner","slug":"financial-modeler-s-corner-6436942","podcast_index_feed_id":6436942,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/financial-modeler/","website_url":"https://www.thefpandaguy.com/blog-3-1","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/4cfd37c6-8a1b-41af-8a5f-9088347c91f4/230616-cover-3000x3000px-60.png","author":"Paul Barnhurst AKA The FP&A Guy","episode_count":135,"summary":"Financial Modeler's Corner is a podcast where we talk all about the art and science of financial modeling with distinguished Financial Modeler's from around the globe. Financial Modeler's Corner is hosted by Paul Barnhurst, aka The FP&A Guy, a global thought leader in the field of finance. The Financial Modeler's Corner podcast is brought to you by Financial Modeling Institute. FMI offers the most respected accreditations in financial modeling.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-10T00:17:31.977505+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/financial-modeler-s-corner-6436942"},"episode":{"title":"Financial Modeling for Corporate Finance Teams to Unlock Business Without Templates - Carolina Lago","slug":"financial-modeling-for-corporate-finance-teams-to-unlock-business-without-templates-carolina-lago","published_at":"2026-01-13T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/financial-modeler-s-corner-6436942/financial-modeling-for-corporate-finance-teams-to-unlock-business-without-templates-carolina-lago","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/financial-modeler-s-corner-6436942","url":"https://www.thefpandaguy.com/blog-3-1","audio_url":"https://op3.dev/e/episodes.captivate.fm/episode/bcd0717a-5b43-4db5-b5fb-40792fc7e051.mp3","summary":"In this episode of Financial Modeler’s Corner, host Paul Barnhurst welcomes Carolina Lago, a seasoned FP&A professional, to discuss how financial modelers can transform data into actionable insights while avoiding common modeling pitfalls. Together, they explore best practices in financial modeling, the dangers of hard-coded models, and why structure, flexibility, and clear purpose are essential for effective decision-making. Carolina also shares lessons from her international career, including her experience supporting a major IPO and leading global software implementations. Carolina Lago is an FP&A professional with over 15 years of international experience across multiple industries. She has played key roles in high-impact projects, including IPO preparation and enterprise-wide financial system implementations. Carolina is also the creator of the TACTIC framework, which helps financial professionals build models that are structured, insightful, and decision-focused. Expect to Learn Why hard-coded models are a major risk to accuracy and flexibility How to turn raw data into insights that drive real business decisions The importance of starting every model with a clear question or goal How the TACTIC framework improves structure and clarity in modeling Why strong modeling skills matter at every career stage Here are a few quotes from the episode: “I inherited one, and I had to try to change it. I spent probably a couple of weeks trying to make it better, and I couldn't. It was just too full of hardcoded numbers and no design at all.” – Carolina Lago “Data is only useful if it can be transformed into actionable insights.” – Carolina Lago Follow Carolina: LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/s-carolinalago/ Website – https://www.tacticfinancial.com In today’s…","meta_description":"In this episode of Financial Modeler’s Corner, host Paul Barnhurst welcomes Carolina Lago, a seasoned FP&A professional, to discuss how financial mode…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2573,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/financial-modeler-s-corner-6436942/episodes/financial-modeling-for-corporate-finance-teams-to-unlock-business-without-templates-carolina-lago/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/financial-modeler-s-corner-6436942/financial-modeling-for-corporate-finance-teams-to-unlock-business-without-templates-carolina-lago.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}