{"podcast":{"title":"FinPod","slug":"finpod-6894559","podcast_index_feed_id":6894559,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/the-finpod","website_url":"https://corporatefinanceinstitute.com/","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/wWf1ocHldktmdfCe-M9fn1VudObaaaVQ2DCXpXcFR98/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hNTRj/MzJjZGRhZGFkZTg4/NTk3ZTVhM2UzZDVi/ZjJjYS5wbmc.jpg","author":"Corporate Finance Institute","episode_count":246,"summary":"Advance your career with the FinPod podcast from CFI. Dive into career stories and member successes, and stay ahead with insights from our latest courses. Get all the essentials for a successful career in finance without any fluff—just the facts you need to excel in your professional journey.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-29T00:17:14.224140+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/finpod-6894559"},"episode":{"title":"Corporate Finance Explained | How Finance Builds a Credible 3 to 5 Year Model","slug":"corporate-finance-explained-how-finance-builds-a-credible-3-to-5-year-model","published_at":"2026-07-09T21:46:51+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/finpod-6894559/corporate-finance-explained-how-finance-builds-a-credible-3-to-5-year-model","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/finpod-6894559","url":"https://podcast.corporatefinanceinstitute.com/244","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/bbd81298/2cfcdf83.mp3","summary":"What if the biggest reason companies miss their long-term goals isn't execution, but the plan itself? In this episode of Corporate Finance Explained, we break down long-range planning (LRP) and why so many corporate strategy plans fail to deliver. While annual budgets focus on the next 12 months and long-term targets inspire investors, a true long-range plan bridges the gap by connecting strategy to financial reality. We explore the difference between budgets, targets, and LRPs, why driver-based financial models are more reliable than simple growth assumptions, and how finance teams build strategic plans that executives can actually use to make decisions. Through real-world examples from Microsoft, Netflix, BlackBerry, and General Electric, we examine how strong long-range planning can drive transformation and how flawed assumptions can lead to corporate decline.","meta_description":"What if the biggest reason companies miss their long-term goals isn't execution, but the plan itself? In this episode of Corporate Finance Explained, we b…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1418,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/finpod-6894559/episodes/corporate-finance-explained-how-finance-builds-a-credible-3-to-5-year-model/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/finpod-6894559/corporate-finance-explained-how-finance-builds-a-credible-3-to-5-year-model.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}