Master Budget Presentations That Actually Get Approved
Stop watching budgets get rejected because numbers got lost in translation. Our six-month program teaches finance professionals how to present budgets that stakeholders understand and approve.
Start Your ApplicationWhat You'll Actually Learn
Six months of hands-on practice with real budget scenarios. Our autumn 2025 cohort works through actual presentations, not theoretical examples.
Month 1-2
Stakeholder Psychology
Understanding what different audiences need to hear. CFOs care about different things than department heads, and your presentation should reflect that.
Month 3-4
Visual Data Translation
Making spreadsheets readable. Because nobody approves budgets they can't understand, no matter how solid your numbers are.
Month 5-6
Live Presentation Practice
Presenting to real finance professionals who ask tough questions. You'll refine your approach based on feedback from people who've sat through hundreds of budget meetings.
Marcus Chen
Senior Budget Advisor
Fifteen years navigating budget approvals across manufacturing, tech, and public sector organizations in Thailand and Southeast Asia.
Learn From Someone Who's Been in the Hot Seat
Marcus spent years watching well-researched budgets get rejected because the presentation missed the mark. Not bad numbers. Bad communication.
After analyzing what separated approved budgets from rejected ones, he started teaching other finance professionals the patterns that work. His students now lead budget presentations at organizations across Thailand.
- Worked with finance teams at 40+ companies to improve approval rates
- Developed presentation frameworks now used by CFOs across multiple sectors
- Specializes in high-stakes budget scenarios where rejection isn't an option
Practice With Scenarios That Mirror Real Life
You won't present made-up budgets to classmates. Each session uses anonymized scenarios from actual companies, complete with the messy realities that textbooks skip over.
Dealing With Competing Priorities
When three departments want the same budget pool, learn how to present allocation decisions that acknowledge constraints without creating resentment.
Presenting Bad News Effectively
Sometimes budgets need to shrink. Practice delivering cuts in ways that maintain credibility and keep stakeholder relationships intact.
Answering Unexpected Questions
Stakeholders ask curveball questions. Learn how to respond without derailing your presentation or losing control of the conversation.
Working With Limited Data
Real budgets rarely have perfect information. Practice presenting when you're working with estimates and acknowledging uncertainty appropriately.
Where People Go After This Program
Students don't get guaranteed job placements. But they do develop skills that change how organizations see them. Here's what happened for some of our 2024 cohort.
"My budget presentations used to spark arguments. Now they start productive conversations. The difference isn't what I'm proposing, it's how I'm framing it."
"I thought my job was getting the numbers right. Turns out that's only half of it. Learning to present those numbers clearly opened doors I didn't know existed."