Main Responsibilities of a Founder at FP&A Guy
As the Founder of The FP and a Guy, Paul's responsibilities are wide-ranging, encompassing content creation through hosting three podcasts on finance-related topics aimed at helping people "be better in finance", as well as sales and marketing efforts to acquire customers. The role is "much broader than a traditional job" since it's primarily a business of one, requiring them to wear multiple hats.
Financial Planning, Content Creation, Sales, Entrepreneurship, Communication
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Paul Barnhurst
Founder
The F
Brigham Young University
Arizona State University (ASU) - W. P. Carey earned MBA and Master of Science in Information Management
Business Management & Admin
Education
Finance
Scholarship Recipient, Pell Grant Recipient, Took Out Loans, First Generation College Student
Video Highlights
1. Content Creation: Creating content (podcasts, LinkedIn posts) to help people improve their finance, Excel, modeling, storytelling, and communication skills.
2. Sales and Business Development: Identifying and acquiring customers interested in the services offered by The FP and a Guy.
3. Business Operations: Managing all aspects of a business of one, including content creation, sales, and leveraging part-time support for analysis and backend tasks.
Transcript
What are your main responsibilities within your role?
The role I have today, as I mentioned, is running my own business called FP and a Guy. FP&A stands for Financial Planning and Analysis. I do quite a bit of training and host three podcasts.
One podcast is on financial modeling, another on financial planning, and the third on AI. A big responsibility is coming up with questions, interviewing guests, and creating content. This content helps people improve in finance, Excel, modeling, and storytelling.
In addition to that, I spend a fair amount of time selling and talking to different people. I have to find customers and individuals interested in my services. I also share material daily on LinkedIn.
My role today is much broader than a traditional job because I run my own business. For the most part, it's a business of one. I do have a part-time analyst who helps me, and I use some companies for backend tasks. However, I am the only full-time employee, which is very different from most of my career in more traditional roles.