You can see the next level.This is the way up.
For finance and analytics professionals who are ready to take the next step but want a clear path to reaching it. Excel 4 Academy is where that path starts.
You got really good.What's the next move?
You are ambitious, you can see the opportunity in front of you, and you are ready to climb toward it.
What you want is direction, and a clear map to get there.
That is what Next Steps is for. A free note from Matt, every Monday.
Two ways up.Both start with Excel.
Excel 4 Academy is the full technical foundation for finance and analytics work. 4 Days to Excel is the short sprint that gets you moving.
Excel 4 Academy
The flagship. Comprehensive training from keyboard mastery to advanced financial modeling, with 40+ hours of material and a full year of access.
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The keyboard mastery sprint. The shortcuts top finance pros use, in four focused lessons. Stop clicking, start flowing.
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Real notes from finance, analytics, and data professionals who've worked with Matt.
“I learned and did things over the course I never thought I'd be able to do on my own. This course pushed me to my 'learning' limits, but in the best way possible [and] helped me land my dream job.”
“Matt has been very helpful to me as I pivot careers to data analytics. He is very knowledgeable, friendly, patient, and helpful. He provided valuable guidance to me for this career path, and I'm happy to say that I just accepted my first analytics position.”
“Matt is not only passionate about analytics, he encouraged me in and advocated for my analytic pursuits. He is a person you can trust and learn from. If you have an opportunity to work with Matt, I highly recommend that you take it.”

Matt Brattin
"I spent twenty years climbing the analytics ladder to the CFO seat. I left it to help the people still on the way up: ambitious, good at the work, and not yet sure of their next move."
Founder of TMB Analytics. Twenty years in finance and analytics, from junior analyst at Citi to CFO of a PE-backed international software vertical.
I've run the close, built the models, defended the forecast, and sat in the board meeting where the number got questioned. I saw the same thing everywhere. Really good people with real ambition, ready for more, and no clear map to the next level. That is the gap I built TMB Analytics to close.
Your next move in finance and analytics.
A weekly newsletter for finance and analytics professionals climbing the next rung. By Matt Brattin, TMB Analytics.
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