October 17, 2025

Live Webcast

NASBA 8
•
NYSED 8

Strategy, Risk, and Finance: Why We Do What We Do Webinar

October 17, 2025
Live Webcast
NASBA 8
•
NYSED 8

Strategy, Risk, and Finance: Why We Do What We Do Webinar

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    Instructor

    Don
    Minges

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    Don Minges

    Bio
    Don Minges is a fractional CFO who worked in diverse industries at various development stages. His expertise is in profitability enhancement, strategic planning, venture capital, mergers & acquisitions, consulting, turnarounds, economic forecasting, cost accounting and financial analysis. Don has experience raising equity for several growing firms and has invested equity capital into promising businesses. He has served on the Board of Directors of many firms. He graduated with highest honors from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke.
• Why do most strategic plans fail?
• Why so many formerly strong organizations have failed
• The risks of a poor plan
• Why most organizations have a poor strategic plan and how to correct this
• The many risks that must be addressed: Financial risk, execution risk, commercial, business, and strategic risks as well as commonly overlooked risks
• How we effectively manage risk determines the success of our organizations
• How Behavioral Economics will help address the risk
• Understanding human nature and our decision-making process
• Traps to avoid and improvements we can make so our decisions improve
• Several tools and techniques to better prepare for and analyze risk
• Why Finance must lead the strategic planning effort

Major Topics

• Why do most strategic plans fail?
• Why so many formerly strong organizations have failed
• The risks of a poor plan
• Why most organizations have a poor strategic plan and how to correct this
• The many risks that must be addressed: Financial risk, execution risk, commercial, business, and strategic risks as well as commonly overlooked risks
• How we effectively manage risk determines the success of our organizations
• How Behavioral Economics will help address the risk
• Understanding human nature and our decision-making process
• Traps to avoid and improvements we can make so our decisions improve
• Several tools and techniques to better prepare for and analyze risk
• Why Finance must lead the strategic planning effort

CPE Credits Available

NASBA 8
NYSED 8
8
Auditing (NASBA) - NASBA
8
Auditing (NYSED) - NYSED

Things to Know About This Course

Course Level

  • Intermediate

Professional Area of Focus

  • Auditing (NASBA)
  • Auditing (NYSED)

Prerequisites

At least six months of professional financial statement analysis experience, or at least six credit hours of corporate finance classwork at an accredited university. Experience with strategy development and implementation will be extremely helpful.

Advanced Preparation

At least six months of professional financial statement analysis experience, or at least six credit hours of corporate finance classwork at an accredited university. Experience with strategy development and implementation will be extremely helpful.

Intended Audience

Corporate Financial Leaders, Corporate Financial Managers, CEOs, CFOs, Controllers, Board members, accountants, business owners, risk managers, accounting managers, entrepreneurs, consultants, advisors, and the professionals who advise them.

Provider

The Knowledge Institute

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