Building Financial Confidence Through Real Understanding

We started linoliratori because too many bright people were struggling with financial modeling despite having solid analytical skills. The problem wasn't capability – it was approach.

Since 2019, we've helped professionals bridge that gap between theoretical knowledge and practical application. Our programs focus on building genuine competence rather than rushing through concepts.

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Why We Focus on Foundations First

Most financial modeling courses assume you'll figure out the practical stuff later. We think that's backwards.

Real Challenges

We address the messy, real-world problems that textbooks skip over. Like handling incomplete data, building models that actually get used by stakeholders, and explaining your assumptions clearly.

Practical First

Every concept starts with a business scenario you might actually encounter. We've found people learn faster when they understand why they're learning something before diving into how.

Build Confidence

The goal isn't just technical proficiency – it's feeling comfortable presenting your models, defending your assumptions, and adapting when requirements change mid-project.

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6 Years

Teaching Experience

850+

Professionals Trained

What Makes Our Approach Different

Most programs teach financial modeling like it's pure mathematics. But anyone who's actually built models for business decisions knows it's more art than science.

You need to understand your audience. A model for quarterly planning looks completely different from one for investor presentations. The same data can tell different stories depending on how you structure your assumptions.

We spend significant time on model design – not just formulas, but how to organize information so it's actually useful. How to build flexibility into your scenarios. How to document your thinking so someone else can follow your logic six months later.

Our students often tell us the communication aspects were more valuable than the technical skills. Being able to walk stakeholders through your model, explain uncertainty without undermining confidence, and adapt your presentation based on your audience – these skills matter more than perfect DCF mechanics.

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94%

Course Completion

Australia

Based & Focused

Zinara Delacroix, Lead Financial Modeling Instructor at linoliratori

Meet Zinara Delacroix

Our lead instructor brings an unusual combination of corporate finance experience and genuine teaching passion. After spending years building models for M&A deals and strategic planning, she noticed a pattern.

Smart analysts would produce technically correct models that somehow missed the point. The numbers were right, but the insights weren't accessible to decision-makers. Models became exercises in showing off Excel skills rather than tools for better business decisions.

"I realized I was more interested in helping people think through problems than in running the analyses myself. Teaching financial modeling combines the best parts of my finance background with the satisfaction of watching someone finally grasp a concept they've been struggling with."

Zinara redesigned our curriculum based on common stumbling points she observed over years of mentoring junior analysts. She focuses heavily on the thought process behind model structure, not just the mechanics.

Her approach resonates particularly well with mid-career professionals who need to get up to speed quickly without starting from zero.

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