Every decision your team makes eventually shows up on your financial statements.

Course Starts October 1st, 2026

Purchasing decisions, inventory management, pricing, cash flow, gross margin, vendor partnerships — they're all connected. The program was created for independent lumber and building material dealers who want to build financial confidence, not become accountants, so they can interpret financial information and make better operational decisions.

Who Should Attend

Owners, presidents, CEOs, general managers, branch managers, CFOs, controllers, accounting professionals, department managers, and emerging leaders who want to make better business decisions through stronger financial understanding.

What You'll Gain

  • Read and interpret financial statements with confidence

  • Understand how daily operational decisions affect profitability

  • Improve cash flow without relying solely on increased sales

  • Make better purchasing, inventory, pricing, and vendor decisions

  • Use financial ratios and KPIs to identify opportunities before problems develop

  • Build budgets and profit plans that support strategic growth

  • Strengthen communication between operations, sales, and accounting

  • Lead with greater financial confidence and make better business decisions

Why Financial Fluency Matters?

Analogy: you wouldn't build a house without understanding the blueprint — financial statements are the blueprint of the business. The program connects operations, finance, and strategy.

  • Three Live Interactive Sessions

    • Meet your cohort and instructor • Ask questions in real time • Discuss real-world LBM challenges • Learn from the experiences of industry peers

  • Seven On-Demand Learning Modules

    • Learn when your schedule allows • 45–60 minute focused lessons • Pause, replay, and revisit content anytime during the program

  • Practical Resources Included

    • Comprehensive participant workbook (downloadable) • Practical templates and implementation tools • Real-world LBM case studies and examples • Certificate of Completion

The Learning Journey

  • Build the Foundation — Understand the language of business: Financial Statements, Cash Flow, Budgeting depending on your needs

  • Build the Structure — Create systems that drive profitable decisions: Purchasing, Gross Margin Management, Financial Ratios & KPIs, ERP & POS Systems, Vendor & Program Management

  • Build the Future — Lead a stronger, more valuable business: Succession-Ready Finance, Profit Planning

Why This Program Is Different

"Built from Real LBM Experience" — developed from decades of real-world leadership inside independent lumber and building material businesses, refined through years of consulting with dealers across North America. Every concept has been tested in real LBM businesses; the workbook, templates, and examples come from organizations that strengthened cash flow, improved profitability, streamlined operations, and built stronger financial disciplines. Focus is on why the numbers change and how better operational decisions create stronger financial results, rather than accounting theory.

Program Outcomes

By the end, participants will leave with:

  • A stronger understanding of how financial statements tell the story of the business

  • Greater confidence discussing financial performance with owners, managers, lenders, and accounting teams

  • Practical tools that can be implemented immediately

  • A framework for evaluating business decisions through a financial lens

  • A clearer understanding of how operations, sales, finance, and leadership work together to drive profitability

Meet Your Instructor

Founder of Growth With EOC, helping independent lumber and building material dealers build stronger, more profitable, sustainable businesses through financial leadership, operational excellence, and practical business systems. Served in leadership roles within independent LBM organizations and worked alongside dealers across North America; through consulting, executive coaching, and strategic planning she has helped organizations strengthen financial performance, improve operations, develop leaders, and build confidence in decision-making. She's a trusted educator/speaker for LBM associations, known for turning complex business and financial concepts into practical, easy-to-understand tools.

Ready to Get Started?

Course starts October 1st, 2026

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