
Let’s Talk Finance
Speak the language of decision-makers.
A few years ago, I launched a quarterly learning exchange for commercial operations teams, focused on earnings reports and financial reporting for publicly traded companies. The goal was simple: strengthen financial knowledge and build business acumen. The response was overwhelmingly positive — and it sparked a deeper commitment to help non-finance professionals confidently engage with the language of business.
Today, I facilitate Let’s Talk Finance, a hands-on course designed to make accounting, finance, and business not just understandable — but interconnected. Delivered in collaboration with Wealthvox, a global education company that helps organizations improve their financial conversations, the course blends standard and client-directed examples tailored to reflect your industry and business realities. Accredited. Adaptable. Built for real-world conversations.
How Is This Course Differentiated?
Let’s Talk Finance uses Color Accounting™—an intuitive, visual approach that shows how accounting, finance, and business interrelate, not just interact. Used by top-100 law firms, international banks, global companies, and leading universities, this learning method makes financial concepts approachable and immediately applicable. By course end, financial literacy is achieved and serves as a business communication skill, not just a technical one.
If you're accountable for financial decision-making—or responsible for telling a compelling value story—this is your next step.
Who Should Attend
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Professionals responsible for financial performance (P&L), budgeting, or billing (AP/AR).
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Commercial leaders managing accounts who communicate business narratives in B2B settings.
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Those preparing for leadership roles and seeking to upskill for succession planning.
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Attorneys seeking to improve financial comprehension; interpret financial reports of client customers
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MBA graduates looking for a practical, narrative-based refresher
By Course End, Participants Will Be Able To:
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Describe key features of a business entity — including its structure, purpose, and typical transactions
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Interpret financial reports with confidence – distinguishing profit from cash and uncovering the narrative behind the numbers
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Learners leave the course with a repeatable framework for interpreting financial data and translating it into clear, value-driven business narratives – can engage in financial conversations with clarity, strategic insight, and the confidence to contribute meaningfully


One-on-one instruction, small group workshops, national business meetings, custom content development, advisory support

B2B Account Management
Navigating complexity. Advancing capability.
Looking to grow your impact or strengthen your team’s capabilities? Bend River collaborates with DriveTrain Learning to craft and deliver informed learning strategies with experienced faculty anchored in the core competencies account managers need to engage customers with confidence and strategic impact.
Whether you're a first-line leader, an account manager, or hold a customer-facing role, our workshops blend practical tools with hands-on experience to elevate the skills needed to thrive in today's dynamic B2B environment.
By course end, participants will be able to:
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Harness curiosity to generate insights that fuel informed, value-driven conversations
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Align strategies and actions with broader organizational goals
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Plan and lead client dialogues that build trust and drive results

U.S. Healthcare Market Access
Sharpen your expertise.
Keep pace with an evolving landscape—and build the confidence to navigate it with clarity. Learning offerings provide a dynamic overview of commercial managed care, government programs, and payer relationships that shape pricing and formulary access decisions. Dive into 20+ curated topics through podcasts, whitepapers, learning simulations, and modules to uncover actionable insights and sharpen your market strategy.
By course end, participants will be able to:
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Apply market access insights to effectively support key functions across Sales, Account Management, Medical Affairs, and Operations