Finance AI Lab
Nail a New AI Skill Every 2 Weeks in 15 Minutes a Day.
Finance AI Lab is where finance professionals build real AI skills through 2-week roadmaps. Structured, applied, 15 minutes a day. No overwhelm. Just progress.
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Before Finance AI Lab, I was spending 6 hours every month writing budget commentary. Now I do it in 45 minutes. I showed my CFO and got promoted 3 months later.
The data cleaning roadmap alone saved me 4 hours a week. That’s 200 hours a year back.
I was skeptical that 15 minutes a day could actually move the needle. I was wrong. My automated reports that used to take 5 hours now run while I sleep.
AI is moving fast. Your workload isn’t.
Every week there’s a new AI tool, a new use case, a LinkedIn post about someone who automated their entire close process.
You’ve tried to keep up. Watched the videos. Bookmarked the tutorials. Maybe even bought a course.
But nothing sticks, because nothing is built for your job, your tools, your actual workflow. And underneath all of it is the question you don’t say out loud:
❛❜Am I already falling behind?
Before
Close data used to come in messy CSV files. Cleaning it and mapping it took hours.
After
Now, a totally free tool collects the data, cleans it, and maps it before 9am.
Get Your Data To Clean Itself
Just ask Jordan. She used to live in copy and paste hell. Now, her data is already clean when she opens her laptop.
Get Your Reports To Run Themselves
Just Ask Anna. Her reports used to take 5 hours to run. Now they update automatically and even email themselves to her executives.
Before
Reports used to be painstakingly built in Excel and copied to PowerPoint.
After
Now, an easy to use dashboard tool refreshes them and automatically send them.
Before
Massive email threads, phone calls, and slack messages to compile commentary. Then, he still had to write it up.
After
Now, his business units submit to a free consolidation tool. A secure AI tool compiles it and writes the first draft.
Get Your Commentary To Write Itself
Just ask Taylor. He shaved 2 days off his close by automating commentary collection from his business units and getting AI to write the first draft.
Eliminate The Barriers To Getting Started With AI
Barrier #1: I don’t have time to learn another new thing.
That’s exactly why we built this for 15 minutes a day. Not a 2-hour Saturday session. Not a 6-week course you’ll never finish. One focused task, every workday, inside a structured 2-week roadmap. If you have time for a coffee, you have time for Finance AI Lab.
Barrier #2: My company won’t let me use AI tools.
Every roadmap is built around tools that are already approved in most finance environments — Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and widely available AI assistants. You don’t need a $50,000 tech stack or IT sign-off. You need a browser and 15 minutes.
Barrier #3: I don’t know where to start.
That’s what the roadmap is for. There’s no “figure it out” moment. Day 1 tells you exactly what to do. Day 2 builds on it. You set your own pace, you can’t fall behind, and if you get stuck the Ask & Fix workshop and the community have you covered.
Turn reporting into a refresh, not a rebuild.
Just ask Anna. One AI roadmap. One automated report. Ten hours became five minutes — and now her whole team wants in on it.
Here’s everything that’s waiting for you inside the Lab:
Everything You Need To Become The #1 AI Pro At Work
Live Calls
Monthly “ask me anything” coaching sessions with Mike to get immediate feedback, learn from the community, and get unstuck fast
Annual value: $5,000
Resource Library
An always-on vault of templates, prompt libraries, and reference guides organized by role and use case. Grows continuously as new roadmaps ship.
Annual value: $2,500
Plug & Play Workflows
Pre-built AI workflows you can deploy immediately — no setup, no coding. Connect your data, hit refresh, done.
Annual value: $2,500
AI Skill Roadmaps
A new 2-week roadmap drops every 2 weeks. 15 minutes a day. Step-by-step instruction applied to real finance work. Full back-catalog always available — start anywhere, stack skills continuously.
Annual value: $5,000
Unlimited Ask & Fix
Post your real AI challenge — your actual file, your actual problem. Get a real answer from Mike and the community. Async, fast, you get unblocked.
Annual value: $5,000
On-Demand Workshops
Deep dives on high-value AI topics — recorded, searchable, always accessible. Real finance processes: close prep, variance, commentary, forecasting.
Annual value: $2,500
Private Peer Community
Controllers, FP&A managers, fractional CFOs — peers solving
the same problems, sharing wins, reviewing real workflows.
Annual value: $Priceless
Total Annual Value: $22,500
All yours for just $59/month.
(Cancel anytime, 30-day money back guarantee)
Built By Someone Who’s Been Where You Are.
I know what it feels like to watch AI explode around you while
you’re still running the same month-end process you’ve always
run. Buried in spreadsheets. Missing dinners. Wondering if
you’re already behind.
I’ve been there.
I’m Mike Dion. I’ve:
- Led finance teams at Fortune 100 companies
- Saved finance teams 150,000+ hours of grunt work
- Trained 5,000+ finance professionals
- Helped 100+ finance pros get promoted
- Built systems trusted by teams at Verizon, Lionsgate, the Y, and more
I help finance pros use AI to get their time back, sharpen their edge, and become the person their company can’t afford to lose.
I built Finance AI Lab because the finance pros I work with don’t need more content. They need a system that actually fits their schedule — and delivers a real win every two weeks.
My 100% Satisfaction Guarantee & Money-Back Promise
If you join the Lab, complete 2 roadmaps, and you’re not 100% happy with the experience, email me and I’ll refund you. No questions asked.
Still thinking about it?
If you’ve made it this far, you’re probably wondering: “Is this really worth it?”
You could keep DIY-ing—YouTube, blog posts, random templates—and eventually stitch something together. I’ve done that grind. It costs dozens of hours, breaks at month-end, and nobody’s there when you get stuck.
The real value of Finance AI Lab isn’t just roadmaps or workshops.
It’s the weekly win + accountability + expert eyes that turn “I should automate this” into “it’s shipped and it works.”
Here’s the simple math:
- Save 1 hour a week (very conservative) → ~52 hours/year back.
- Even at a blended $100/hour, that’s $5,200/year in time value.
- The Lab is $59/month (or $590/year) with a 30-day guarantee.
- Net: it pays for itself many times over—and that’s before bigger wins hit.
Real outcomes from members:
- 5-hour report → 10 minutes (repeatable, no rebuilds).
- Close shortened by 2 days (that’s 24 workdays a year back).
- Promotions, earlier reviews, fewer “are these numbers right?” moments.
Make this your automation breakthrough month, not “someday.”
Join Finance AI Lab and nail your first skill in 2 weeks.
Expense Guide: Get Your Company to Cover Finance AI Lab
Step 1 — Find the right budget bucket
Most companies already have money for this. Look under:
- Learning & Development / Professional Development
- Technical Training / Data & Analytics Enablement
- Digital Transformation / Process Improvement / Continuous Improvement
Step 2 — Pick the Week-2 win you’ll deliver
Make the ask concrete. Choose one you can ship in the first 2 weeks:
- Turn a 5-hour report into a 10-minute refresh
- Clean & combine messy data sources (no manual copy-paste)
- Build a live cash-flow view that updates automatically
- Standardize a variance package (commentary capture + rollup)
Step 3 — Do the math (quick ROI)
Use conservative numbers your manager can’t argue with.
- Typical finance blended rate: $80–$150/hour
- Save 1 hour/week → ~50 hours/year = $4,000–$7,500 value
- Save 3 hours/week → ~150 hours/year = $12,000–$22,500 value
- Save 5 hours/week → ~250 hours/year = $20,000–$37,500 value
Membership: $59/month ($590/year). 30-day money-back guarantee.
Step 4 — Send this email to your manager (copy-paste)
Subject: Request: Expense Finance AI Lab
Hi [Manager Name],
I’d like to expense a membership to Finance AI Lab—a finance-specific automation program run by Mike Dion (F9 Finance). It includes plug-and-play workflows, on-demand workshops, and async “Ask & Fix” coaching. The goal is simple: ship one real automation in the first 2 weeks and then keep stacking weekly wins.
Why now: I plan to use it immediately to improve [insert process: e.g., monthly reporting / data cleanup / cash-flow forecasting]. Based on the Lab’s templates and member results, this should save ~[conservative hours]/week, which at our typical rate ([your estimate]/hour) is ~$[annual value]/year in time back.
What we get:
- Ready-to-use finance workflows + step-by-step guides
- Async coaching on our actual files (no waiting for live calls)
- A monthly workshop focused on real finance processes
- Leader resources for standardization and documentation
Cost: $59/month ($590/year). There’s a 30-day money-back guarantee if it doesn’t deliver.
If approved, I’ll share the first win and a short before/after summary with the team.
Thanks for considering,
[Your Name]
[Title]
Step 5 — If procurement asks, we can provide:
- PDF invoice / receipt and company-name billing
- Training participation confirmation (for L&D)
- Vendor details and W-9 on request
- Multi-seat/team pricing if you want to enroll a few people
Need help? Email [email protected] with subject “Corporate Invoice Request” and we’ll get you the paperwork.