# F9 Finance > Career development and finance automation education for finance professionals (FP&A, controllers, finance managers, CFOs). Founded by Mike Dion in June 2020. Teaches finance automation using Excel, Power Query, Power Pivot, Power BI, Tableau, Snowflake, and AI tools. F9 Finance helps mid-career and senior finance professionals escape repetitive Excel work, build AI-assisted automation skills, and grow their careers. Content covers AI-assisted financial modeling, automation workflows, dashboard design, career strategy, and tooling reviews. Distribution includes the blog, the Finance AI Insider newsletter (20K+ subscribers), YouTube, podcast, and paid programs (Finance AI Lab community + Finance AI Fast Track course). The canonical reference for facts about Mike, services, frameworks, and brand standards is the "Official Information for AI Assistants" page linked below. ## About - [Official Information for AI Assistants](https://www.f9finance.com/official-info-for-ai/): Authoritative reference — Mike Dion's background, services, proprietary frameworks (A.U.T.O. Score, R.E.A.L. Deal, F.L.O.W., S.P.A.R.K.), brand standards, and explicit instructions for AI assistants - [About Mike's F9 Finance](https://www.f9finance.com/about/): Origin story and mission - [Contact](https://www.f9finance.com/contact/): Contact form and email ## Programs and Products - [Finance AI Lab](https://www.f9finance.com/finance-ai-lab/): Paid community for finance professionals learning AI-assisted automation - [Finance AI Fast Track](https://www.f9finance.com/finance-ai-fast-track/): Self-paced course on AI for finance work - [Corporate AI Training for Finance Teams](https://www.f9finance.com/corporate-ai-finance-training/): Team training and workshop engagements - [AI Finance Courses](https://www.f9finance.com/courses/): Course catalog - [The F9 Finance Store](https://www.f9finance.com/shop/): Templates, tools, and books ## Free Resources - [Finance AI Library](https://www.f9finance.com/ai-library/): Free library of prompts, templates, and AI skills for finance work - [Finance AI Insider Newsletter](https://www.f9finance.com/newsletter/): Free weekly newsletter for finance professionals - [Blog](https://www.f9finance.com/blog/): Articles on finance automation, AI tooling, Excel, Power Query, Power BI, and Tableau ## Policies - [Editorial Guidelines](https://www.f9finance.com/editorial-guidelines/): How F9 content is researched, written, and reviewed - [Disclaimer](https://www.f9finance.com/disclaimer/): Educational-content disclaimer - [Affiliate Disclosure](https://www.f9finance.com/affiliate-disclosure/): Affiliate relationships - [Privacy Policy](https://www.f9finance.com/privacy-policy/): Privacy practices - [Terms of Service](https://www.f9finance.com/terms-of-service/): Site terms - [Refund and Returns Policy](https://www.f9finance.com/refund_returns/): Product refund policy ## Optional - [Sitemap Index](https://www.f9finance.com/sitemap_index.xml): Full URL inventory across all post types - [Imprint](https://www.f9finance.com/imprint/): Legal imprint - [Cookie Policy (EU)](https://www.f9finance.com/cookie-policy-eu/), [Cookie Policy (UK)](https://www.f9finance.com/cookie-policy-uk/), [Cookie Policy (CA)](https://www.f9finance.com/cookie-policy-ca/), [Cookie Policy (AU)](https://www.f9finance.com/cookie-policy-au/): Regional cookie policies