What founders and executives say about Nauticaroger Finance Academy.
Participants join the academy with different backgrounds – founders of fast-growing companies, country managers, functional leaders. What they have in common after the program is a clearer, calmer way of looking at their numbers and explaining decisions to others.
Below you will find selected voices from leaders who completed the program in Italy and across Europe. Their words are a better introduction to our work than any brochure.
- Feedback from founders, CEOs and heads of business units.
- Stories of decisions that changed after seeing the full financial picture.
- Examples of how teams use academy tools in their monthly reviews.
At a glance
Recent cohorts consistently highlight the same themes: clarity, better conversations and confidence in making trade-offs.
- average rating across recent cohorts.
- Leaders report using academy tools in management meetings within the first month after graduation.
- Executive teams highlight a more structured, less emotional way to talk about growth and risk.
These are qualitative impressions, not marketing slogans. The academy works only if it changes how you decide, not just how you feel after a workshop.
Voices from our participants
Each review below comes from a leader who joined the academy to make sense of their financial data and turn it into practical decisions.
“I finally know which levers to pull.”
I used to receive monthly reports from our accountant and file them away. After the academy I can see how a change in prices, salaries or inventory will show up in our numbers three or six months later. I do not feel blind anymore.
Founder, manufacturing company in Emilia-Romagna
“Our management meetings became calmer.”
Before, budget discussions were emotional and tense. Now we look at a simple dashboard built during the program and talk about scenarios, not personal opinions. It changed the tone of our monthly reviews.
Country Manager Italy, European services group
“Bank meetings feel very different now.”
When we met our bank to discuss a new credit line, I was able to explain our plan with numbers and risks in a structured way. The relationship switched from defensive to collaborative.
CEO, retail chain based in Rome
“Sales, operations and finance speak the same language.”
Having our leadership team in one cohort was eye-opening. We stopped arguing about isolated KPIs and started looking at the full picture: margin, capacity and cash.
COO, logistics company in Northern Italy
“Not a generic course – very concrete.”
I was afraid it would be another generic finance course. In reality we worked with my own assumptions, pricing decisions and hiring plans. The facilitators pushed us to be specific.
Founder, digital agency in Milan
“I ask better questions to my CFO.”
Our CFO is excellent, but I did not always know how to challenge the analysis. Now our conversations are more balanced. I do not need to do their job, but I can steer the discussion.
General Manager, industrial supplier in Veneto
Short case stories from recent cohorts
The examples below illustrate how participants used academy tools to navigate real decisions soon after the program.
Case 1: Opening a second location with a clearer risk picture
A founder of a hospitality business in Lazio wanted to open a second location but was unsure whether the cash flow could support it. During the academy we built a simple scenario model showing:
- Expected revenue and cost ramp-up over 18 months.
- Investment needs for renovation and staffing.
- Impact on existing location if demand shifted.
The result was not just “yes” or “no”, but a threshold: under which conditions the expansion made sense, and which signals would tell them to slow down or pause.
Case 2: Turning a complex budget into a one-page dashboard
A leadership team of a services company in Rome struggled with a heavy annual budget file that few people really read. During the program they:
- Identified five indicators that truly mattered.
- Mapped which decisions in sales, operations and HR moved those indicators.
- Set up a monthly review rhythm using a one-page finance cockpit.
Six months later they still use the same one-page dashboard, adjusting only a few metrics as the business evolves.
Case 3: Reframing hiring from “cost” to “capacity scenario”
A tech company debated whether they could afford to hire a new product team. Instead of focusing only on salary cost, they:
- Estimated realistic revenue capacity over a 12–24 month horizon.
- Analysed cash flow impact under conservative assumptions.
- Defined a stop-loss point if certain milestones were not met.
The final decision was more grounded and easier to explain to investors, because it linked investment to capacity and risk, not just optimism.
Would you like to share your experience?
If you have completed a Nauticaroger Finance Academy program and would like to share what changed for you or your team, you can send a short reflection using the form here. We carefully anonymise or attribute reviews based on your preference.
We are especially interested in concrete stories: a decision you took differently, a new monthly ritual you introduced or a conversation with a bank or investor that felt more balanced.
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Interested in becoming one of these stories?
If the experiences on this page resonate with the situation in your company, you can explore whether the academy is a good fit for you or your leadership team.
Visit the Program page for structure and modules, and the Pricing page for typical formats and fees. When you are ready, send us a short message through the contact form or email us at Nauticaroger@gmail.com.
Talk to us directly
Sometimes the fastest way to understand if the academy is right for you is a brief conversation focused on your context and upcoming decisions.
You can reach us at +39 333 300 2869 or by email at Nauticaroger@gmail.com.