Books and guides
The Hotel Finance Practice Library and short decision guides.
Browse the library →CA · Group CFO · Author · Teacher
Hotel finance, operations and AI, learned in the CFO's chair and taught for yours.
From Shangri-La's finance office to Group CFO, running hotel operations along the way. My books, courses and cohorts teach what I use every week: finance, operations and AI that change decisions, not just report them.
- Udemy · Manish Gupta146,065 · 37%
- Alison114,925 · 29%
- Coursera · 19 courses73,306 · 19%
- Udemy · Hotel Management School58,536 · 15%
- 23 yearsin finance, 17 of them in hotels
- 5 books + 6 guidesHotel Finance Practice Library
- Top 10 CFOsin Asia, 2024
Hotel financeAssistant FC at Shangri-La Bangkok to Group CFO across hotels, malls and retail.
OperationsTask-force Resident Manager for Shangri-La. Ran hotel operations in the CEO's absence from 2021.
AIGenAI finance courses on Coursera. Building the Hotel Finance Workspace and close automations.
TechnologyLed an ERP rollout across 15 hotels and brought in revenue management systems.
- Shangri-LaLearned it in the hotelAssistant Financial Controller in Bangkok, then task-force Resident Manager.
- CFO rolesUsed it every monthCFO and then Group CFO across hotels, real estate and retail, with an ERP rollout across 15 hotels.
- OnlineTurned it into teaching19 Coursera courses, two Udemy profiles and Alison, with 392,832 enrolments so far.
- Your chairTaught for yoursBooks, courses and live cohorts for the finance manager heading for the CFO's chair, and the owner who needs one in it.
Ways in
Start with a book. Go as deep as you need.
Online courses
Over 390,000 enrolments on Udemy, Coursera and Alison.
Find a course →Signature cohorts
Small live groups on AI for finance, leadership and decisions.
See the cohorts →AI sessions
Talks and workshops on AI for analysis, forecasting and reporting.
Plan a session →Mentoring and advisory
Mentoring for future CFOs. Advisory for owners, by waitlist.
Start a conversation →Signature cohorts · live, small groups
Learn it with me, live, alongside people doing the same job.
For finance teams
AI for Finance Teams
Use AI for analysis, forecasting and reporting, with the review controls finance needs.
Live onlineCertificate
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For finance managers
Finance Manager to CFO
From my chair to yours: commercial judgement, owner and board reporting, and leadership presence.
Live onlineCertificate
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For anyone who presents numbers
Financial Storytelling
Turn reports into a clear story that leads to a decision.
Live onlineCertificate
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For hotel leaders
Decision Making Under Uncertainty
Scenario planning on a real hotel case, from assumptions to action.
Live onlineCertificate
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The library · on eHMS Press
Hotel finance you can act on.
Self-paced courses
Learn with me where you already learn.
Introduction to KPIs: Measuring Success in Business
8,615 learners★ 4.6 · 99 reviewsEnrol on Coursera
Mastering Hotel Financials
4,256 learners★ 4.8 · 17 reviewsEnrol on Coursera
GenAI for Financial Data Analysis
3,466 learners★ 4.2 · 18 reviewsEnrol on Coursera
AI Lab
What I am building and teaching right now.
Sessions
eHMS Hotel Finance Workspace
Budget, forecast, actuals and owner reporting for independent hotels, in one place instead of a dozen spreadsheets.
Work with me
From my chair to yours, one to one.
For finance teams
AI sessions
Talks and workshops on using AI for analysis, forecasting and reporting, with the review controls finance work needs.
Keynote · Half-day workshop · Team programme
Plan a session →For finance managers
Mentoring
One-to-one support for finance managers moving toward CFO: commercial judgement, owner and board reporting, leadership presence.
[FORMAT, e.g. monthly 1:1 over six months]
Apply for mentoring →For ownersLimited · Waitlist
Advisory
Selective finance advisory for hotel owners and growing businesses: reporting that owners can act on, budgets, cash and controls.
Opening [MONTH YEAR]. Join the list to hear first.
Join the waitlist →Speaking and podcasts
Topics I want to talk about.
For podcasts, conferences and in-house sessions. Each topic comes with a one-page outline and slides.
CareersFrom the finance manager's chair to the CFO'sWhat changes when you stop reporting the numbers and start owning the decisions.
AI · FinanceUsing AI without losing judgementWhere AI helps finance teams, where it misleads, and the controls that keep it honest.
LeadershipFrom reporting numbers to changing decisionsWhat separates a finance function that reports from one that steers.
HospitalityWhat hotels teach about operating disciplineDaily P&L habits from hotels that any business can borrow.
Monthly notes
One email a month from the CFO's desk to yours.
One finance idea, one AI workflow, one lesson from hotels, plus new cohort dates first. Hotel owners also get the free First Budget template.