“This is a highly
interesting and quick read on the nature of profit in business. It takes
the emphasis off the accountant-based, technical view of profit which can
provide an inaccurate and misleading view of profitability. Instead, Millionaire
Manager focuses on the concepts of Return on Invested Capital and clarifies
the relationship between earnings, capital employed and the cost of capital.
Millionaire Manager does an especially good job of clarifying the significance
of the balance sheet. This is something a CEO may want to consider for
distribution to middle and senior management.”
- Paul Martin, Exec. Vice
President, American Supply Association Education Foundation
"Critical concepts of business
score keeping and investing written in an elegant manner. Light in tone
& very understandable, yet heavy with important lessons and advice.
A useful text for managers of any level of sophistication." - Bob
Zarzar, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers
"I couldn't put it down.
This material will have a positive impact on every company’s profitability.”
- Donald Kronenwetter, Vice
President, General Manager, Phillips ECG Division of North American Philips
"Congratulations! This book
is pure gold."
- James P. Kuhn, Jr., Harvard Business
Review
"Congratulations on writing
a book on understanding finance that is simple and effective."
- Jean Otte, Founder &
CEO Women Unlimited
"A smart approach to financial
management. As essential to success as a good business plan."
- Philip E. Harriman,
Chartered Financial Consultant, Former Maine State Senator
"I've been to over 13 YPO
Universities and the best resource I have ever encountered was Curt Symonds."
-
Dorset White, CEO, Tork, Inc.
"Yours is the kind of course
that has real, practical, take-home value, and we can't get enough of that
type of training." - Jack W. Poole, CEO, Daon Development
Corporation
"Congratulations! it
looks like you have accomplished the difficult task of putting theoretical
concepts into the practical language which the businessman needs and appreciates."
- Donald A. Press, Associate
Dean for Academic Programs, Boston University
"The new knowledge that Curt
Symonds has provided me is challenging my past habits and providing me
with a more effective and plain old smart way to analyze our businesses...."
-
John Hart, Controller
"I found Mr. Symonds talks
to be among the most valuable educational experiences that I have had in
some twenty odd years of post education." - Rev. John
F.X. Sheehan, Marquette University
"Since first attending Curt
Symonds' Financial Management Seminars, we have been able to take this
company from a low return on investment before taxes and interest to a
Return on Investment before taxes and interest that places us securely
in the top ten of Forbes Magazine's latest 'last 12 months' list of High
Return on Capital Companies. Management here owes Curt Symonds no
small debt for his contribution to its techniques." -
C.R. Mallory Smith, President, Koppers International
"Curtis Symonds book, Profit
Dollars and Earnings Sense" shows us a means of putting each of the profit
measurements commonly used in business into proper perspective - aimed
at achieving not only a more complete understanding, but hopefully, a better
management of the
profit system under which
business operates." - John Budlong, President American
Management Assoc.
"I first met Curt Symonds
when I joined Rimrock as a rookie salesman and not having had any
previous business education, Curt was my Guru. When I took over the
company as President, I became a strong believer and advocate of his ROIC
method of measuring the real results of a company. For example, ignoring
debt when calculating return on investment can lead to disaster.
We went through some very difficult times and Curt was always there to
help and keep me focused Eventually, we were very successful.
Curt taught me that it is important to accurately understand how a company
is doing financially." - David Ryan, CEO, Rimrock
Corporation