Master the mindset that drives innovation, calculated risk, and growth—whether you're launching a venture or leading within a corporation.
In today’s rapidly changing business environment, organizations need professionals who think beyond traditional roles and demonstrate initiative, innovation, and strategic thinking. The entrepreneurial spirit is no longer limited to business founders—it is a mindset that drives creativity, problem-solving, and opportunity recognition within any organization.
This course explores the concept of the entrepreneurial spirit and how professionals can cultivate an entrepreneurial mindset to create value, drive improvement, and respond effectively to changing business conditions. Participants will learn how entrepreneurial thinking encourages innovation, calculated risk-taking, resilience, and proactive decision-making that can transform both individual careers and organizational performance.
Through practical examples and real-world scenarios, the course will examine the traits and behaviors commonly associated with entrepreneurial leaders and how these characteristics can be developed and applied in professional environments. Participants will gain insight into how entrepreneurial thinking supports innovation, strengthens strategic decision-making, and enables professionals to identify opportunities for growth, improvement, and competitive advantage.
By understanding and embracing the entrepreneurial spirit, professionals can enhance their ability to lead initiatives, adapt to uncertainty, and contribute meaningfully to the long-term success of their organizations.
Lynn Fountain has over 45 years of experience spanning public accounting, corporate accounting and consulting. 24 years of her experience has been working in the areas of internal and external auditing. She is a subject matter expert in multiple fields including internal audit, ethics, fraud evaluations, Sarbanes-Oxley, enterprise risk management, governance, financial management and compliance. Ms. Fountain has held two Chief Audit Executive positions for international companies. In 2011, as the Chief Audit Executive for an international construction/ engineering firm, she was involved in the active investigation of a joint venture fraud. The investigation included work with the FBI and ultimately led to indictment of the perpetrators and recovery of $13M. Ms. Fountain is currently engaged in her own training and consulting business and is a regular trainer for the AICPA. Ms. Fountain is the author of three separate technical books. “Raise the Red Flag – The Internal Auditors Guide to Fraud Evaluations” was published by the Institute of Internal Auditors Research Foundation. -“Leading The Internal Audit Function” and -“Ethics and The Internal Auditor Political Dilemma” were published by Taylor & Francis In addition Ms. Fountain was a contributing author to the certification program exam for the National Association of Accountants. She also has certificate programs on various on-line platforms. Ms. Fountain has performed as an adjunct instructor for the School of Business for Grantham University and developed the first internal audit curriculum for the School of Business at the University of Kansas. Ms. Fountain obtained her BSBA from Pittsburg State University and her MBA from Washburn University in Kansas. She has her CGMA, CRMA credentials and CPA certificate (non-active).
