The Exit - Presented By Flippa: A 30-minute podcast featuring expert entrepreneurs who have been there and done it. The Exit talks to operators who have bought and sold a business. You’ll learn how they did it, why they did it, and get exposure to the world of exits, a world occupied by a small few, but accessible to many. To listen to the podcast or get daily listing updates, click on https://flippa.com/the-exit-podcast/
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The Great Wealth Transfer: Scott Bushkie's M&A Insights
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--Want a quick estimate of how much your business is worth?With our free valuation calculator, answer a few questions about your business and you’ll get an immediate estimate of the value of your business.You might be surprised by how much you can get for it: https://flippa.com/exit --In this episode of The Exit: Scott Bushkie, Managing Partner and…
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The Art of Exit Preparation: Kirk Michie's Advisory Insights
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Want a quick estimate of how much your business is worth?With our free valuation calculator, answer a few questions about your business and you’ll get an immediate estimate of the value of your business.You might be surprised by how much you can get for it: https://flippa.com/exit --In this episode of The Exit: Kirk Michie, Managing Partner at Cand…
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Mastering Restaurant Exits: Robin Gagnon's We Sell Restaurants Story
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Want a quick estimate of how much your business is worth?With our free valuation calculator, answer a few questions about your business and you’ll get an immediate estimate of the value of your business.You might be surprised by how much you can get for it: https://flippa.com/exit --In this episode of The Exit: Robin Gagnon, co-founder and CEO of W…
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Patents and Profitable Exits: Todd Sullivan's M&A Wisdom
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Want a quick estimate of how much your business is worth?With our free valuation calculator, answer a few questions about your business and you’ll get an immediate estimate of the value of your business.You might be surprised by how much you can get for it: https://flippa.com/exit --In this episode of The Exit: Todd Sullivan, CEO of ExitWise, share…
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Founder-Friendly Exits: Tim Schumacher's SaaS Acquisition Philosophy
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Want a quick estimate of how much your business is worth?With our free valuation calculator, answer a few questions about your business and you’ll get an immediate estimate of the value of your business.You might be surprised by how much you can get for it: https://flippa.com/exit --In this episode of The Exit: Tim Schumacher, co-founder of SaaS Gr…
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Navigating M&A: Andrew Dickow's Insider Perspective
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Want a quick estimate of how much your business is worth?With our free valuation calculator, answer a few questions about your business and you’ll get an immediate estimate of the value of your business.You might be surprised by how much you can get for it: https://flippa.com/exit -- In this episode of The Exit: Andrew Dickow, Managing Director at …
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From Bootstrapped to 4000 Employees: Connor Tomkies' Support Ninja Saga
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Want a quick estimate of how much your business is worth?With our free valuation calculator, answer a few questions about your business and you’ll get an immediate estimate of the value of your business.You might be surprised by how much you can get for it: https://flippa.com/exit --In this episode of The Exit: Connor Tomkies shares insights from h…
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Disrupting Aviation Education: Jason Schappert's M0A Success Story
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Want a quick estimate of how much your business is worth?With our free valuation calculator, answer a few questions about your business and you’ll get an immediate estimate of the value of your business.You might be surprised by how much you can get for it: https://flippa.com/exit --In this episode of The Exit: Jason Schappert, founder of M0A, shar…
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Preparing for the Multimillion-Dollar Exit: Wayne Zell’s 44 Years of Wisdom
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Want a quick estimate of how much your business is worth?With our free valuation calculator, answer a few questions about your business and you’ll get an immediate estimate of the value of your business.You might be surprised by how much you can get for it: https://flippa.com/exit --In this episode of The Exit: Wayne Zell, a renowned exit attorney,…
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Forecasting Growth and Engineering Success with Simon Alex Bérubé
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Want a quick estimate of how much your business is worth?With our free valuation calculator, answer a few questions about your business and you’ll get an immediate estimate of the value of your business.You might be surprised by how much you can get for it: https://flippa.com/exit --In this episode of The Exit: Simon Alex Bérubé, a startup coach an…
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Vincent Alessi's Advanced Materials Exit and Journey to OpenAI
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Want a quick estimate of how much your business is worth?With our free valuation calculator, answer a few questions about your business and you’ll get an immediate estimate of the value of your business.You might be surprised by how much you can get for it: https://flippa.com/exit --In this episode of The Exit: Vincent Alessi, a multiple-exit found…
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Navigating the Acquisition Maze: Paul Shustak's Exit Insights
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Want a quick estimate of how much your business is worth?With our free valuation calculator, answer a few questions about your business and you’ll get an immediate estimate of the value of your business.You might be surprised by how much you can get for it: https://flippa.com/exit --In this episode of The Exit: Paul Shustak, currently co-founder of…
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Disney Music Group to AMP Agency and Matt Fitz-Henry’s Tale of Two Exits
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Want a quick estimate of how much your business is worth?With our free valuation calculator, answer a few questions about your business and you’ll get an immediate estimate of the value of your business.You might be surprised by how much you can get for it: https://flippa.com/exit -- In this episode of The Exit: Matt Fitz-Henry, Chief Innovation Of…
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Blazing New Trails: April Pride's Cannabis Industry Success Story
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Want a quick estimate of how much your business is worth?With our free valuation calculator, answer a few questions about your business and you’ll get an immediate estimate of the value of your business.You might be surprised by how much you can get for it: https://flippa.com/exit --In this episode of The Exit: April Pride, a creative entrepreneur …
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Building Brick by Brick: Nate Winkler's 4x Founder Story
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Want a quick estimate of how much your business is worth?With our free valuation calculator, answer a few questions about your business and you’ll get an immediate estimate of the value of your business.You might be surprised by how much you can get for it: https://flippa.com/exit --This week on The Exit: Nate Winkler, 4x founder, shares insights f…
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Cyber Intelligence and Serial Exits: Roy Zur's Entrepreneurial Journey
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Want a quick estimate of how much your business is worth?With our free valuation calculator, answer a few questions about your business and you’ll get an immediate estimate of the value of your business.You might be surprised by how much you can get for it: https://flippa.com/exit --This week on The Exit: Roy Zur, former founder and current CEO of …
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Creative Meets Paid Media: Steve Weiss's MuteSix Innovation
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Want a quick estimate of how much your business is worth?With our free valuation calculator, answer a few questions about your business and you’ll get an immediate estimate of the value of your business.You might be surprised by how much you can get for it: https://flippa.com/exit --This week on The Exit: Steve Weiss, founder of MuteSix, a creative…
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Bootstrapping to Millions: Peter Corbett's Agency Exit Tale
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Want a quick estimate of how much your business is worth?With our free valuation calculator, answer a few questions about your business and you’ll get an immediate estimate of the value of your business.You might be surprised by how much you can get for it: https://flippa.com/exit -------------------This week on The Exit: Peter Corbett, previous fo…
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Mark McClain's Path to a $150M Exit and Sailing Far Beyond
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Want a quick estimate of how much your business is worth?With our free valuation calculator, answer a few questions about your business and you’ll get an immediate estimate of the value of your business.You might be surprised by how much you can get for it: https://flippa.com/exit------------------------------------------------This week on The Exit…
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Empowering Digital Entrepreneurs with Data: Blake Hutchison on Flippa’s Real-Time Data Insights
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What are the latest online business trends?Where are buyers and investors based?What profit multiples are App, Content, SaaS, and Ecom businesses selling at?Flippa’s Data Insights can answer all these questions and more. It is the most comprehensive and freely available dataset for online business transactions and buyer intent. Explore the tool tod…
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Rethinking Capital: MelRose Wild's Alternative to Traditional VC
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For a Free Flippa Business Valuation: https://flippa.com/exit This week on The Exit: In this episode of The Exit, MelRose Wild, CEO of Permaculture Capital and Decision Society, discusses the importance of inclusion in the C-suite, particularly for women, and highlights data showing that gender-diverse executive teams and boards outperform their le…
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Wisdom from Nancy Soloman’s 30-Year Business Coaching Journey
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This week on The Exit: Nancy Solomon, founder & CEO of WomenThink Global, shares insights from her extensive coaching career spanning over 30 years. She discusses her journey from sales to psychology, ultimately finding her calling in coaching women in male-dominated fields, particularly technology. While she offers several gems of business and lif…
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Poverty to Prosperity: Luke Cooper's Entrepreneurial Journey
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This week on The Exit: Luke Cooper, General Partner at Latimer Ventures, discusses his journey from poverty to law school and eventually becoming a successful entrepreneur and investor. Luke recounts his first major exit with a defense contractor, followed by a challenging acquisition of an ice cream company during the 2008 financial crisis. His bi…
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Elevating Women in Business: Jordan Dargue’s Venture Capital Journey
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This week on The Exit: Jordan Dargue, investor and co-founder of Lifted Ventures, began her career in the construction industry before making her way to tech software. Throughout her experiences in various industries, a common theme she noticed was a disproportionately low number of female founders, particularly in venture-backed endeavors.With her…
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Strategic Spin-Outs: Donald Thompson's Series of Successful Exits
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This week on The Exit: Donald Thompson, founder and CEO of The Diversity Movement, shares insights from his numerous successful business exits, starting from his role in iCubed, which was acquired by Adobe, to leading multiple spin-outs and acquisitions.Donald recounts how his team at iCubed, post-acquisition, bought back the company, grew it, and …
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Tactical Acquisitions and the Importance of Scaling Fast with Anthony Westfall
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This week on The Exit: Anthony Westfall, an expert in business mergers and acquisitions, shares his insights on growth acquisitions and multiple exits. After working at Cisco during the dot-com bubble, Anthony moved to a startup, got laid off, and transitioned to the wine business.His first solo venture was an online wine startup catering to nonpro…
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Running Three Businesses through Well-Managed KPIs with Arijana Kaskarova
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This week on The Exit: Arijana Kaskarova always knew she wanted to run her own business, but before jumping in full-time, she made it a priority to develop the skills necessary to succeed. She went on to build three businesses, all of which she is now simultaneously running. From helping businesses set up and manage KPIs, to creating digital market…
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Building Value Before the Exit: Lessons from John duHadway
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This week on The Exit: John duHadway has spent decades advising startups and growth-stage companies, guiding them to the next level and eventual exits. As someone who has exited three companies himself, he shares a few truths that he believes are crucial in getting companies successfully acquired.He emphasizes the importance of business owners surr…
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Beyond Balance Sheets: Tina Moser on Building Strong Businesses
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This week on The Exit: Tina Moser has come a long way since her start in entrepreneurship, which she describes as being like jumping from a plane and building the parachute on the way down.As the owner of multiple businesses and Finance Director at Cultivate Advisors, she shares her evolution from developing financial literacy to successfully exiti…
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Balancing Wealth and Wellness: Marguerita Cheng's Financial Philosophy
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This week on The Exit: Marguerita Cheng, founder and CEO of Blue Ocean Global Wealth, a financial planning and wealth management company, discusses the importance of not going on the financial journey alone.She’s worked with individuals of various backgrounds including business owners of recently exited businesses who are trying to understand the b…
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Gaming the System: Suli Ali's Journey from Microsoft to Mobile Game Empire
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This week on The Exit: Suleman “Suli” Ali was introduced to the world of business M&A when he was just eight years old helping his father find and buy their family’s first business. However, it wasn’t until years later into his early 20s and his first job at Microsoft that he determined that corporate life was not for him and he answered his callin…
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Charlie Silver's Path from Jiffy Lube to Data Privacy Pioneer
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This week on The Exit: After a short stint in politics, Charlie Silver, founder and CEO of Permission.io, shares his 35-year entrepreneurial journey, which started by opening Michigan’s first Jiffy Lube store. 10 years and 17 franchises later, he sold all of his stores back to Jiffy Lube, and founded his next venture, RealAge, a health risk assessm…
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ER & Entrepreneurship: John Shufeldt's MeMD Walmart Deal
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This week on The Exit: John Shufeldt was an ER doctor before embarking on a decades-long career as a serial healthcare entrepreneur with three companies and a health-tech VC firm under his belt.He details the sale of his virtual medicine business, MeMD to Walmart in 2021.He recognizes that, while he happened to sell at a peak valuation, it wasn’t d…
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From Bootstrapped Beginnings to Strategic Exit to Brandwatch: The Story of Paladin with James Creech
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This week on The Exit: Before the days of YouTube and TikTok, James Creech was creating videos, little did he know this interest would lead him to one day launch a company focused on content creation. In 2016 when influencer marketing and the creator economy was still finding its feet, James and his partners saw a need for tracking and reporting on…
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Beyond the Screen: Sara Hirsh Bordo’s Path to Purpose
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This week on The Exit: Among everything Sara Hirsh Bordo has done in her career, from being a marketing executive at Paramount Pictures and MGM Studios, the owner of several acquired businesses, and a 15x award-winning filmmaker, she might now mostly describe herself as an impact-focused creator. Through her production company, Women Rising®, which…
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Dot Com Dreams to Exit Realities with Matt Frary
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This week on The Exit: Matt Frary got his start in online business during the dot com era. After graduating from business school and being unable to find a job, he went on an entrepreneurial journey that would have him building and selling five different online businesses.One thing he learned about himself was how he knew when it was time to sell. …
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From Food-tech Nonprofit to Zomato Acquisition with Srishti Kawatra
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This week on The Exit: Srishti Kawatra describes her journey from founding her food distribution nonprofit while working at her corporate job in India, to being acquired by one of India’s largest food-tech companies, Zomato. She discusses how what started as a partnership inquiry turned into the offer, and what specifically made Zomato so intereste…
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The Journey Beyond the Sale: Lessons from John Rood's Exit
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This week on The Exit: John Rood, author of "Beyond the Exit", shares his journey of exiting his test prep business, Next Step Test Preparation, and the challenges he faced post-exit, including uncertainty, depression, and illness. He discusses the importance of planning for your future beyond the exit, highlighting the need for entrepreneurs to en…
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Selling Success: How Lark Took Flight with Pallavi Golla
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This week on The Exit: Pallavi Golla, serial entrepreneur and mother of two young boys, walks us through her journey of building and selling her bamboo fabric baby activewear business, Lark. She details the challenges faced during the sale process, including the sudden withdrawal of a key investor in 2022, as well as how she leveraged her social me…
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The Moving Parts of a $100M Exit with Ben Faw
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This week on The Exit: Ben Faw has gone through two exits, one of which closed for a $100M valuation.In this conversation, Ben discusses how he selected the business to build, his criteria for finding an M&A advisor at the beginning of the exit process, and some metrics the buyer was looking at that ultimately led to closing the deal.In regards to …
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This week on The Exit: “If you can’t make a sale, you have no business…but with sales comes rejection.”David Perez is a seasoned entrepreneur who has sold two companies, generated millions from Fortune100 customers, and has served as an advisor for founders and businesses.Through the rollercoaster ride of his business journey, one constant that he …
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Soldier to Seller: Jon Caldwell's Amazon Exit Story
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This week on The Exit: Jon Caldwell, an entrepreneur who transitioned from the army to business, shares his journey from starting a pet supplements brand on Amazon to its successful exit. He highlights the importance of pricing strategies, noting how testing different price points was crucial for his product's success. Despite facing challenges lik…
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A Journey Through Three Exits with Collin Mitchell
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This week on The Exit: Collin Mitchell, Managing Partner at Leadium, shares insights from his entrepreneurial journey with three successful exits, one business which he and his wife grew from zero to $5M in only 26 months.Collin discusses the importance of sales, scaling teams, and the preparedness needed for exits. From starting in sales to foundi…
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The Great Wealth Transfer with Jill Lloyd
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This week on The Exit: Jill Faherty Lloyd is a financial advisor who is truly influential when it comes to financial advisory for women. Jill shares her experience with liquidity events, the importance of being prepared for them, and what you need to know. Having always worked in predominantly male financial services firms, Jill realized that the i…
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Why Money is Key to Validating an Idea with Raja Skogland
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This week on The Exit: Raja Skogland is the perfect example of why timing can be so important. Raja has had multiple exits but her most successful exit all came down to timing. Starting an online accelerator program for early stage companies was always a good concept, but Raja never would have expected the huge growth that came during COVID when ev…
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Playing Hard to Get to Get the Deal Done with Robbie Hardy
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This week on The Exit: From selling her own company to mentoring other women entrepreneurs. This episode of the exit is a full circle entrepreneurial story from starting a business, building it into a successful company, to exiting and becoming an investor helping other women grow their businesses. Robbie tells how timing is everything, she was in …
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Building and Exiting the World’s First Voice Analytics Companies with Alysia Silberg
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This week on The Exit: From developing the world's first voice analytics-driven sales enablement application to working at the UN in championing women’s empowerment and entrepreneurship, Alysia Silberg has had a remarkable career and she’s not slowing down. When Alysia built Acceleforce, an AI voice analytics company and the first of its kind in th…
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Achieving Financial Freedom by 40 with Jennifer Pereira
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This week on The Exit: Founder and Managing Partner of the Celestial Group, Jennifer Pereira, shares her goals for achieving financial freedom and why you need to change your mindset about investing in and acquiring cash flowing businesses to be successful. Early on in her career, Jennifer knew she wanted to reach financial freedom and not be tied …
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Treating Marketplace Businesses Like They’re Ecosystems with Elias Chavando
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This week on The Exit, host Steve McGarry sits down with marketplace expert Elias Chavando. The two discuss the intricacies that come with scaling a marketplace and how the strategies used by Elias can be applied to any type of business. Elias is more than qualified to provide wisdom on marketplace businesses, having founded both Progresando.com an…
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The Intricacies of Exiting to a Manufacturer with Mark Samuel
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This week on The Exit: Mark Samuel shares his extensive background in consumer product-related industries, spanning over two decades. His first successful exit involved a meal management venture for sports’ enthusiasts. Mark meticulosly scaled the business over a six-year period, cultivating a small yet reliable team of four. Faced with the pivotal…
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