In this episode of The Exit: Ben Zvaifler, serial entrepreneur and current founder of Cloud Water Filters, shares his journey building PupBox, scaling it with Shark Tank exposure, and ultimately selling to Petco. He reflects on the challenges of early...
In this episode of The Exit: Alan Franks, founder of the Business Planning Institute, shares strategies for helping business owners build value, prepare for a sale, and achieve financial independence outside of their business. Drawing on years of financial planning...
In this episode of The Exit: Rob Basso, founder of Advantage Payroll Services and CEO of Basso on Business, shares lessons from scaling and selling a payroll business. From sandwich-wrapping resumes to strategic exits, Rob unpacks how personal branding, timing, and...
In this episode of The Exit:Bubba Page, founder of Influence.VC and seasoned entrepreneur, shares his journey from college startup founder to venture-backed founder, through both successful exits and painful failures. He discusses bootstrapping vs. raising capital,...
In this episode, Kerri Glover, M&A Advisor at Sagewood and the former founder of one of Colorado’s largest wedding planning firms, reveals how she went from bootstrapping a solo wedding planning side hustle to building a 20-person team, operating globally, and...
In this episode of The Exit: Linda Hamilton, a Certified Exit Planning Advisor and longtime CPA, shares practical strategies for business owners preparing for a future exit, emphasizing the importance of readiness, clean financials, and documented systems. Key...
In this episode of The Exit: Host Steve McGarry sits down with Jonathan Bennett, advisor at Clearly Then and former founder of a successful B Corp consulting firm, to unpack the emotional journey of exiting a business—something rarely discussed, but profoundly...
In this episode of The Exit: Steve McGarry sits down with Christy Brown, CEO of Dr. Noze Best, to unpack her remarkable journey from engineer to multi-exit entrepreneur. Raised in a family of gritty builders and innovators, Christy shares how early exposure to a...
In this episode of The Exit: entrepreneur Anne Mahlum shares her incredible journey from founding a nonprofit running club for homeless men to building Solidcore, one of the fastest-growing fitness studio chains in the U.S. After scaling to 100 studios and...
In this episode of The Exit: What really happens when a founder decides it’s time to sell? In this powerful and practical episode, Steve McGarry sits down with Anthony Citrolo, CPA, serial entrepreneur, and managing partner at the NYBB Group, to unpack what really...