The Exit
Series
After the Wire
The 12 Months That Redefine Everything—
And the Years That Follow
What happens after your advisors say congratulations?
Identity crisis. Liquidity paralysis. Seller’s regret. The stories no one tells until it’s too late.
75% Experience Seller’s Regret in Year One*
What Happens After Founders Sell for $10M+
Most podcasts interview founders about how they built their companies.
We interview them about what happened after they sold.
The 12 months between the wire transfer and figuring out what’s next. The transition your M&A attorney, wealth manager, and accountant never prepared you for.
This is the podcast for founders who sold their business for $10M+ and realized the hardest part wasn’t the exit—it was everything that came after.
What We Cover
- → Identity crisis and loss of purpose
- → Liquidity paralysis and decision fatigue
- → Relationship strain with family and former team
- → The advisor gaps nobody warns you about
- → What the 25% who don’t regret their exit did differently
Post-Exit Founder Stories — Real Exits, Real Aftermath
Real founders. Real exits. Real stories.
The Wire That Changed Everything
A founder shares what happened in the first 48 hours after a $40M exit—and why nobody prepared him for it.
Listen NowThe Identity Crisis
15 years as a CEO. Then suddenly… nothing. How one founder rebuilt his sense of self after the sale.
Listen NowWhat My Advisor Didn’t Tell Me
A $25M exit, five advisors, and still wasn’t ready for the emotional and relational aftermath.
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38 Years Working With Founders After the Exit
Bob Roark is a Certified Exit Planning Advisor (CEPA) and two-time exited founder who has spent decades working with founders navigating life after the sale.
After working with founders across hundreds of conversations, he noticed a pattern: the ones who struggled weren’t unprepared for the deal—they were unprepared for what came after.
This podcast documents those stories. The 12-month transition nobody talks about. The identity crisis. The liquidity paralysis. The advisor gaps. The relationships that change.
These are the conversations that happen off the record—until now.
Apply to Share Your Business Exit Story
Did you sell your business for $10M+ in the last 5 years?
We want to hear your story—not the success story. The real story.
The surprises. The mistakes. The identity crisis. The advisor gaps. The relationship strain. The choices you wish you’d made differently.
If you’re willing to talk candidly about the 12 months after your exit—the good, the bad, and the messy—apply below.
Guest Requirements
- → Exit of $10M+ in the last 5 years
- → Willing to discuss specifics (numbers, decisions, emotions)
- → Comfortable talking about what went wrong, not just what went right
- → Ready to share the story most founders don’t tell publicly
Your story will help other founders prepare for what’s coming—so they don’t have to figure it out alone.