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		<description>The conversations that happen after the wire — for the founders who sold, and the brokers and M&amp;A attorneys who got them there.

Most podcasts celebrate how founders built their companies. The Exit Series documents what happened after they sold — the identity shift, the financial decisions that couldn&#039;t wait, the year nobody warned them about.

Founders tell the real story of life after the exit. Brokers, M&amp;A attorneys, and exit planners put their expertise on the record before owners need them.

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		<itunes:summary>The conversations that happen after the wire — for the founders who sold, and the brokers and M&amp;A attorneys who got them there.

Most podcasts celebrate how founders built their companies. The Exit Series documents what happened after they sold — the identity shift, the financial decisions that couldn&#039;t wait, the year nobody warned them about.

Founders tell the real story of life after the exit. Brokers, M&amp;A attorneys, and exit planners put their expertise on the record before owners need them.

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Most podcasts celebrate how founders built their companies. The Exit Series documents what happened after they sold — the identity shift, the financial decisions that couldn&#039;t wait, the year nobody warned them about.

Founders tell the real story of life after the exit. Brokers, M&amp;A attorneys, and exit planners put their expertise on the record before owners need them.

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	<title>EP. 16 They Always Think They Have More Time Featuring: Dianne Kelley</title>
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	<title>EP.15 Pulled Apart In Spreadsheet Featuring: Kaz Kelly</title>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 17:55:02 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Kaz Kelly did everything right: clean books, written procedures and a team that could run without her. She still felt bullied the moment the deal got real. She built Doggy Daycare Brisbane from four dogs and a near-bankruptcy into one of Australia’s most successful operations of its kind, then sold it in 2024 and moved...]]></description>
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	<title>Ep. 14 The Definition Of A Hero Featuring: Adam Feuerstein</title>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 17:23:01 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[&#8220;I&#8217;m not Adam — I&#8217;m the guy who runs this company.&#8221; That&#8217;s the identity Adam Feuerstein was running on right up until he sold Clay Dean Electric, the commercial electrical contractor he rescued from near-collapse and built over seven years. He gets into the $300,000 parking structure that was never built, the five days it...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[&#8220;I&#8217;m not Adam — I&#8217;m the guy who runs this company.&#8221; That&#8217;s the identity Adam Feuerstein was running on right up until he sold Clay Dean Electric, the commercial electrical contractor he rescued from near-collapse and built o]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<title>Ep. 13 Free to Explore New Opportunity Featuring: Vince Vavrunek</title>
	<link>https://theexitseries.com/podcast/ep-13-free-to-explore-new-opportunity-featuring-vince-vavrunek/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 21:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bob Roark]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[I sold my ServPro franchise after 12 years, and the next morning it wasn&#8217;t mine anymore — the biggest word that came to mind was freedom. I built the business from a startup into a 24/7 restoration company, developed my own AR collection system, and eventually became a business broker in Jackson, Mississippi, helping other...]]></description>
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	<title>Ep. 12 The Two-Week Vacation Test Featuring: John Fulwider</title>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 19:03:25 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Could I take a two-week vacation without my phone?&#8221; John Fulwider asks it as a test — if the answer&#8217;s no, your business owns you, not the other way around. A former EOS implementer turned owner-decision specialist, John spent over a decade watching founders build beautiful org charts that changed nothing, because letting go on...]]></description>
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	<title>Ep. 11 Handing Them The Keys Featuring: David Whipple</title>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 18:58:25 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Most brokers hand you the keys and disappear. David Whipple spent 20+ years selling businesses before deciding that wasn&#8217;t good enough. He&#8217;s the author of the 14 Immutable Laws of Business Value and built a stewardship process that treats the year before and after a sale as the real work — not the closing itself....]]></description>
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	<title>Ep. 10 Unlocking the Door to Freedom Featuring: Chuck Mohler</title>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 14:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Chuck Mohler once told a client to drop the ball — literally — and watched the company grow 15X in five years. As founder of Eagle Corporate Advisors, Chuck has spent 30+ years guiding lower middle market owners from lifestyle business to real enterprise, and from the closing table into whatever comes next. In this...]]></description>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 11:19:27 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title>Ep. 8 You Can&#8217;t Unring the Bell Featuring: Scott Bushkie</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[You can&#8217;t turn off the passion of your life and just relax — and Scott Bushkie has watched too many founders try. After 25 years and more than 350 transactions in the lower middle market, Scott has seen the full arc: the ones who planned, got multiple offers, and went into their next chapter with...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[You can&#8217;t turn off the passion of your life and just relax — and Scott Bushkie has watched too many founders try. After 25 years and more than 350 transactions in the lower middle market, Scott has seen the full arc: the ones who planned, got multi]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<title>Ep. 7 The LOI Is Your Highest Point Of Leverage. Featuring: Ruben Ramirez</title>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 21:35:41 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bob Roark]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Most sellers bring in their CPA after the LOI is signed. Ruben Ramirez spends a lot of time wishing they&#8217;d called two years earlier. Ruben is a director at Blue and Company and leads their transaction advisory group — Blue Value Advisors — out of Metro Detroit. He&#8217;s worked on over 200 transactions, built his...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Most sellers bring in their CPA after the LOI is signed. Ruben Ramirez spends a lot of time wishing they&#8217;d called two years earlier. Ruben is a director at Blue and Company and leads their transaction advisory group — Blue Value Advisors — out of M]]></itunes:subtitle>
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