Kevin Bozung spent 21 years building SafetyNet, an IT managed services company he started as a teenager. He knew he was burned out at year 10. He sold it at year 21. What happened in between — and what happened in the hours after the wire hit — is the kind of story you don’t…
Most business owners think a valuation is a number. Shina Culberson thinks that’s where the real work starts. Shina is president of Quist Valuation in Boulder, Colorado — a specialized firm doing nothing but business valuation, 200 to 250 engagements a year, for 40-plus years. She’s also a CFA and a CEPA, a combination almost…
Most exit advisors start with the numbers. Sean Scope starts with the person — and he’s been doing it that way since he left the PE turnaround world because he didn’t want to be the hatchet man anymore. Sean is Director of Sales and Operations at TSP Family Office and holds a background in organizational…
Sean Hutchinson was back in episode one talking about identity, the void, and what happens after the wire hits. This time, he and Bob Roark get into the mechanics — and what most founders don’t find out until it’s too late. What does a $20 million exit actually put in your pocket? What happens when…
Aaron McCambridge has closed deals in the Colorado lower middle market for 15 years. The businesses he sells aren’t assets — they’re adult lives. And after hundreds of closings, he’s learned that the hardest part of the process has nothing to do with the financials. Aaron walks Bob through what actually happens when the wire…
75% of founders regret selling within the first year. Sean Hutchinson says it’s not about the money — it’s about everything nobody prepared them for. Sean Hutchinson has spent 25 years in the room where exits actually happen — as a five-time founder, third-generation family business member, and exit readiness advisor. In this episode, he…