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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 best way to manage newly acquired wealth. As a mother and a business owner herself, she is particularly motivated to help other women entrepreneurs, especially when it comes to gaining access to capital for business building and growth. Perhaps most importantly, she emphasizes that financial success does not need to come at the expense of self-care and that you can (and should) have both. Sometimes it just takes a little bit of guidance to get there. For more details and insights from her entrepreneurial journey, listen to the latest episode of The Exit. Marguerita Cheng is the Chief Executive Officer at Blue Ocean Global Wealth. Prior to founding Blue Ocean Global Wealth, Marguerita was a financial advisor at Ameriprise Financial and an analyst/editor at Towa Securities in Tokyo, Japan. She is a Certified Financial Planner® (CFP), a Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor® (CRPC), a Retirement Income Certified Professional® (RICP) and a Chartered SRI Counselor (CSRIC®). As a Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards (CFP Board) Ambassador, Marguerita helps educate the public, policy makers, and media about the benefits of competent, ethical financial planning. Marguerita’s mantra is “So many people spend their health to gain wealth, and then have to spend their wealth to regain their health” (A.J. Reb Materi).” LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/margueritacheng/ Website: https://margueritacheng.com/ For a Free Flippa Business Valuation: https://flippa.com/exit -- 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 flippa.com/the-exit-podcast/

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 calling to a life of entrepreneurship. During this time, the Facebook app marketplace was in its early stages and he went all in on becoming a leader in the Facebook app space. He and his team would go on to build and exit two mobile gaming businesses, Esgut (acquired by SGN) and then TinyCo (acquired by Jam City). Two exits and decades of experience later in building both bootstrapped and VC-backed businesses, he emphasizes the importance of building businesses that will continue to perform through increased competition and marketing costs. Through it all, he hopes business owners will do what he wishes he did for himself: to enjoy the journey as you’re building and growing the business, and not just at the exit. For more details and insights from his entrepreneurial journey, listen to the latest episode of The Exit. Suli Ali is a serial investor and entrepreneur who has started and sold 2 startups with Esgut being acquired by SGN, and TinyCo being acquired by Jam City. Suli has been an angel investor in over 100 startups and LP in 25+ venture capital funds. Through Ali Capital, along with his brother Moiz, Suli has a passion for investing with founders who see a future that few others can see. LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/sulemanali Website: https://www.ali-capital.co/ X (Twitter) - https://twitter.com/sulemanali For a Free Flippa Business Valuation: https://flippa.com/exit -- 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 flippa.com/the-exit-podcast/

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 assessment company. After launching and scaling the business to $30M in revenue, he decided it was the right time to sell, and exited the business to Hearst Corporation. Through it all, Charlie reflects on the importance of conviction in entrepreneurship but balanced with understanding the risk of each endeavor, and that a previous success does not guarantee the next. Now, with Permission.io, Charlie aims to empower individuals by allowing them to control and monetize their data in a privacy-centric internet landscape. For more details and insights from his entrepreneurial journey, listen to the latest episode of The Exit. Charlie Silver is a start-up business expert who has built several enterprises from the ground up to successful exit. Charlie understands that each business has its own unique DNA and that there is no formula for business success other than a deep commitment to reality and reason, and a dogged pursuit of obtaining and retaining customers. Charlie's current project is Permission.io. Permission has created ASK to serve as the digital reward for individuals to share their data and engage with brands. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charliehsilver/ Website: https://search.permission.io/ For a Free Flippa Business Valuation: https://flippa.com/exit -- 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 flippa.com/the-exit-podcast/

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 due to timing the market, but rather his success came in selling the company while there was still a “blue ocean” of growth opportunity ahead, and a compelling story of year-over-year historic growth. When selling to large buyers like those of Walmart, he emphasizes how important it is to have your numbers in order, and how much easier it is to build this into your business operations early, rather than retroactively trying to clean up finances when an offer is at your doorstep. For more details and insights from his entrepreneurial journey, listen to the latest episode of The Exit. John Shufeldt has more than three decades of healthcare entrepreneurship. In 1993, John founded NextCare, Inc., which expanded under his leadership from one to 60 clinics across six states, generating nearly $100 million in revenue. In 2010, after his tenure as NextCare’s CEO, John launched MeMD, LLC, connecting over 500 medical professionals to patients virtually. Walmart acquired MeMD in 2021. John created Tribal Health in 2015, addressing healthcare needs in Indigenous territories. The organization now employs over 450 providers across 35 Native American healthcare facilities. In 2021, he founded Xcellerant Ventures, a VC firm focused on investing in health-tech startups. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-shufeldt/ Website: https://www.johnshufeldtmd.com/ Website: https://www.linkedin.com/company/xcellerantventures/ For a Free Flippa Business Valuation: https://flippa.com/exit -- 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 flippa.com/the-exit-podcast/

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 the impact of influencer marketing, and the opportunity to turn this into a business. Together with his two partners, James launched Paladin, an influencer marketing platform for brands and agencies to work with, manage and track influencer partnerships. Entirely bootstrapped, the three founders each invested their life’s savings to get the business started, including James taking the downpayment he had saved for a house and putting it all into the business. They were first time founders figuring it out as they went, but always focused on revenue, customer count and retention rates. And when it came time to sell the business, these were the same metrics buyers were interested in. After six years the business had grown to 25 people when the world was hit by Covid. For the influencer industry and Paladin, the impact of Covid only meant increased investment from brands who were looking to connect with people while they were stuck at home on their phones. The business hit an inflection point and James and his partners saw their opportunity to exit. They realized they either needed to raise funding to acquire smaller operations in order to grow in what was now a crowded market, or find a strategic partner who could help them grow. They met over 30 potential buyers as they tried to narrow down the list to those who had similar values and shared their vision to take the business to the next level. Buyer were primarily interested in topline revenue, potential for the business, strength of customer contracts, customer retention and how sticky the technology is - everything James was focused on as they built the business. Ultimately Brandwatch was the best fit, Brandwatch believed in the business they had built and what they were trying to achieve. Listen to learn more about what James learnt along the way and his advice for other founders and entrepreneurs. James Creech is a 3x entrepreneur who helps founders sell their business. James offers advisory services for entrepreneurs and operators looking to navigate the M&A process and maximize their outcome. He built and sold his first startup, currently is working on 2 more, and “has had countless failures along the way.” James Founded Creator Economy Jobs in October of 2023, which operates as the premier job board for creator economy companies and candidates. He is also the Co-Founder and Board Member of Measure Studio, which provides AI-powered social media insights for brands, agencies, and publishers. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jlcreech/ Website: https://www.measure.studio/ Website: https://creatoreconomyjobs.co/ For a Free Flippa Business Valuation: https://flippa.com/exit -- 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 flippa.com/the-exit-podcast/

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 was named as one of the most “Innovative, Interesting, and Purpose-Driven Women-Led Startups to Watch” by Inc Magazine, Sara has used her storytelling skills to become an advocate and a mentor for female founders and women-led companies. As far as how she chooses what businesses to get involved with, she says “I start things because I think they’re missing. I don’t start things because I think I can do them better than somebody else”. While her exits are accomplishments in themselves, she defines her success in entrepreneurship more as building something behind messages she believes are needed. For more details and insights from her entrepreneurial journey, listen to the latest episode of The Exit. Sara Hirsh Bordo is a 15x award-winning filmmaker and Founder/CEO of empowerment production company Women Rising®, named "One of the Most Innovative, Interesting, and Purpose-Driven Women Led Startups to Watch” by Inc Magazine. Sara's client storytelling work includes national and global work for partners like Toyota, Saatchi & Saatchi, ESPN Women, Hiring Our Heroes, Farmhouse Fresh, and Tri Delta, as well as marketing consulting for Sony Pictures and Warner Bros.' WONDER WOMAN franchise. Sara is a member of the Producers Guild, a 4x Juror for Best Documentary, and on the Women's Leadership Committee for the Global Wellness Institute. A former delegate to the UN and the Vanity Fair New Establishment Summit, and 2x nominee for Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Entrepreneur. Sara previously held positions in media/entertainment including Executive Director of Interactive Marketing at Paramount Pictures, VP of Digital Marketing at MGM Studios, and CEO and Co-Founder of NowLive which was acquired by Live Media Group in 2013. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahirshbordo/ Website: https://www.womenrising.com/ Website: https://autoimmunesurvey.com/ For a Free Flippa Business Valuation: https://flippa.com/exit -- 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 flippa.com/the-exit-podcast/

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. In his case, he loved the building and scaling phase but knew he was no longer the best person for his business once he grew it to the operational phase. He explains the difference between building a lifestyle business vs. a business you plan to exit. For those planning to exit, he emphasizes the importance of building businesses with a strong foundation, scalable solutions, and operating as if the company will be a large business in the future. He also discusses life after exiting, and making sure that, whether business or personal, you always have another “mountain to climb”. Matt Frary is a successful startup entrepreneur with over 15 years of experience, and he has built and sold five different startups in the fields of affiliate marketing, performance marketing, digital marketing, and ecommerce consulting. Currently, Matt is the founder and managing member of Chief of Chaos Holdings, LLC, a company that focuses on management consulting, commercial real estate, angel investment, and startup mentorship. Matt is also the founder and CEO of Elite Media Partners, a performance marketing agency that specializes in growth marketing for B2B SaaS companies. He is also the vice president of brand strategy at The Academy of Pop, a revolutionary platform for artists and creators to learn and entertain in a web 3.0 environment. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chiefofchaos/ Website: https://chiefofchaos.com/ Website: https://partneragency.io/ For a Free Flippa Business Valuation: https://flippa.com/exit -- 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 flippa.com/the-exit-podcast/

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 interested in acquiring her business. She wasn’t planning to exit, but she shares how she ultimately concluded that moving forward with the sale was the right choice for business. Since then, the brand has grown by 1000x, and Srishti is now a Stanford MBA graduate and general partner at the 24 Fund, a Silicon-Valley-based seed fund. For more details and insights from her entrepreneurial journey, listen to the latest episode of The Exit. Srishti Kawatra is an entrepreneur who is passionate about supporting women entrepreneurs and women-oriented solutions in HealthTech, FinTech and more. She founded a food-tech company in India that was later acquired by Zomato, and is currently a General Partner at The 24 Fund. Where they are focusing on early-stage investing in founders/startups coming out of Stanford MBA Class of 2024. Srishti is also currently an investor with The MBA Fund. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/srishtijainkawatra/ For a Free Flippa Business Valuation: https://flippa.com/exit -- 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 flippa.com/the-exit-podcast/

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 envision their post-exit lives and embrace the transition. He also provides insights from his upcoming book, which includes interviews with 71 entrepreneurs who have undergone similar experiences. For more details and insights from his entrepreneurial journey, listen to the latest episode of The Exit. John Rood is an entrepreneur who loves building companies and who is currently working on Proceptual, a platform for compliance with emerging regulation of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. John was co-founder and CEO at Next Step Test Preparation, which grew from a bootstrapped two-person tutoring operation to a national leader in high-stakes exam preparation in the health sciences. Next Step Test Preparation was acquired by private equity in 2018. Today, John recruits great teams and sets them up for success with strategic clarity, operational excellence, and a focus on results. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnrood1/ X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/johnrood His Book: https://beyondtheexitbook.com/ For a Free Flippa Business Valuation: https://flippa.com/exit -- 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 flippa.com/the-exit-podcast/

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 media following to find three serious buyers. She emphasizes the importance of community building, strong relationships with suppliers, and maintaining transparent and organized finances. She also advises staying growth-minded, building great products, and being a great employer to succeed in business. Currently, Golla assists companies in scaling effectively using the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS) and highlights EOS's benefits in streamlining operations and fostering organizational growth. For more details and insights from her entrepreneurial journey, listen to the latest episode of The Exit. Pallavi Golla is a serial entrepreneur and mother of two young boys. She exited her first business in the wine industry in 2014. In 2017 she founded Lark Adventurewear, an eco-apparel brand that uses an exclusive Softek bamboo-cotton blend that is chemical-free, UPF 50+ and super soft. Over the past 7 years, Pallavi scaled Lark Adventurewear into a 7-figure brand with a large and loyal community of customers with strong repeat buying behavior. In December 2022, Pallavi sold Lark Adventurewear to strategic buyers. Pallavi now helps other business owners and leadership teams build better organizations by helping them clarify their vision, create traction and build healthier, more productive teams using a framework called EOS (entrepreneurial operating system). LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pallavip19/ Website: https://www.eosworldwide.com/pallavi-golla For a Free Flippa Business Valuation: https://flippa.com/exit -- 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 flippa.com/the-exit-podcast/

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 the timing of the sale, interestingly, Ben starts thinking about selling a business when everything is going well, as this is when you can sell for the highest valuation and attract the best buyers. Aside from the success of the exit itself, another major accomplishment and testament to the quality of the company was in growing a team of 100, ~95 of whom stayed with the company after the exit. For more details and insights from his entrepreneurial journey, listen to the latest episode of The Exit here. Ben Faw is the Co-Founder and current CEO of AdVon Commerce. Prior to this role, Ben was the Co-Founder at BestReviews, which was acquired by Tribune Publishing in February 2018, and later Nexstar in November of 2020. Ben has been published by Harvard Business Review, CNN, BusinessInsider, and many more. He is a board member at BeautyBakerie.com and Ben previously worked at LinkedIn, Tesla, and served in the US Army. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benfaw/ Website: https://dynamism.capital/ Website: https://www.advoncommerce.com/ For a Free Flippa Business Valuation: https://flippa.com/exit -- 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 flippa.com/the-exit-podcast/

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 believes led to his success is in becoming comfortable with and energized by rejection. From his first venture in 1999 building corporate websites to his medical documentation company, he discusses how he identified the opportunities that became his businesses, lessons learned when structuring his exit deals, and thoughts on characteristics to embody to succeed in business. For the full details of his journey and the gems along the way, listen to the latest episode of the Exit. David Perez is an accomplished entrepreneur with a successful track record of starting and building B2C and B2B technology companies in the fields of healthcare technology, data analytics, and digital marketing. With a strong background in sales, marketing, and branding, David also has extensive experience raising capital, mergers and acquisitions, SaaS platforms, software development, market research and education. As the CEO of The Santa Fe Group, David led the sale of the Shared Assessments program to One Trust in May 2021. In 2011, David started Seamless Medical Systems creating the leading platform for patient check in and medical practice efficiency. Seamless was sold to GetWellNetwork in January 2017. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidjperez/ Website: For a Free Flippa Business Valuation: https://flippa.com/exit -- 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 flippa.com/the-exit-podcast/

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 like inventory management and waiting for a TV show appearance, Jon's persistence paid off when his business took off in sales and eventually gained the attention of the company that would acquire the brand. For a full account of his journey and the valuable lessons he learned along the way, listen to the latest episode of the Exit. Jon Caldwell is an entrepreneurial growth leader that has sold more than $23M of software, services, and physical products. Over the last decade, Jon has raised money, started and sold a company, built and led teams, and led revenue growth for companies in several industries. After his time in the Canadian military Jon created an Amazon business that after he scaled, he was able to exit from, and thus starting his entrepreneurial career. Jon currently is a consultant traveling the world while helping businesses with their B2B SaaS growth and achieving true revenue turnaround. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonmcaldwell/ Website: https://3victor.io/ X (Twitter): https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonmcaldwell/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JonCaldwell_ For a Free Flippa Business Valuation: https://flippa.com/exit -- 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 flippa.com/the-exit-podcast/

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 founding businesses like Monster VoIP and Salescast, he emphasizes the significance of understanding deal points, having a clear exit plan, and recognizing when it's the right time to move on. Despite experiencing such meteoric success with his ventures, one notable piece of advice for Collin’s past self is to practice more patience in the entrepreneurial journey. For more details and insights from his entrepreneurial journey, listen to the latest episode of The Exit here. Collin Mitchell has over 15 years of sales experience with a passion for driving revenue growth for sales teams with top of funnel services. As the VP of Sales at Leadium, Collin leads a team of high-performing sales professionals who help B2B SaaS companies generate qualified leads and appointments. He is also the host of the Sales Transformation Podcast, a top 1% sales podcast that delivers daily insights and tips on how to sell better and faster. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/collincmitchell/ Website: https://www.leadium.com/ Podcast: https://www.leadium.com/resources/podcasts/sales-transformation For a Free Flippa Business Valuation: https://flippa.com/exit -- 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 flippa.com/the-exit-podcast/

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 industry was not adequately addressing the needs of women investors. She pitched most of the major wealth management firms in New York, but they weren’t interested. This wasn’t enough for Jill, so she found a firm that was excited to let her build out their women's wealth platform. To find out where Jill has taken her female focused wealth management work, as well as experiencing her own exit, listen to the latest episode of The Exit. Jill Faherty Lloyd is a full-time Financial Advisor at UBS Financial Services while also being a private angel investor. She is on a mission to inspire women to create agency with their wealth and use their money wisely in a manner that reflects their values. Jill helps women build a strong relationship with their wealth through education, financial planning, socially responsible investing, tax-efficient philanthropic giving, and pre-transaction planning. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jillfahertylloyd/ Website: https://advisors.ubs.com/shantzmantione/ Email: Jill.lloyd@ubs.com For a Free Flippa Business Valuation: https://flippa.com/exit -- 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 flippa.com/the-exit-podcast/

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 everyone had to interact online. In what may be one of the fastest high-value acquisitions, the deal was done in just 10 days. Raja has an incredible story and shares her knowledge in this hugely educational interview for anyone looking to grow and exit a business. Listen to find out why Raja puts so much emphasis on the value of money when it comes to building a business. Raja Skogland is a Founder, investor, growth and fundraising advisor, and board member who has helped thousands of entrepreneurs build and grow more than just their company. Raja launched and managed thehub.io in Norway while growing the job platform to over 1200 companies listed. In 2019, Raja’s company launched the first online accelerator for startups in the Nordics, which was acquired by TheFactory.no. She then later became CEO at TheFactory and was awarded the best accelerator in the Nordics in 2019. In 2020, she started The Visionary Company, where they advise founders on how to go to market, scale, build their personal brand and raise money from investors. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rajaskogland/ Website: https://www.thevisionaryvc.com/ For a Free Flippa Business Valuation: https://flippa.com/exit -- 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 flippa.com/the-exit-podcast/

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 the right place at the right time and a connection saw the potential of the company. Robbie continued to build the company and negotiate an exit at the same time. She knew the leverage she had and worked it to her advantage to get the best deal she could. Now as an angel investor, Robbie looks to empower other women to help them achieve their goals. Listen to find out what advice Robbie has for other founders and entrepreneurs looking to grow and exit. Robbie Hardy is a "mentor capitalist" who knows how to navigate through the maze of the entrepreneurial journey and she wants to help other entrepreneurs do it too. Robbie Hardy is an experienced investor and entrepreneur with extensive startup and board experience. She’s climbed the corporate ladder, developed corporate strategies for Fortune 500 companies, and worked as a strategic consultant with the Kauffman Foundation. She started and grew companies of her own and cultivated her passion as a CEO and business owner. Robbie is the Founder of xElle Ventures, an Angel fund for women investors investing in female founders. She has developed entrepreneurial programs and written two books on women-led career and life books. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robbiehardy/ Website: www.robbiehardy.com For a Free Flippa Business Valuation: https://flippa.com/exit -- 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 flippa.com/the-exit-podcast/

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 the world, she never expected to exit to one of their first customers. Since that exit, Alysia has worked in VC funding and most recently started Unemployable AI, a company dedicated to transforming businesses through tailored AI strategies. In this episode you’ll hear fascinating insights into the learnings Alysia has gained throughout her career and hear about what she would do differently for her next exit. Listen to hear what advice Alysia has for founders and what she looks for when investing in startups. Alysia Silberg is an AI advisor, seed-stage tech investor, and board member with international leadership experience in AI, Crypto, Health, Sustainability, and Cybersecurity. As Founder and CEO of Unemployable AI, she brings global "know-how" from Silicon Valley, Europe, and Emerging Markets in advising businesses on building and scaling AI for maximum efficiencies, growth, and profits. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alysiasilberg/ Website: https://www.readunemployable.com/ Website: https://www.streetglobalvc.com/ For a Free Flippa Business Valuation: https://flippa.com/exit --

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 to a 9-to-5 day job. When she moved into the world of private equity she began to learn about alternate asset classes including revenue generating businesses. Jennifer discovered she could buy a business and start to receive residual income as a shareholder. Jennifer wants more people to know that they can also buy cash flow by acquiring businesses, and this is now her mission. Listen to learn about what Jennifer looks for when acquiring businesses and how she prepares for an exit. Jennifer Pereira is currently the CEO of Webdelics, where they are building the #1 psychedelic platform in an emerging wellness industry alongside Nobody Studios, a Top 10 Venture Studio. Jennifer is also the Founder and MP of Celestial Group, which is her private equity firm holding several brands that they have acquired or started that are championing women investors. She is also the Founder and Director of the Bloom Institute. Jennifer is passionate about leading people to their true potential and the deep magic of their genius as they create game-changing social movements together. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pereirajennifer/ Website: https://www.webdelics.com/ Flippa’s First Access: https://flippa.com/exit For a Free Flippa Business Valuation: flippa.com/freevaluation -- 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 flippa.com/the-exit-podcast/

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 and Yoover.com. He’s also consulted some of the biggest digital marketplaces in the world as one of the few experts in what is an emerging business type. Elias Chavando is the Founder at Progresando.com and Yoover.com. Both of which are online marketplaces targeting Mexico and the United States respectively. Elias is also currently the Managing Director of a leading sales and strategic business development consulting firm with offices in Los Angeles, Dublin and Mexico City, and offers his consulting services to companies looking to seek guidance from an expert in Marketplaces. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chavando/ Progresando: https://www.progresando.com/ Yoover: https://yoover.com/ X (Twitter) @EChavando: https://twitter.com/EChavando Flippa’s First Access: https://flippa.com/exit For a Free Flippa Business Valuation: flippa.com/freevaluation -- 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 flippa.com/the-exit-podcast/