Most sellers leave value on the table because they wait until the last minute. In this episode, we break down how to turn around struggling operations, what private equity really looks for, and how to start preparing two to three years before you sell, with Wayne Marhelski, private equity operating executive, US Air Force veteran, and three-decade operations leader with four portfolio company turnarounds.

Wayne specializes in turning operational complexity into real EBITDA using principles from the Toyota Production System.

We cover:

– Why principles beat playbooks when conditions change.
– What a 20-minute factory floor walk reveals that no slide deck can.
– What to look at first in a turnaround, starting with the financial statement.
– Why material costs, not labor, are often the biggest lever in manufacturing.
– Why tribal knowledge is not a process, and what to build instead.
– How to prepare for a sale two to three years out to protect your multiple.
– What great talent looks like in a high-pressure turnaround.
– How Wayne uses AI and Notebook LM, plus why markdown beats PDFs.
– Wayne's tip: take a walk and view your business like a third party.

Connect with Wayne on LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com/in/waynemarhelski) and on Substack at The Operational Edge (https://theoperationaledge.substack.com/).

Ready to grow and plan your exit? Visit www.BizExitGrow.com.

Related episodes:
– Ep. 78: Why Most Tech Projects Fail (And How to Fix It) with Jeffrey Lambert
– Ep. 77: How to Stop Being the Bottleneck in Your Business with Brooke Dukes

00:00 Intro: Meet Wayne Marhelski, PE operating executive
00:59 From the Air Force to Toyota and operations leadership
03:27 The principles he still applies on every factory floor
05:20 What he looks at in the first 30 days of a turnaround
08:04 What makes an acquisition integration succeed or fail
10:37 How to prepare your business for a PE sale
15:29 What great talent looks like in a turnaround
18:54 The turnaround that cut headcount and grew revenue 36%
22:15 How Wayne uses AI, Notebook LM, and markdown documents
29:06 Wayne's tip: take a walk and see your business fresh

#BusinessTurnaround #PrivateEquity #EBITDA #Operations #SupplyChain #Manufacturing #LeanManufacturing #ToyotaProductionSystem #ExitPlanning #BusinessValuation #ScaleSmarter #SellStronger #ExitAlgorithms #BusinessGrowth #AIforBusiness

Most tech projects fail in the first two or three weeks, before anyone even notices. In this episode, we break down why software and AI rollouts go sideways, what project governance a growing company actually needs, and how to get AI-ready, with Jeffrey K. Lambert, principal IT consultant and founder of Blue Fusion Partners with 25-plus years leading digital transformations.

Jeffrey has delivered 18 global SaaS implementations since 2012 and now coaches leaders on practical PMO frameworks and AI readiness.

We cover:

– What a PMO is and why companies need one between 50 and 200 employees.
– Why poor governance kills projects in the first two to three weeks.
– The project charter and core artifacts every initiative should start with.
– What AI readiness really requires: cybersecurity, data governance, and unstructured data.
– Why change management has to start early, not two months before go-live.
– How to drive user adoption with town halls, surveys, and a go-live command center.
– How AI is reshaping risk management and proactive forecasting.
– Jeffrey's tip: do not chase a single tool, start with your business model and value streams.

Connect with Jeffrey on LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com/in/jklambert/) or visit bluefusionpartners.com. 

Ready to grow and plan your exit? Visit www.BizExitGrow.com.

Related episodes:
– Ep. 77: How to Stop Being the Bottleneck in Your Business with Brooke Dukes
– Ep. 76: How to Implement AI in Your Business and See Results Now with Andrew Brooks

00:00 Intro: Meet Jeffrey K. Lambert of Blue Fusion Partners
01:02 25 years across defense, IT, and SaaS implementations
03:00 What a PMO is and why a growing company needs one
04:28 What goes wrong without project governance
05:47 What a typical client engagement looks like
08:06 What AI readiness actually requires
10:08 Managing organizational change and user adoption
15:11 How AI is reshaping project and risk management
18:20 Jeffrey's tip: start with your business model, not a single tool

#ProjectManagement #PMO #DigitalTransformation #ChangeManagement #AIReadiness #SaaSImplementation #DataGovernance #TechProjects #ITConsulting #UserAdoption #ScaleSmarter #SellStronger #ExitAlgorithms #BusinessGrowth #OperationalExcellence

Once you hit a million in revenue, the founder becomes the growth ceiling. In this episode, we break down how to remove yourself as the bottleneck, build a decision system that pushes choices down to your team, and use AI and psychology to scale without burning out, with Brooke Dukes, former Fortune 500 director, four-time founder, and CEO of BMD Consulting.

Brooke spent years as a director at three Fortune 500 companies before leaving corporate to build and exit her own companies. She now helps small and mid-sized founders stop being the bottleneck.

We cover:

– Brooke's journey from Fortune 500 director to four-time founder and one exit.
– Why she would have waited longer and used an exit strategist when she sold.
– Why the founder becomes the growth ceiling at $1M and beyond.
– How reopening one decision can cost a $5M company $2,000 to $5,000 in team time.
– The four-part Success by Design system to stop reactive leadership.
– How she uses the Eisenhower Matrix to prioritize CEO time.
– Why she hires on culture fit over competence, especially for a COO.
– How she built Oz, her AI coaching system, on her own intellectual property.
– Brooke's tip: three questions to ask before any decision lands on your desk.

Connect with Brooke at brookemdukes.com.

Ready to grow and plan your exit? Visit www.BizExitGrow.com.

Related episodes:
– Ep. 76: How to Implement AI in Your Business and See Results Now with Andrew Brooks
– Ep. 75: Why Most Paid Ad Spend Fails (And How to Fix It) with Ari Pirutinsky

00:00 Intro: Meet Brooke Dukes of BMD Consulting
00:37 From Fortune 500 director to leaving corporate
04:27 Her exit and what she would do differently
07:38 What a Success by Design engagement looks like
08:56 Why the founder becomes the growth ceiling
10:48 The real cost of reopening finalized decisions
13:59 How the Eisenhower Matrix prioritizes CEO time
18:43 Why she hires culture fit over competence
20:06 How she built Oz, her AI coaching system
23:57 The biggest AI mistake: garbage in, garbage out
26:19 Her book and the three-question decision filter

#FounderBottleneck #BusinessSystems #DelegationSkills #ScalingABusiness #EisenhowerMatrix #LeadershipDevelopment #FounderToCEO #BusinessConsulting #AIforBusiness #KeyManRisk #ScaleSmarter #SellStronger #ExitAlgorithms #BusinessGrowth #Entrepreneurship

2026 is the year to stop running AI pilots and start deploying into production.

In this episode, we break down how to implement AI that drives immediate ROI, how to prepare your company for a clean exit, and why owning your AI stack matters, with Andrew Brooks, the Princeton-educated founder behind exits to Sun Microsystems, ReachLocal, and Samsung, now CEO of Contextual.io. Andrew co-founded Smart Things (acquired by Samsung) and has built multiple companies with the same core team over 20 years.

We cover:

– How Andrew built and exited companies to Sun, ReachLocal, and Samsung.
– Why building with the same trusted team for 20 years creates a startup advantage.
– What changes after the deal: integration, standalone units, and earnout risk.
– The paperwork and contracts to button up from day one to avoid diligence scrambles.
– Why lower mid-market companies can now leapfrog into purpose-built AI systems.
– The biggest AI mistakes: waiting, going too big, and fearing messy data.
– What "Own Your AI" means and how to avoid hyperscaler lock-in.
– Andrew's tip: set up long-running AI assistants by function and start today.

Check out Andrew’s work at contextual.io. 

Ready to grow and plan your exit? Visit www.BizExitGrow.com.

Related episodes:
– Ep. 75: Why Most Paid Ad Spend Fails (And How to Fix It) with Ari Pirutinsky
– Ep. 74: How AI Turns One Story Into Content for Every Channel with Siva Chellamuthu

00:00 Intro: Meet Andrew Brooks of Contextual.io
00:55 From Princeton chemistry to startups and exits
03:36 The power of building with the same team for 20 years
05:22 Three exits: Sun, ReachLocal, and Samsung
07:25 What to understand about life after the transaction
11:10 How to prepare your business and paperwork for a sale
13:38 What an AI business system actually is
16:19 The biggest mistakes companies make implementing AI
19:58 "Own Your AI" and avoiding vendor lock-in
21:36 How AI compares to past technology shifts
25:08 Managing energy, focus, and AI task switching
28:16 Andrew's tip: set up long-running AI assistants now

#AIforBusiness #BusinessExit #ExitStrategy #AIImplementation #AIROI #SellYourBusiness #PrivateEquity #MidMarket #AIStrategy #VendorLockIn #ScaleSmarter #SellStronger #ExitAlgorithms #BusinessGrowth #Entrepreneurship

Most paid ad budgets fail for one reason: you cannot tie marketing data to business outcomes. In this episode, we break down how to build a paid media engine that actually drives revenue, why measurement comes before creative, and how to use AI without losing authenticity, with Ari Pirutinsky, founder and CEO of Steady Growth Partners.

Ari spent seven years as the first employee at one of the top Google Ads agencies in the country, scaling it to 60 employees and three offices before launching his own firm.

We cover:

– Why Ari starts every client engagement at the goal, not the ad account.
– How to find the leverage points in your funnel where small tweaks make the biggest impact.
– Why comparing your results to other brands sets up the wrong questions.
– The bottom-of-funnel-first framework for building paid campaigns that scale.
– Why native, short-form, authentic video beats polished static ads.
– How AI slop is making authentic brands easier to recognize and win.
– How Steady Growth uses AI internally to augment the team, not replace the human layer.
– Ari's tip: if you cannot track the user journey from ad click to customer, start there.

Connect with Ari on LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com/in/aripirutinsky/) and grab a free attribution roadmap at www.trysteadygrowth.com/offer-landing.

Ready to grow and plan your exit? Visit www.BizExitGrow.com.

Related episodes:
– Ep. 74: How AI Turns One Story Into Content for Every Channel with Siva Chellamuthu
– Ep. 73: How to Get Your Business Discovered in AI Search with Chris Panteli

00:00 Intro: Meet Ari Pirutinsky of Steady Growth Partners
00:57 Seven years scaling a top Google Ads agency
03:08 The biggest lesson: nobody knows anything, everyone is faking it
05:03 Why every client engagement starts at the goal
07:18 How metrics relate and where the real leverage points are
12:43 The bottom-of-funnel-first paid media framework
16:15 Why native short-form video beats static ads
18:32 How AI slop makes authentic brands win
20:57 How Steady Growth uses AI internally
26:45 Ari's tip: tie marketing data to business outcomes

#PaidMedia #PaidAds #GoogleAds #PerformanceMarketing #MarketingAttribution #PaidSocial #DigitalMarketing #AdSpend #MarketingFunnel #AIinMarketing #ScaleSmarter #SellStronger #ExitAlgorithms #BusinessGrowth #SmallBusinessMarketing

One raw story can become a carousel, a blog post, a newsletter, and a funder update, if you build the right system.

In this episode, we break down how to use AI to create content at scale, why context beats clever prompts, and how small teams now operate like big ones, with Sivakumar Chellamuthu (Siva), CTO and co-founder of Poster Child.ai who previously built products at TikTok and Meta.

Siva helped build TikTok's Photo Mode for hundreds of millions of users. He now applies that scale mindset to AI-powered storytelling and fundraising.

We cover:

– How Siva went from nonprofit work in India to TikTok and Meta to founding Poster Child.
– Why building a strong data layer matters more than wrapping an LLM around a workflow.
– How the same story should change for each channel, audience, and outcome.
– The eight content types every brand should rotate to keep a feed diverse.
– Why LinkedIn and Instagram serve very different audiences and goals.
– The biggest AI mistake: using it like a search engine with no context.
– How dynamic prompts, evals, and feedback loops improve output quality.
– Siva's tip: build the rules once so one piece of raw content reaches many channels.

Check out Siva’s work at posterchild.ai !

Ready to grow and plan your exit? Visit www.BizExitGrow.com.

Related episodes:
– Ep. 73: How to Get Your Business Discovered in AI Search with Chris Panteli
– Ep. 72: How to Build a Marketing Engine That Drives Revenue with Alan Gonsenhauser

00:00 Intro: Meet Siva Chellamuthu of Poster Child.ai
01:07 From nonprofit work in India to TikTok and Meta
03:58 What zero-to-one problems look like at Poster Child
05:34 Lessons from TikTok and Meta on content and scale
07:25 Building the platform, the data layer, and early traction
09:34 How AI answers four practical content questions
12:11 What an effective social media campaign looks like
13:09 The biggest content mistakes nonprofits make
14:17 How Siva uses AI across the product and the team
16:49 Why context beats clever prompts
19:15 Siva's tip: build the rules once, reach many channels

#AIContent #ContentMarketing #ContentAtScale #StorytellingForBusiness #ContentRepurposing #PromptEngineering #AIinBusiness #SocialMediaMarketing #ScaleSmarter #SellStronger #ExitAlgorithms #BusinessGrowth #SmallBusiness #StartupLessons

Your customers are no longer Googling. They are asking ChatGPT, and the question is whether your business gets recommended. In this episode, we break down how to get discovered in AI search, build brand authority through digital PR, and earn the trust that gets you onto the short list, with Chris Panteli, founding partner of Linkify and founder of Total Authority.

Chris went from running a fish and chip shop to building one of the world's largest PR agencies. He now helps companies get discovered inside AI-powered search engines through earned media and personal brand building.

We cover:

– What backlinks are and why earned media is the safest way to build search authority.
– Why you must put your founders and experts forward, not faceless company entities.
– How LLMs recommend specific people, not just businesses, and what that means for you.
– What query fan-out is and how to create content for the way people actually search now.
– How to find the exact sources ChatGPT pulls from and get listed there.
– Why consistent information across every platform builds algorithmic trust.
– How to use inbound journalist requests like Harrow to land tier-one coverage.
– How Chris uses AI to analyze pitch data, with wins tied to replies sent within an hour.
– Chris's tip: fix your About page first so people can see who is behind the business.

Connect with Chris through Linkify and grab his free cheat sheet at https://www.linkifi.io. 

Ready to grow and plan your exit? Visit www.BizExitGrow.com.

Related episodes:
– Ep. 72: How to Build a Marketing Engine That Drives Revenue with Alan Gonsenhauser
– Ep. 68: Communications Strategy and Brand Building with Joshua Altman

00:00 Intro: Meet Chris Panteli of Linkify and Total Authority
00:50 From a fish and chip shop to building a global PR agency
03:11 What backlinks are and why they matter for discovery
05:07 How businesses get listed on big-name publications
06:18 What to audit when onboarding a new client
08:00 The biggest mistake: not putting your founders forward
10:32 How AI search is reshaping online visibility
12:57 Query fan-out and optimizing for how people really search
14:24 How to find the exact sources ChatGPT pulls from
16:52 Choosing the right social platforms for your audience
18:17 Why consistency across platforms builds AI trust
21:35 Using inbound journalist requests to land tier-one coverage
23:30 How Chris uses AI to analyze pitch data and operations
25:42 How to choose the right AI tools without shiny object syndrome
29:30 Chris's tip: fix your About page first

#AISearch #SEO #DigitalPR #GenerativeEngineOptimization #BrandAuthority #EarnedMedia #ContentMarketing #PersonalBranding #AIinBusiness #ScaleSmarter #SellStronger #ExitAlgorithms #BusinessGrowth #SmallBusiness

By the time a buyer calls you, 95% of the decision is already made.

In this episode, we break down how to build a marketing engine that drives revenue, why brand gravity wins deals before they start, and how AI is reshaping B2B marketing, with Alan Gonsenhauser, an 11-time chief marketing officer and founder of Demand Revenue.

Alan has spent 25 years driving growth in PE-backed B2B SaaS companies, mentored over 150 CMOs, and now serves as a fractional and interim CMO helping growth-stage companies build revenue engines that scale.

We cover:

– Why most of the buying journey happens before a buyer ever contacts you.

– What brand gravity is and how it gets you onto the short list of vendors.

– The three growth phases: problem-market fit, product-market fit, and platform-market fit.

– The metrics PE firms care about: LTV to CAC, gross and net revenue retention, and win-loss ratio.

– Why misaligned teams and silos quietly kill growth, and how aligned companies grow 19% faster.

– How to design your website and content for LLMs, not just Google.

– How brand equity and recurring revenue increase your company's valuation at exit.

– Alan's tip: narrow down, understand your buyer's problems, and stop posting product selfies.

Connect with Alan at demandrevenue.com or on LinkedIn (linkedin.com/in/alangonsenhauser ).

Ready to grow and plan your exit? Visit www.BizExitGrow.com.

Related episodes:

– Ep. 71: How to Build a Business That Sells with Steven Pivnik

– Ep. 68: Communications Strategy and Brand Building with Joshua Altman

00:00 Intro: Meet Alan Gonsenhauser, 11-time CMO and founder of Demand Revenue

01:18 From finance to 11 CMO roles and founding Demand Revenue

03:58 Why a financial background changes the marketing conversation

04:48 How the B2B buying process has changed since 2013

06:30 Short-term pipeline versus long-term growth

08:04 The three growth phases every company moves through

11:33 How to build brand gravity

13:07 Content cadence and designing for LLMs, not just Google

14:24 How to optimize content for AI models with Q&A

16:06 How to build a revenue engine and spot churn early

17:48 Why alignment beats silos: 19% faster growth

19:31 Common marketing mistakes and the will/will-not list

21:43 How marketing strategy changes under private equity

22:35 How brand gravity affects company valuation at exit

23:45 How Alan uses AI, including a virtual board panel

26:38 Alan's tip: narrow down and solve your buyer's problems

#FractionalCMO #B2BMarketing #BrandGravity #DemandGeneration #RecurringRevenue #MarketingStrategy #PrivateEquity #RevenueGrowth #AIinMarketing #ExitPlanning #ScaleSmarter #SellStronger #ExitAlgorithms #BusinessGrowth

The best time to prepare your business for sale is years before you actually sell it. In this episode, we break down how to build a business that sells, what acquirers actually score, and the exit planning lessons that lead to a high-value outcome, with Steven Pivnik, founder who built Binary Tree into a 200-person Inc. 500 company before exiting to a $4 billion competitor.

Steven is a Harvard Business School alumnus, TEDx speaker, bestselling author of Built to Finish, Ironman triathlete, and now a partner at The CEO Project advising founders on how to scale and exit.

We cover:

– Why KPIs and a monthly operating review can send performance through the roof across every department.
– The "always be closing your books" rule and why you should always be ready for due diligence.
– How a buttoned-up shop let Steven close his acquisition in just 30 days.
– The 8 categories acquirers score, including recurring revenue, monopoly control, and hub-and-spoke owner dependence.
– Why you should start exit planning years early, especially for tax strategy.
– How Steven replaced himself with a COO turned CEO in three months, not a year.
– How he uses AI for podcasting, social media, training plans, and even building an app mid-flight.
– Steven's tip: find an exit advisor tied to your personal success, not just the company's.

Connect with Steven at stevenpivnik.com. 

Ready to grow and plan your exit? Visit www.BizExitGrow.com.

Related episodes:
– Ep. 70: Warehouse Automation for Business Owners with Dan Cahalan
– Ep. 67: Remove Key Person Risk and Sell to Private Equity with Michelle Stuntz

00:00 Intro: Meet Steven Pivnik, founder and author of Built to Finish
01:05 From Binary Tree to a $40M niche business and exit
02:06 Lessons from 26 years: KPIs, leadership, and advisors
04:32 How to build a strong culture while scaling internationally
06:49 The methodical process behind his exit
08:35 Why a buttoned-up shop closed the deal in 30 days
09:47 How to organize your business to be sellable
11:14 Built to Finish, BHAGs, and the power of visualization
14:03 Why exit planning should start years early
14:57 The 8 categories acquirers score
16:41 How recurring revenue is measured and why it matters
18:12 Hub-and-spoke and testing for key person risk
20:09 How Steven uses AI for business and training
23:46 Why treating AI like a search engine is a mistake
24:22 Steven's tip: find an advisor tied to your success

#ExitPlanning #HowToSellABusiness #BusinessValuation #RecurringRevenue #KeyPersonRisk #FounderExit #BuiltToFinish #DueDiligence #ScaleSmarter #SellStronger #ExitAlgorithms #SmallBusiness #BusinessGrowth #AIinBusiness

Automation is not just for Amazon.

In this episode, we break down warehouse automation for business owners: how to decide what to automate, when it actually pays off, and the costly mistakes to avoid, with Dan Cahalan, sales director at Swisslog, one of the world's leading warehouse automation companies operating in over 50 countries.

Dan spent six years on the customer side at Kohl's deploying automated fulfillment systems before moving to the integrator side. He now guides companies from first conversation through data analysis, concepting, and pricing.

We cover:

– Who warehouse automation is really for, and why the better question is what automation you are a fit for.
– How to justify automation: labor savings, storage density, error reduction, ergonomics, and safety.
– The silver bullet fallacy and why solving 90% of the problem often beats chasing 100%.
– Why involving your operations team early prevents costly design mistakes.
– What lights-out warehouses really are and why humans still matter in most facilities.
– The real ROI of automation: throughput, peak-season flexibility, faster ramp-up, and higher quality.
– Dan's tip: do not go it alone. Lean on integrators, suppliers, and even your competitors.

Connect with Dan on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/dan-cahalan-9a4242186/. Ready to grow and plan your exit? Visit www.BizExitGrow.com.

Related episodes:
– Ep. 69: How Investors Evaluate Your Business with Kim Lundberg
– Ep. 68: Communications Strategy and Brand Building with Joshua Altman

00:00 Intro: Meet Dan Cahalan of Swisslog
01:23 From industrial engineering to warehouse automation
04:44 Why customer-side experience makes a better automation advisor
07:29 What a typical Swisslog engagement looks like
13:18 Is automation only for Amazon-scale operations?
14:46 Who automation is for and how to justify it
17:07 The biggest mistakes companies make when automating
19:37 Why you must involve operations early
21:36 What a lights-out warehouse really is
25:43 The real ROI of automation beyond labor savings
28:46 How automation flattens peak-season staffing
31:23 Dan's tip: do not go it alone

#WarehouseAutomation #LogisticsAndWarehousing #SupplyChain #WarehouseRobotics #FulfillmentAutomation #OperationalExcellence #BusinessGrowth #ScaleSmarter #SellStronger #ExitPlanning #ExitAlgorithms #ASRS #AutoStore #SmallBusiness

If a lender or investor digs into your business today, what would they find?

In this episode, we break down what lenders and investors actually look for before deploying capital, how to build a financial model that earns trust, and what separates the companies that scale from the ones that stall, with Kim Lundberg, director of tech and venture lending at IFO, Denmark's export and investment fund.

Kim deploys high-risk, long-term loans of up to 25 million euros into Danish startups and scale-ups, and actively manages a portfolio of 30 of Denmark's most promising high-growth companies. He has seen what works, what breaks, and what makes a company worth backing.

We cover:

– What lenders and investors actually look for: customer retention dynamics, the ability to raise equity, and the quality of the management team.
– Why the first 10 to 20 minutes of meeting a founder usually reveals the truth about whether they can lead a company.
– How to build a financial model that earns trust from investors, lenders, and board members, and why deeper and more complete beats bigger.
– Why the most successful scale-ups raise early, raise more than they need, and never let cash pressure drive bad decisions.
– The common founder mistake: optimizing valuation and cap table instead of securing a comfortable cash runway for the team.
– Why the first 20 hires set the culture, and when a founder CEO needs to step aside for a scaling CEO.
– How AI is splitting B2B SaaS into two paths: horizontal commodity products getting compressed and vertical, data-rich companies continuing to grow.
– How one portfolio company replaced 7 to 8 QA roles with AI agents, cutting headcount from 32 to 25.

Connect with Kim on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kim-lundberg-8a218228/

Ready to grow and plan your exit? Visit www.BizExitGrow.com.

Related episodes:
– Ep. 68: Communications Strategy and Brand Building with Joshua Altman
– Ep. 67: Remove Key Person Risk and Sell to Private Equity with Michelle Stuntz

00:00 Intro: Meet Kim Lundberg, venture lender at Denmark's IFO
01:03 From corporate banking to financing high-growth scale-ups
02:23 What lenders look for before deploying capital
03:55 How investors vet culture and management beyond the financials
07:02 How to prepare your business to be investor-ready
09:15 Why clean financials and the data behind revenue matter most
10:36 How to prove healthy customer relationships to a lender
12:46 What the most successful portfolio companies do differently
16:05 Why optimizing valuation too aggressively creates organizational stress
17:46 Common financing mistakes that hurt your ability to raise again
21:22 When a founder CEO should step aside for a scaling CEO
22:47 How AI is splitting B2B SaaS into two paths
27:26 Why smaller companies adopt AI faster than large corporates
30:02 Kim's advice for business owners preparing for investment

#VentureLending #BusinessValuation #CashFlowManagement #IncreaseBusinessValue #ExitPlanning #CustomerRetention #RaisingCapital #StartupFunding #ScaleUp #AIinBusiness #B2BSaaS #ExitAlgorithms #SmallBusiness #ScaleSmarter #SellStronger

Most small businesses do not have a communications strategy. They have scattered marketing, a logo, and a founder posting from a company account.

In this episode, we break down how to build brand trust, create authentic content, and develop a real media presence with Joshua Altman, managing director of Beltway Media and a fractional chief communications officer who has been building his DC-based firm since 2014.

Joshua started as a journalist before turning his newsroom skills into a fractional communications practice that helps small and mid-market businesses tell their story, build trust, and stop blending into the noise.

We cover:

– What a fractional chief communications officer actually does and why the role is now reporting directly to CEOs at Fortune 500s, universities, and pro sports franchises.
– The Story, Narrative, Brand framework and a simple two-piece-of-paper exercise any owner can run today to audit their communications.
– The four languages model (read, see, hear, experience) and why how people experience your content matters as much as the content itself.
– Why authenticity beats Hollywood production, and the two non-negotiables every video actually needs: visibility and clear sound.
– How to build trust by moving from faceless corporate accounts to real personal accounts from founders and leaders.
– Why the old 7 touch points rule is now closer to 21 to 30, and how to choose which platforms deserve your focus.
– How Joshua's firm uses AI for research, automation, and outlines, while keeping humans in the seat for all actual content creation.
– Joshua's tip: be the signal, not the noise. Provide value in everything you publish.

Connect with Joshua at beltway.media or on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/joshuaialtman/.

Ready to grow and plan your exit? Visit www.BizExitGrow.com.

Related episodes:
– Ep. 67: Remove Key Person Risk and Sell to Private Equity with Michelle Stuntz
– Ep. 65: How to Build a Business That Thrives Without You with Laurie Barkman

00:00 Intro: Meet Joshua Altman of Beltway Media
00:51 From journalist to fractional chief communications officer
02:21 The newsroom skills that still power his business today
03:17 What a chief communications officer is and why you need one
05:51 The Story, Narrative, Brand framework explained
06:49 The four languages model: read, see, hear, experience
08:47 Simple tools and why too many tools cause breakdowns
11:10 How to measure communications: perception and trust
12:14 How to build customer trust through honesty and authenticity
13:26 Why imperfect, authentic content beats Hollywood production
17:08 How to choose the right platforms for your audience
20:25 How Beltway Media uses AI for research, automation, and outlines
25:04 Why you never test new tools on a live account
26:14 Joshua's tip: be the signal, not the noise

#CommunicationsStrategy #BrandBuilding #FractionalCMO #SmallBusinessMarketing #AuthenticMarketing #ContentMarketing #ExitPlanning #BusinessGrowth #AIinMarketing #ExitAlgorithms #MediaStrategy #ScaleSmarter #SellStronger #BusinessValuation

If your business cannot run without you, a private equity buyer will price that risk right out of your valuation. In this episode, we break down how to remove key person risk, increase business value, and prepare your company to sell to private equity with Michelle Stuntz, founder of Stuntz Growth Consulting and former consulting leader at Deloitte, Korn Ferry, and ZRG Partners.

Michelle has been on both sides of the table. She evaluated and acquired companies inside a PE-backed buy and build platform, led post merger integration as the actual operator, and now advises founders on building businesses that are attractive, scalable, and exit-ready.

We cover:

– How to identify and eliminate key person risk beyond sales dependency, including reputation, delivery, decision-making, and critical information concentration.
– Why post merger integration fails so often, and how organizational identity is almost always the overlooked culprit.
– What private equity buyers actually evaluate in a founder-led company and why a scalable growth flywheel matters more than any single revenue number.
– Why a 2 to 3 year preparation window is the realistic timeline to fix the things that actually move your valuation.
– How to approach a turnaround: stop the bleeding first, find the leaks fast, and make hard changes early rather than on the eve of a sale.
– Why accountability is consistently the most underrated and most resisted lever in businesses that need to turn around.
– How AI accelerates consulting and financial analysis when humans stay in the thinking seat.
– Michelle's tip: be open to outside knowledge. The founders who exit at the highest valuations are the ones willing to let the world around them in.

Connect with Michelle at linkedin.com/in/michelle-stuntz. Ready to grow and plan your exit? Visit www.BizExitGrow.com.

Related episodes:
– Ep. 65: How to Build a Business That Thrives Without You with Laurie Barkman
– Ep. 64: AI and Exit Planning with John S. Smith Jr.

00:00 Intro: Meet Michelle Stuntz, PE insider and exit planning consultant
01:10 From AmeriCorps and Peace Corps to Deloitte and private equity
02:45 The Deloitte lesson that still drives her work: get stuff done
04:44 Evaluating and acquiring companies inside a PE-backed platform
05:42 What buyers actually look for in an acquisition target
06:58 Why geographic concentration can be an asset, not a liability
07:50 Post merger integration: why it fails and what is really behind it
09:40 How to mitigate organizational identity risk before and after close
11:33 Key person risk: it is not just about sales
14:59 How long does it really take to eliminate key person risk
16:09 What a scalable commercial growth system actually looks like
17:56 Turnaround lessons: find the leaks and close them fast
20:02 The most common root cause in businesses that need turning around
21:24 Why making hard changes early beats tiptoeing through integration
22:56 How Michelle uses AI in consulting and financial analysis today
25:36 The danger of AI slop and why human thinking cannot be outsourced
29:21 Michelle's tip: be open to outside knowledge to unlock maximum value

#ExitPlanning #PrivateEquity #BusinessValuation #KeyPersonRisk #MergersAndAcquisitions #PostMergerIntegration #OwnerIndependence #ScaleSmarter #SellStronger #HowToSellABusiness #ExitAlgorithms #SmallBusiness #BusinessGrowth #AI

Alistair is a Senator at the World Business Angels Investment Forum, a member of the MIT Technology Review Global Panel and McKinsey Online Executive Panel, and one of the most globally connected voices at the intersection of AI adoption and enterprise value creation.

We discuss:

- How Alistair built a career spanning PricewaterhouseCoopers and enterprise performance management, then launched an AI company that scaled from robotic process automation to machine learning and computer vision in 12 months.

- What it means to build a zero-human business, including the conveyancing firm that cut a 10-month property process down to five days.

- How to find your lowest-hanging AI fruit by asking: what do you hate, what are you scared of, and what do you love, then running a focused five-week sprint.

- Why being over-ambitious is the number one AI mistake, and how the right design scales dramatically from month nine to twelve.

- Which business models become obsolete fastest, and why lean teams of 50 to 100 will increasingly out-compete large corporates.

- What global angel investors are actually looking for in AI-native companies, and why they evaluate the entrepreneur before the technology.

- How Alistair built a digital twin of himself using 200 structured questions and an AI argument engine to surface his own blind spots.

If you are a business owner trying to cut through AI hype and build a company that can compete in the next decade, this episode is for you.

Connect with Alistair on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/alistairhofert

Ready to grow and plan your exit? Visit www.BizExitGrow.com

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 Introduction: AI Strategy and Business Model Design with Alistair Hofert

0:46 Alistair's Background: From South Africa to Global AI Strategist

4:36 Building the World's First Zero-Human Conveyancing Firm

7:30 How AI Reduced a 10-Month Process to Five Days

9:00 Synapse Capital: A Zero-Human Regulated Trading Platform

10:17 How to Find AI's Lowest Hanging Fruit in Your Business

12:38 The Five-Week Sprint Framework for AI Adoption

14:15 Biggest AI Mistakes Business Owners Make Right Now

16:18 How to Choose the Right AI Tools From 100-Plus Platforms

19:04 Business Models That Become Obsolete Fastest as AI Matures

22:45 What Angel Investors and VCs Look for in AI-Native Companies

25:34 How to Get Non-Technical Leaders Comfortable With AI

27:50 Building a Digital Twin: How Alistair Replicated His Own Mind

33:26 The AI Argument Engine for Self-Improvement

39:31 One Practical Tip: Start a File, Name a Problem, Kill Your Darlings

41:24 Where to Find Alistair Hofert

Exit Algorithms Episode #65 is live and this one is packed! Laurie Barkman is a certified M&A advisor, certified exit planning advisor, former CEO of a $100M revenue business unit that was acquired by a global Fortune 50 company, and author of The Business Transition Handbook. She now runs Business Transition Sherpa and spends her days helping business owners build companies that can sell at any time, on their terms.

Here is what we get into:

– Buyers buy on their time, not yours. A Fortune 50 company had been watching Laurie's company for 6 to 7 years before they ever made contact. If your business is not ready to sell at any moment, you may not be ready when the right buyer finally calls.
– Her BUILT framework covers five stages: Blueprint your goals, Unlock the bottlenecks, Integrate your team and systems, Lead with clarity, and Transition on your terms. It is a practical roadmap for reverse engineering your exit starting today.
– If you personally bring in more than 40% of your company's revenue, that is a red flag to buyers. It signals the business cannot run without you, which drives your valuation down and limits your options.
– Deals fall through for predictable reasons: sellers who are not emotionally ready, undisclosed liabilities, and stakeholders who were never aligned on the decision. No surprises during diligence. Ever.
– Fractional executives, CFO, COO, CMO, are now one of the most practical tools for SMBs who want to reduce owner dependency without the cost of full-time C-suite hires.
– Laurie's tip: build the business that can thrive without you. That is not just an exit strategy. It is how you actually enjoy running the business while you still own it.

Grab her book and free succession assessment at lauriebarkman.me or btsherpa.com/succession.

WHERE TO LISTEN:
– Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2lTaP8U9DIJhI0VbwHn5t9
– YouTube: https://youtube.com/@exitalgorithms
– Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/exit-algorithms/id1820424898

Ready to grow and plan your exit? Visit www.BizExitGrow.com.

#ExitAlgorithms #ExitPlanning #BusinessGrowth #MergersAndAcquisitions #ScaleSmarter #SellStronger #EntrepreneurMindset #BusinessSystems

Most business owners are not building a business. They are building a job. And when it is time to sell, buyers can tell the difference immediately.

John S. Smith Jr., registered nurse turned serial entrepreneur, certified exit planning advisor, and founder of Prestige Healthcare Resources and Your Lifestyle Navigator, joins Exit Algorithms to share what it really takes to build a business that runs without you, attracts serious buyers, and creates generational wealth.

John grew his healthcare company from two employees in a two-bedroom condo in 2009 to over 300 employees across multiple locations today. He now advises business owners across industries on how to systematize, automate, and exit at maximum value.

We cover:

– Why most business owners unknowingly build a job instead of a business, and exactly what that costs them at the closing table.
– The three things every buyer looks for: predictable revenue, strong leadership, and systems that do not depend on the owner.
– Why a business without a leadership bench is like a basketball team with no players on the reserve. One injury and the whole operation falls apart.
– How AI can help any business owner write SOPs, build marketing campaigns, and systematize operations in minutes, not months.
– Why clean financials and documented processes are not just good habits. They are the difference between a high-value exit and no exit at all.
– How John learned the hard way by acquiring a business with no systems in place and spending 18 months just getting it stabilized.
– Why the best time to start building your business for a sale is right now, even if you are not planning to sell for years.
– John's practical tip: start building your business like you are going to sell it today. Document processes, build your bench, clean your financials, and reduce dependency on yourself.

Connect with John at yourlifestylenavigator.com.

Ready to grow and plan your exit? Visit www.BizExitGrow.com.

Related episodes:
– Ep. 63: M&A Psychology and Exit Readiness with Rob Kale
– Ep. 62: Capital Efficiency and Robotics with Hiten Sonpal

00:00 Intro: Meet John S. Smith Jr., RN turned serial entrepreneur
00:59 From bedside nurse to executive leader to entrepreneur
02:30 How Prestige Healthcare Resources grew from 2 to 300+ employees
05:36 The mindset and fitness discipline behind John's success
07:28 How AI is being used inside a healthcare company today
10:07 Where AI will have the biggest impact in healthcare operations
13:23 What buyers actually look for when evaluating a business
14:19 Why most owners build a job, not a business
16:35 The basketball bench analogy for leadership depth
16:57 How AI helps business owners systematize and automate fast
18:56 John's tip: start building to sell today, even if you are years away

#ExitAlgorithms #ExitPlanning #BusinessGrowth #AIforBusiness #HealthcareBusiness #ScaleSmarter #SellStronger #EntrepreneurMindset #GenerationalWealth #BusinessSystems

Clean books, owner dependence, client concentration, and the psychology of selling your business.

Rob Kale, SMB investor, M&A advisor, partner at Business Exits, and co-founder of Vetting Vault, joins Exit Algorithms for a no-filter look at what separates a sellable business from one that sits on the market with no offers.

Rob has spent nearly a decade on both sides of M&A deals, which gives him a rare ability to tell sellers exactly what buyers are thinking before a single offer is made. He also builds AI-powered tools designed to make the due diligence process faster, smarter, and more transparent.

We cover:

– If your business cannot run without you, it is not a business. It is a job, and buyers will either pay less or walk away entirely.
– Customer concentration feels like a win operationally, but when 95% of your revenue comes from one client with no contract, it can kill your deal before it starts.
– If your tax returns show breakeven, count on at least two years of cleanup before a buyer can finance an acquisition of your business.
– The psychology of selling is just as important as the financials. Business owners who treat their company like a baby often sabotage their own exit at the finish line.
– Reverse prompting AI by asking what you are missing, what risks exist, and what a domain expert would ask is how you turn a chatbot into a genuine strategic partner.
– Starting your exit preparation two years out is not just smart. It is the difference between a great deal and no deal at all.
– Rob's practical tip: clean your books, reduce owner dependence, and give yourself a two-year runway before going to market.

Check out Rob’s work at businessexits.com and vettingvault.com.

Ready to grow and plan your exit? Visit www.BizExitGrow.com.

Related episodes:
– Ep. 62: Capital Efficiency and Robotics with Hiten Sonpal
– Ep. 60: 45 Years of M&A with Jeff Villwock

00:00 Intro: Meet Rob Kale, Business Exits and Vetting Vault
01:06 From startups and marketing to M&A brokerage via a poker game
02:20 How Rob manages multiple ventures with strict time blocking
05:14 Why being on both sides of deals makes you a better broker
08:02 What makes a business truly sellable
09:21 Owner dependence, client concentration, and key man risk
10:27 The two-year tax return cleanup timeline explained
12:10 How Vetting Vault replaces the diligence spreadsheet and drive
14:22 Using AI to make brokers smarter, not produce AI slop
15:52 Reverse prompting and how to actually leverage AI as an expert
18:59 How AI has augmented the team without replacing anyone
21:28 Deal size ranges and industries Business Exits focuses on
23:17 Business broker vs. investment bank and why commission-only matters
26:13 Reading seller psychology and filtering for committed clients
28:03 Why drama in M&A never fully goes away regardless of deal size
29:18 Rob's tip: start your exit prep two years out

#ExitAlgorithms #BusinessBroker #MergersAndAcquisitions #ExitPlanning #SellYourBusiness #DueDiligence #AIinMA #ScaleSmarter #SellStronger #SMBInvesting

Robotics, capital efficiency, AI-powered engineering, and why focus is the fastest path to scale. Hiten Sonpal, CEO of Rise Robotics, joins Exit Algorithms to share how he went from building life-saving bomb disposal robots at iRobot to leading one of the most exciting industrial robotics companies in the market today.

Hiten shares lessons from shipping over 1,200 robots in iRobot’s government business, leading consumer product teams, navigating COVID disruption, and rebuilding around a tighter, faster, more capital-efficient operating model at Rise Robotics.

We cover:

– How Hiten went from India to the U.S., built a career in robotics, and joined iRobot after seeing PacBot prototypes deployed at Ground Zero.
– What he learned from iRobot’s culture, leadership bench, and long-term impact on the Boston robotics ecosystem.
– Why Rise Robotics shifted its strategy toward near-term commercial wins instead of long-horizon R&D bets.
– How the team became 20% smaller while productivity increased by 50% to 100%.
– The management move that eliminated about 40 hours of meetings and increased engineering velocity.
– How belt hydraulics can outperform traditional hydraulics on speed, efficiency, durability, noise, and maintenance.
– Why Rise’s hydraulic-free liftgate can deliver ROI in about six months on productivity and roughly two to three years on maintenance savings.
– How the company landed Pentagon work, built a robotic arm strong enough for Guinness recognition, and expanded into Air Force, Army, and Navy opportunities.
– Why Reg CF crowdfunding became a powerful alternative to traditional venture capital for this business.
– How the engineering team is using AI tools like Claude to compress some software work from two weeks to two hours.
– Hiten’s practical tip: once you know what to build, do it sequentially, not in parallel, because focus drives speed.

Connect with Hiten at RiseRobotics.com and on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/hiten-sonpal/).

Ready to grow and plan your exit? Visit BizExitGrow.com.

00:00 Intro: Meet Hiten Sonpal of Rise Robotics
01:23 From India to the U.S. and into robotics engineering
03:42 The iRobot years, COVID disruption, and the pivot into startups
06:21 Lessons from iRobot’s culture and leadership
09:36 Capital efficiency and the strategy reset at Rise
12:21 How a smaller team became dramatically more productive
16:31 Reducing bottlenecks and cutting meetings
18:48 Belt hydraulics explained and why it matters for logistics
24:59 Pentagon contracts, liftgates, and near-term growth plans
27:52 Why Rise chose crowdfunding over traditional VC
35:45 AI, teleoperation, and the future of robotics
40:20 Hiten’s tip on focus, sequencing, and scale

#ExitAlgorithms #Robotics #IndustrialAutomation #AIinManufacturing #CapitalEfficiency #SupplyChainInnovation #ScaleSmarter #SellStronger #DefenseTech #LogisticsTech

Zone of genius, go-to-market strategy, and why hiring full-time back-office staff is a mistake. Adam Spector, four-time founder, investor in over 200 startups, and CEO of Chor, joins Exit Algorithms to discuss how founders waste their most valuable asset: time.

We cover:

– Naval Ravikant's $2,000 per hour rule and identifying your zone of genius
– Why great technology will fail without strong go-to-market distribution
– The exact reason you should grab coffee with your competitors before selling
– Why hiring a fractional Chief of Staff beats recruiting full-time operations roles
– How Chor plans to double their business this year with zero new headcount using AI
– Investing data arbitrage and why early-stage bets rely heavily on the founder
– Adam's tip: Be obsessed and work really hard. There is no silver bullet.

Connect with Adam at hirechore.com.

Ready to grow and plan your exit? Visit www.BizExitGrow.com.

00:00 Intro: Meet Adam Spector
01:06 Why moving to San Francisco built his tech career
03:57 The problem with founders doing back-office work
07:18 The $2,000 per hour mindset rule
09:37 Why go-to-market matters more than tech
13:26 Why your competitors are your best buyers
16:27 How Chor works as a fractional Chief of Staff
20:14 Automating the back office with AI
26:00 Doubling business revenue without hiring more people
29:26 Investing in 200 startups and data arbitrage
33:13 Adam's tip: Be obsessed and work hard

#ExitAlgorithms #StartupFounder #BusinessOperations #ScaleSmarter #SellStronger #VentureCapital #AIAdoption #GoToMarket

EBITDA arbitrage, due diligence red flags, and why finishing strong before you sell can literally 10x your payout.

Jeff Villwock, the Acquisition Professor, joins Exit Algorithms with 45 years of M&A experience and over $2.6 billion in closed transactions.

We cover:

– Why buying a business beats organic growth: at 10% annual growth it takes seven years to double. An acquisition doubles you overnight.
– EBITDA multiple arbitrage: going from $1M at 3.5x to $10M at 10x creates exponential equity value.
– The 90-day rule after closing: make no changes, build trust, optimize on day 91.
– Why most deals fall apart in due diligence because the numbers are not the numbers.
– How Jeff took an air ambulance company from $10M to $23M in 23 months, netting the owner nearly 10x more after tax than the original offer.
– Jeff's tip: your job as a seller is to reduce risk for the buyer. Identify every risk and fix it before you go to market.

Connect with Jeff at jeffvillwock.com.
Ready to grow and plan your exit? Visit www.BizExitGrow.com.

00:00 Intro: Meet Jeff Villwock, the Acquisition Professor
01:04 From top analyst to investment banker to CEO
02:30 Closing a $35M deal during COVID after losing two lenders
08:21 Growing through acquisition vs. organic growth
09:30 EBITDA arbitrage explained
11:29 The 90-day rule after closing
12:35 Why deals fall apart: the numbers are not the numbers
21:08 The $750,000 missing cash story
25:11 Air ambulance: $10M to $23M in 23 months
29:18 How to make your business more attractive before going to market
30:55 Why sellers who take their foot off the gas destroy their valuation

#ExitAlgorithms #MergersAndAcquisitions #AcquisitionEntrepreneur #BusinessExit #EBITDAArbitrage #BuyABusiness #ScaleSmarter #SellStronger #DueDiligence #PrivateEquity

Military discipline, freight brokerage strategy, cash flow management, and why the skills that keep you alive in special operations are the same ones that keep your business alive.

Alfredo Limon, MARSOC veteran from the 1st Marine Raider Battalion and founder of AAAM Hauling and Logistics, joins Exit Algorithms to share how he built a freight brokerage from scratch in his garage and why his military background gave him an edge no business school could replicate.

Alfredo grew up riding with his dad on cross-country trucking routes, spent nine years in the Marines including time with one of the most elite special operations units in the US military, and came home to spend 22 hours a week behind the wheel listening to podcasts and audiobooks while learning every corner of the business.

We cover:

– How Alfredo found $20,000 in unpaid invoices within his first three months back in the family trucking business and collected every dollar
– Why family businesses can be a blessing and a trap, and how he made the decision to get his own authority and go independent
– The customer onboarding strategy he uses: start slow, move a few loads, verify they pay on time, then scale the relationship
– How factoring works in trucking and why cash flow management is the difference between running loads next week or not
– Why having a driver's background makes him a better broker, and why most brokers and shippers do not understand the truck side at all
– How a modern TMS can allow one person to do the work of three or four through automation and AI-assisted dispatching
– Why drivers still want to talk to a real person and how Alfredo balances automation with human relationships
– Alfredo's tip: veterans already have the discipline, the work ethic, and the ability to lead under chaos. Bring those exact skills into business and use them.

Connect with Alfredo on LinkedIn or Facebook.
Ready to grow and plan your exit? Visit www.BizExitGrow.com.

Related episodes:
– Ep. 58: Internal Controls, KPIs & Exit Planning with Yoav Cohen
– Ep. 57: Change Management, AI Adoption & SaaS Scaling with Jennifer Doty

00:00 Intro: Meet Alfredo Limon, MARSOC veteran and founder of AAAM Hauling
01:16 Growing up in the family trucking business
02:00 Why he joined the Marines and what led him to MARSOC
03:25 Transitioning from logistics Marine to Marine Raider
04:48 What military skills transfer directly to business ownership
06:40 Coming home and joining the family trucking business
08:00 Recovering $20,000 in unpaid invoices in the first three months
09:30 The challenge of trying to scale a family business
10:27 Why he opened his own brokerage authority
11:39 Building AAAM from a garage with a handful of loads per week
13:40 Using long drives as a learning tool and business strategy time
13:56 Factoring, cash flow, and managing accounts receivable
17:15 How to onboard new customers slowly and protect your cash
17:45 What makes a great long-term customer relationship in trucking
18:05 TMS systems explained and how automation saves time
19:50 How AI is entering the trucking and dispatch space
21:45 Why human relationships still matter in freight
24:03 Alfredo's tip: bring military discipline directly into your business

#ExitAlgorithms #VeteranEntrepreneur #FreightBroker #Trucking #MARSOC #MarineRaider #LogisticsBusiness #ScaleSmarter #SellStronger #VeteranBusiness

Cash flow management, KPIs, internal controls, and why a profitable business can still tank in due diligence.

Yoav Cohen, certified M&A advisor, managing partner at NYC Advisors, and veteran of over 40 industries as a CFO, COO, and CEO, joins Exit Algorithms to break down exactly what distressed businesses get wrong and what every business owner should be doing years before they sell.

Yoav has spent 25 years stepping into crisis situations for companies referred by their lenders, stabilizing operations, and preparing businesses for high-value exits. His perspective is grounded, blunt, and packed with real examples.

We cover:

– Why most distressed companies share the same three problems: no budget, no KPIs, and no written processes
– The 13-week cash flow model and why it exists to help the owner, not the bank
– How a $70 million company was quietly losing money on its best customers for years because nobody measured cost by product
– Why profitable businesses still get discounted by buyers when they have no KPIs or internal controls
– The compliance traps that kill deals in due diligence: unregistered states, unpaid sales tax, and lapsed annual filings
– Why you should start preparing for your exit two to three years early and what an advisor like Yoav does during that window
– How BlackRock cut their investment story prep time from four to five weeks down to a few hours using AI
– How a food distributor used ChatGPT to reverse-engineer restaurant menus and create a smarter sales pitch
– Yoav's practical tip: there is no single ingredient that transforms a business. You need all of it working together.

Connect with Yoav at nycadvisors.com.
Ready to grow and plan your exit? Visit www.BizExitGrow.com.

Related episodes:
– Ep. 57: Wealth Structuring, Trusts & Legacy Planning with Tyler Osborne
– Ep. 56: Private Equity, M&A & Why 66% of Deals Destroy Value with Scott Estill

00:00 Intro: Meet Yoav Cohen, managing partner at NYC Advisors
01:08 From Citibank and Bankers Trust to 25 years of turnarounds
02:52 Why broad industry experience helps more than deep specialization
04:17 When does a business need an interim executive vs. a fractional one
06:56 First steps when entering a distressed company
08:30 Why owners don't listen to their employees and why it costs them
10:00 The 13-week cash flow model and why it is for the owner first
14:24 Preparing to exit with a two to three year runway
16:15 KPIs, audits, and what buyers notice when they're missing
17:32 Compliance traps that kill deals: unregistered states and unpaid sales tax
19:34 Why internal due diligence two years out changes everything
21:42 How Yoav uses AI and what BlackRock does with it
24:03 Real use case: reverse-engineering restaurant menus with ChatGPT
25:39 Yoav's tip: no single fix makes a business valuable, it takes everything

#ExitAlgorithms #MergersAndAcquisitions #BusinessTurnaround #ExitPlanning #CFOInsights #KPIs #CashFlow #ScaleSmarter #SellStronger #BusinessExit

Change management, AI adoption, leading with zero expertise, and why your mindset is the most underrated scaling tool you have.

Jennifer Doty, CPA, bestselling author, VP-level leader at MetLife for nearly 20 years, and current Head of Operations at ThreeFlow, a leading benefits placement platform, joins Exit Algorithms to break down how she has navigated corporate transformation, entrepreneurship, and AI adoption all at the same time.

We cover:

– How Jennifer led MetLife's IT integration of AIG's international business with zero IT background and why that became the blueprint for her entire leadership style
– Why the most important skill in any transformation is being the translator between teams that cannot understand each other
– How ThreeFlow gave every single employee an unlimited Claude seat and made AI adoption everyone's daily responsibility
– Why automating a bad process just gives you a faster bad process and how to fix the process before you touch the technology
– How Jennifer built a five-figure monthly side income stream with Live Pure in just 15 months while running a full-time VP role
– The income-producing activity framework and how it applies to your business just as much as a side hustle
– Lessons from her two books: "Just Lead" and "The Right Now Role," and what nobody tells you about exiting a corporate career
– Jennifer's practical tip: your mindset is your scaling tool. Whether you believe it will be hard or easy, you are right either way.

Connect with Jennifer at jenniferdoty.com or on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-sierveld-doty/).

Ready to grow and plan your exit? Visit www.BizExitGrow.com.

Related episodes:

– Ep. 56: Private Equity, M&A, and Why 66% of Deals Destroy Value with Scott Estill
– Ep. 55: Scale to $100M with 29 Employees Using EOS with Eliot Vancil

00:00 Intro: Meet Jennifer Doty, Head of Operations at ThreeFlow
01:11 From Deloitte to MetLife: choosing skills over passion
04:30 Leading the MetLife and AIG integration with zero IT experience
07:30 Finding her purpose as the translator between business and technology
09:58 Dealing with imposter syndrome: evidence-based thinking and gratitude
13:49 How to manage multiple ventures without losing focus
15:50 Income-producing activities and eliminating busy work
17:29 Business transformation and change management step by step
20:37 Why ThreeFlow gave every employee an unlimited Claude seat
23:43 AI bad processes are still bad processes, just faster
28:06 How AI is changing the insurance and SaaS space
30:30 The Live Pure side hustle: five figures a month in 15 to 30 minutes a day
34:40 Two books: "Just Lead" and "The Right Now Role"
38:42 Jennifer's tip: your mindset determines how hard or easy scaling feels

#ExitAlgorithms #AIAdoption #ChangeManagement #WomenInBusiness #SaaSGrowth #BusinessExit #ScaleSmarter #SellStronger #Mindset #ThreeFlow

Private equity valuation, the M&A failure rate, independent board directors, and why retaining equity in your business after a sale is the smartest financial move you can make. Scott Estill, Managing Partner at Lancor, former investment banker, and M&A Advisor's 40 Under 40 in North America, joins Exit Algorithms to break down how PE firms look at executive talent, integration, and deal structure.

Scott spent 17 years as an investment banker before realizing that life's answers are not found in an Excel model. He built Lancor to sit at the intersection of private equity, M&A, and executive talent, working with firms like Blackstone, Bain, and Apax to place CEOs, board members, and operating partners.

We cover:

– Why two identical companies can have wildly different returns after an acquisition, and why the answer is always the management team
– Why the traditional executive search model is broken and how Lancor's proactive approach lets executives co-invest and join boards without leaving their current jobs
– How small business owners can use independent board directors as an inexpensive hack to get high-level operational advice before an exit
– Why the Chief Transformation Officer role is not just for failing companies, but for scaling successful ones
– Why two-thirds of M&A transactions actually destroy value and how integration is usually the culprit
– The real reason PE firms get nervous when a founder wants to sell 100% of their equity for cash at close
– How selling 60% of your business and rolling 40% into the new PE-backed entity can make you 3 to 4 times more money on the second bite of the apple
– How the rapid pace of AI adoption is forcing PE firms to hire Heads of AI as operating partners to deploy tech across their portfolios
– Scott's practical tip: do not sell your business in an echo chamber. Ask questions, triangulate advice, and build a team of uninterested third parties to guide you.

Connect with Scott at scott.estill@lancor.com.
Ready to grow and plan your exit? Visit www.BizExitGrow.com.

Related episodes:
– Ep. 55: Scale to $100M with 29 Employees Using EOS with Eliot Vancil
– Ep. 54: AI Transformation and the Exponential Divide with Nikki Barua

00:00 Intro: Meet Scott Estill, Managing Partner at Lancor
01:01 From 17 years in investment banking to building Lancor
02:15 Why the traditional executive search model has bad math
04:00 How Lancor introduces executives to PE firms proactively
06:57 Why you need independent board directors before you exit
09:30 How to find the right tuck-in acquisitions for your business
13:11 Why 66% of M&A transactions destroy value and the integration J-curve
16:08 Why 95% of PE deals do not close and how the process hurts your business
18:43 The biggest deal killers: customer concentration and mismanaged expectations
21:37 Deal structure: why rolling equity makes you more money than an all-cash exit
24:30 Using non-dilutive debt to grow before bringing in private equity
26:51 How AI is changing private equity and why you need an AI operating partner
32:11 Why the speed of AI is scarier than the dot-com bubble
34:30 Scott's tip: triangulate advice and ask everyone you know for help

#ExitAlgorithms #PrivateEquity #MergersAndAcquisitions #BusinessExit #ExecutiveSearch #BoardOfDirectors #ScaleSmarter #SellStronger #Lancor

Seven businesses built, run, and sold. $100M in revenue with 29 employees. And a playbook for scaling without drowning in headcount. Eliot Vancil, serial entrepreneur and managing partner of FuelLogic, one of the only national providers of diesel, gasoline, and DEF delivery for fleet operators, joins Exit Algorithms to break down exactly how he builds lean, high-output companies with elite culture and no wasted seats.

We cover:

– Why micromanaging 70 employees nearly destroyed his first company and what a peer group told him that changed everything
– How EOS transformed his businesses and why he had unknowingly drifted into running "Eliot's Operating System" instead
– The 20 Mile March: stacking 20 qualified deals every month for 10 years and never missing
– The three questions he asks before hiring anyone: Is the pain temporary? Can it be solved with process? Can it be solved with technology?
– Why FuelLogic does over $100M a year with 29 people and how shared gross profit compensation is the engine behind it
– How to find and execute acquisitions without bringing cancer into your culture
– How AI handles invoice processing, dispatch routing, sales prospecting, and risk management at FuelLogic today
– Why AI data center construction in Texas has completely changed his exit timeline
– Eliot's tip: your leadership team is everything. Build it early and your company's value follows.

Connect with Eliot on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/eliotvancil/) or visit fuellogic.net.

Ready to grow and plan your exit? Visit www.BizExitGrow.com.

Related episodes:
– Ep. 54: AI Transformation and the Exponential Divide with Nikki Barua
– Ep. 53: The Magic Script and AI Visibility with Jimi Gibson

00:00 Intro: Meet Eliot Vancil, managing partner of FuelLogic
01:28 From house painter's son to serial entrepreneur
03:30 Network Logic: building an MSP before recurring revenue was a thing
06:00 Nexus Consulting: evergreen telecom commissions and the master agency model
08:00 How FuelLogic started from a crazy idea that worked better than anything else
09:48 Early mistakes: micromanaging 70 employees and a toxic culture
13:00 The peer group that changed everything and what they said first
16:42 How to find the right peer group for your industry
18:27 Why being the center of everything devalues your company at exit
20:37 EOS: the entrepreneurial operating system explained and how Eliot runs it
29:21 Recommitting to EOS and dropping "Eliot's Operating System"
32:42 Hiring framework: temporary pain, process fix, or technology before headcount
39:00 Revenue predictability within 1% and calling your shot every quarter
41:42 Organic growth vs. acquisition and how to roll up without killing culture
52:18 How Eliot uses AI personally and inside FuelLogic
59:44 AI as a thought partner and what ChatGPT knows about you
1:00:29 Fueling AI data center construction in Texas and the renewed exit runway

#ExitAlgorithms #EOS #BusinessExit #FuelLogic #ScaleSmarter #SellStronger #EntrepreneurialOperatingSystem #HiringStrategy #CoreValues #BusinessGrowth

AI adoption, 90-day transformation sprints, and why every day you delay going AI-native you are being outcompeted. Nikki Barua, serial entrepreneur, bestselling author, keynote speaker, and co-founder of Flipwork, joins Exit Algorithms to break down why the biggest gap in AI adoption is not the technology. It is the people.

We cover:

– The three exit lessons from her first scaled business: zone of genius, right people in right roles, and knowing when your passion has shifted before burnout decides for you
– Why AI is different from every previous tech wave and why adapt or die is not a cliche this time
– How Flipwork's 90-day diagnostic works and why having employees build their own agents drives trust and adoption
– Why one person on an AI-native team can do the work of ten and how Nikki replaced 50 FTE of output for $20K a year in tools
– The three most common AI adoption mistakes and why Blockbuster could not have become Netflix just by adding internet
– Nikki's personal AI chief of staff setup running with zero touchpoints
– Nikki's tip: focus is not about what you choose to do. It is about what you choose not to do.

Connect with Nikki at nikki.barua.com or take the diagnostic at flipwork.ai.

Ready to grow and plan your exit? Visit www.BizExitGrow.com.

Related episodes:
– Ep. 53: The Magic Script and AI Visibility with Jimi Gibson
– Ep. 52: Wealth Structuring and Legacy Planning with Tyler Osborne

00:00 Intro: Meet Nikki Barua, co-founder of Flipwork
01:23 From India to America: reinvention as a through line
03:59 Three lessons from her first exit
08:06 Ego, burnout, and why founders stay too long
10:15 Why AI is different from every previous tech wave
13:03 The people gap in AI ROI
15:44 Building an AI-native company with 90-day sprints
19:14 How employees build their own agents
21:57 Why trust drives adoption
24:25 The three biggest AI adoption mistakes
26:13 How to choose the right AI tools
28:14 Nikki's personal AI chief of staff setup
32:43 50 FTE of output for $20K a year
35:30 Focus, energy design, and never multitasking

#ExitAlgorithms #AITransformation #PeopleFirstAI #BusinessExit #AIAdoption #Flipwork #ScaleSmarter #SellStronger #ExponentialDivide #AILeadership

Marketing psychology, the Magic Script framework, AI-driven visibility, and why personal branding is no longer optional for business owners planning an exit. Jimi Gibson, TEDx speaker, Forbes Agency Council contributor, author, lifelong professional magician, and VP of Brand Communication at Thrive Internet Marketing Agency, joins Exit Algorithms to break down how the psychology behind a magic trick is the same psychology that drives conversions in business.

We cover:

– The Magic Script: how connection, curiosity, and conversion map directly to oxytocin, dopamine, and serotonin, and why skipping the curiosity phase is killing your sales process
– Why "what if" is the most powerful phrase in marketing and how to use it to pull the rug out from a prospect's current belief
– The five-finger storytelling framework: promise, passion, defiance, focus, and thumbprint, and how to use it regardless of business size or stage
– Why Gartner predicts organic web traffic will drop 25% by 2026 and 50% by 2028, and how to stay visible in AI-driven search
– Why referrals from large language models convert at 4.5 times the rate of organic traffic and what that means for your marketing strategy
– Why an executive posting just 10 times a year on LinkedIn increases referral rates by 30% and how that directly impacts your exit valuation
– How to transfer personal brand visibility to your organization as you approach an exit, and why staying visible is actually the smarter move
– How to trademark your frameworks so they become transferable assets that increase company value
– Jimi's practical tip: tighten your evaluation window. At the speed things are moving, monthly awareness and quarterly decisions are no longer fast enough.

Connect with Jimi on LinkedIn or visit thriveagency.com.

Ready to grow and plan your exit? Visit www.BizExitGrow.com.

Related episodes:
– Ep. 52: Wealth Structuring and Legacy Planning with Tyler Osborne
– Ep. 50: Leadership, Culture and Selling Your Business Without Losing Your Team with Rene De Coning

00:00 Intro: Meet Jimi Gibson, VP of Brand Communication at Thrive Agency
01:04 From four years old and a magic club membership card to Fortune 100 entertainer
03:11 Why magic and marketing follow the same structure
05:39 The Magic Script live: connection, curiosity, and conversion demonstrated in real time
10:19 Breaking down the three phases and the neuroscience behind each one
15:00 Why the curiosity phase is missing from most marketing and sales today
18:41 Storytelling framework: current state, five second moment, resolution
22:38 Does marketing strategy change as a company grows? Yes, here is how
23:17 The five-finger brand framework: promise, passion, defiance, focus, thumbprint
28:39 How Thrive is using AI and why web traffic is dropping fast
31:00 LLMs, AI overviews, and the 60% of searches that never end in a click
32:24 Personal branding as a valuation multiplier and how to transfer it before exit
37:27 How to use AI the right way: custom GPTs, brand voice, and agents
40:45 Jimi's practical tip: tighten your evaluation window and treat AI as an ally

#ExitAlgorithms #MarketingPsychology #StorytellingForBusiness #AIMarketing #PersonalBranding #BusinessExit #DigitalMarketing #BrandStrategy #ScaleSmarter #SellStronger

Wealth structuring, trust and LLC strategy, the 70-10-20 rule, legacy planning, and why AI will not replace your accountant anytime soon.

Tyler Osborne, founder and CEO of Blessed Family Ventures, host of the Money Master podcast, and inspirational speaker with over 15 years of experience in wealth structuring and capital gain strategy, joins Exit Algorithms to break down the financial habits most business owners completely overlook.

Tyler grew up in East San Jose, earned a football scholarship to the University of St. Mary's, trained for the NFL, and landed at JP Morgan before going out on his own to build a firm focused on helping everyday people get into entrepreneurship and build lasting wealth.

We cover:

– Why most people never pay themselves first and how that destroys wealth building
– The 70-10-20 rule: live off 70%, attack debt with 10%, and invest the remaining 20%
– Why sole proprietors need to move into an LLC immediately and how a trust protects assets
– What Internal Revenue Code 162 executive bonus plans are and how they help save on taxes
– How to build values and conditions into a trust so your heirs actually earn access to wealth
– Why delayed gratification at peak income growth rapidly accelerates your net worth
– How Tyler is building an AI agent version of himself for his coaching program
– Tyler's practical tip: stop procrastinating, go do it now, and get 1% better every day

Connect with Tyler at moneymasternation.com or on Instagram at moneymaster408.

Ready to grow and plan your exit? Visit www.BizExitGrow.com.

Related episodes:
– Ep. 51: Private Credit, AI Risk and M&A in Eastern Europe with Petar Posledovich
– Ep. 50: Leadership, Culture and Selling Your Business Without Losing Your Team with Rene De Coning

00:00 Intro: Meet Tyler Osborne, founder of Blessed Family Ventures
01:02 Growing up in East San Jose, football scholarship, and training for the NFL
05:09 Why Tyler left JP Morgan after two years
07:01 Founding Blessed Family Ventures
07:42 The financial habits most people get wrong
09:23 LLC, S-corp, and trust structures
10:06 The 70-10-20 rule for income
13:01 Internal Revenue Code 162 executive bonus plans
14:32 Capital gains strategy
17:25 What legacy really means
23:52 How Tyler is using AI agents
26:10 Will AI replace lawyers and accountants?
31:46 Tyler's practical tip: do it now

#ExitAlgorithms #WealthStructuring #LegacyPlanning #SmallBusinessFinance #TrustAndLLC #CapitalGains #AIinBusiness #MoneyMaster #ScaleSmarter #SellStronger

Private credit collapse risk, AI concentration in finance, M&A advisory in Eastern Europe, and what the $600 billion hyperscaler bet means for your business.

Petar Posledovich, MIT-trained, AI and machine learning certified, licensed investment consultant, and founder of Wolf Team Limited, joins Exit Algorithms to break down what is actually happening in global capital markets right now and why it matters for every business owner.

Petar spent 15 years in corporate and investment banking across Bulgaria's top financial institutions before founding Wolf Team Limited, an M&A advisory, capital raising, and valuations firm focused on Eastern Europe.

We cover:

– Why private credit firms like Blackstone, Blue Owl, and BlackRock are facing redemption halts and write-downs, and what the Tricolor and MFS Financial Services collapses tell us about concentration risk
– Why private credit stocks have dropped close to 40% from their peaks and whether that signals a deeper structural problem or isolated failures
– Why $600 billion in hyperscaler AI spending by Meta, Alphabet, Amazon, and Microsoft is making Wall Street nervous and what asset-heavy transformation means for valuations
– When it makes sense to pursue private credit versus traditional bank loans versus PE, and what most business owners get wrong about being bankable
– How AI is changing professional services and investment banking: from automating data gathering to financial modeling, and why the goal is still creating sustainable value for all stakeholders
– Where Eastern Europe sits as a capital market opportunity for Western investors and US private equity firms
– Petar's perspective on whether the AI boom becomes a bust and what a .com-style correction would mean for private credit globally

Ready to grow and plan your exit? Visit www.BizExitGrow.com.

Related episodes:
– Ep. 48: $300M Raised and Capital Stacks with Tyrus Shivers
– Ep. 45: 3 Exits, Coinbase IPO and Why Index Funds Fail with Dr. Adam Link

00:00 Intro: Meet Petar Posledovich, founder of Wolf Team Limited
01:08 15 years in Bulgarian corporate and investment banking
02:34 Key industries in Eastern Europe: fintech, AI, last mile delivery, real estate
04:15 Private credit vs. PE vs. bank loans: how to advise clients on capital structure
05:30 Why private credit stocks have fallen 40% from their peaks
08:34 Tricolor, MFS, Blue Owl redemptions, and BlackRock write-downs explained
14:07 AI and the $600B hyperscaler bet: what Wall Street is really worried about
14:42 How AI is changing professional services, investment banking, and M&A advisory
18:00 Creating sustainable value for all stakeholders as the north star

#ExitAlgorithms #PrivateCredit #MergersAndAcquisitions #AIinFinance #CapitalRaising #EasternEurope #PrivateEquity #InvestmentBanking #ScaleSmarter #SellStronger

Rene De Coning, president and owner of Mustard Seed Consulting, joins Exit Algorithms to break down the human side of business growth and what most owners get dangerously wrong before they exit.

Rene brings decades of experience across market research, strategy development, leadership training, and executive coaching, working across South Africa, the UK, and the US. Her work sits at the intersection of data-driven insight and human behavior.

We cover:

– Why getting unstuck is almost never a data problem and why "kick the can management" keeps owners analyzing instead of deciding
– Why email tennis, Slack tennis, and endless opinion threads are killing decision-making in organizations of every size
– How communication actually works: the difference between walking the floor and genuinely asking curious open-ended questions that make people feel heard
– Why culture change in an acquisition is inevitable and why telling people "nothing is changing" is the fastest way to destroy trust and start the talent exodus
– Why owner dependency almost always comes from emotional attachment, not just control, and why buyers need to recognize that to get a clean transition
– Why the transition away from owner dependency needs to start three to five years before the exit and what delegating to a strong second layer actually looks like
– Why AI is a tool and not the answer: the craftsman is the creator, not the tool, and AI will not execute your goals for you
– Rene's practical tip: take a long hard look at how you lead. Ask yourself if that is how you would want to be led. If not, start there.

Connect with Rene on LinkedIn at Rene De Coning.
Ready to grow and plan your exit? Visit www.BizExitGrow.com.

Related episodes:
– Ep. 48: $300M Raised and Why Your Business Is an Asset with Tyrus Shivers
– Ep. 45: 3 Exits, Coinbase IPO and Why Index Funds Fail with Dr. Adam Link

00:00 Intro: Meet Rene De Coning, president of Mustard Seed Consulting
01:01 From market research to strategy to leadership development and executive coaching
03:27 What Rene looks for first when working with a business owner
04:10 Kick the can management and why data paralysis keeps businesses stuck
06:45 Mindset and openness to change as the foundation of growth
09:02 What good communication actually looks like on the floor
11:06 Silos, champagne towers, and how culture flows from the top down
14:05 Recruiting for attitude not just skills and why soft skills are the hardest
16:04 Culture, failure, and the difference between mistakes and failure
16:46 Protecting culture through an acquisition and why transparency is everything
21:22 Owner dependency: emotional attachment, control, and how to let go
24:42 How to start reducing owner dependency three to five years before exit
27:04 Delegation done right: upskilling the next layer not throwing it over the fence
31:07 AI as a tool not an answer and why the craftsman is still the creator
34:18 Rene's practical tip: look hard at how you lead and ask if that is how you want to be led

#ExitAlgorithms #LeadershipDevelopment #ExecutiveCoaching #BusinessExit #CulturePreservation #OwnerDependency #AIinBusiness #BusinessGrowth #ScaleSmarter #SellStronger

JD spent nearly 30 years running warehouses and leading operational turnarounds for companies ranging from small businesses to private equity-backed operations. He built his consulting firm from a side practice into a full-time advisory business focused on people, process, and technology.

We cover:

– Why inefficient warehouses quietly destroy margins and why throwing labor at the problem is almost always the wrong fix
– How JD's proprietary three-pillar audit framework covering people, process, and technology uncovers root causes that most operators completely miss
– Why significant operational improvement is achievable within 12 weeks when the right fixes are in place and tested properly
– Why not every warehouse needs a $500,000 WMS and how small businesses can get fully functional systems starting at $5,000 to $10,000 that integrate with QuickBooks, Shopify, and WooCommerce
– How AI is being used in warehouses today: from customer service bots to automated PO receiving, invoice dispatching, and inventory drones doing cycle counts without a single man-hour
– Why $7,000 warehouse robots and AI-powered inventory drones are already accessible and what that means for small and mid-size operators
– How JD engineers customized logistics programs that mix assets from multiple providers and saved one client over $1 million in freight costs
– Why JD calls his firm margin recovery specialists and what that means in a freight recession environment where costs keep rising
– JD's practical tip: trust your gut and treat your people like the gold mine they are. The best ideas in any warehouse are already in the heads of the people doing the work every day.

Connect with JD on LinkedIn at Jason Zapp or visit JD Zapp Consulting on LinkedIn.
Ready to grow and plan your exit? Visit www.BizExitGrow.com.

Related episodes:
– Ep. 47: Combat Veteran to Freight Broker with Ted Fyock
– Ep. 43: Nuclear Verdicts, AI and 3PL Scaling with Bobby McClain

00:00 Intro: Meet JD Zapp, the Warehouse Whisperer
00:50 30 years of warehouse operations and the school of hard knocks
01:52 How JD earned the nickname Warehouse Whisperer
03:17 Building a consulting business from a side practice
04:13 The hidden costs of a poorly run warehouse
05:32 The three-pillar audit: people, process, and technology
06:26 How fast can you see results? The 12-week improvement window
07:18 KPIs every warehouse should be tracking internally
08:19 WMS strategy: what small businesses actually need and what it costs
11:48 AI in warehousing: bots, drones, and automated inventory management
13:50 $7,000 robots and inventory drones doing cycle counts
16:44 Engineering customized logistics programs and saving $1M in freight costs
18:07 Margin recovery specialists: getting your margins back in a freight recession
18:40 JD's practical tip: trust your gut and treat your people like gold

#ExitAlgorithms #WarehouseManagement #LogisticsOptimization #SupplyChain #WMS #MarginRecovery #AIinLogistics #3PL #WarehouseWhisperer #ScaleSmarter #SellStronger

Tyrus went from medically retiring out of the Air Force to government contracting, property management, running operations for ET the Hip Hop Preacher, and ultimately founding Legacy Wealth Capital Group, where he has helped founders raise over $300 million in growth capital.

We cover:

– How Tyrus went from zero to 220 units and $1.2M in revenue in 18 months using property management, why he shut it down instead of selling it, and what that $200,000 loss taught him about exits

– Why capital is the root of every business problem: from hiring a COO to running paid ads to implementing AI tools, everything comes back to capital

– How to build a capital stack from day one: bootstrapping, friends and family, angel investors, Reg D 506, Reg CF equity crowdfunding, and when to start talking to institutional investors

– Why most business owners ask for too little when raising capital and why an investor once told Tyrus that $150,000 was not enough to ask for

– What the Legacy Business Operating System is and why it adds a capital layer that EOS, Scaling Up, and every other operating system leaves out entirely

– Why business owners need to stop thinking of their company as a baby and start thinking of it as an asset, and how that shift is what makes exits possible

– How Legacy Wealth is using AI agents as setters, appointment confirmers, and productivity amplifiers while keeping a Navy SEAL-sized core team

– Why Tyrus plans to take Legacy Wealth public in five to seven years and what that growth through acquisition strategy looks like

– Tyrus's practical tip: get crystal clear on your vision before anything else. If you cannot make fast decisions it means you are not clear. Clarity on vision is free and it is the foundation of everything.

Connect with Tyrus at legacywealthcapitalgroup.com or search Legacy Wealth Capital Group on social media.

Ready to grow and plan your exit? Visit www.BizExitGrow.com.

Related episodes:

– Ep. 45: 3 Exits, Coinbase IPO and Why Index Funds Fail Business Owners with Dr. Adam Link

– Ep. 40: $450M in Deals and the M&A Playbook with Marty Fahncke

00:00 Intro: Meet Tyrus Shivers, founder of Legacy Wealth Capital Group

01:01 Air Force, government contracting, property management, and the $200K lesson

04:38 Running operations for ET the Hip Hop Preacher and what that taught him

07:02 Why vision is the first bottleneck and capital is the root of everything else

10:31 The Legacy Business Operating System and what every other OS is missing

12:29 How to build a capital stack from day one

15:55 When to raise outside capital and how much to actually ask for

17:46 PE, IPO, or strategic sale: how your vision determines your exit path

20:44 How Legacy Wealth uses AI agents, Navy SEAL team structure, and elitism in hiring

25:00 Stop wearing the owner hat and put on the investor hat

28:35 Where AI is taking business over the next five to ten years

29:58 Tyrus's practical tip: get crystal clear on your vision first

#ExitAlgorithms #CapitalRaising #BusinessExit #LegacyWealth #VeteranEntrepreneur #PrivateEquity #AIinBusiness #FounderMindset #ScaleSmarter #SellStronger

Ted spent 12 years at Deloitte after commissioning as a second lieutenant in the Army, where he dual-hatted as a logistics officer moving large loads and freight. He now runs Carolina Expressways, a people-first freight brokerage specializing in the Eastern seaboard and Midwest, while developing Network Forge, a proprietary predictive intelligence and logistics data platform.

We cover:

– How leading tanks and serving as a logistics officer in the Army gave Ted the leadership, problem-solving, and decision-making foundation that Deloitte and entrepreneurship would later demand

– Why fraud and organized crime have turned the freight industry against itself: brokers do not trust brokers, shippers do not trust brokers, and carriers do not trust anyone, and what a new brokerage has to do to survive that environment

– Why the future of freight brokerage is very small teams with AI as a force multiplier, and why scaling revenue without scaling headcount is the entire strategy

– Why the freight and logistics industry has been a slow adopter of AI and why that is actually a massive opportunity for tech-enabled operators willing to move now

– Ted's practical tip: manage your expenses, know exactly where your money is going, and save everything you can for when you actually need to deploy it

Connect with Ted on LinkedIn at Ted Fyock or visit www.carolinaexpressways.com.

Ready to grow and plan your exit? Visit www.BizExitGrow.com.

Related episodes:

– Ep. 43: Nuclear Verdicts, AI and 3PL Scaling with Bobby McClain

– Ep. 42: Safety Scores, Clean Books and Smarter Exits with Erik Hansen

00:00 Intro: Meet Ted Fyock, founder and CEO of Carolina Expressways

00:54 Ted's background: Army armor officer, dual logistics role, and 12 years at Deloitte

02:47 Leadership and problem solving skills the Army built that still drive the business today

05:05 The story behind the name Carolina Expressways

06:34 Territory, clients, and where Carolina Expressways is operating today

07:23 The reality of starting a freight brokerage from scratch

09:08 Scaling strategy: small teams, AI as a force multiplier, and growing revenue without headcount

11:10 Getting the first clients and what the government contracting pipeline looks like

12:35 The fraud epidemic in freight and why nobody trusts anybody

13:45 People-first brokerage: what shipper-broker fit means and why being non-transactional matters

16:47 Network Forge: proprietary predictive intelligence and logistics data platform

18:30 How AI helped build the MVP and where the tech is headed

20:05 Where AI is taking the freight and logistics industry over the next few years

23:46 How to start with AI the right way: learn before you leap

24:52 Ted's practical tip: manage your expenses and know where every dollar is going

#ExitAlgorithms #FreightBrokerage #LogisticsTech #AIinLogistics #VeteranFounder #FreightTech #SupplyChain #NetworkForge #ScaleSmarter #SellStronger

Dr. Deepak Bhootra, world-class sales expert and founder of Jabalani Consulting and Rise Up at Work, joins Exit Algorithms to challenge everything founders and sales leaders think they know about selling and scaling.

Deepak spent 30 years in corporate sales across South Africa, India, and the US, worked one on one with over 1,500 professionals, and advises six founders today.

We cover:

– Why 35% of salespeople exit the function by age 35 and why systemic leadership failures are the real cause
– Why selling to serve always beats selling to close, and why "if I build it they will come" founders run out of cash first
– Why founders do 3X more demos than mature enterprise sales orgs and why that is a sign your metrics are broken
– Why clarity beats talent every single time: clarity and structure eat both culture and strategy for breakfast
– Why CRM systems were never designed to make salespeople better and why top performers spend under 60 minutes per week in them
– How commercialization now means building something predictable, repeatable, and flexible before AI blurs every competitive boundary
– Why AI will not take sales jobs but your colleague already using it might

Connect with Deepak at linkedin.com/in/deepakbhootra or deepak@riseupatwork.com.
Support his fundraise at wefunder.com/riseupatwork.

Ready to grow and plan your exit? Visit www.BizExitGrow.com.

Related episodes:
– Ep. 45: 3 Exits, Coinbase IPO and Why Index Funds Fail Business Owners with Dr. Adam Link
– Ep. 44: Lean Six Sigma Secrets to Eliminate Waste with Ben Harmsen

00:00 Intro: Meet Dr. Deepak Bhootra, founder of Jabalani Consulting and Rise Up at Work
01:07 30 years in corporate sales, two burnouts, and a family of merchants
03:54 Why 35% of salespeople exit by age 35
05:57 How spilling beer on someone's shoes launched his sales career
08:30 Selling to serve vs. selling to close
14:23 Root cause of underperforming sales teams and why Pareto never fails
18:39 Clarity beats talent: structure eats culture and strategy for breakfast
21:03 Sandler methodology and why qualifying out is a superpower
24:14 Why founders do 3X more demos than they should
28:17 Commercialization and why speed of iteration is everything
33:05 AI in sales and why your colleague is already sharpening his knife
41:10 Rise Up at Work and the career development gap
46:55 How to connect with Deepak and support the fundraise

#ExitAlgorithms #SalesPsychology #SalesLeadership #HustleCulture #Commercialization #AIinSales #FounderMindset #LeanSales #ScaleSmarter #SellStronger

Dr. Adam Link, founder of Fireweed Capital and former senior engineering manager at Coinbase, joins Exit Algorithms to break down what business owners get wrong about investing, exits, and building wealth that lasts.

Adam has exited three companies, was at Coinbase through its IPO, and built Fireweed Capital for tech founders and tech families who need an advisor that speaks their language.

We cover:

– From investment banking to three exits to the Coinbase IPO: how all of it led Adam to found Fireweed Capital
– The earn out trap from his first exit: he and the acquirer had completely different definitions of what hitting the metrics meant, and he who has the gold makes the rules
– Why the $50,000 threshold is the real benchmark for deciding whether to sue over a contract dispute
– Why index funds break down in real life: the efficient market hypothesis is not true, humans hate losing twice as much as they love winning, and "just hold on" is not real financial advice
– Why business owners should play defense with their portfolios since their offense is already in the business
– Why Adam skips individual crypto coins but is excited about real world asset tokenization as the future of customer ownership for small businesses
– How AI transformed his practice: Claude in real time on client calls, a full marketing funnel built in a weekend for $300, and why multi-agent AI systems are the real future
– Why SaaS companies need to reckon with the fact that a competent engineer with AI can replicate their platform for less than a typical onboarding fee
– Adam's practical tip: spend a quarter planning your exit before it happens. Most owners spend 10 years building and five minutes planning, and end up owing taxes instead of building generational wealth

Connect with Adam at fireweedcapital.com or adam@fireweedcapital.com.
Ready to grow and plan your exit? Visit www.BizExitGrow.com.

Related episodes:
– Ep. 41: Business Exit Planning, Trusts and Taxes with Jeff Condren
– Ep. 40: $450M in Deals and the M&A Playbook with Marty Fahncke

00:00 Intro: Meet Dr. Adam Link, founder of Fireweed Capital
01:13 Finance degree, investment banking, tech startups, and Coinbase IPO
03:45 Earn out traps and the golden rule of business
07:57 Failing to raise capital and knowing when to walk away
09:38 The $50,000 benchmark for contract disputes
12:44 Why index funds fail real investors and what Fireweed Capital does instead
16:36 How business owners should diversify away from the business
20:58 Crypto strategy and real world asset tokenization
25:41 AI in financial advising: Claude on calls, multi-agent systems, and $300 marketing funnels
31:53 Why SaaS companies are about to be weighed against AI token costs
34:13 Adam's practical tip: plan your exit before it happens

#ExitAlgorithms #ExitPlanning #WealthManagement #IndexFunds #FinancialAdvisor #CryptoStrategy #AIinFinance #SaaSDisruption #TechFounders #ScaleSmarter #SellStronger

Ben Harmsen, Certified Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt and founder of Hammer Legacy Solutions Group, joins Exit Algorithms to break down why almost every business has 20 to 30% waste hiding in plain sight and exactly how to find it and fix it.

Ben spent 12 years at Chrysler, six years in the Coca-Cola network, and has since worked across 3PLs, manufacturing, e-commerce, and construction. His core insight is simple: the tools do not fail, the culture does.

We cover:

– Why almost every business has at least 20 to 30% waste regardless of how profitable it looks, and why most owners never see it because they mistake profitability for doing things right
– What Lean Six Sigma actually is at a simple level: lean reduces the eight types of waste using the DOWNTIME framework, and Six Sigma reduces variation using data and the DMAIC process
– Why lean fails almost every time not because of the methodology but because leadership does not champion it, and why culture will always devour strategy
– Why the first question Ben asks in any audit is "can you show me the process?" and why the answer almost always reveals the real problem
– How to do a waste walk in your own business today by asking three simple questions about what people are waiting for, what they are reworking, and what is overcomplicated
– How Ben uses ChatGPT for analytics, reporting, scheduling, forecasting, and contract interpretation, and why operators who use AI will replace those who do not
– Why camera systems and AI-powered defect detection are about to become standard across every industry, not just manufacturing
– Why $7,000 warehouse robots that self-charge are already here and what that means for smaller companies who could not afford automation before
– Ben's practical tip: go do a waste walk today, ask simple questions, shine the light on the problem, and measure what matters

Connect with Ben at hammerlegacysolutionsgroup.com or on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/hammer-legacy-solutions-group/.

Ready to grow and plan your exit? Visit www.BizExitGrow.com.

Related episodes:
– Ep. 43: Nuclear Verdicts, AI and 3PL Scaling with Bobby McClain
– Ep. 42: Safety Scores, Clean Books and Smarter Exits with Erik Hansen

00:00 Intro: Meet Ben Harmsen, founder of Hammer Legacy Solutions Group
01:00 Ben's background: Army, Chrysler, Coca-Cola, 3PL, manufacturing, and e-commerce
03:08 What waste elimination actually looks like in a real business
05:23 The KPIs and metrics Ben tracks across every industry
06:54 Lean Six Sigma explained simply: waste, variation, and the DOWNTIME framework
08:53 The two biggest mistakes businesses make trying to implement Lean
11:01 Change management, culture, and why lean fails without leadership buy-in
12:20 How to start implementing Lean without boiling the ocean
13:55 AI in operations: ChatGPT, Power Automate, contract analysis, and forecasting
17:15 Robotics in logistics: $7,000 warehouse robots and the future of automation
19:39 Ben's practical tip: how to do a waste walk in your business today

#ExitAlgorithms #LeanSixSigma #WasteElimination #BusinessOperations #ProcessImprovement #AIinBusiness #WarehouseAutomation #SupplyChain #ScaleSmarter #SellStronger

Bobby McClain, Certified Director of Safety, Certified Transportation Professional, and CEO of Arbitrage Logistics, joins Exit Algorithms to break down what carriers and 3PLs are getting dangerously wrong and what it will cost them.

Bobby has over 35 years of experience in safety, risk management, HR, and 3PL operations with senior leadership roles at ABF Freight, Ward Transport, and JJ Keller. He started as a driver after the Army, crossed from union leadership into corporate management, and completed an AI course at MIT to make sure his opinions were grounded in real education.

We cover:

– Why a single missing non-scoring item in a driver qualification file like a road test can turn a routine claim into a nuclear verdict worth tens of millions
– Why passing a DOT audit with a satisfactory rating means nothing if your DQ files are not pristine for the plaintiff attorney
– What NLRA Section 7 and 8 actually protect in non-union environments and why most business owners do not know their employees have nearly the same rights as unionized workers
– How Bobby identifies a fake culture within 10 minutes of walking into a company
– Where autonomous vehicle technology actually stands on a level one to five scale and what breakthrough is needed to get to full autonomy
– The helium supply chain risk nobody is talking about and why a Qatar bottleneck could disrupt chip production, AI, and fleet technology simultaneously
– Why the wrong 3PL client can bankrupt you faster than any market downturn

Connect with Bobby on LinkedIn at Bobby McClain or at bobby@arbitragelogistics.com.
Ready to grow and plan your exit? Visit www.BizExitGrow.com.

Related episodes:
– Ep. 42: Safety Scores, Clean Books and Smarter Exits with Erik Hansen
– Ep. 40: $450M in Deals and the M&A Playbook with Marty Fahncke

00:00 Intro: Meet Bobby McClain, CEO of Arbitrage Logistics
01:15 Army, trucking, ABF Freight, and crossing from union to corporate
03:32 Why hiring from the driver ranks builds better safety leadership
05:55 The ROI of safety and why the CFO always questions the spend
06:13 DQ files, non-scoring items, and how one missing road test becomes a nuclear verdict
10:41 Vicarious liability and preparing beyond what the auditor asks
12:49 What non-union employers get dangerously wrong about employee rights
17:14 Building Arbitrage Logistics lean from the ground up
18:31 AI in transportation: MIT course, autonomy levels, and the truth in the middle
23:37 Autonomous vehicles, Aurora's Texas lanes, and the legal liability gap
27:00 The helium supply chain risk and what it means for chips and logistics
31:30 Bobby's practical tip for 3PLs and trucking companies

#ExitAlgorithms #TruckingIndustry #TransportationSafety #NuclearVerdicts #3PL #AutonomousVehicles #AIinTransportation #FleetManagement #ScaleSmarter #SellStronger

Erik Hansen, Certified Director of Safety and founder of Consolidated Business Services (CBS), breaks down why compliance and safety are not the same thing, how poor safety scores kill your business valuation at exit, and how he grew CBS through a strategic acquisition.

We cover:

– Why compliance and safety are not the same thing, and why 15 years of e-log mandates have not prevented a single accident
– How a poor ISS safety score signals a leadership problem to buyers and destroys your valuation at exit
– Why cutting your safety and maintenance departments is one of the most expensive mistakes a carrier can make
– How Erik acquired Wild and Associates, retained 100% of staff, and rebuilt client trust after a failed prior sale
– Why CBS has a strict no-AI policy in bookkeeping, and where AI does belong in transportation safety
– How telematics tools like Motive and Samsara generate real ROI through driver scorecards and incident detection
– Erik's practical tips: do not grow faster than you can control, reassess constantly, and stay as debt-free as possible

00:00 Intro: Meet Erik Hansen, founder of CBS
01:23 Erik's background: Army, trucking, and building CBS during COVID
04:08 Acquiring Wild and Associates: how he made the transition seamless
06:53 How CBS audits new clients across safety, compliance, and bookkeeping
09:09 Compliance vs. safety: why your CSA score is not the full picture
13:10 How safety scores directly impact business valuation at exit
16:17 AI in bookkeeping: why CBS prohibits it and what went wrong for other clients
18:28 Telematics, Motive, Samsara, and where AI does belong in transportation
22:14 Erik's practical tips for business owners

Connect with Erik: cbsvc.com or erik@cbsvc.com or 307-445-1372

Ready to grow and plan your exit? Visit www.BizExitGrow.com

Related episodes:
Ep. 40: $450M in Deals and the M&A Playbook with Marty Fahncke

Ep. 41: Business Exit Planning, Trusts and Taxes with Jeff Condren

#ExitAlgorithms #TruckingBusiness #SafetyCompliance #FleetManagement #BusinessExit #ExitPlanning #GrowthThroughAcquisition #TransportationIndustry #ScaleSmarter #SellStronger

Jeff was named a Forbes 2024 Best in State Top Next Gen Wealth Advisor and has spent two decades guiding business owners and families through the most complex and consequential financial decisions of their lives.

If you have ever wondered what to do with your money before, during, and after you sell your business, this episode was made for you.

We cover:

– The single biggest financial mistake business owners make: treating the exit as a transaction instead of a multi-year planning event, and why the best exits need at least 24 to 36 months of preparation, ideally 4 to 5 years.
– What Jeff's pre-sale checklist actually looks like: S-Corp vs. C-Corp structure, small business stock eligibility, trust strategies, pre-sale gifting, estate planning, charitable giving, valuation gap analysis, and whether relocating to a different state before the sale makes financial sense.
– Why separating your identity from the business is the single most important mindset shift a first-generation founder can make, and why it is also the foundation of multi-generational wealth.
– The 1 to 2 percent per year strategy: how to slowly move assets outside the business over a decade or more so your entire net worth is never sitting in one place when something goes wrong.
– The Bucket Strategy for post-exit proceeds: how to divide your liquidity into what you can never risk, what you plan to spend in the near term, and what you want to grow across generations.
– Why lifestyle creep is one of the most dangerous threats to exit wealth, and how trusts create the governance and structure needed to protect the plan from family pressure and reactive decisions.
– How GRATs, charitable trusts, donor-advised funds, and second-to-die life insurance policies can protect and grow family wealth long after the sale closes.
– Jeff's one practical tip for every business owner: pay yourself first by setting up a non-negotiable monthly transfer to an investment account, because consistency in building outside assets will always beat trying to time the market.

Connect with Jeff at mesirow.com or search "Jeff Condren" on LinkedIn.
Ready to grow and plan your exit? Visit www.BizExitGrow.com.

Marty has over 35 years of marketing experience, has personally executed over $450 million in acquisitions, and has represented about a billion dollars in total growth and sales across his career. He learned his biggest exit lesson the hard way when he sold his first company for $1.5 million cash, only to later calculate that equity in the roll-up would have been worth $24 million.

This episode is essential listening for any business owner thinking about buying a competitor, preparing to sell, or just trying to build a more valuable company from the ground up.

We discuss:
– How Marty went from selling vacuums and water purifiers as a teenager to becoming a QVC-certified presenter, to building and selling his first business for $1.5 million, to growing a PE-backed company from $80 million to $600 million a year through acquisition.
– The $1.5M vs. $24M lesson: why accepting all cash in a roll-up acquisition was the most expensive decision Marty ever made, and what he would have negotiated for instead.
– How marketing skills translate directly into M&A advisory, and why Westbound Road averages 5 offers per deal and has had as many as 12 competing buyers on a single transaction.
– Why growth through acquisition is lower risk than organic scaling, and how buying your competitor can instantly double revenue, cut customer acquisition costs, and remove market fragmentation.
– How to finance an acquisition with little to no money out of pocket using SBA expansion loans, revenue-based funding, asset-based lending, 401K borrowing, home equity, and other people's money. Westbound Road has over 230 financing strategies on file.
– Why Marty recommends starting exit prep 3 years before you plan to sell, and the real factors that move the needle on valuation beyond the usual key man risk and customer concentration advice.
– The homegrown CRM mistake that cost one client approximately $1 million at sale, and why beginning with the end in mind is the most important strategic principle for any business owner.
– How offshore versus domestic staffing decisions can substantially increase or destroy your valuation depending on the industry you are in.
– The tax mitigation trap: why saving 20 cents in taxes by hiding profit costs you $5 in business valuation at a 5X multiple, and why you need to shift to profit maximization at least 3 years before your exit.
– How Westbound Road uses AI defensively: running buyer simulations before bringing a deal to market to anticipate and pre-address every concern a buyer's AI would flag.
– The 5 D's and a B: divorce, disease, death, debt, disagreements, and burnout. Why every business owner will exit eventually, and why most are not prepared for it.

Connect with Marty at westboundroad.com or search "Marty Fahncke" on LinkedIn.

Ready to grow and plan your exit? Visit www.BizExitGrow.com.

This episode is a masterclass for any service-based business owner who wants to scale through acquisition, build enterprise value in a fragmented industry, and actually get out of the day-to-day.

We discuss:
– How a soccer collision led to a chronic fatigue diagnosis, which led Justin to discover upper cervical chiropractic care, and ultimately to building a 20-year career in a niche practiced by only 3,000 of the world's 75,000 chiropractors.
– How Justin transitioned from being the hands-on clinician seeing patients all day to spending 50% of his time on acquisitions and deal flow, and why the E-Myth concept of getting out of the kitchen was the key unlock.
– The roll-up thesis behind Serve Bigger Collective: why the upper cervical chiropractic industry is deeply fragmented, why most practices never sell and doctors work 35 to 55 years for poor or zero exit value, and how consolidation creates enterprise value where none existed before.
– How Justin is taking individual practices with a 1X or 2X EBITDA multiple and building toward an 8X to 12X enterprise valuation through organization, shared resources, recurring revenue, and operational excellence.
– Why private equity and family offices love fragmented healthcare industries, and what it takes to professionalize a niche well enough to attract institutional capital.
– The intrapreneurship model: how Justin retains the chiropractors he acquires by creating a structure where staying inside the collective is more financially compelling than going out on their own, including salary, profit share, and equity upside.
– The holding company structure: how Justin built a holding company overseeing a managed service organization with a CFO, CMO, and controller that services all operating entities, creating the backbone for scalable growth.
– How Serve Bigger doubled some practices within 6 months of acquisition through community, shared marketing, buying power, and operational alignment.
– People and leadership as the core operating principle: why EOS and the traction framework, training systems, meeting rhythms, and clarity around vision and role have been the real engine of growth.
– The danger of AI negotiating against AI in M&A deals and why human context is still irreplaceable in deal flow and due diligence.
– How Justin uses AI for pro forma modeling, financial analysis, deal scenarios, comp structure design, and even real estate amortization schedules.

Connect with Dr. Justin Brown on Instagram at @DrJustinBrown, visit servebigger.com for more, or reach out at servebigger@gmail.com.

Check out iHelpMoms.com if you have kids ages 0 to 10.

Ready to grow and plan your exit? Visit www.BizExitGrow.com.

This episode is essential for any business owner thinking about selling, scaling, or simply building a more valuable company from day one.

We discuss:
– John's journey from selling his parents' books to secondhand bookstores as a kid, to running a painting franchise in college, to building a 20-year global software company from his basement.
– How Print Audit grew from a one-man basement operation into a global powerhouse by hiring based on values, building a product that created genuine switching costs, and transitioning to recurring revenue.
– The hook strategy: how bundling free software into a SaaS subscription made customers nearly impossible to leave, and why recurring revenue is the single most valuable asset you can build for a future sale.
– The near-death experience that almost killed Print Audit when their biggest customer, Ricoh, acquired a competitor, and how diversifying from one large customer to hundreds of smaller ones saved the company and tripled its value.
– The three biggest mistakes business owners make when preparing to sell: customer concentration above 20%, messy finances that do not match what buyers expect to see, and being the linchpin of the company instead of delegating.
– Why the best time to start preparing for your exit was 5 years ago and the second best time is today, and why everything you do to get ready to sell also makes the business run better anyway.
– How to choose the right advisor based on your revenue size: brokers for main street businesses under $1M, M&A advisors for the $2M to $5M and above range, and investment bankers for large mid-market deals.
– Why you should interview at least 5 advisors, ask for industry-specific references, and watch out for advisors who make more money on upfront fees than on actually closing deals.
– How John uses Claude and AI to automate LinkedIn posting, generate buyer profiles, classify deal industries, and run weekly deal reviews across $2 billion in live transactions on SimAmplify.
– Where AI is going in M&A: why junior analyst roles at investment banks are already being replaced, and what that means for the next generation entering the workforce.

Connect with John and visit www.cimaplify.com.

This episode is a must-listen for any product-based business owner who is sitting on too much inventory, struggling with cash flow, or trying to get their sales, operations, and finance teams to actually communicate with each other.

We discuss:
– How Alex worked his way through sales, marketing, and warehouse floors early in his career and discovered that the biggest problem in most businesses is not a people problem, it is a data communication problem.
– The ping pong table analogy: why sales and marketing, operations, and finance are constantly fighting each other instead of rowing in the same direction, and how data visualization fixes it.
– Why inventory turns is the business metric that unlocks cash flow, and how converting inventory into cash faster means more capital to grow.
– The 80-20 rule applied to supply chain: why 90% of most businesses' revenue comes from 10% of their SKUs, and how SKU bloat is silently strangling cash flow.
– A four-step framework any business owner can build today using Shopify, Excel, and a 3PL report: establish a source of truth, consolidate purchasing, understand historical sales, and log future big commitments.
– How to use AI for demand planning and forecasting without creating a black box, why asking the model to write a wiki after every build is a game-changing practice, and how to validate AI outputs without being a data scientist.
– Why the black box problem is the biggest risk in AI-assisted supply chain work, and the practical technique Alex uses to keep every model transparent, auditable, and updatable.
– How to think about minimum order quantities, carrying costs, and opportunity cost when deciding which SKUs to keep, cut, or reorder.
– Real examples of businesses that locked in large retail orders with Walmart or Target without planning for them and suddenly found themselves out of stock for six months.
– Where AI is going in supply chain: why demand planning used to require PhD-level data scientists and now any operator can access the same capability.

Ready to work with Alex? Visit predictivescs.com.

Ready to grow and plan your exit? Visit www.BizExitGrow.com, where thoughtful systems and strategies help build lasting value and legacy.

This episode is a masterclass for any business owner trying to implement technology the right way, hire and build a high-performance culture, and prepare a business for a high-value exit.

We discuss:
– Chris's path from a Commodore VIC-20 at age 14, to Georgia Tech, to a Coca-Cola internship that accidentally launched a 30-plus year career in the SAP ecosystem.
– Why SAP runs 93.7% of financial transactions globally, what the current cloud migration wave means for businesses, and why the US Navy and government run on SAP.
– His three-step framework for implementing any new technology in a business: train first, find the passionate champion, and sell it from the top down.
– Why most companies fail at AI adoption not because of the technology but because of poor thought process, and how to separate the right tools from the noise.
– The hiring mistakes Chris made in his early companies, why he was the bottleneck, and the lesson it took selling multiple businesses to fully learn: hire fast, fire faster.
– Why he now gives new hires 30 days to get up to speed on the tools that matter, and why he actively recruits from the military and fresh graduates who will go all in.
– His framework for running a business as if it were publicly traded, keeping financials, HR, contracts, and documentation fully in order before any exit conversation begins.
– How Chris uses Gemini, Notebook LM, Gamma, and vibe coding tools daily to write books, build apps, prep presentations, and run three companies simultaneously.
– Why AI is not replacing humans but making them bigger, better, faster, and stronger, and why that conversation needs to start in high schools, not boardrooms.
– Where he sees enterprise AI going: less about consumer apps and more about deeply integrated organizational decision-making that uses historical data to shape the future.

Want to connect with Chris? Visit christophermcarter.com

Ready to grow and plan your exit? Visit www.BizExitGrow.com, where thoughtful systems and strategies help build lasting value and legacy.

This episode is packed with tactical insight for any founder building a physical products business, navigating tariffs, or trying to find the right suppliers in a fast-changing global market.​​

We discuss:
– Ricky's path from a manufacturing family background to UC Berkeley dropout, to building and selling his first supply chain software company at 23.
– Why legacy enterprise software had terrible adoption rates and how he built a more collaborative, modern alternative that grew to nearly 100 people.
– What he would do differently the first time: scaling too fast before finding true product-market fit, and why raising too much money too early creates pressure that hurts startups.
– How SourceReady uses customs data, government records, and trade show data to index the world's supply chain and help buyers find vetted, reputable suppliers fast.
– Why Alibaba search results are pay-to-rank, not quality-ranked, and how to use customs data to verify a supplier is actually working with reputable brands.
– How to think about supply chain diversification beyond China, the hidden costs of long lead times, and when sourcing from Mexico or Vietnam makes more financial sense than a cheaper FOB price from Asia.
– Tariff strategy: how changing a product's material composition can shift its HS code classification and legally reduce import tariff exposure.
– Where AI is already doing the work no human team could match: searching millions of global suppliers in seconds against specific criteria.
– Why AI will commoditize the data-heavy, pattern-recognition side of sourcing, but human expertise in relationships, negotiation, and strategy will only become more valuable.
– How Ricky structures his week, his P0 priority system, and why great CEOs make fewer, higher-quality decisions rather than staying perpetually busy.

Ready to find suppliers faster? Visit sourceready.com, completely free to use. Connect with Ricky on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/ricky-ho-a25a05104.

Ready to grow and plan your exit? Visit www.BizExitGrow.com, where thoughtful systems and strategies help build lasting value and legacy.

Brian's story is one of the most grounded and practical we have had on the show. After a layoff from big tech, he spent six to nine of the hardest months of his life before finding his footing, building two businesses from a $25 website, and developing a framework for evaluating technology in small businesses that most buyers and operators have never heard of.

We discuss:
– Brian's path from programming games in QuickBasic at age 10 to supply chain, business school, Amazon, Walmart Labs, and eventually being laid off and building two businesses from scratch.
– Why being laid off from what felt like a stable tech career was the shock that forced him to discover what he actually wanted, and how entrepreneurship through acquisition became the answer.
– What "tech enabled" actually means when evaluating a business for acquisition, and why a chatbot on a website is not the same as real technology differentiation.
– How to evaluate whether a business is using AI in a meaningful way or just slapping a label on it, and the signals that tell you the difference during due diligence.
– Why the biggest red flag in a tech-enabled acquisition is not bad software, it is undocumented thought process, and what good structured thinking actually looks like in a business.
– How to identify the two categories where technology genuinely adds value: growth levers that scale reach without proportional cost, and internal process automation that lowers the cost basis of the business.
– Why owner dependence is not just a relationship problem but a systems problem, and how one founder Brian worked with literally coded his own thought process into proprietary software before selling.
– Why AI content and outreach often fails, what Amazon figured out about automation that most companies still get wrong, and why the hidden use of AI almost always outperforms the obvious use.
– How Brian structures his week running two service businesses simultaneously, and why he is building systems now so the business scales disproportionately to his effort later.

Want to connect with Brian? Visit rootedinproduct.com and norisadvisory.com.

Ready to grow and plan your exit? Visit www.BizExitGrow.com, where thoughtful systems and strategies help build lasting value and legacy.

We discuss:
– Why most ecommerce and CPG businesses die from cash problems, not bad products, and how to use your financials as a strategic ally instead of an afterthought.
– What Nate learned from building Urban Leaf through content, SEO, community, and Amazon as a customer acquisition engine rather than just a marketplace.
– The three metrics he cares about most: lifetime gross profit versus CAC, cash conversion cycle, and current ratio, and what each one actually tells you about the health of your business.
– How to think about debt like an investor, when borrowing is smart, and when high-cost capital quietly kills your margins.
– Why forecasting is always “wrong” but still essential, and how to use projections to see potholes months ahead so you can negotiate better funding or avoid the problem entirely.
– How Nate is starting to use AI for marketing, analysis, and his “hidden profit audit,” and why financial model-building in spreadsheets is likely to be automated away in the next few years.
– His one practical tip for founders: track your time for a month, then feed it into AI and let it diagnose how you are really running your business.

If you are an ecommerce or CPG founder trying to stop flying blind with your numbers, plug cash leaks, and make smarter decisions about inventory, marketing spend, and financing, this episode will shift how you think about your role and your metrics.​

Want to connect with Nate? Visit futurereadycfo.com and find him on LinkedIn by searching “Nate Littlewood Future Ready CFO.”​

Ready to grow and plan your exit? Visit www.BizExitGrow.com, where thoughtful systems and strategies help build lasting value and legacy.​

Chapters

0:00 Intro to Exit Algorithms and Nate Littlewood
1:01 Nate’s background: Wall Street, Urban Leaf, and Future Ready CFO
2:15 Why most startups fail because of money, not ideas
3:30 What Urban Leaf sold and how it grew with content, SEO, and community
5:30 Using Amazon as a customer acquisition engine, not the whole business
7:21 What Nate would do differently and why he would not start the same brand again
9:20 Realizing he is more valuable as a founder’s CFO “wingman”
10:31 The top three metrics: lifetime gross profit vs CAC, cash conversion cycle, current ratio
13:50 Cash conversion cycle and working capital in physical product businesses
15:10 How forecasting actually works and why it is about spotting potholes early
17:43 How to think about debt, ROI, and risk as a founder
20:15 Choosing funding based on returns and risk, not just interest rate
22:20 Tools, spreadsheets, and where Nate expects AI to replace financial modeling
24:10 The “hidden profit audit” and finding leaks in ecommerce P&L
25:49 Where AI is going for ecommerce operators and finance
29:54 Why product and customer experience will matter more as AI commoditizes acquisition
30:48 One practical tip: track your time for a month and have AI diagnose it
32:13 Where to find Nate online and learn more about Future Ready CFO

Ken breaks down exactly why most business owners leave millions on the table when they sell, why waiting until the last minute to plan an exit costs you 40% or more of your valuation, and how an integrated financial strategy, combining tax planning, M&A structure, and personal wealth, changes the entire outcome of a sale.​

We discuss:
– Ken's path from one of the first financial planning firms in the country in the early 80s, through launching his own firm, to building a family office model that serves the $2M to $25M business owner.​
– Why the fragmented CPA, lawyer, and financial advisor model is one of the most expensive problems a business owner can have, and why no one is connecting the pieces.
– Why three years is the minimum runway to prepare for a high-value exit, how to eliminate key person risk, and why most owners find out too late how much they could have gotten.​
– How to maximize EBITDA before a sale by fixing the inefficiencies a private equity buyer is already planning to profit from.​
– Why good tax planning makes your returns look less profitable, why that is actually correct strategy, and how to use a P&L recast to show buyers the real picture.
– The danger of tying all your net worth to one business, why asymmetric risk destroys founders, and where to invest excess capital at different stages.​

Want to connect with Ken? Find him on YouTube at @OneWealthMap where he shares in-depth content on tax strategy, business valuation, and retirement planning.

Ready to grow and plan your exit? Visit www.BizExitGrow.com where thoughtful systems and strategies help build lasting value and legacy.​

Chapters:
0:00 Introduction to Ken Himmler and One Wealth Map
1:29 Ken's background: from the first financial planning firms to 40 years of wealth strategy
3:29 Why the fragmented CPA, lawyer, and advisor model fails business owners
3:50 How integrated financial planning unlocks earlier and larger exits
4:56 The cost of waiting: why selling without a three-year runway loses you 40%
6:14 The three-year exit roadmap: leadership, org chart, and deal search
7:03 What actually increases business valuation beyond owner dependence
8:15 Why most business owners have all their net worth tied up in one asset
9:34 Shiny object syndrome and the case for focusing on one business to sell
10:15 Where and how to invest personal capital outside the business
12:18 Can you ever truly coordinate your CPA, lawyer, and advisor?
13:37 The family office model: same experience without needing $25 million
14:42 Upgrading your financial coaching as your business grows
14:56 Tax strategy for business owners: P&L recast and books and records
17:21 What a buyer is actually buying and how to show them the real cash flow
18:31 How Ken's firm is building custom AI tools for tax and investment analysis
20:29 Real-time beta testing and building faster than legacy fintech
21:13 Where AI is going: 90% of grunt labor replaced and AI avatar interviews
22:18 One Wealth Map: Ken's new book on pairing humans and AI for better decisions
24:04 Ken's One Life Map app and structuring days for maximum output per hour
25:29 The 4:30am gym routine with a laptop and why focus beats multitasking
27:09 One practical tip for business owners: plan, plan, plan
27:33 Where to find Ken online

Charlie bootstrapped CS Recruiting from an accidental start into a leading supply chain recruiting firm, helped grow a transportation technology company to 110 employees before its sale, and recently sold her own company after 15 years of building it. We also get into why recruiting should focus on retention, how hybrid work became part of her culture long before it was mainstream, and why AI is creating as much noise in recruiting as it is efficiency.​

We discuss:​
– How Charlie went from marketing into recruiting, helped scale her husband's transportation technology company, and turned a side stream of referrals into CS Recruiting.​
– The early leap-of-faith moment that forced her to hire her first employee and build capacity before she fully knew how she would deliver.​
– Why scaling a service business is a constant balancing act between market demand, team capacity, and responsible hiring.​
– How a personal childcare need helped shape a hybrid work culture years before remote work became standard.​
– What finally pushed her to consider selling after years of saying she had no exit strategy, and how burnout and client demand both played a role.​
– Why the right buyer was not just about price, but about preserving her team, client relationships, and the integrity of the brand.​
– The biggest hiring mistake business owners make: hiring a warm body instead of recruiting to retain.​
– Why retention comes down to simple human behavior like trust, recognition, and actually knowing your employees beyond their job title.​
– Her candid take on AI in recruiting, where it helps with speed and admin work, and where it creates noise, fake applications, and more work for humans.​

If you are a founder, operator, or supply chain leader trying to hire better, retain longer, and build a business that is both scalable and sellable, this episode is packed with practical insight.​

Want to learn more about Charlie's work? Follow Charlie Safro and CS Recruiting on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/charliesaffro/), where she regularly shares advice on hiring, retention, job search strategy, and leadership.

Ready to grow and plan your exit? Visit www.BizExitGrow.com where thoughtful systems and strategies help build lasting value and legacy.

Chapters:​
0:00 Introduction to Charlie Safro and CS Recruiting​
0:55 Charlie's background in marketing, transportation tech, and recruiting​
3:05 Building CS Recruiting from an accidental start​
4:00 The early leap that forced her to scale​
6:24 Hiring, layoffs, and the balance of scaling responsibly​
9:25 How hybrid work became part of the company culture early​
12:50 Thinking about an exit after years without a plan​
15:33 Burnout, timing, and putting the idea of a sale into the universe​
16:28 Why HireWell was the right fit​
19:44 What she would do differently before diligence​
21:31 Common hiring mistakes business owners make​
23:24 Talent retention and treating employees like humans​
25:50 AI in recruiting: efficiency vs noise​
30:36 Tools, prompts, and where AI actually helps​
33:07 One practical tip for business owners​
35:02 Where to find Charlie online

Connect with George through his website, https://buybacktimeformula.com/, where you can also find his book and links to his socials.

Show Notes & Timestamps:

• 00:00 — Intro & Welcome

• 01:22 — George’s Background & Journey: George shares his personal story, early business experiences, and the pivotal moments that shaped his approach to entrepreneurship.

• 14:00 — Founder Prison Patterns: Discussion of common traps business owners fall into, the “founder prison” mindset, and how to break free.

• 19:52 — The Owner Operating System: George explains the three pillars: maximizing profit, building an exit-ready business, and being present for family and life.

• 25:55 — Time Liberation Trifecta: How to automate, eliminate, and delegate tasks to buy back your time and focus on your zone of genius.

• 35:08 — AI Implementation & Tools Practical: advice on using AI and technology to streamline business operations and enhance creativity.

• 45:15 — The Future of AI: Predictions, opportunities, and potential pitfalls as AI becomes more integrated into business and daily life.

• 48:21 — Final Thoughts & Takeaways: George’s advice for minimizing regrets, being intentional with your time, and building a legacy beyond business.

We discuss:

• Manny’s journey from consulting at PwC and KPMG to founding one of Europe’s first online insurers and leading AI Growth Factory.

• How automation, data, and human creativity fuse to unlock growth while freeing founders from bottlenecks.

• Practical approaches to identify and implement AI and digital transformation that drive profit, efficiency, and enterprise value.

• The importance of leading change by focusing on people transformation as much as technology.

• How to find quick wins in sales, marketing, and finance using AI, and measuring impact and ROI.

• Why most technology projects struggle to scale and how to overcome adoption challenges.

• Manny’s predictions on AI, SaaS, and automation trends for the next 5 to 10 years.

Whether you’re a founder, operator, or acquirer, this episode delivers actionable insights on growth, leadership, and exit readiness in the digital age.

Want to learn more about Manny and his work? Connect with him on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mannysoar/

Visit AIGrowthFactory.com to discover how they help businesses scale smarter.

Ready to sell your business and secure your legacy? Visit BizExitGrow.com—where thoughtful exits help your business thrive long after you’ve stepped away, protecting both your brand and your team.

Want to learn more about Jason and his work? Connect with him on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/jasonalanbohrer or visit his website www.jasonalanbohrer.com.

Ready to prepare your business for a powerful exit? Visit www.BizExitGrow.com for trusted systems and strategies that preserve legacies and accelerate growth.

We discuss:

– Dani’s five decade journey with enterprise software, from early mainframes to modern ERP, and how that perspective shapes his approach to inventory and operations today.​

– Why bolting a standalone WMS onto outdated ERP is often a costly band aid, and how API integrations can break during upgrades, leaving vendors pointing fingers while your warehouse goes offline.​

– A practical way to buy software using a “supermarket shopping list” of business requirements by department, so demos focus on real problems instead of shiny features.​

– What a healthy ERP implementation looks like in the real world: test environments, daily data conversion checks, on site training instead of purely web training, and avoiding hard go live dates that create unnecessary risk.​

– Today’s supply chain reality, from Red Sea disruptions and tariffs to multi shipment freight costs, and why accurate landed cost and net inventory visibility are now non negotiable.​

– How integrated ERP and tight analytics improve inventory optimization, margin, and cash flow by showing what products still deserve shelf space, which regions buy what, and which customers may be becoming credit risks.​

– The M&A and exit planning angle: why outdated, inaccurate systems scare buyers and banks, slow due diligence, and lead to “horse trading” on valuation versus having clean, real time inventory and financial reporting.​

– The human side of change management, including the critical role of the IT manager in endorsing new technology so users actually practice and adopt the system.​

If you are a business owner in manufacturing, distribution, or logistics who is thinking about your exit or working to build a more resilient, data driven supply chain, this conversation is packed with actionable insight on ERP implementation, inventory optimization, WMS ERP integration, and exit planning.​

Want to learn more about Dani’s work? Connect with him through https://smcdata.com/ or find him on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/dani-kaplan/).​

Ready to grow and plan your exit? Visit www.BizExitGrow.com where thoughtful systems and strategies help build lasting value and legacy.​

Time Stamps:

0:00 - Introduction & Welcome

1:26 - Dani's Background: From NCR Computers to ERP Consulting

4:39 - The Dangers of Disconnected Systems: WMS vs ERP Integration

5:21 - How to Buy Software: The Shopping List Approach

7:00 - Implementation Best Practices: Training & Change Management

8:37 - Supply Chain Reality: Red Sea Crisis & Tariff Impact

10:30 - M&A Preparation: Why Clean Data Increases Business Value

12:51 - Analytics for Exit Planning: Margins & Inventory Optimization

17:03 - Case Study: Multi-Location ERP Integration Success

25:15 - Support & Vendor Selection: Why It Makes or Breaks Implementation

26:06 - AI in Supply Chain: The 80-90% Failure Rate

28:56 - The Dot-Com Parallel: AI Hype vs Reality

33:33 - Trust & Ethics in Business Relationships

38:22 - The Future of AI: Enhancement vs Replacement

43:00 - Final Advice: Requirements First, Demo Second

Connect with Asa Patterson on LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com/in/exitwithoutregret/) or visit www.exitfitscore.com  to explore how his expertise can help you exit your business with dignity and legacy intact.

Ready to scale smarter and exit stronger? Visit www.BizExitGrow.com for actionable strategies to build lasting value and preserve your legacy.

-Need help Implementing AI Automation in your business? Check out Brad Gutteridge on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/bsgutt/

-Looking to sell your business and secure your legacy? Visit ⁠https://www.bizexitgrow.com/⁠—where your business’s future is in good hands.

Ready to plan your business exit or grow with purpose? Check out www.BizExitGrow.com for expert guidance and resources tailored to entrepreneurs like you.

Want to learn more about John Graham and the Giraffe Project? Reach out to him at graham@giraffe.org or check out the website at www.giraffe.org.

We discuss:
– The founders’ backgrounds and the origin story of InfraScale.ai.
– The “Pre-Funnel Fix” framework for identifying and plugging leaks in marketing funnels to increase efficiency and revenue.
– How AI automates lead capture, qualification, and appointment booking to help service businesses scale beyond word of mouth.
– The critical role of rapid response in sales conversion and how AI bridges timing gaps to capture more revenue.
– Examples of AI systems driving more booked appointments and higher revenue for clients.
– Balancing AI adoption with human roles to improve performance without replacing staff.
– Practical guidance for business owners on starting with AI, selecting partners, and overcoming adoption challenges.
– Predictions on the evolving role of AI in sales, marketing, and gaining competitive advantage.

If you are a business owner looking to grow, this episode offers actionable insights on building AI-driven systems for scalable growth and successful exit planning.

Want to learn more about Zechariah and Rob’s work? Connect with them on LinkedIn or visit InfraScale.ai to see how they power smarter customer engagement.

Ready to grow and plan your exit? Visit BizExitGrow.com where thoughtful systems and strategies help build lasting value and legacy.

We discuss:

– Lexson's journey from professional boxing and international gold medals to crypto exits and business acquisitions, and why resilience was the common thread throughout.​

– How he built Odase Investment Consortium by giving equity to lawyers, accountants, and industry experts he had never met in person, and why that unconventional bet paid off.​

– The 10,000 cold calls it took to land his first deal, why motivated sellers are the only sellers worth pursuing, and how to identify them fast.​

– How Lexson acquired his first $5.4M trucking company with little to no capital and saved over $100,000 in the first two months by renegotiating fuel, insurance, and maintenance contracts.​

– Why bigger deals are actually easier than small ones, why the drama is the same at $100 and $6 million, and how his roll-up strategy works across trucking and moving companies.​

– His approach to building accountable management teams, why he keeps no more than five direct reports, and why he describes himself as Nick Fury, not Iron Man.​

Want to connect with Lexson? Find him on Instagram (@Lexson Mathieu) and send him a direct message.​

Ready to grow and plan your exit? Visit www.BizExitGrow.com where thoughtful systems and strategies help build lasting value and legacy.​

Timestamps:

0:00 Introduction: Exit Algorithms with Lexson Mathieu

1:00 Why Lexson Lists Himself as Chief Business Development Officer, Not CEO

1:45 Boxing Background: From Amateur Gold Medals to IBF Undefeated Pro

3:00 Walking Away From the Belt: How COVID Changed Everything

3:30 Moving to Mexico, Going All In on Crypto, and Exiting at the Top

4:30 Founding Odase Investment Consortium and Giving Equity to Strangers

5:30 Following the Dan Peña Model: Your First 100 Million

6:00 18 Months and 10,000 Cold Calls to Close the First Deal

7:00 First Acquisition: $5.4M Trucking Company with No Money Down

8:30 How Boxing Built the Resilience to Take Rejection in Business

10:30 What Makes a Business Attractive Beyond EBITDA: The Motivated Seller

12:30 How a Seller Can Prepare for a Successful Exit and Be Part of the Solution

15:00 Line of Credit as a Business Asset: Why Sellers Should Build It Now

16:30 Asset-Heavy vs. Asset-Light: Lexson's Preference in Trucking

17:30 Saving $100K in the First Two Months Post-Acquisition

20:00 Stretching Payables and Building Working Capital as a New Owner

21:30 Growth Through Acquisition: How Lexson Closed Deal Two Just Four Months Later

23:00 Why Bigger Deals Are Simpler Than Small Ones

25:00 Integrating a Trucking and Moving Company: Synergies and Challenges

27:30 Building Accountable Management Teams: The Nick Fury Model

29:00 Hiring Mistakes, Firing Fast, and Screening for Red Flags

31:00 Using Industry Experts for Equity to Secure Financing

33:00 A Contrarian Take on AI: Where Lexson Draws the Line

35:00 Technology That Has Transformed His Moving Company Operations

38:00 KPIs That Actually Matter: Why Lexson Focuses on the Top Line and Deal Flow

41:00 Playing to Your Strengths: Why He Does M&A, Not Trucking Sales

43:00 Practical Tip: The Weekly Self-Accountability Report

We discuss:

– Lenny's unconventional journey from juvenile delinquent and hitchhiker to building a cleaning company from a $100 investment and a moped, serving over 1,000 restaurants a night across 30 states.​

– Why undercapitalization is one of the most brutal lessons in scaling, and how taking on rapid growth without working capital forced Lenny to cut his own salary while the business expanded.​

– How Lenny evolved from doing everything himself to building a full C-suite, including a CFO, COO, and CTO, and why that organizational structure was critical in attracting private equity.​

– The costly three-year odyssey to sell his cleaning business, why they hired the wrong brokers and investment bankers, and what he wishes he had known about reviewed and audited financials before going to market.​

– What private equity is actually looking for when they evaluate a business, including clean financials, low risk profiles, SOPs, employee culture, and vendor compliance systems.​

– Why Lenny recommends starting exit preparation from day one, and the key steps to take at least one year before you plan to go to market.​

– How Lenny transitioned from real estate investing to business acquisitions through his independent sponsor private equity group, and why he sees business investing as a more scalable model.​

– His take on AI, why he does not see it as a bubble, and why adapting to change, from the first cell phone to ChatGPT, has always been his superpower.​

If you are a business owner looking to scale smarter and prepare your company for a high-value private equity exit, this conversation is packed with battle-tested insights from someone who has done it the hard way.​

Want to learn more about Lenny's work? Visit www.emccapitalgroup.com or email him at lenny@emccapitalgroup.com.​

Ready to grow and plan your exit? Visit www.BizExitGrow.comwhere thoughtful systems and strategies help build lasting value and legacy.​

Time Stamps:

0:00 Introduction: Exit Algorithms Podcast with Lenny Feinstein

1:18 Lenny's Background: From Juvenile Delinquent to Serial Entrepreneur

5:00 Starting the Cleaning Company with $100 and a Moped

7:45 Niching into Restaurants, Hotels, and Country Clubs

9:30 Bringing on Partners and Building a Company to $30 Million

12:10 The Working Capital Trap: Taking on Growth Without Cash Reserves

15:00 Evolving Leadership: From Operator to CEO

17:15 Lessons Learned: The 3-Year Odyssey to Sell the Business

19:00 What Private Equity Actually Looks For in a Business

22:00 When to Start Preparing for an Exit and How

25:00 Vendor Compliance, Risk Management, and Reducing Red Flags

27:30 Why Private Equity Is the Most Sophisticated Risk Assessor

29:00 Real Estate vs. Business Investing: Why Lenny Made the Switch

33:00 Finding the Right Partners: Lessons from Two Decades of Deals

37:15 Technology and AI: Adapting to Change as a Superpower

42:00 Is AI a Bubble or Here to Stay?

44:30 What Got Lenny Back After Retirement

49:00 Conclusion: Connecting with EMC Capital Group

Connect with Andy Murphy:

Visit https://andymurphy.online to learn more about his coaching, programs, and podcast.

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We discuss:

– John's journey from avoiding the Marine Corps to building a global business empire.

– The "Hire Slow, Fire Fast" framework and why keeping the wrong people is costing you a fortune.

– Lessons from Jim Rohn: How a single lunch with the legend changed John's entire career trajectory.

– The "AI or Die" reality: Why John compares resisting AI to refusing to own a cell phone in the 90s.

– How to structure 90-day sprints to compress time and achieve massive goals.

– Building Equity: How to stop being a commodity and start "owning" your market identity.

Whether you are a startup founder or a seasoned executive, this conversation provides the blueprint for blending timeless leadership principles with cutting-edge technology to scale your exit value.

Want to learn more about John and his work?

Connect with him on YouTube (@john_solleder) or visit www.johnsolleder.com.

Ready to grow and plan your exit?

Visit www.BizExitGrow.com to learn how we preserve legacies and grow businesses through thoughtful exits.

• How logistics technology has advanced from early GPS integrations to AI-driven automation.

• Why successful tech adoption depends on aligning tools with business processes and people.

• Practical strategies for implementing AI without overwhelming teams.

• The trends shaping the next decade of logistics—and how to stay competitive in a fast-changing market.
  

Whether you’re a 3PL, carrier, or shipper, this conversation is packed with actionable insights on blending technology, process, and human talent for optimal results.
Want to learn more about the incredible work Chad and BPTS are doing? Check out their website at https://www.bptsllc.com/

In this episode, we cover exit readiness, business valuation, the real M&A deal killers buyers find in due diligence, how to build owner independence, and how AI is reshaping the acquisitions landscape for both buyers and sellers.​

If you are a business owner planning to sell, or an entrepreneur looking to grow through acquisition, this episode is packed with practical insight you can act on immediately.​

Chapters:

– 0:00 Introduction and Liz's background​

– 1:28 From self-funded searcher and franchise owner to business broker and exit planner​

– 4:16 Why Liz pivoted fully to the buy side in 2020​

– 6:06 The exit readiness audit: motivation, valuation expectations, and deal readiness​

– 8:03 How long does it really take to prepare for a business exit?​

– 9:34 Why contracts and recurring revenue matter to buyers​

– 11:09 Customer concentration: the biggest deal breaker​

– 12:19 Common due diligence deal killers: employment agreements, family in the business, messy financials​

– 14:41 Seller financing and earn-outs: what they really signal​

– 15:11 Building owner independence: right people in right seats and the vacation test​

– 19:40 How AI and Notion are changing how Village Wellth builds SOPs​

– 21:20 What actually drives business valuation: recurring revenue vs. repeat revenue​

– 24:03 Inside Village Wellth's two-sided M&A marketplace​

– 26:29 AI deal management platform: deal rooms, SIM analysis, SBA eligibility, and LOI generation​

– 30:03 The AI tools Liz is using today and where the industry is heading​

– 32:09 How AI is disrupting M&A, creating new business models, and changing how buyers reach sellers​

– 34:49 Will AI replace the human in business? Liz's take on trust, connection, and authenticity​

– 39:04 Liz's one practical tip for business owners this week​

– 41:44 Where to find Liz and Village Wellth​

Want to learn more about Liz's work? Visit villageWELLTH.com (W-E-L-L-T-H) or connect with her on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethmacrae/).​

Ready to grow and plan your exit? Visit www.BizExitGrow.com where thoughtful systems and strategies help build lasting value and legacy.

We discuss:

– Mike's 30-year journey from founding TMC Computer Services to building frameworks for business resilience, and how his early experiences shaped his perspective.​

– Why taking on loans can threaten cash flow and the importance of preparing a rainy-day fund for slow seasons.​

– The chasm of owner independence and how to cross it by delegating tasks, hiring virtual assistants, and forming strategic partnerships.​

– Why having a strong vision, mission, and core values is the absolute foundation for overcoming unexpected business disruptions.​

– The shift from working in your business to on your business, and why this is the biggest driver for increasing your company's valuation.​

– Mike's perspective on the evolution of technology, from the pre-PC IBM era to the massive impact Artificial Intelligence will have on small businesses.​

If you are a business owner looking to scale smarter, navigate crises, and prepare for a successful exit, this conversation is packed with actionable advice on operations and resilience.​

Want to learn more about Mike's work? Visit ReadySmartGo.org or connect with him on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-stoll-055325b/).​

Ready to grow and plan your exit? Visit www.BizExitGrow.com where thoughtful systems and strategies help build lasting value and legacy.​

Time Stamps:

0:00 Introduction: Exit Algorithms Podcast with Mike Stoll

2:38 Mike Stoll's Background: From Early Side Hustles to Business Consulting

5:20 The Impermanence of Business: Why Change is Inevitable

8:11 Building Business Resilience: Overcoming Unexpected Disruptions

10:20 Vision, Mission, and Values: The Foundation of Growth

12:26 Cash Flow Management: The Danger of Business Loans

18:03 Preparing for the Winter: Building a Rainy Day Fund

22:40 Crossing the Chasm: Achieving Owner Independence

26:47 Scaling Your Business: Hiring Virtual Assistants and Delegating

28:45 Working ON Your Business vs IN Your Business

32:16 Reducing Business Risk to Increase Exit Valuation

44:58 The Evolution of Technology: From IBM to the Internet

47:04 AI in Small Business: The Next Big Technological Shift

52:19 Conclusion: Connecting with Ready Smart Go

We discuss:

– Cameron's unusual 40-year career path, from journalism to scaling a business to $400 million in revenue, and his hard-learned lessons from his very first M&A deal.​

– Why the biggest barrier to scaling is often being undercapitalized, and how business owners mistakenly assess the parts of their strategy that are actually working.​

– The difference between working "in" your business versus working "on" it, and why most owners spend 95% of their time focused on the wrong value drivers.​

– Why owner dependency is a massive red flag for buyers, and how empowering a number-two manager drastically increases business valuation.​

– The critical importance of clean financials, and why switching from cash-basis to accrual-based accounting is a deal-maker (or deal-breaker) during M&A due diligence.​

– A behind-the-scenes look at the 9-to-10-month investment banking process for selling a lower-middle-market company, from the initial NDA to the final wire transfer.​

– How AI tools like Gemini are actively accelerating industry research and M&A due diligence, while recognizing which industries AI is genuinely disrupting versus supplementing.​

If you are a business owner looking to scale smarter, clean up your financials, and prepare for a high-value exit, this conversation is packed with actionable insights on the M&A process and maximizing enterprise value.​

Want to learn more about Cameron's work? Visit www.raincatcher.com, email him at cameron.bishop@raincatcher.com, or connect with him on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/cameron-bishop-19b6804/).​

Ready to grow and plan your exit? Visit www.BizExitGrow.com where thoughtful systems and strategies help build lasting value and legacy.​

Time Stamps:

0:00 Introduction: Exit Algorithms Podcast with Cameron Bishop

1:16 Cameron Bishop's Background: From Journalism to Investment Banking

4:51 Navigating Recessions and the Media Industry Turnaround

6:06 The Biggest Constraints When Scaling a Business

8:09 M&A Exit Strategy: Begin With the End in Mind

10:42 When Should Business Owners Start Preparing for an Exit?

14:17 Red Flags for Buyers: Accounting Mistakes and Owner Dependency

19:51 The Investment Banking M&A Process Explained

23:24 Valuations: How the Market Ultimately Sets the Price

28:48 Navigating the Letter of Intent and Exclusivity Period

31:13 How Artificial Intelligence is Disrupting M&A Diligence

35:28 AI in Small Business: Threat or Value-Add?

40:12 Cameron's Top Practical Tips for Business Owners

42:17 Conclusion: Connecting with Raincatcher

We discuss:

– The "messy middle" between $1M and $10M in revenue, why business owners become the bottleneck, and the benchmark milestones that require a new set of skills at each stage.​

– The time audit method: a simple framework for identifying which tasks to delegate now, which to delegate with training, and which only you should do.​

– Why vanity metrics are the enemy of revenue-first marketing, and how a true fractional CMO connects every marketing dollar directly to sales outcomes.​

– Hiring for soft skills over hard skills, why cultural fit beats technical ability, and how to determine the right role before you ever post a job listing.​

– What buyers actually need to see when they evaluate a business for acquisition, including clean financials, cash flow proof, and a company that can run without its owner.​

– How Robyn thinks about AI for small business, why rolling it out too fast creates disruption, and a simple rule for identifying where automation belongs in your business.​

Want to learn more about Robyn's work? Visit strategyleaders.com or email robin@strategyleaders.com.​

Ready to grow and plan your exit? Visit www.BizExitGrow.com where thoughtful systems and strategies help build lasting value and legacy.​

Timestamps:

0:00 Introduction: Exit Algorithms with Robyn Goldenberg

1:00 Robyn's Background: Strategy Leaders and Fine Staff

3:15 The Messy Middle: $1M to $10M Revenue Bottlenecks

5:30 Revenue Benchmarks and When Structure Changes Everything

8:00 Building a Solid Foundation: The Time Audit Framework

10:30 Calendar Blocking, Delegation, and the Business Owner as Athlete

13:00 How to Eliminate Owner Dependency Step by Step

17:00 The Right Way to Make Your First Hire

19:30 Hiring for Soft Skills and Cultural Fit

22:00 Revenue-First Marketing vs. Post and Pray

25:00 Vanity Metrics and Why Narrowing Your Audience Works

28:30 Preparing Your Business for Exit: What Buyers Need to See

32:00 Clean Financials, Cash Flow, and Why Separation Matters

34:00 AI for Small Business: Where to Start and How to Roll It Out

40:00 Why AI Replaces Unwillingness to Grow, Not People

41:30 Final Takeaway: Ask for Help and Build Community

• How to structure teams for growth and avoid the common trap of managing by abdication instead of true delegation.

• The keys to hiring, employee retention, and building high-performance organizations.

• Productivity strategies that drive focus and momentum—using time as a tool to accelerate growth.

• Why operational dysfunction can actually be a buyer’s opportunity, and what “meat on the bone” really means in acquisitions.

• The role of technology and AI in modern operations, and how change management determines whether adoption helps or hurts.

Whether you’re a business owner, operator, or acquirer, this conversation is packed with actionable insights on scaling, leadership, and exit readiness.
Want to learn more about David and his work? Connect with him on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/iamdavidhori/Want help building a company buyers actually want to

own?

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legacies and grow businesses through thoughtful exits.

• The evolution of technology in freight, from early TMS platforms to the rise of generative AI and agentic tools.

• How process automation is reshaping communications, pricing, and back-office operations for brokers and carriers.

• The challenges and opportunities for small and mid-sized operators as tech adoption accelerates.

• Real-world examples from trade shows and industry leaders, plus a candid look at the hurdles of implementing new tech, from cost constraints to workforce adaptation.

• The state of autonomous vehicles and electric trucks—where these innovations fit today, and what the future holds for drivers and fleets.

• Seth’s predictions for the next decade in freight tech, including the growing importance of fraud prevention, data analytics, and adapting to global trade uncertainty.

If you want a clear-eyed view of where freight technology is headed and how to stay competitive, this episode delivers expert perspective and actionable advice.

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We discuss:

– Matt’s journey from banker to founder to ESOP advisor, and what selling his own consulting firm taught him about identity, legacy, and “what comes next” after an exit.​

– What an ESOP (employee stock ownership plan) is in plain language, and how selling to an ESOP trust compares to private equity or strategic buyers on price, control, and exit timeline.​

– Which businesses are ideal ESOP candidates, including US-based S‑corps, 15–20+ employees, consistent profitability, and a culture that supports communication and employee ownership.​

– Big levers that drive business valuation in an ESOP deal, from debt levels and margins to normalizing financials beyond what shows up on the tax return.​

– Major ESOP tax advantages, including how a 100 percent employee‑owned S‑corp can eliminate federal income tax and most state tax, plus 1042 rollover strategies to defer capital gains for sellers.​

– The ESOP feasibility study process, from “I think I want to” to “we are employee owned,” and how owners can model different sale percentages, bank vs seller financing, and payout timelines before committing.​

– How ESOPs align incentives, often boosting productivity and building meaningful retirement wealth for employees over time through employee ownership shares.​

– Where AI fits in business valuation today, what current tools get right and wrong, and why owners should never let AI‑generated valuations set their exit expectations without expert review.​

If you are a business owner exploring exit options, this conversation is packed with actionable insight on ESOP exit planning, employee ownership, and building a company that buyers and employees genuinely want to own.​

Want to learn more about Matt’s work? Visit ESOPReady.com or connect with him through https://visionpointcapital.com/ to explore ESOP feasibility and valuation services.​​

Ready to grow and plan your exit? Visit www.BizExitGrow.com where thoughtful systems and strategies help build lasting value and legacy.

They dive into what truly drives exit valuations beyond EBITDA: proprietary technology, recurring revenue strength, and transferable customer bases versus risky "good ol' boy" relationships. Charlie exposes common due diligence killers like customer concentration, poor receivables, and owner-dependent goodwill that doom over 50% of deals.​

Key Insights:

-Get a cost segregation audit early: Accelerate depreciation from 33 years to 3-5, unlocking 6-7 figure tax savings transferable to buyers and boosting your multiple.​

- Audit customer concentration now: If top clients exceed 10-20% of revenue or rely on personal relationships, diversify to avoid deal-killing due diligence flags.​

-Plan tax-efficient exits: Use charitable remainder trusts to defer massive capital gains taxes, live off interest, and direct proceeds to legacy causes without lump-sum hits

Whether you're scaling industrial ops or planning an exit, Charlie's tunnel analogy lights the path from quicksand to cash-out. Connect with Charlie at industrialexitstrategist@gmail.com

Ready to build exit value? Visit www.BizExitGrow.com

We discuss:

– Marc's journey from learning language through TV commercials to leading a top brand strategy agency.

– The concept of "Brand Dating" and why treating business relationships like a courtship builds lasting trust.

– How to craft an elevator pitch that avoids "cognitive dissonance" and instantly connects with your audience.

– Strategies for private equity and portfolio companies to use branding as a lever for higher valuations.

– Why "boring" B2B industries (like screw and bolt manufacturers) need storytelling just as much as lifestyle brands.

– The shift in generational values and how Millennials and Gen Z leverage purchasing power based on alignment.

If you are a business owner looking to grow, this episode is packed with actionable insights on building a brand that supports scaling and exit readiness.

Want to learn more about Marc and his work? Connect with him on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcr/) or visit www.consequentlycreative.com.

Ready to grow and plan your exit? Visit www.BizExitGrow.com to learn how we preserve legacies and grow businesses through thoughtful exits.

Chapters:

00:00 #18: Brand Dating & Exit Strategy– How Relational Branding Drives Valuation with Marc Rust

00:10 Introduction

00:58 Mark's Background & Journey

06:06 Brand Strategy Process

08:35 Brand Dating & Relational Branding

16:26 Customer-Centric Approach

18:39 The Power of Storytelling

24:33 Measuring Brand Impact

26:42 AI in Marketing & Branding

30:49 The POST Method

35:42 Future of AI

42:17 Final Advice

We discuss:

– Jennifer's background in financial planning and the journey to founding her own firm.​

– What collision zones are and why business owners often get caught unprepared when receiving unexpected offers.​

– The wealth gap: calculating whether your business sale proceeds can sustain your lifestyle after taxes and understanding capital gains impact.​

– What’s the ideal timeline for exit planning, and what strategies can maximize your business valuation.​

– The business love letter concept: documenting key information for partners, successors, and family members in case of unexpected transitions.​

– How to evaluate offers, work with trusted advisors, and avoid common mistakes during the exit process.​

– The role of AI and technology in financial planning and business operations, plus predictions for the future.​

– Practical tips on leveraging the "juice" from technology and planning tools to improve business value and personal wealth management.​

If you are a business owner planning your exit, this episode is packed with actionable insights on wealth management, succession planning, and building exit readiness.

Want to learn more about Jennifer's work? Visit modern-wealth.com to explore transition planning services or schedule an appointment with her at Calendly.com/jennifermodernwealth.

Ready to grow and plan your exit? Visit www.BizExitGrow.com where thoughtful systems and strategies help build lasting value and legacy.

Note: Discussions in this show should not be construed as specific recommendations or investment advice. Always consult with your investment professional before making important investment decisions. Securities offered through Cambridge Investment Research, Inc., a registered Broker/Dealer, Member FINRA/SIPC. Advisory services offered through Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc., a Registered Investment Advisor. Modern-Wealth, LLC and Cambridge are not affiliated.

We discuss:

– Joe's path from the Marine Corps to serial entrepreneur to fractional CFO, and how military discipline gave him the language of accountability that he now translates into financial clarity for business owners.​

– The most common financial mistakes Joe diagnoses early on, from mixing personal and business accounts to misclassifying debt repayments as expenses, and why accounting 101 still trips up experienced operators.​

– The key metrics every growing business should track, including cash runway, labor percentage to revenue, gross margin, and receivables aging, and why cash is truly the one thing that can kill a thriving business.​

– How proactive tax strategy differs from reactive tax filing, why Joe plans 18 months in advance for his clients, and the two most common tax mistakes he sees: wrong entity structure and poor timing of estimated payments.​

– The S-Corp election threshold, how to maximize the QBI deduction, and why aligning your tax strategy with your retirement strategy is a conversation that needs two people in the room.​

– Owner independence, SOPs, and why documenting your playbooks, cross-training your team, and replacing yourself in daily operations is not just smart leadership, it is the single biggest driver of business valuation and a clean exit.​

– How Joe uses ChatGPT and AI-friendly software like QuickBooks to reduce decision fatigue, surface variance detection, and free up time for higher-value client work, while keeping the human judgment that AI still cannot replace.​

– Where Joe sees AI taking the accounting and financial services industry, including consolidation among tech-averse firms, and why the businesses that embrace it now will have a real competitive edge.​

If you are a business owner looking to clean up your financials, build systems that scale, and prepare for a high-value exit, this conversation is packed with actionable insight on fractional CFO services, cash flow management, tax strategy, and owner independence.​

Want to learn more about Joe's work? Visit vicifinance.com or connect with him on Instagram at @ViciFinancial and @TheJoeDunaway.​

Ready to grow and plan your exit? Visit www.BizExitGrow.com where thoughtful systems and strategies help build lasting value and legacy.​

Time Stamps:

0:00 Introduction - Exit Algorithms Podcast with Joe Dunaway

0:42 Joe Dunaway's Background - From Marine Corps to Financial Services

1:04 Building Vichi Financial - Bookkeeping, Payroll & CFO Services

1:22 Early Stage Financial Mistakes - Separating Personal & Business

2:44 Common Financial Issues Business Owners Face

4:37 Financial Education - Understanding P&L and Balance Sheet

7:57 Key Metrics to Track for Business Growth - Cash, Labor & Margins

10:06 Cash Flow Management - Why Most Businesses Fail

14:30 Financial Strategy for Business Exit and Sale Planning

17:56 Owner Dependence Problem - Replacing Yourself in the Business

22:36 Documenting Systems - SOPs, Playbooks & Battle Plans

27:19 Working ON vs IN Your Business

30:43 Common Tax Strategy Mistakes - Timing and Entity Errors

34:10 S-Corp Election - When to Make the Switch

37:58 Tax Strategy and Retirement Planning Alignment

42:02 AI and Standard Operating Procedures

We discuss:

– Mahavir's journey from Silicon Valley tech to building a thriving global 3PL business from bankruptcy

– How small businesses can access enterprise-level fulfillment infrastructure without breaking the bank

– The critical moment when he discovered the power of offering affordable supply chain solutions to growing companies

– Working with Kickstarter-funded startups like Pebble and Hydrate to scale fulfillment operations

– Building systems, SOPs, and digital workflows that enable businesses to run without the founder

– The importance of team culture, hiring the right people, and maintaining operational excellence

– Why logistics success is all about details: finishing today what's due tomorrow

– Transitioning from manual to digital to automated operations for scalability

– Real-world lessons on cash flow management, factoring, and surviving economic downturns

– Technology's role in 3PL and where AI and automation are heading in supply chain

Whether you're a business owner looking to outsource fulfillment, scale operations, or build a company that runs without you, this episode is packed with actionable insights on logistics, systems, and exit readiness.

Want to learn more about Mahavir and his work? Connect with him on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mahaveer-jain-4129895/) or visit https://sourceselect.com/ to see how they power e-commerce fulfillment for growing businesses.

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Want to learn more? check out the links below:

-Anthony James: linkedin.com/in/anthony-james-3582541bb-Harris Computer: www.harriscomputer.com

-Harris Computer LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/harris-computer-systems

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Want to connect with Tony? Email him at anthonyJLeroy@gmail.com​

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