Single mom Jan Cavelle, with no business knowledge, unexpectedly grows her kitchen table job into a successful enterprise, but the central conflict arises when her son unexpectedly joins and she must find a way to escape her success with her sanity intact.

You will learn:

1. How to successfully exit a business and the challenges that come with it.

2. How to manage the dynamics of having a child join the business and how to make it work.

3. How to transition from a successful business to a new career and how to find motivation in the process.

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In this podcast episode, Daryl Bates interviews Drake Scifers, a business owner who sold his business in 2020.

Drake Scifers is an entrepreneur and business exit strategist. He is the founder of a wireless internet service provider and luxury RV park and sold his business in 2020.

In this episode, you will learn the following:

1. How a small, niche player in the wireless internet service provider industry was able to scale up revenue quickly and achieve a high valuation

2. How the business was able to adapt and innovate in order to compete with larger, national providers

3. How the decision was made to sell the business in order to take advantage of changing industry dynamics

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In this episode of the Exit Insights Podcast, Darryl Bates-Brownsword interviews Jason Grant, who has developed the Automated Method to help business owners optimise their business. 

Jason Grant is the founder of the Automated Method, a business automation consultancy. He has over 20 years of experience in the IT industry and is a thought leader in business automation.

 In this episode you will learn:

1. What is the Automated Method?

2. What are the benefits of the Automated Method for business owners?

3. What is the process for implementing the Automated Method?

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Phil Fraser is a successful entrepreneur who exited his business after 18 years. He's now dedicated to helping other business owners prepare for their own exits so they can maximize value and exit on their own terms. Phil is a relatable figure who understands the challenges and complexities of exiting a business. His story is an inspirational one for anyone considering selling their business.

In this episode, we talked about:

1. The story of Phil Fraser's journey from accidental entrepreneur to a successful business owner who sold his company to a PLC.

2. The importance of detachment from the outcome when selling a business, and

3. The importance of taking money out of the business along the way, instead of waiting until the sale to do so.

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Do you want to grow your business, delegate more effectively, and focus on what's truly important? Andrew Miller is sharing the solution so that you can get the business growth, delegation, and focus you desire.

Andrew spent 16 years in the Restructuring department of the global accountancy firm, KPMG, as well as being seconded to Barclays Bank's insolvency unit. He has worked for himself for over 11 years during which time he has written eight books, done a TEDx Talk, won numerous awards, and was also invited to be a policy advisor to the government regarding business failure.

In this episode, you will learn the following:

1. How does an Insolvency practitioner end up as a business coach?

2. What is it that actually holds business owners back from taking the necessary steps to grow their businesses?

3. How can business owners work on the business rather than in the business?

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Brandon Neely is an entrepreneur, Profit First, and Bank On Yourself Professional, and the co-host of Wealth Wisdom Financial Podcast with his wife Amanda Neely.

They founded and managed Overflow Coffee Bar, L3C from 2008 through 2018. Now, they share their experiential knowledge through podcasting and through developing personalized financial strategies for individuals and couples and profitability strategies for businesses.

In this episode, you will learn the following:

1. What are some of the biggest challenges faced by business owners when trying to exit their business?

2. What are some common mistakes made by business owners when exiting their business?

3. What are some tips for business owners who want to maximize value when exiting their business?

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Rob Warner is a successful entrepreneur who understands the ins and outs of preparing a business for exit. He sold his business, Invisible PPC, late last year and has since been sharing his insights about the process and what business owners can do to maximize value and exit on their terms. Rob is a great example of how taking the time to prepare your business for sale can pay off in the end.

In this episode, you will learn the following:

1. How Rob Warner prepared his business for sale, including breaking off the software development side into a separate entity and cleaning up the financials

2. The importance of finding the right buyer who will commit to growing the business the way it was intended

3. The potential for maximising value by scaling the business

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John Lamerton was a civil servant who decided to launch an internet marketing company. He had no experience in running a company or marketing, but he was determined to make it work. He started by reading a book called "Internet Marketing for Dummies" and then slowly started to figure things out. He made a lot of mistakes, but eventually, he had a breakthrough when he made his first sale. He then quit his job and started to focus on building his business. He has now been running his business for 21 years and has helped many other people do the same.

In this episode, you will learn the following:

1. What it was like to be an early adopter of internet marketing, when few people knew what it was and it was a new frontier

2. The difference between a lifestyle business and a traditional business model

3. How to achieve work-life balance when running a business

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For business owners preparing to exit their business, it is important to be able to inspire the next generation of employees in order to scale the company. VC investors need to be able to take challenges from investors and entrepreneurs need to be able to understand the financials of a business in order to secure.

In this episode featuring Edward Keelan, we covered:

1. The importance of being able to inspire the next generation of employees in order to scale a company

2. The need to be able to take challenges from investors

3. The importance of understanding the financials of a business in order to secure investment

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In this Exit Insights episode, will learn how to identify and address the "monsters" that hold back team performance and prevent productivity, in order to exit their business on their terms.

Andrew shares how team performance can impact the culture of your business and hold back productivity. 

Topics discussed:

1. The role that team performance plays in business success

2. The impact of a blame culture on productivity

3. The importance of taking responsibility for one's own

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