"You don't buy a house without a real estate agent. Don't sell your business without experts on your side of the table." - Grant EdwardsIn this episode of the Power Exit Podcast, John Marsh welcomes Grant Edwards, a fractional CFO based in Atlanta with over eight years of experience helping business owners prepare for, successfully exit, and move forward into a better life post-sale.Grant has worked with founder-led businesses, private equity groups, and family offices across all revenue stages—from pre-revenue to $300M+. And he's seen the same pattern repeat: business owners who go into a transaction without professional guidance leave millions on the table.You'll Learn:🔹 Why adjusted EBITDA and "mud in your numbers" determine your true valuation🔹 How quality of earnings audits uncover hidden value (and why buyers won't share it with you)🔹 The difference between private equity acquisitions and founder-led buyouts🔹 Why owner dependency kills deal value and how to systematically reduce it🔹 The one financial action to take right now if you're two years out from selling🔹 How to identify the three types of discretionary spending before a buyer does🔹 What buyers really look for in financial statements—and what owners consistently overlookGrant's core philosophy: as a fractional CFO, his job is to be the non-emotional, expert voice on your side of the table. Because when millions are at stake, emotions cost money.Connect With JohnLinkedIn -   / marshcreek  Connect With GrantLinkedIn -   / grant-edwards-35b3794  🔸 Get a Complimentary Business Valuation:https://www.mcreek.com/what-is-my-bus...📌 Subscribe To The PowerExit™ Insights Newsletter:https://www.mcreek.com/newsletter/🌐 More resources ➝ https://www.mcreek.com/About John Marsh:John Marsh is the Founder and Managing Partner of Marsh Creek Advisors, a boutique M&A advisory firm that helps business owners navigate the sale of their companies with confidence and clarity. Since founding the firm, John has closed hundreds of millions in transactions and earned national recognition as Top Global Producer by the International Business Brokers Association and part of the Firm of the Year by M&A Source — the highest honors in the industry.Before launching Marsh Creek, John served as CFO and later General Manager of a high-growth medical device company, where he led over $300 million in M&A activity, including a $161 million sale to private equity. Earlier in his career, he worked at Ernst & Young and Frazier & Deeter, where he focused on financial reporting and audit services for both Fortune 100 companies and privately held businesses. John holds a BA from the University of Georgia and an MBA from Kennesaw State University. He lives in Sandy Springs, Georgia, with his wife and two daughters.#PowerExitPodcast #BusinessExit #FractionalCFO #OwnerDependency #ExitStrategy #BusinessValuation #EBITDA #PrivateEquity #BusinessSale #Entrepreneurship #ExitPlanning #FounderLed #BusinessOwner #DealStructure #FinancialAdvisory #QualityOfEarnings #BusinessCoach #M&A #ExitReadiness #SuccessfulExit