I spent 30 years helping founders scale businesses. Then I tried to exit my own.

First offer: 2.5x EBITDA. Lowball.

I walked away.

After nine months of rebuilding, I returned to the market and exited with a record multiplier for the industry.

Same business. Same revenue. Different layer.

This episode: Why 80% of founder wealth gets locked inside their business. The gap between where founders build and where buyers evaluate. And what I learned sitting on both sides of the table.

Book a complimentary Exit Readiness Diagnostic: https://calendly.com/astridwyke/exit-readiness-diagnostic

You cringe at "hustle harder" posts.

You've built something sustainable, soulful, values-driven.

Your team believes in the mission.

Your brand stands for something deeper.

So why are you answering Slack messages in your organic cotton yoga pants at 7:43 AM on a Saturday?

You rejected grind culture.

But somehow you're still grinding.

Just with better branding.

Same trap.

Different crystals.

You've been "about to hire" that Head of Ops for eight months now.

Your team is asking whether the calendar invite should be blue or light blue.

You're refreshing Stripe like it's a Magic 8-Ball.

Here's the thing: You're not indecisive. You're just making million-dollar moves with kindergarten visibility.

Here's how we fix that.

When you’re ready to anchor your growth in clarity and rhythm, book a Numbers + Magic Call with me.

👉 Book your free Numbers + Magic Call here

You’ve got revenue.

You’ve got receipts.

You’ve got a calendar full of calls and a brain full of ideas.

And still...

Cashflow feels like a cryptic riddle…

Your “strategy” is just gut feelings and Google Sheets…

Every financial decision comes with a side of mild panic…

It’s time for a financial rhythm.

Weekly.

Monthly.

Quarterly.

Three rituals to give you precision and decision-making clarity.

For reals this time.

I'll break it all down.

When you’re ready to anchor your growth in clarity and rhythm, book a Numbers + Magic Call with me.

👉 Book your free Numbers + Magic Call here

You’re making million-dollar moves with $12 clarity.

Your backend is mostly vibes.

And your decision-making process?

Somewhere between “looks fine” and “dear god, I hope this works.”

That’s what this bonus stack is for.

It’s $18,888 worth of let’s-clean-this-up-before-it-breaks-you.

And yes, someone should’ve stopped us.

But they didn’t.

So here we are.

When you’re ready to anchor your growth in clarity and rhythm, book a Numbers + Magic Call with me.

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Sure, it’s “successful.” But also… help.

The numbers look good.

The team is solid.

The brand? Crushing it.

So why does it feel like you accidentally built a shrine to your past self and now you live inside it, answering Slack messages like a ghost who used to have dreams?

Let's talk about it.

No séance required.

Just honesty, a little nervous laughter, and one very real path back to clarity.

When you’re ready to anchor your growth in clarity and rhythm, book a Numbers + Magic Call with me.

👉 Book your free Numbers + Magic Call here

You hired grown adults.

But now you've got Slack chaos, mysterious “updates,” and five people typing “lol got it” while absolutely nothing moves forward.

If your team is vibing but not finishing.

If your inbox is where projects go to die.

If every task somehow boomerangs back to you like a haunted frisbee.

It’s not you.

Wait — it might be you.

Let’s fix it anyway.

When you’re ready to anchor your growth in clarity and rhythm, book a Numbers + Magic Call with me.

👉 Book your free Numbers + Magic Call here

Remember when you started your business for freedom and now you have 97 tabs open, six team members tugging at your sleeve, and an “urgent” client email interrupting your pee break?

Instead of feeling like the badass CEO that you are.

You’re feeling more like the janitor, the firefighter, the emotional support animal, all wrapped into one.

This one’s for you, boss.

It’s time to fake your own death… or at least build a backend that doesn’t scream your name every 7 minutes.

When you’re ready to anchor your growth in clarity and rhythm, book a Numbers + Magic Call with me.

👉 Book your free Numbers + Magic Call here