Don Bravaldo didn't exactly apply for his current position, he created it. After three years of work in acquisitions valued $100 million or less, he noticed that the market was missing high quality advisors working on that level of transaction. Fast forward a few years (and the start of a Recession) and Don had founded Bravaldo Capital Advisors. For Don, it's all about timing. He shares how to step back and look at the larger timeline of the business: don't wait until you're ready to retire to start planning how to sell your business, don't wait to explore new trends in your field until the natural bubble has burst or moved on without you, and don't submit yourself to a career stand-still right after graduation at a major firm if you can help it by going to work for a firm like his that allows you to work directly with clients. For a CEO; selling your business can be an awfully emotional decision, Don's perspective is that he is there to help make it a strategic one.