Building toward a worthy handover
Exit strategy
for founders
A solid exit strategy makes sure you are ready for what comes next. Whether you want to draft a pre-exit plan, sell your company or simply keep options open: it is about more than numbers. Together we make sure you maximize value and stay in control of your life's work.
Three pillars
From pre-exit to fully selling your company
A successful exit starts with a strategy that looks beyond numbers. With the personal exit roadmap we map the three pillars of your exit.
01
Personal ambitions
What do you want after the exit? What does your life look like, in business and in private. That is the starting point — not the valuation.
02
Financial needs
What do you need to be free? We model scenarios with tax advisors and build toward the right structure.
03
What the business needs
Sale-ready: organization, processes and people that keep running without you. That is what maximizes value.
With my experience across multiple personal exits I make sure you are well prepared. From analyzing growth opportunities and risks to assembling a team of tax advisors and lawyers: we make sure you can take every step with confidence.
Two paths, often combined
A personal conversation and Exit Unlocked
The two tracks go hand in hand. At Exit Unlocked you absorb the insights of top speakers and founders who already sold their companies in a single day. We then translate that knowledge 1-on-1 to your own exit. Most founders therefore choose both.
Option 1 · 1-on-1
A personal conversation
Fully tailored to your situation, your business and your ambitions. We build an exit roadmap together, choose the right team around you and stay involved until the deal closes.
Schedule a conversation →Option 2 · One day
Exit Unlocked
One day, a handful of founders, with top speakers at the very top of the field: entrepreneurs who already sold their companies and M&A specialists who guide the largest deals every year. Insight, overview and control on exits, acquisitions and company sales.
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The team around you
More than a deal
A successful exit strategy needs the right people around you. Think tax advisors, lawyers and M&A specialists who all work toward your interest. I help connect these experts and play an active, people-focused role throughout the process. So you stay focused and make the right choices.
“Letting go and trusting others to do things well, is one of the more challenging aspects of being a leader of a growing organization.”
Verne Harnish