Keynote Speaking
Helping business owners gain clarity on transition
Keynote Speaking
Helping business owners gain clarity on transition
Helping business owners gain clarity on transition
Laurie Barkman puts a spotlight on the most important questions you may be avoiding about business transition. She inspires CEOs and business owners to take action today to avoid succession regrets tomorrow. Check out her presentations below to see if Laurie would be a good fit for your organization, or Click Here to schedule a time to connect with Laurie.
Workshop
“Strategic Growth: Building the Value of Your Company”
Creating more valuable exit options
100% of business owners will leave their company one day, but few have planned for that transition. This workshop is designed for business owners and CEOs to help plan an exit within the next 5 to 10 years. In this interactive session, Laurie provides real-life examples and hands-on tools to help you approach value building and exit planning as part of your entrepreneurial journey. You’ll discover how to avoid top succession pitfalls and create more valuable exit options.
Duration: 4 hours
Ideal For: Off-site meetings and conferences for Executive Membership Groups or Associations
Outputs and takeaways include:
- How readiness, attractiveness, and transferability creates lasting power for your business to the next generation or to yield a higher valuation
- How strategies for growth, innovation, and acquisitions relate to the corporate lifecycle
- How to reverse engineer value growth by learning buyers’ motivations and which drivers should be a priority to make your company more valuable
- Why formalizing a Strategic Transition Plan incorporating business, personal, and financial goals helps avoid transition pitfalls and create more successful exit options in the future
I loved it! Laurie is very knowledgeable in a field that is very often extremely difficult to discuss.
Susan M, Founder/CEO Marketing Services Company
I loved it! Laurie is very knowledgeable in a field that is very often extremely difficult to discuss.
Susan M, Founder/CEO Marketing Services Company
Keynote
“How to Maximize the Value of Your Company and Transition on Your Terms”
Planning your transition
Many business owners want to stop working in their business in the next several years, but most have not planned for that transition. Given recent business cycles, supply chain challenges, and talent issues, owners may be thinking about their next stage sooner than expected. In this presentation, we will discuss a 5-step framework to transition your business on your terms, and gain clarity on some of the biggest decisions of your life.
Duration: 30 minutes to 1 hour
Ideal For: A keynote presentation for conferences or industry events
Outputs and takeaways include:
- How to pre-plan for a business transition
- What drives company value and what to address now
- Why companies in the same industry and similar size can sell for different amounts
- Proactive steps you can take to ensure you are helping, not hurting your company’s value
- How to avoid top transition pitfalls
The presentation provided great information that made me think differently. It gives others a different way to look at how they are approaching various aspects of their company. Endless possibilities for a business owner to address and approach the potential growth of a company. Very good content.
Tim B, Owner, Manufacturing Company
The presentation provided great information that made me think differently. It gives others a different way to look at how they are approaching various aspects of their company. Endless possibilities for a business owner to address and approach the potential growth of a company. Very good content.
Tim B, Owner, Manufacturing Company
Connect with Laurie
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The Business Transition Handbook
Always be preparing for your future
Consider this: 100 percent of owners will leave their business one day. But few are prepared. Are you? Read The Business Transition Handbook to master the mindset, strategies, and tactics you need to unlock your financial freedom in your exit.
This book is a master class in how to proactively approach business transition. Laurie’s straight talk, illustrative stories, and clear insights will motivate you to take the next step in your personal and business journey to prepare for the next phase of your life.
John Warrillow, best-selling author of The Built to Sell trilogy, and founder of The Value Builder System™
This book is a master class in how to proactively approach business transition. Laurie’s straight talk, illustrative stories, and clear insights will motivate you to take the next step in your personal and business journey to prepare for the next phase of your life.
John Warrillow, best-selling author of The Built to Sell trilogy, and founder of The Value Builder System™