Succession Stories Podcast

Insights from transition to transaction — from creating value to letting go.

Succession Stories Podcast

Insights and advice from top industry experts

Insights from transition to transaction — from creating value to letting go.

Why Is Business Succession So Hard?

The award-winning podcast, hosted by Laurie Barkman, the business transition sherpa, M&A advisor, author, and keynote speaker, guides entrepreneurs who are considering leaving their ventures or simply beginning to think about their next steps. When you’re ready to sell, the company may not be sell-ready–leaving you out of time and unrewarded. If you want to create a more valuable business, or determine the best way to transition your closely held company, this podcast is for you. Listen weekly as Laurie interviews entrepreneurs and experts for insights to improve company value and overcome the challenges of succession.

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118 Succession Stories Podcast Misty See Meschter + Don See Pass It On Inc. Laurie Barkman

118: Exit Planning Isn’t About Money, It’s About People

Most successful business owners spend their time running their business. Their expertise is not planning how to exit, or planning what might happen to the company, their family, employees or customers if something unexpectedly happens to them. That is the expertise of Pass It On, Inc. Laurie Barkman speaks with father-daughter team, Don See and Misty Meschter. Their company has helped families think through the potential outcomes of passing it on, and they have forged their own journey through three generations of succession.

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114: Automate Processes to Create Value, Shanice Miller

114: Automate Processes to Create Value, Shanice Miller

Automation can free up hundreds of hours per individual employee every year. Better systems create operational efficiencies that make businesses more scalable. Shanice Miller is a business productivity consultant, specializing in project management, who helps clients ranging from small startups to m...
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112: Challenges of Entrepreneuring Families, Tsitsi Mutendi

112: Challenges of Entrepreneuring Families, Tsitsi Mutendi

Succession Stories host Laurie Barkman talks with Tsitsi Mutendi about addressing the challenges of Entrepreneuring families. Two past generations of her family were entrepreneurs but faced various challenges. Tsitsi did not inherit financial wealth but did inherit the entrepreneurial spirit to buil...
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111: Don’t Wait To Plan Your Exit Strategy, Bill Prinzivalli

111: Don’t Wait To Plan Your Exit Strategy, Bill Prinzivalli

Executive coach and organizational consultant, Bill Prinzivalli, joins Succession Stories host Laurie Barkman to discuss why your entrepreneurial journey is not just the start but also the exit. Bill grew a software company to a $30 million valuation but eventually, the doors of opportunity closed a...
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