An exit can look like a win from the outside and still feel complicated on the inside.
What happens after you sell the business, feel the weight lift, and realize the next chapter is not as clear as you thought? Recently, I spent some time with Jerome Myers on his podcast, Your NEXT, to discuss my own exit from Barrel Oak Winery.
In This Episode We discuss:
- How I built Barrel Oak Winery from raw land into a thriving Virginia winery
- Why a winery is really several businesses operating at once
- What I learned from selling without having the right guidance
- The emotional reality of a double exit
- How divorce, investors, employees, property, and identity can collide during a sale
- The physical relief I felt after the wire hit, and why relief is not the same as purpose
- What happened when my planned next chapter did not unfold as expected
- Why Brian now leads with heart when helping owners
- Why founders need advisors who care about more than EBITDA
and more.
Many thanks to Jerome Myers for hosting me on his podcast. Please contact me with any questions you may have!