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Hosted by Elizabeth Shea · business · EN-US
Host Elizabeth Shea chats with founders, CEOs, investment bankers, M&A advisors, buyers, and other industry leaders to explore the decisions and experiences behind building valuable, enduring businesses. Through candid conversations, guests share what they've learned about creating enterprise value, navigating complex transactions, leading teams through change, and preparing for opportunities long before they arrive. Our goal is simple: to equip business leaders with practical insights that help them build stronger companies, make more informed decisions, and approach every inflection point with confidence.
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Signup to Generate a PitchHost Elizabeth Shea chats with founders, CEOs, investment bankers, M&A advisors, buyers, and other industry leaders to explore the decisions and experiences behind building valuable, enduring businesses. Through candid conversations, guests share what they've learned about creating enterprise value, navigating complex transactions, leading teams through change, and preparing for opportunities long before they arrive.
Branching Out: A TreeFork Strategies Podcast is hosted by Elizabeth Shea. The show has published 24 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Ready for Lift Off: Interview with Sharon Heaton" (21 August 2026, 35 minutes), "Ruthlessly Exit-Ready: Interview with Mark Mills" (13 August 2026, 29 minutes), and "Discover Your Purpose: Interview with Sara Evans" (27 July 2026, 25 minutes).
Branching Out: A TreeFork Strategies Podcast publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 29 minutes across 24 episodes.
Booking probability for Branching Out: A TreeFork Strategies Podcast is 29%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Branching Out: A TreeFork Strategies Podcast requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Branching Out: A TreeFork Strategies Podcast's contact route on record: public web form.
The strongest fits for Branching Out: A TreeFork Strategies Podcast are Business & Management Consulting and Holding Companies & Corporate HQs. Branching Out: A TreeFork Strategies Podcast has a business audience.
Elizabeth Shea hosts Branching Out: A TreeFork Strategies Podcast, a business podcast with 24 episodes published.
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Episode #3
Elizabeth Shea chats with Sharon Heaton, founder & CEO of sbLiftOff and author of LIFT OFF: 12 Things to Know Before You Sell Your Company , to unpack the nuances of selling a middle-market company in the GovCon sector...
Episode #2
Elizabeth Shea chats with Mark Mills OBE – a serial entrepreneur, exit advisor, and author of Making Your Mark – to unpack the disciplines that turn a promising business into one buyers will compete to own. Drawing on...
Episode #1
Elizabeth Shea chats with Sara Evans, founder of Sara G. Evans Consulting and an industrial-organizational psychologist, to discuss one of the most overlooked aspects of selling a business: preparing yourself for life...
Branching Out: A TreeFork Strategies Podcast
Elizabeth Shea chats with Hunter Jensen, founder and CEO of Barefoot Labs and author of The Killer Use Case. Hunter shares his journey from becoming a self-taught programmer to bootstrapping Barefoot Labs over two...
Branching Out: A TreeFork Strategies Podcast
<p>Elizabeth Shea chats with Hunter Jensen, founder and CEO of Barefoot Labs and author of The Killer Use Case. Hunter shares his journey from becoming a self-taught programmer to bootstrapping Barefoot Labs over two...
Episode #9
<p>Elizabeth Shea chats with<b> </b>David Tobin, Managing Partner of TobinLeff LLC, about how founders can best prepare themselves and their businesses for a successful exit. Drawing on his experience as both a former...
Episode #8
<p>Elizabeth Shea sits down with Salman Husain, co-founder and managing director of Monument Capital Partners, to discuss the evolving M&A landscape for founder-owned government services companies. Salman shares his...
Episode #7
<p>Elizabeth Shea sits down with Sue Keith, co-founder of Ceres Talent, to share her story of building a specialized recruiting firm and navigating an unexpected path to exit. Sue discusses her unconventional career...
Episode #6
<p>Elizabeth Shea sits down with Chris Mechanic, co-founder and former CEO of Web Mechanics, to share the story of building and exiting a successful digital agency. Chris reflects on his entrepreneurial beginnings, from...
Episode #5
<p>Elizabeth Shea talks with Houston Goodwin, CEO of Better Impact, about a different approach to growth: entrepreneurship through acquisition. Houston shares how he stepped into Better Impact through a private equity...
Episode #4
<p>Elizabeth Shea sits down with Wayne Schepens, founder of LaunchTech Communications, to share the story of building a cybersecurity PR firm with the goal to sell. Wayne discusses how he created an agile business and...
Episode #3
<p>Elizabeth Shea sits down with Sean Griffey, co-founder and former CEO of Industry Dive, to discuss his journey of building a bootstrapped media company and navigating two successful exits. Sean shares how he and his...
Episode #2
<p>Elizabeth Shea sits down with John Burns, founder and managing director at Clare Advisors, a boutique M&A advisory firm specializing in marketing and advertising services agencies. John explains the advisor’s role...
Episode #1
<p>In this episode of Branching Out, Elizabeth Shea is joined by Karl Sigerist, author of Selling Your Canadian Business, a book written for founders contemplating the sale of their privately owned, lower middle market...
Episode #10
<p>Ab Emam shares how WDG evolved from a single website project for a friend into a full-scale, midmarket agency he deliberately built for sale. He breaks down why founders should plan years before they initiate a...
Episode #9
<p>In this episode of Branching Out, Elizabeth Shea sits down with Jim Datovech, former CEO of LKC Technologies, to explore the long road from acquiring a medical device company to refining the product and orchestrating...
Episode #8
<p>In this episode of Branching Out, Elizabeth Shea sits down with Andrew Sherman, senior partner at Brown Rudnick, for a candid look at how deals really get priced, structured, and won. Andrew explains why M&A is...
Episode #7
<p>In this episode of Branching Out, Elizabeth sits down with Bess Winston, the founder of The Winston agency. She talks about how one modest media relations project-turned-campaign laid the foundation for her to...
Episode #6
<p>In this episode of Branching Out, Allan Klassen, former CEO and managing partner of Albi Homes, shares how he helped turn a Calgary-based luxury home builder into a “niche of one” and a strategic acquisition target...
Episode #5
<p>In this episode of Branching Out, Ethan McAfee shares how he built Amify from a one-man operation in his Arlington townhouse into one of the largest Amazon agencies in the country, helping major consumer brands with...
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