Hosted by Anastasia Koroleva · EN · 59 episodes
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I'm Anastasia Koroleva, a 4x exited founder exploring life after selling a business with some of the most remarkable post-exit entrepreneurs in the world. Together, we rediscover purpose, redefine success, master investing, and build fulfilling lives and families.Having survived a 9-digit exit, I dedicated a decade to researching the deepest challenges faced by entrepreneurs after a business sale. This podcast is the platform to share my and other exited founders' hard-earned wisdom with the world.To join our community, please subscribe and share your thoughts. I’d love to hear from you 🙏.
Anastasia Koroleva hosts Exit Paradox, a business show with 59 episodes published.
Most people believe that once you achieve financial freedom, life becomes lighter, calmer, and more fulfilling. But what if wealth quietly destroys your drive, energy, and sense of aliveness? In this private webinar, Ana
In this conversation, serial entrepreneur and exited founder Omar Haroun reveals the hidden emotional cost of success, the identity collapse many founders experience post-exit, and why wealth alone often fails to deliver
After selling her bootstrapped company in a 9-figure all-cash exit, Anastasia Koroleva expected freedom, joy, and the end of struggle. Instead, she encountered something no one talks about—the Wealth Lag. In this deeply
On this podcast we've explored many dramatic post exit stories. Tales of existential crisis, addictions to drugs, alcohol, sex and obsessive money chasing, extreme sports, mind blowing adventures and long spiritual journ
One of the hardest parts of life after an exit is striking that balance. On the one hand, enjoying the incredible lifestyle we've earned. On the other, protecting and growing the wealth it took so much to build. My frien
Barak Kaufman, founder of Post‑Exit Founders (PEF), grew a 5,000+ member community in four years by word of mouth. He shares what he’s learned from their stories: what works after an exit and what does not. Barak is now
Some exits, they just stop us in our tracks. Not because of the money or the business genius, but because of the radical personal transformation that followed. Dan Berger's story is one of those. Seven years ago, he sold
Today’s episode is different. My guest isn’t an exited founder but she’s someone we all need. Amy Castoro helps families have honest conversations about wealth—the kind most of us were never taught to have. She shares pr
My friend Jay Radia doesn’t just build businesses—he builds momentum.He’s a three-time tech founder and a prolific angel investor.Since his last exit two years ago, he’s been building Blissgrowth—a venture studio that pa
Linda Abraham is one of the most extraordinary women I’ve ever met. She’s in a class of her own.She’s been navigating the post-exit world for 28 years, ever since her first exit.And what an exit it was: a 5X return to in
My guest today is Adam Rossi. He sold his company, Platinum Solutions, 14 years ago and walked away with life changing wealth. But what hit him first after his exit was regret. We talk about how he came to terms with his
Mike Brown's post-exit journey led him from chaos to clarity, but not right away. He had to go through a painful divorce, a business failure, financial losses and emotional turmoil. Today we are talking about what he's l
VCs notoriously avoid investing in married couples, fearing that personal conflicts could sink the business. Yet, the Lazerows defied that norm—building not just one, but two successful companies together, culminating in
My guest today, Josh Payne, has developed fascinating insights and systems to do just that. Josh sold his company, Stack Commerce, for nearly $100 million 4 years ago. A huge milestone - but as all exited founders know,
What would you do if you sold your company for 300 million dollars? Retire? Explore the world? Do all these other things you had no time to do while building a business? This is not what my friend Alex Macdonald did when
My guest today is Cory Janssen, co-founder of Investopedia. Cory sold the business 17 years ago, but what came next was far from the smooth ride he or anyone might have expected. He spent years in painful trial and error
This interview is a special one for me. Michael Miller has been a friend for over 15 years and has made a huge difference in my life. He's a Vedic meditation teacher who taught me to meditate at a time when I was searchi
My dear friend Sarah Douglass sold her incredibly successful e-commerce business three years ago, achieving the financial freedom she had always dreamed of. But soon after, she found herself grappling with a new challeng
Tim Schumacher is the exited founder and former CEO of Sedo, one of the world's largest domain marketplaces, which he led for over a decade before stepping down 13 years ago. What sets Tim apart is how he mastered the el
Rick Eigenbrod is a deeply respected thinker in the post-exit world. A clinical psychologist and co-author of the classic Yale paper What’s Next: The Entrepreneur’s Epilogue, he’s spent years guiding founders through lif
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Exit Paradox is hosted by Anastasia Koroleva. The show is categorised under business (entrepreneurship) and has published 59 episodes.
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