Hosted by ENNIS Legacy Partners · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 190 episodes
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Most business owners will leave their business one day. Few are ready when that day comes. The ExitReadiness® Podcast helps you change that. Hosted by Pat Ennis, CExP™ and Walter Deyhle, CPA, CExP™, CEPA of ENNIS Legacy Partners, each episode features candid conversations with subject-matter experts across M&A, finance, law, leadership, and personal planning — giving you the practical insights you need to build a sellable business and exit on your own terms and conditions. Topics include building transferable value, exit route options, buy-sell agreements, tax planning, business continuity, management development, and what life after the exit actually looks like. Whether you're 10 years out or 10 months out, there's something here for you. Subscribe wherever you listen — and visit exitreadiness.com to take your free ExitReadiness® DIY™ Assessment.
ENNIS Legacy Partners hosts ExitReadiness®️ PODCAST, a business show with 190 episodes published.
Conversations that move you closer to a regret-proof exit. Subscribe To The Channel By Clicking HERE ! Learn more about working with Pat and Walter at ennislp.com Connect with Pat: linkedin.com/in/pat-ennis-25b4a111/ Con
Most business owners understand the importance of confidentiality during a sale process. What many do not fully appreciate is just how fragile that confidentiality can be once the business is taken to market. A single co
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AI is quickly moving beyond experimentation and becoming part of how buyers evaluate operational maturity, scalability, and future growth potential. But not every use of AI increases business value. In many cases, owners
Business partnerships are at the center of many of the most complex exit planning decisions an owner will face — whether navigating a sale to key employees, a family transfer, or simply trying to keep a co-ownership rela
The statistics are sobering: 75% of business owners report being unhappy within one year of exiting their business. For owners who have spent decades finding purpose, identity, and meaning in their work — serving employe
For many family business owners, the succession question is more complicated than it looks — especially when some family members want to stay involved, others don't, or there's simply no heir apparent willing or able to
Most owners focus on growing value but give far less attention to how that value will ultimately be taxed. The result is often a successful sale that delivers far less than expected. In this episode, tax attorney Ed Cotn
ESOPs are often discussed in theory, but far less often understood through lived experience. In this episode, Tim Rettig shares what it actually looks like to transition a business to employee ownership—and what it requi
Buying a business for the first time is exciting — and overwhelming. The due diligence process can trigger analysis paralysis that kills deals that should close. In this episode, M&A attorney Michael Mercurio of Offit Ku
If you're running on EOS® but struggling to execute, you may be missing the Integrator role — the person who translates the Visionary's vision into traction. Dave Lokos, CEPA, CBEC of ExitWell Advisors joins Pat and Walt
Most business owners fund their buy-sell agreements with life insurance — but what happens when a partner becomes disabled rather than dying? In this episode, Mark Gage joins Pat and Walter to discuss disability buyout c
Section 1202 of the tax code allows qualifying small business stockholders to exclude up to 100% of capital gains on the sale of their stock — one of the most powerful and underused tax tools available to business owners
AI is changing how advisors work and how business owners prepare for exit — but what does it mean specifically for the exit planning profession? John F. Dini, one of the nation's most recognized exit planning authorities
Growing revenue is only half the equation — businesses that can't control costs ultimately destroy the value they're working to build. Duane Deason, CPA, MBA, founder of The Efficacy Group and author of Operationally Sve
What happens after you sell? Andrew Walen built and exited multiple mental health companies — including The Body Image Therapy Center and DUDE Mental Health — before reinventing himself as the owner of School of Rock Pik
AI can feel overwhelming for business owners who didn't grow up in the tech world — but it doesn't have to be. Nick Damoulakis, CEO of Orases and a recognized thought leader in digital transformation, joins Pat and Walte
DISCLAIMER: The information in this presentation is provided as education only, with the understanding that neither the presenter nor ENNIS Legacy Partners is engaged to render legal, accounting, or other professional se
What does exit planning look like on a global scale — and what can American business owners learn from advisors in other markets? Dr. Craig West, founder of Succession Plus, Australia's largest exit planning firm, and cr
Selling a business is one thing. Knowing what comes next — and actually moving forward — is another. Patti Julber spent 21 years building her business before deciding it was time to sell. In this candid conversation, Pat
Laurie Barkman
Business Transition Advisor and adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship at Carnegie Mellon University · The Business Transition Sherpa
1 appearance on this show
David Young
collective integration facilitator, mindfulness teacher, leadership coach · David K. Young Consulting
1 appearance on this show
Craig West
founder and executive chairman · Succession Plus
1 appearance on this show
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