Sep 1, 202615 min
Most M&A content is made by experts talking to other experts. Wise Up on M&A is different. Most founders use "merger" and "acquisition" like they mean the same thing. One is a liquidity event. The other usually isn't...
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Exitwise Productions
Hosted by Exitwise · business · EN
About this Podcast:
Exitwise Productions is the home of M&A education for entrepreneurs. If you're a founder thinking about selling your business, a business owner exploring your exit options, or simply trying to understand how mergers and acquisitions actually work, this is where you start.Three shows. One mission: get founders the exit they deserve.The Wise Exit by Exitwise is hosted by Todd Sullivan, M&A advisor and CEO and Co-founder of Exitwise. The Wise Exit brings you in-depth conversations with founders and business owners who have successfully sold their companies to some of the top acquirers in the world. From business valuations and quality of earnings to choosing the right M&A advisor or investment banker for your deal, The Wise Exit covers every stage of the M&A process with the depth and clarity that founders actually need.On the Exited Founder Podcast by Exitwise, hear first-hand exit stories from successful founders across dozens of industries who are now paying it forward as M&A adv
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What is Exitwise Productions about?
Exitwise Productions is the home of M&A education for entrepreneurs. If you're a founder thinking about selling your business, a business owner exploring your exit options, or simply trying to understand how mergers and acquisitions actually work, this is where you start. Three shows. One mission: get founders the exit they deserve.
Who hosts Exitwise Productions?
Exitwise Productions is hosted by Exitwise. The show has published 85 episodes to date.
What has Exitwise Productions covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Wise Up on M&A by Exitwise | Ep. 6: What Does M&A Actually Mean?" (1 September 2026, 15 minutes), "Wise Up on M&A by Exitwise | Ep. 5: Do You Need a Quality of Earnings Report Before You Sell?" (24 August 2026, 15 minutes), and "Wise Up on M&A by Exitwise | Ep. 4: Is Your Financial Advisor Ready for Your Exit?" (17 August 2026, 8 minutes).
How often does Exitwise Productions publish?
Exitwise Productions publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 25 minutes across 85 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Exitwise Productions?
Booking probability for Exitwise Productions is 32%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Exitwise Productions requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Exitwise Productions's contact route on record: public web form.
Who should pitch Exitwise Productions?
The strongest fits for Exitwise Productions are Business & Management Consulting and Investment Banking & Trading. Exitwise Productions has a business audience.
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Episode #85
Wise Up on M&A by Exitwise | Ep. 5: Do You Need a Quality of Earnings Report Before You Sell?
Aug 24, 202615 minMost M&A content is made by experts talking to other experts. Wise Up on M&A is different. Most founders think quality of earnings is the buyer's job. Brian Dukes says that assumption is one of the most expensive...
Aug 17, 20268 minMost M&A content is made by experts talking to other experts. Wise Up on M&A is different. The person managing your brokerage account isn't the same as the person who should manage a seven-figure liquidity event. Wise...
Aug 10, 20267 minMost M&A content is made by experts talking to other experts. Wise Up on M&A is different. You know you'll probably need someone to help sell your business. What you might not know is what that person actually does for...
Aug 3, 20265 minMost M&A content is made by experts talking to other experts. Wise Up on M&A is different. You already have a lawyer. A good one. So why does everyone say you need a specialized M&A attorney? Wise Up on M&A by Exitwise...
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Jul 27, 20268 minMost M&A content is made by experts talking to other experts. Wise Up on M&A is different. Presented by Exitwise and part of the Exitwise Productions podcast network (alongside The Wise Exit and the Exited Founder...
Jun 10, 202642 minAndrew Lassise tried to sell his IT company in 2019, and got rejected. Revenue was down, there were no contracts, no recurring revenue, no clean story. So he rebuilt. Then COVID gave him free money, the IRS handed him a...
May 27, 202636 minDan Bauer spent 20 years building The MBA Exchange into a global firm with 100 consultants across 11 countries, then walked away from the traditional M&A process when the buyers across the table couldn't be trusted with...
Episode #78
Exited Founder Podcast | Tommaso Trionfi: How He Sold 5 Companies Across SaaS, EdTech, and eCommerce
May 20, 202629 minTommaso Trionfi has sold five companies across SaaS, EdTech, and ecommerce, including Wimba to Blackboard and Merchantry to Tradeshift in an all-stock deal that landed him a stake in what's now a $3.2 billion company...
May 13, 202634 minIn 1999, Dan Cornell sold his first company in an all-stock deal and watched the shares ride from 8 15/16 to nearly $94 — and then, contractually barred from selling or hedging, watched the same stock crash all the way...
Episode #76
Exited Founder Podcast | Vik Tantry: How He Bootstrapped FormSwift to $95M and Sold to Dropbox
May 6, 202631 minSathvik "Vik" Tantry and his co-founder built FormSwift from a freelance frustration into a 10-million-document platform without raising a single venture dollar. Ten years in, they ran a process, went out to 400...
Apr 22, 202629 minColin Hodge built a dating app so viral it hit one million users in three and a half months — then got sued, kicked off the App Store, acquired by a company in Asia, and sold off in a fire sale when his acquirer...
Episode #74
Exited Founder Podcast | Andrew Kirpalani: From Bar Napkin to Acquisition — Exiting WorkHound
Apr 8, 202635 minAndrew Kirpalani co-founded WorkHound in 2015 after being pitched the idea over a beer in exchange for putting his name on an accelerator application. What he agreed to that night became a platform serving 75,000...
Episode #73
Exited Founder Podcast | Rachel Murphy: Selling to a Competitor and Building a Founder Exit Playbook
Mar 25, 202632 minRachel Murphy has been an entrepreneur since she was 12 years old, when she hired her mates to wash cars and kept a cut for herself. That early instinct for building things led her to launch an e-learning systems...
Mar 11, 202628 minShannon Wilburn started Just Between Friends in her living room, a marketplace for families to buy and sell gently used children's clothes, toys, and baby gear. Over 20 years, she grew it into a nationwide franchise...
Episode #71
Exited Founder Podcast | Sean McKenna: How He Sold His HR Tech Startup to Dayforce in 16 Months
Feb 25, 202628 minSean McKenna launched DataFuZion HCM in the middle of a pandemic with a new baby at home, and just nine months later, Ceridian (now Dayforce) called with an offer to buy. Sean turned it down. Then the offer doubled...
Episode #70
Introducing The Exited Founder Podcast
Feb 23, 20261 minWelcome to The Exited Founder Podcast , a production of Exitwise! This show is built on one simple idea: founders helping founders. Every episode features a successful Exited Founder who has been through the highs, the...
Mar 20, 202439 minSummary: Nathan Hirsch , a serial entrepreneur, shares his journey of building and selling his company, FreeUp, which utilized remote workforces. He discusses the importance of having clean books and financials, as well...
Mar 6, 202440 minSummary: In this episode, Todd Sullivan interviews Meighan Newhouse , the co-founder and former CEO of Inspirant Group, a management consulting firm that was acquired by 10 Pearls. Meighan shares her journey as an...
Dec 19, 202341 minGeorge Sandmann shares his thoughts on: Creating business engines that deliver predictable profits, cash flow, and sustainable growth Driving predictable, transferable value and a more lucrative M&A transaction GUEST...
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Todd Sullivan
Head Coach, Sacramento City College
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Colin Hodge
author and experienced CEO in exits, acquisitions and rapid growth enterprises, Down
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Shannon Wilburn
former CEO and co-founder, Just Between Friends Franchise Systems, Inc.
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Sean McKenna
White Collar Crime Attorney, Digital Marketing Institute
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