Hosted by Bruce Eckfeldt · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 52 episodes
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From Angel To Exit is a business podcast exploring the entrepreneurial journey of scaling a business from raising your first round of funding to exiting. We cover the trials and tribulations that founders face, the pitfalls and pratfalls you want to avoid, as well as the joy and impact that success can bring. Join us on our next episode, where we speak about the challenges that real leaders face growing and scaling their organizations and how they’ve overcome them to achieve success and make their mark.
Bruce Eckfeldt hosts From Angel To Exit, a business show with 52 episodes published.
What separates successful acquisitions from the majority of deals that fail to deliver expected value? According to Jennifer Fondrevay, it’s not financial modeling, due diligence, or negotiation tactics—it’s people. In t
Building a company is hard. Exiting successfully is even harder. In this episode of From Angel to Exit, Ana Chaud shares the remarkable story behind Garden Bar and the lessons she learned scaling, selling, and transition
In this episode of From Angel to Exit, host Bruce Eckfeldt sits down with executive recruiting entrepreneur Carl Kutsmode to discuss the realities of scaling, leading, and exiting businesses in the recruiting and talent
Building a scalable business is rarely a straight line—and exiting one is even more complex. In this episode, Jeff Corn, founder of Virtuance, shares a candid look into his entrepreneurial journey, from early hustle to e
What happens when a “bluebird” acquisition offer arrives—and you’re not ready? Laurie Barkman, Founder and CEO of Business Transition Sherpa, joins the show to unpack her journey from corporate marketing leader to CEO of
Selling a business is one of the most important—and complex—decisions a founder will make. Yet many enter the M&A process without understanding how buyers actually think. In this episode, Clay Risher, Investment Banker a
What happens when a business becomes successful—but not “exit-shaped”? In this episode of From Angel to Exit, Bruce Eckfeldt interviews Johnny LeHane, an exited founder and investor who helped grow WAKA (World Adult Kick
Selling a business isn’t just a financial transaction—it’s a strategic, emotional, and operational transformation. Elizabeth Shea founded SpeakerBox in 1997 after recognizing a gap in technology PR services in the Washin
What separates a successful exit from a discounted deal? In this episode of From Angel to Exit, Bruce Eckfeldt sits down with Chris Maresca — serial entrepreneur, seven-time exit founder (including one IPO), and current
Selling a business is often described as a financial milestone, but according to Denise Logan, that framing misses the most dangerous part of the process: the emotional transition. In this episode of From Angel to Exit,
Lee Minkoff, Managing Director, Renovus Capital Partners In this episode of From Angel to Exit, host Bruce Eckfeldt speaks with Lee Minkoff, Managing Director at Renovus Capital Partners, about how private equity buyers
What do anthropology and exit strategy have in common? For Ujwal Arkalgud, everything. In this insightful episode, Ujwal shares how he built a services business from scratch, used cultural insight to win Fortune 500 clie
Peter Lang went from burnout running a digital agency to building and exiting multiple businesses through programmatic M&A—all without outside capital. In this founder-to-founder episode, he shares how acquisitions helpe
Tim Murphy, former CEO of Boomer Parks, shares the story of transforming a bankrupt amusement park group into a profitable, private equity-ready asset. From revamping guest experience to shifting customer focus and optim
At just 24, Scott Snider sold his landscaping company—but quickly faced an identity crisis. Today, as president of the Exit Planning Institute, he’s on a mission to help founders avoid the same post-exit regret. In this
Karl Sigerist, Managing Director at the Shaughnessy Group, shares insider strategies on how founders can prepare for a high-value exit. With decades of experience on both the buy and sell sides, Karl reveals why 80% of l
What happens when you turn down a solid acquisition offer? In this powerful episode, Walter Paulsen shares hard-earned insights from decades of founding, scaling, and selling companies in Silicon Valley. From early lesso
What do startup founders often regret most at exit? Overvaluing too early, choosing the wrong investor, and skipping key legal protections. In this episode, Mital Makadia, Partner at Grellas Shah, shares legal and strate
Frustrated by outdated agency models, Wesley Portegies founded MedComms Experts and scaled it to a 90-person firm across the US and Europe. In this episode, Wesley reveals how he prepped for exit without ever planning on
What do you do when you hit “enough”—but your business still has room to grow? In this episode, Scott Allison, co-founder of Allison Marketing, shares how he scaled a boutique PR firm into a global agency with 52 offices
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