Hosted by Susan Kearney and Heather Bennett · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 53 episodes
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This is the Growth + Exit Podcast, where owners of privately held, middle-market companies talk about founding, scaling, and exiting their businesses successfully.
Susan Kearney and Heather Bennett hosts Growth + Exit, a business show with 53 episodes published.
Tom Jacobs is the Founder and Board Partner at Avanza + MedHQ, which provides outpatient advisory services and administrative solutions to the healthcare industry. Under his leadership, MedHQ expanded its service offerin
Andy Crestodina is the Co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer at Orbit Media Studios, an award-winning digital agency. With over 20 years of experience in analytics, SEO, content strategy, AI, and website optimization, h
Lynda Ellis is the CEO of Capitol Concierge, a leading provider of corporate, residential, and commercial concierge services. She joined the company in 1998 and later purchased it in 2007, guiding its growth into a natio
Robert Gomez is the Owner of Beat Kitchen, a popular Chicago live music venue and restaurant known for its blend of food, drinks, and nightly performances. With over 30 years of experience in the food and beverage indust
Mikki Williams, CSP, CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame, is an international speaker, storyteller, author, and executive speech coach. She holds both the Certified Speaking Professional designation and the CPAE Speaker Hall of Fa
Catherine Connelly is the Founder and Fractional Head of Marketing at Connelly Ventures, LLC, a marketing advisory firm that helps entrepreneurs and growing teams build scalable, practical marketing strategies. As an ent
Kathleen Perley is the Founder and CEO of AdaIR, an AI intelligence platform for capital market communication. She is a linguist-turned-entrepreneur and an AI thought leader focused on making advanced technology practica
Rob Stepen is a Certified Business Performance Advisor at Insperity, a leading human resources and business performance solutions company. With decades of experience as a business owner, he helps organizations improve ef
Julie Castro Abrams is the CEO and Chair of How Women Lead, a national network of executive women dedicated to advancing gender equity, expanding board representation, and increasing access to capital for women-led compa
Adam Spector is the Founder and CEO of Chore, a startup that helps founders offload back-office operations through fractional chief-of-staff services. As a four-time founder, startup advisor, and investor, he has backed
Tim Padgett is the Founder of Pepper Group, a B2B full-service marketing agency that provides branding, lead generation, and sales services. As CEO, he blends creativity with business strategy to help organizations commu
Susan Kearney is the Managing Director, Board Member, and Partner at Newport LLC, a business advisory firm helping middle-market companies grow and exit. Before Newport, she was the COO of Network for Good, where she ach
Scott Markman is the Founder and President of MonogramGroup, a global brand consultancy and marketing agency. With nearly 45 years of experience, he has worked with private equity firms and portfolio companies to develop
Jim Fitzgerald is the Co-founder and CEO of Paycile, a fintech company that provides real-time payment reconciliation and API-driven solutions for insurance premiums and claims processing. As a seasoned entrepreneur, he
Brookelyn Avila is the Owner of Van Sharks, a family-owned business that designs, builds, and services custom conversion vans for businesses, travelers, and fleet operators. As an entrepreneur with a background in commun
Gabriel Arguello is the Founder and CEO of Rent 2 Own Trailers, which provides food trailers with flexible, low‑cost ownership options for entrepreneurs and small business owners. Under his leadership, Rent 2 Own has gro
Davis Anderson is the Founder of The Manufacturers' Collective, an advisory practice dedicated to supporting family-owned American manufacturing companies through strategic planning and generational succession. As a thir
Doug Tatum is the Chairman of Newport LLC, a business advisory firm helping middle-market companies grow and exit. He is also a member of the teaching faculty at the Jim Moran College of Entrepreneurship at Florida State
Arlin Sorensen is the VP of Ecosystem Evangelism for IT Nation at ConnectWise, a software company that develops IT management tools and community platforms for managed service providers (MSPs) and IT solution businesses.
Jordan Solender is the Founder of IT Select, where he serves as an IT Executive helping organizations transform their technology procurement with faster, AI-driven models, cutting client cycles from 120 to as few as 30 d
Catherine Connelly
Founder and Fractional Head of Marketing · Connelly Ventures, LLC
1 appearance on this show
Julie Castro Abrams
CEO and investor · How Women Invest
1 appearance on this show
Adam Spector
Founder and CEO · Chore
1 appearance on this show
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Growth + Exit is hosted by Susan Kearney and Heather Bennett. The show is categorised under business (management) and has published 53 episodes.
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