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The conversations that happen after the wire — for the founders who sold, and the brokers and M&A attorneys who got them there.Most podcasts celebrate how founders built their companies. The Exit Series documents what happened after they sold — the identity shift, the financial decisions that couldn't wait, the year nobody warned them about.Founders tell the real story of life after the exit. Brokers, M&A attorneys, and exit planners put their expertise on the record before owners need them.Hosted by Bob Roark. theexitseries.com
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Signup to Generate a PitchThe conversations that happen after the wire, for the founders who sold, and the brokers and M&A attorneys who got them there. Most podcasts celebrate how founders built their companies. The Exit Series documents what happened after they sold, the identity shift, the financial decisions that couldn't wait, the year nobody warned them about.
The Exit Series is hosted by Bob Roark. The show has published 16 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Ep. 7 The LOI Is Your Highest Point Of Leverage. Featuring: Ruben Ramirez" (3 August 2026, 50 minutes), "Ep. 6 Everybody Says Five Years From Now Featuring: Kevin Bozung" (3 August 2026, 51 minutes), and "Ep. 5 The Number Is Just the Beginning: Shina Culberson" (3 August 2026, 63 minutes).
The Exit Series publishes roughly daily, with episodes averaging 54 minutes across 16 episodes.
Booking probability for The Exit Series is 29%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Exit Series requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Exit Series's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for The Exit Series are Business & Management Consulting and Law & Legal Services. The Exit Series has a business audience.
Bob Roark hosts The Exit Series, a business podcast with 16 episodes published.
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Episode #7
Most sellers bring in their CPA after the LOI is signed. Ruben Ramirez spends a lot of time wishing they'd called two years earlier. Ruben is a director at Blue and Company and leads their transaction advisory group —...
Episode #6
Kevin Bozung spent 21 years building SafetyNet, an IT managed services company he started as a teenager. He knew he was burned out at year 10. He sold it at year 21. What happened in between — and what happened in the...
Episode #5
Most business owners think a valuation is a number. Shina Culberson thinks that's where the real work starts. Shina is president of Quist Valuation in Boulder, Colorado — a specialized firm doing nothing but business...
Episode #4
Most exit advisors start with the numbers. Sean Scope starts with the person — and he's been doing it that way since he left the PE turnaround world because he didn't want to be the hatchet man anymore. Sean is Director...
Episode #3
Sean Hutchinson was back in episode one talking about identity, the void, and what happens after the wire hits. This time, he and Bob Roark get into the mechanics — and what most founders don't find out until it's too...
Episode #2
Aaron is managing director of Citadel Advisory Group in Loveland, Colorado — 15 years in the lower middle market, closing deals in industrial services, transportation, manufacturing, and all things blue collar. In this...
Episode #1
75% of founders regret selling within the first year. Sean Hutchinson says it's not about the money — it's about everything nobody prepared them for. Sean Hutchinson has spent 25 years in the room where exits actually...
Episode #1
75% of founders regret selling within the first year. Sean Hutchinson says it's not about the money — it's about everything nobody prepared them for. Sean Hutchinson has spent 25 years in the room where exits actually...
Episode #13
I sold my ServPro franchise after 12 years, and the next morning it wasn't mine anymore — the biggest word that came to mind was freedom. I built the business from a startup into a 24/7 restoration company, developed my...
Episode #12
Could I take a two-week vacation without my phone?" John Fulwider asks it as a test — if the answer's no, your business owns you, not the other way around. A former EOS implementer turned owner-decision specialist, John...
Episode #11
Most brokers hand you the keys and disappear. David Whipple spent 20+ years selling businesses before deciding that wasn't good enough. He's the author of the 14 Immutable Laws of Business Value and built a stewardship...
Episode #10
Chuck Mohler once told a client to drop the ball — literally — and watched the company grow 15X in five years. As founder of Eagle Corporate Advisors, Chuck has spent 30+ years guiding lower middle market owners from...
Episode #9
"I feel like it's a child. You've raised it up from nothing." Michael Thomas has spent 20-plus years building and exiting companies — from a Farmers Insurance agency to telecom operations to his current venture, Bright...
Episode #8
You can't turn off the passion of your life and just relax — and Scott Bushkie has watched too many founders try. After 25 years and more than 350 transactions in the lower middle market, Scott has seen the full arc...
Episode #7
Most sellers bring in their CPA after the LOI is signed. Ruben Ramirez spends a lot of time wishing they'd called two years earlier. Ruben is a director at Blue and Company and leads their transaction advisory group —...
Episode #6
Kevin Bozung spent 21 years building SafetyNet, an IT managed services company he started as a teenager. He knew he was burned out at year 10. He sold it at year 21. What happened in between — and what happened in the...
Episode #5
Most business owners think a valuation is a number. Shina Culberson thinks that's where the real work starts. Shina is president of Quist Valuation in Boulder, Colorado — a specialized firm doing nothing but business...
Episode #4
Most exit advisors start with the numbers. Sean Scope starts with the person — and he's been doing it that way since he left the PE turnaround world because he didn't want to be the hatchet man anymore. Sean is Director...
Episode #3
Sean Hutchinson was back in episode one talking about identity, the void, and what happens after the wire hits. This time, he and Bob Roark get into the mechanics — and what most founders don't find out until it's too...
Episode #2
Aaron McCambridge has closed deals in the Colorado lower middle market for 15 years. The businesses he sells aren't assets — they're adult lives. And after hundreds of closings, he's learned that the hardest part of the...
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