🎙 Exit Worthy — Episode 5

Valuation 101: What Your Business Is Actually Worth

📌 Forget what your buddy, your broker, or your CPA told you. Here’s how valuation really works.

In this episode, Ben Brickweg breaks down the harsh truth behind business valuations. Your company isn’t worth what you need, want, or hope. It’s worth what a buyer believes they can earn from it.

You’ll learn:

✔️ Why “I need five million to retire” doesn’t mean anything

✔️ What real buyers actually look for in a deal

✔️ How profit, risk, and transferability shape your outcome

✔️ The silent math that kills most overpriced listings

✔️ Why fantasy multiples are the fastest way to sit on the market

💬 Quote from the episode:

Your business is not worth what you need to retire. It’s worth what a buyer is willing to pay. Not a penny more.

Resources for serious sellers

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🎙 Exit Worthy — Episode 4

Your Legacy, Lifestyle, and Financial Freedom Must Align

📌 Most founders focus on the money. But it’s what comes after the deal that defines your success.

In this episode, Ben Brickweg explains why your exit only works if it aligns with the life you actually want. That means clarity on three things that matter more than price:

✔️ Legacy — What happens to your team, your name, your brand

✔️ Lifestyle — What your days look like after closing

✔️ Financial freedom — Work optional, on your terms

You’ll learn:

✔️ Why exits that ignore lifestyle leave founders lost

✔️ What legacy really means in a deal

✔️ How to build a post-sale life you’re excited to live

✔️ The most painful mistake sellers make when they don’t define what matters

💬 Quote from the episode:

If the deal gives you money but guts the life you want to live, it’s a bad trade.

Resources and free tools for founders

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🎙 Exit Worthy — Episode 3

Big Offers Aren’t Always Good Deals

📌 Watch before you accept that $10M LOI.

Everyone wants the big number.

But what actually hits your bank account after taxes, fees, earnouts, and clawbacks?

That’s the part most founders miss,and regret later.

In this episode, Ben Brickweg breaks down the illusion of the LOI headline and why net, not gross, is what makes your exit actually worth it.

You’ll learn:

✔️ Why that “$8M offer” might only mean $2M in your pocket

✔️ What sellers miss when they wait too long to build a team

✔️ Why deal structure matters more than price

✔️ How to reverse-engineer your walkaway number

✔️ What smart sellers do before the offer hits

💥 Quote from the episode:

"If you’re chasing a $10 million offer that only nets you $2.5 million… that’s not a win. That’s a leash and a lie."

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