182: What Happens When Business Partners Want Out at Different Times?

Why Every Partnership Needs an Exit Strategy Before It Needs One (ep. 4 of 4)

Episode 182 of the Grow With Purpose podcast, hosted by Joey Brannon, titled "182: What Happens When Business Partners Want Out at Different Times?" was published on April 2, 2026 and runs 34 minutes.

April 2, 2026 ·34m · Grow With Purpose

Summary

Most business owners know they'll exit their business one day. Very few have talked to their partner about what that actually looks like — or when. In this episode, Joey Brannon and Cameron Earhart close out the four-part partnership series by tackling the conversations most partners avoid until they can't: exit timelines, succession planning, and what happens when two partners are ready to leave on very different schedules. They walk through the most common exit paths — third-party sale, ESOP, internal buyout, and recapitalization — and what daily decisions are quietly narrowing your options right now, so you can build a healthier business today that gives you real choices when it's time to go.

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