55. Build To Sell: Growth Strategies From a Top Closer with Michelle Seiler Tucker

Hey you wild women! Michelle Seiler Tucker is the Founder and CEO of Seiler Tucker Incorporated. As one of only three women in the U.S. who holds a Mergers & Acquisitions Master Intermediary title and as a 20-year veteran in the M&A industry, she has a wealth of experience regarding buying, selling, fixing, and growing businesses. She and her firm have sold over a thousand businesses in almost every vertical and have a remarkable track record of success. In addition to being featured in INC, Forbes, and USA Magazine, Michelle is a Keynote Speaker and makes regular radio and TV appearances on Fox Business News and CNBC. She has spoken alongside many prominent speakers: Kathy Ireland, Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Donna Karen, Stedman Graham, Randi Zuckerberg, Steve Wozniak, and more. She is the Best-Selling Author of the book "Sell Your Business for more than It's Worth" and has a new book coming out called "Exit Rich®." In this episode you will learn about: Being a woman in a male dominated industry Changing your perspective from 'this happened to me' to 'this happened for me' Finding the opportunities in the pain and getting unstuck Michelle's biggest business mistake and what she learned from it The importance of doing one thing really well while still diversifying Why Michelle started her business How new entrepreneurs can design their business now to sell later Thinking like a business owner Planning for your destination and your exit Understanding the value of your business and your potential buyers Creating scalable systems in your business Growing people to grow your business Having the right people in the right positions The difference in creating a business versus creating a job Asking 3 transformational questions: What business am I in? What do we do well? What business should I be in? Creating strong processes from the beginning Designing your processes around customer experience The importance of securing your intellectual property Why profit is never the problem, but a symptom The challenge of balancing work life and personal life "It probably means different things to different people. For me, I guess I don't consider myself a wild woman. I get up at 4:45am and work out every day. Before that, I pray and have my gratitude time." -Michelle Seiler Tucker Public Shoutouts: Think and Grow Rich by The Napoleon Hill Foundation The One Thing by Gary Keller Resources: Michelle's book Exit Rich: https://exitrichbook.com/ Website: https://seilertucker.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michelleseilertucker/ Podcast:  Exit Rich ______________________________________________________________________ Renée Warren is an award-winning entrepreneur, a 7-figure business starter, and the founder of We Wild Women, a business dedicated to helping women launch their dream business. She previously founded an industry-recognized PR agency that worked with funded technology startups from South Africa to San Diego. She's a mom to Irish Twins (not planned), a published author, and a drummer. Rate, review, and subscribe on Apple Podcast "I love Into The Wild, and think it's the best thing since sliced bread." By having a good rating, it helps me reach more ambitious women who want to start their dream business. Click here, scroll to the bottom, tap, and rate -- 5 stars will do -- and select "Write a Review." Make sure to highlight your favorite bits, and I'll be sure to give some public shoutouts! Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE.  Follow me on social media @renee_warren + @we.wild.women and check out www.wewildwomen.com.