Building a Career Without Burning Your Life - Jimmy Zipursky - S5 - E15

This episode of A Founder’s Life is brought to you by Thankz, helping founders scale with reliable remote talent. Get $1,000 off your first month by emailing [email protected] with the subject line Founder’s Life.🌐 Follow A Founder’s Life • YouTube:   @AFoundersLife   • LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/company/a-founder-s-life-podcast/ • Instagram: @afounderslife   • Spotify & Apple Podcast: https://linktr.ee/afounderslife👤 Connect with Today’s Guest – Jim ZipurskyWebsites: www.cfaw.com and www.cfaw.com/omahaLinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/jim-zipursky-2343281/Building a successful career shouldn’t require sacrificing your health, your family, or the experiences that make life meaningful. The best entrepreneurs understand that lasting success comes from playing the long game.In this episode of A Founder’s Life, Leo Gestetner sits down with Jimmy Zipursky, Managing Director of Corporate Finance Associates and Chairman & CEO of CFA Worldwide, to discuss entrepreneurship, mergers and acquisitions, family business, and what it takes to build a rewarding career without losing sight of what matters most.Jimmy shares his unconventional path into investment banking, from working in college athletics and recruiting to joining his father’s mergers and acquisitions firm. Along the way, he discovered that helping founders navigate one of the biggest decisions of their lives—the sale of their business—is about much more than financial transactions.But this conversation goes far beyond mergers and acquisitions.Jimmy reflects on growing up in a family of entrepreneurs, the lessons passed down by his father, and how his wife helped redefine the balance between career success and family life. He also explains why slowing down, enjoying the journey, and making time for meaningful experiences has become one of the greatest lessons of his career.Throughout the conversation, we explore entrepreneurship, business leadership, family, health, resilience, travel, and the importance of building a life—not just a business.Whether you’re starting your first company or preparing for the next stage of your entrepreneurial journey, Jimmy shares practical lessons every founder can apply.In this episode you’ll learn:• Why entrepreneurship is a marathon, not a sprint • How family businesses shape entrepreneurial thinking • Why founders should protect family time above everything else • The importance of slowing down and enjoying the journey • How daily habits improve long-term health and leadership • Why mentorship can completely change your career • How selling a business is about people, not just numbers • Why entrepreneurs should let the business grow before themselves • How work-life balance creates more sustainable successJimmy also shares why family dinners became a non-negotiable tradition, how traveling differently changed his perspective on life, and why taking time to experience the places you visit can be just as valuable as the business meetings themselves.If you enjoy conversations about entrepreneurship, founder mindset, business leadership, mergers and acquisitions, family business, work-life balance, resilience, and personal development, you’ll enjoy this episode.LinkedInlinkedin.com/in/leogestetnerWebsiteleogestetner.com/leoSubscribe Now!youtube.com/@afounderslife?sub_confirmation=1