From $5M to $20M - Why Founders Plateau And How To Break The Ceiling - Alexis Sikorsky And Lily Patrascu

Multimillionaire Strategic Advisor Shares How To Go From $5M to $20M - Why Founders Plateau And How To Break The Ceiling - Alexis Sikorsky And Lily Patrascu Alexis Sikorsky, who built, scaled, and exited a company for over $100 million, is the founder of Sikorsky Consulting and helps entrepreneurs break through the $5M–$20M revenue ceiling. After losing 75% of his revenue during the 2008 financial crisis, he recovered through strategic planning, private equity support, and M&A growth. He emphasizes hiring A-players, building a war chest, and planning exits early as critical factors for scaling. His personal journey includes grinding through six years of losses before exceeding $3M EBITDA and achieving a high-value exit through a private equity deal.About The GuestAlexis Sikorsky is a strategic advisor to founders who are serious about scaling fast and exiting strong. With a nine-figure private equity exit under his belt, Alexis isn’t speaking from theory—he’s lived the entrepreneurial highs and lows across decades of company building, boardroom negotiation, and international leadership. His flagship book Cashing Out lays out the APEX methodology, a four-part framework (Assess, Plan, Execute, Exit) that demystifies the journey to private equity for founders feeling stuck or overwhelmed by growth and decision fatigue.Alexis founded, scaled, and sold New Access, a Switzerland-based software company, ultimately closing a $100M+ exit and transitioning into a new chapter as a Special Advisor to ambitious CEOs. Today, through Sikorsky Consulting and KnightScale Partners, he works with growth-stage businesses, typically doing $5M+ in annual revenue, who want to engineer their next chapter or PE exit. For More Info About Alexis Sikorsky, visit: https://podfol.io/profile/alexis-sikorsky Timestamp 0:00 Introduction 0:06 Breaking the Revenue Ceiling 0:23 Scaling Insights 0:27 Invisible Walls and Revenue Leap 0:36 Entrepreneurs' Challenges 0:46 Podcast Welcome 0:50 Mind-Blowing Conversations 1:15 Growth Pain of Companies 1:53 Importance of Hiring 4:41 Fractional Solutions 7:23 Operational Decisions 8:31 Strategic Planning 11:27 Personal Success Story 16:13 Private Equity Insights 21:11 Common Entrepreneurial Mistakes 22:13 Lessons Learned About The Host Lily Patrascu is an ultra-creative book publisher and personal brand strategist for thought leaders, CEOs, luxury influencers. As an influencer, bestselling author, copywriter, global speaker, she supports busy entrepreneurs to find their message and share it with millions of people. 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