From Farm Kid to Half-Billion Exit | Austin McFee

In this episode of No Rescue, host Lame Kinikini sits down with Austin McFee, entrepreneur and co-founder behind a $500M+ exit, to tell the full story most people never hear. From growing up on a farm and working motel jobs in West Yellowstone, to building companies through COVID shutdowns, private equity pressure, and family health crises, Austin opens up about what success actually costs. This conversation dives into: building under extreme pressure closing deals minutes before deadlines raising kids while missing birthdays the myth of work-life balance why exits feel anti-climactic and why experience matters more than money This is not a highlight reel. This is what it really takes when nobody’s coming to save you.