Kristen Closson - The Impact Entrepreneur: Scaling With Purpose

NexChapter is the home of unfiltered wisdom from post exit founders. Recorded in The Republic Studio, this show is for founders who are scaling businesses and founders who have sold and are figuring out what the hell happens next. Each episode explores the real story behind the exit, the decisions that mattered, and the personal transition that follows when the deal is done. In this episode, Raman Sehgal sits down with Kristen Closson. Kristen is a 3X founder and healthcare operator with a focus on building practical, high-impact companies. She is the co-founder of Viewgol, a healthcare revenue intelligence platform and global teams acquired in 2023, as well as MonArk ABA Therapy, which provides services to autistic children, and Vlush, a women’s health brand focused on evidence-based vaginal care. Across healthcare technology, services, and consumer health, Kristen is known for building businesses grounded in real-world problems, trusted data, and thoughtful execution. Today, she’s focused on being a student of AI and supporting MonArk and Vlush. Connect with Kristen - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristenclosson/ What we cover  - How Kristen built and scaled global teams starting in India through persistence and trust  - Why starting with contracting before hiring full time teams reduced risk and enabled scale  - How customer obsession became the ethos to drive the real engine of growth of India  - Why multi founder teams benefit from facilitation and coaching  - How building buyer relationships early created a competitive exit process  - The emotional complexity of selling a business and navigating the messy middle  - Why purpose driven work matters even more after exit Your host Raman Sehgal is the author of the best selling book The Floundering Founder, Toronto Chapter Lead at Post Exit Founders (PEF), investor, and founder of several niche firms and platforms in the pharma and biopharma services space, one of which he sold a majority stake in to private equity. He created NexChapter to capture the hard earned wisdom of founders who have been through an exit and are willing to share what really worked, what surprised them, and what comes next. Connect with Raman.