The Sherpa’s Guide to Selling Your Business - Expert Advice from Laurie Barkman (Season 5, Episode 2)

Welcome to Startup Different! This week we’re excited to welcome a sherpa - specifically a business transition sherpa, to the show! Laurie Barkman, The Business Transition Sherpa®, is the former CEO of a $100 million dollar revenue company that was sold to a Fortune 50. She guides business owners through the often overwhelming process of transition planning and facilitates sell-side and buy-side transactions in the lower middle market. Laurie is an adjunct faculty member at Carnegie Mellon University, Amazon best-selling author of "The Business Transition Handbook," and host of the award-winning Succession Stories Podcast and the new show “the entrepreneur gene”. And she’s here to kickoff Season 5!