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Exit Algorithms

by Peter Vera

Unlock growth, streamline operations, and prepare your business for a high-value exit. Exit Algorithms features founders, 3PL leaders, and forward-thinking execs who share proven strategies for leveraging technology, automation, and AI to maximize value so you can scale smarter and sell stronger. Tailored for business owners who want to grow, scale, and plan a successful exit.

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  1. Why a Bootstrapped Sale Beat a Billion-Dollar IPO | Tony Medrano, LongevityPlan.AI (#111)

    Which exit pays more: a glamorous IPO or a quiet sale to a strategic buyer? Tony Medrano has done both, and the bootstrapped 10-person company he sold in 2012 made more than the multi-billion-dollar IPO he helped drive in 2022. Tony is a former U.S. Navy officer, Harvard and Stanford JD/MBA,...

  2. The 4 Gaps That Cap Your Business Valuation | Muriel Touati, Exit 3D Studio (#110)

    Why do two service businesses with the same EBITDA sell for wildly different multiples? Muriel Touati spent a year on the buy side, signing over 100 NDAs, entering dozens of data rooms, and submitting about 10 letters of intent, and the same four problems showed up in deal after deal. Muriel is…

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  3. Same EBITDA, Different Multiple: What Buyers Pay Extra For | Alex Fernandez (#109)

    Why two businesses with the same EBITDA sell for different multiples, and how to be the one that commands the premium. Alex Fernandez, CEO of Synergy Orthopedic Specialists and former CEO of Gastro Health, grew a medical group to roughly $60 million in revenue, led its sale to private equity for...

  4. How to Cut $5K to $15K Per Truck in Idling Costs | Steven Antalics, EkoHaul Founder (#108)

    How to cut truck idling costs by $5,000 to $15,000 per truck per year with trailer-top solar and batteries. Steven Antalics, founder of EkoHaul and a 15-year veteran of shipping and commodities logistics at BHP, Trafigura, and MSC, explains how fleets can stop burning diesel during rest periods…

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  5. How a Trucking Company Grew 4,500% in Five Years | Daman Grewal, Centurion Trucking (#107)

    How a trucking company grew 4,500% in five years by putting customer service, safety, and its people first. Daman Grewal, Operations Manager at Centurion Trucking and founder of LogisticSales.com, helped build Canada's fastest-growing transportation and logistics company and serves on the boards…

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  6. Build Your Business So It Is Easy to Buy | George Pillari, Crisis Manager to 100+ Companies (#106)

    How to prepare your business for sale so buyers see low risk and pay more. George Pillari, a crisis manager who has worked inside more than 100 companies and a former Managing Director at Alvarez & Marsal, explains what buyers check first and what makes them walk away. Want to know what makes…

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  7. What Moves Your Multiple in the Final 18 Months | Matt Bradbury (#105)

    Own a logistics business doing $2M or more in revenue? Apply for a confidential Business Valuation Call to learn what your company could be worth: https://www.bizexitgrow.com/valuation-call Matt Bradbury founded Business Acquisition & Merger Associates in Charlotte, North Carolina, a lower...

  8. Run Due Diligence on Yourself Before a Buyer Does | Dev Shah (#104)

    Own a logistics business doing $2M or more in revenue? Apply for a confidential Business Valuation Call to learn what your company could be worth: https://www.bizexitgrow.com/valuation-call Dev Shah is the founder of Pocket Fund, a holding company that acquires and operates profitable digital...

  9. The Hidden Value Most Owners Never Look At: Pricing and Tax Timing | Carter Looney (#103)

    Own a logistics business doing $2M or more in revenue? Apply for a confidential Business Valuation Call to learn what your company could be worth: https://www.bizexitgrow.com/valuation-call Carter Looney is Principal Advisor at Meritage Partners, a lower middle-market M&A and exit planning firm...

  10. Every Dollar You Spend Costs You 20 at the Closing Table | Joshua Gould (#102)

    Own a logistics business doing $2M or more in revenue? Apply for a confidential Business Valuation Call to learn what your company could be worth: https://www.bizexitgrow.com/valuation-call WHY THIS MATTERS FOR LOGISTICS OWNERS Joshua walked through a plumbing company with five trucks doing $5...

  11. Why Owners Need 2 to 3 Years Before Selling | Buy and Build Advisors (#101)

    Own a logistics business doing $2M or more in revenue? Apply for a confidential Business Valuation Call to learn what your company could be worth: https://www.bizexitgrow.com/valuation-call David Girault and Andrew Lamb co-founded Buy and Build Advisors, a Texas-based firm that helps lower...

  12. What Buyers Look For Before They Pay a Premium | Carl Allen, 400+ Acquisitions (#100)

    Own a logistics business doing $2M or more in revenue? Apply for a confidential Business Valuation Call to learn what your company could be worth: https://www.bizexitgrow.com/valuation-call This is the 100th episode of Exit Algorithms, and Carl Allen is the right guest to mark it. Carl is the...

  13. How to Prepare Your Team for the Conversations an Exit Requires | Nicole Alos (#99)

    Own a logistics business doing $2M or more in revenue? Apply for a confidential Business Valuation Call to learn what your company could be worth: https://www.bizexitgrow.com/valuation-call Nicole Alos is the founder of Socratyc, an executive coach, and the creator of Socratyc Sidekick, an AI...

  14. He Sold a $20M Company at 50. Here Is What It Took to Get Ready | Bob Campana (#98)

    Own a logistics business doing $2M or more in revenue? Apply for a confidential Business Valuation Call to learn what your company could be worth: https://www.bizexitgrow.com/valuation-call Bob Campana built businesses across hot tub manufacturing, pool construction, plumbing services, real…

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  15. Why Business Owners Struggle After Selling, and How to Prepare | Dr. Danura Miriyagalla (#97)

    Own a logistics business doing $2M or more in revenue? Apply for a confidential Business Valuation Call to learn what your company could be worth: https://www.bizexitgrow.com/valuation-call Dr. Danura Miriyagalla has 25 years of leadership experience across public policy, business, research, and...

  16. What Private Equity Buyers Look for Before They Pay a Premium | Marla Capozzi, McKinsey (#96)

    Own a logistics business doing $2M or more in revenue? Apply for a confidential Business Valuation Call to learn what your company could be worth: https://www.bizexitgrow.com/valuation-call Marla Capozzi is a McKinsey partner and a founder of CEO Alpha, the firm's initiative studying what makes...

  17. The One Document That Raises Your Business Valuation | Nathan Baws (#95)

    Own a logistics business doing $2M or more in revenue? Apply for a confidential Business Valuation Call to learn what your company could be worth: https://www.bizexitgrow.com/valuation-call Nathan Baws has built more than 19 businesses across health retail, supplements, food, wellness, and...

  18. Why Most Founders Sell Too Early and Leave Money on the Table | Bryan Durkin (#94)

    Own a logistics business doing $2M or more in revenue? Apply for a confidential Business Valuation Call to learn what your company could be worth: https://www.bizexitgrow.com/valuation-call Bryan Durkin has spent more than 25 years building B2B businesses. He founded InfoStore, a document...

  19. How to Grow a Multi-Office Firm Without Losing the Personal Touch | Tad Nelson (#93)

    Own a logistics business doing $2M or more in revenue? Apply for a confidential Business Valuation Call to learn what your company could be worth: https://www.bizexitgrow.com/valuation-call Tad Nelson founded The Law Offices of Tad Nelson & Associates in 1994. He has tried more than 400 jury...

  20. How to Run Your Business Like a Fortune 500 From Day One | Jason Brown (#92)

    Own a logistics business doing $2M or more in revenue? Apply for a confidential Business Valuation Call to learn what your company could be worth: https://www.bizexitgrow.com/valuation-call Jason Brown grew a trading account to roughly $300,000, then risked a quarter million trying to make half a...

  21. What Private Equity Buyers Look for in an AI-Ready Business (#91)

    Want to know what your logistics business is worth? Book a confidential Business Valuation Call: https://www.bizexitgrow.com/valuation-call AI is changing how private equity buyers evaluate companies. A business that looks valuable today could become obsolete before the sale closes. In this...

  22. NASA Leadership Lessons to Build a Business That Runs Without You | Brady Pyle (#90)

    Want to know what your logistics business is worth? Book a confidential Business Valuation Call: https://www.bizexitgrow.com/valuation-call Can your business continue growing without you? In this episode of Exit Algorithms, Pete Vera speaks with Brady Pyle, former NASA HR executive and current...

  23. How to Future-Proof Your Logistics Business for a Strong Exit with Vince Solo (#89)

    Own a logistics business doing $2M+ in revenue? Apply for a confidential Business Valuation Call to discover what your company could be worth and how to increase its exit value: https://www.bizexitgrow.com/valuation-call Will your business still be relevant, scalable, and sellable three years…

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  24. AI Marketing Without the AI Slop with Adrienne Wilkerson (#88)

    Own a logistics business doing $2M+ in revenue? Apply for a Business Valuation Call to learn what your company is worth and how to increase its exit value: https://www.bizexitgrow.com/valuation-call AI makes it easier than ever to create content, but more content does not automatically produce...

  25. Send Your Key People on Vacation: The Ultimate Business Stress Test (#87)

    Own a logistics business doing $2M+ in revenue? Apply for a Business Valuation Call to learn what your company is worth and how to increase its exit value: https://www.bizexitgrow.com/valuation-call A business cannot scale sustainably when its people, purpose, systems, and performance are out of...

  26. How to Eliminate Owner Dependence Before Your Exit with Lindsay White (#86)

    Own a logistics business doing $2M+ in revenue? Apply for a Business Valuation Call to learn what your company is worth and how to increase its exit value: https://www.bizexitgrow.com/valuation-call If your team constantly needs you to make decisions, solve problems, and keep work moving, you do...

  27. How to Scale a Service Business to Eight Figures with Ben Buckley (#85)

    Do you own a transportation or 3PL business doing $3M or more in revenue? Visit www.bizexitgrow.com to find out how we can help you grow, scale, and exit at maximum value. Ben Buckley got fired, had four kids to feed, and turned $50 TV installs into an eight-figure business serving Apple,...

  28. How to Structure Your Business to Sell for a Higher Multiple with Bobby Casey (#84)

    Do you own a transportation or 3PL business doing $3M or more in revenue? Visit www.bizexitgrow.com to find out how we can help you grow, scale, and exit at maximum value. The same business with a $1M EBITDA can sell for $3M or $8M, and the difference comes down to systems, structure, and timing....

  29. How to Use Disney's Customer Experience Secrets to Boost Retention with Vance Morris (#83)

    Do you own a transportation or 3PL business doing $3M or more in revenue? Visit www.bizexitgrow.com to find out how we can help you grow, scale, and exit at maximum value. It costs 6 times more to win a new customer than to keep one, yet most businesses have zero retention budget. In this…

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  30. Why 95% of Companies Fail at AI (And How to Be the 5%) with Derek Crager (#82)

    Do you own a transportation or 3PL business doing $3M or more in revenue? Visit www.bizexitgrow.com to find out how we can help you grow, scale, and exit at maximum value. 95% of corporate AI implementations fail because companies try to replace workers instead of empowering them. In this…

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  31. What a CFO Does to Maximize Business Exit Value with Robert Checchia (#81)

    Do you own a transportation or 3PL business doing $3M or more in revenue? Visit www.bizexitgrow.com to find out how we can help you grow, scale, and exit at maximum value. Most business owners think a CFO is just a bookkeeper—until they go to sell and get their valuation slashed. In this episode,...

  32. The Truth About Bootstrapping an AI Startup with David Pourquery (#80)

    Do you own a transportation or 3PL business doing $3M or more in revenue? Visit www.bizexitgrow.com to find out how we can help you grow, scale, and exit at maximum value. Most Google Ads accounts are a mess, and 95% of agencies are doing very poor work. In this episode, we break down exactly why...

  33. What Private Equity Looks For Before They Buy with Wayne Marhelski (#79)

    Do you own a transportation or 3PL business doing $3M or more in revenue? Visit www.bizexitgrow.com to find out how we can help you grow, scale, and exit at maximum value. Most sellers leave value on the table because they wait until the last minute. In this episode, we break down how to turn...

  34. How to Get AI-Ready Before You Implement It with Jeffrey Lambert (#78)

    Do you own a transportation or 3PL business doing $3M or more in revenue? Visit www.bizexitgrow.com to find out how we can help you grow, scale, and exit at maximum value. Most tech projects fail in the first two or three weeks, before anyone even notices. In this episode, we break down why...

  35. How to Stop Being the Bottleneck in Your Business with Brooke Dukes (#77)

    Do you own a transportation or 3PL business doing $3M or more in revenue? Visit www.bizexitgrow.com to find out how we can help you grow, scale, and exit at maximum value. Once you hit a million in revenue, the founder becomes the growth ceiling. In this episode, we break down how to remove...

  36. Lessons from 3 Exits and How to Implement AI in Your Business with Andrew Brooks (#76)

    Do you own a transportation or 3PL business doing $3M or more in revenue? Visit www.bizexitgrow.com to find out how we can help you grow, scale, and exit at maximum value. 2026 is the year to stop running AI pilots and start deploying into production. In this episode, we break down how to…

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  37. Why Most Paid Ad Spend Fails (And How to Fix It) with Ari Pirutinsky (#75)

    Do you own a transportation or 3PL business doing $3M or more in revenue? Visit www.bizexitgrow.com to find out how we can help you grow, scale, and exit at maximum value. Most paid ad budgets fail for one reason: you cannot tie marketing data to business outcomes. In this episode, we break down...

  38. How to Use AI for Content That Actually Converts with Siva Chellamuthu (#74)

    Do you own a transportation or 3PL business doing $3M or more in revenue? Visit www.bizexitgrow.com to find out how we can help you grow, scale, and exit at maximum value. One raw story can become a carousel, a blog post, a newsletter, and a funder update, if you build the right system. In this...

  39. The New SEO: How to Rank in ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity with Chris Panteli (#73)

    Do you own a transportation or 3PL business doing $3M or more in revenue? Visit www.bizexitgrow.com to find out how we can help you grow, scale, and exit at maximum value. Your customers are no longer Googling. They are asking ChatGPT, and the question is whether your business gets recommended.…

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  40. How to Build a Marketing Engine That Drives Revenue with Alan Gonsenhauser (#72)

    Do you own a transportation or 3PL business doing $3M or more in revenue? Visit www.bizexitgrow.com to find out how we can help you grow, scale, and exit at maximum value. By the time a buyer calls you, 95% of the decision is already made. In this episode, we break down how to build a marketing...

  41. How to Build a Business That Sells: Exit Planning Lessons with Steven Pivnik (#71)

    Do you own a transportation or 3PL business doing $3M or more in revenue? Visit www.bizexitgrow.com to find out how we can help you grow, scale, and exit at maximum value. The best time to prepare your business for sale is years before you actually sell it. In this episode, we break down how to...

  42. Warehouse Automation for Business Owners: What to Automate and When with Dan Cahalan (#70)

    Do you own a transportation or 3PL business doing $3M or more in revenue? Visit www.bizexitgrow.com to find out how we can help you grow, scale, and exit at maximum value. Automation is not just for Amazon. In this episode, we break down warehouse automation for business owners: how to decide…

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  43. How Investors Evaluate Your Business Before Writing a Check with Kim Lundberg (#69)

    Do you own a transportation or 3PL business doing $3M or more in revenue? Visit www.bizexitgrow.com to find out how we can help you grow, scale, and exit at maximum value. If a lender or investor digs into your business today, what would they find? In this episode, we break down what lenders and...

  44. Communications Strategy and Brand Building for Business Owners with Joshua Altman (#68)

    Do you own a transportation or 3PL business doing $3M or more in revenue? Visit www.bizexitgrow.com to find out how we can help you grow, scale, and exit at maximum value. Most small businesses do not have a communications strategy. They have scattered marketing, a logo, and a founder posting…

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  45. How to Prepare Your Business to Sell: PE Insider Secrets with Michelle Stuntz (#67)

    Do you own a transportation or 3PL business doing $3M or more in revenue? Visit www.bizexitgrow.com to find out how we can help you grow, scale, and exit at maximum value. If your business cannot run without you, a private equity buyer will price that risk right out of your valuation. In this...

  46. AI Business Model Design and the Zero-Human Company | Alistair Hofert (#66)

    In this episode, we sit down with Alistair Hofert, founder of Synapse Squared, to break down how business owners can build real AI strategy, redesign their business models around technology, and future-proof their companies before competitors do it for them. Alistair is a Senator at the World...

  47. The BUILT Method: Reverse Engineer Your Exit Before It's Too Late | Laurie Barkman (#65)

    Do you own a transportation or 3PL business doing $3M or more in revenue? Visit www.bizexitgrow.com to find out how we can help you grow, scale, and exit at maximum value. Exit Algorithms Episode #65 is live and this one is packed! Laurie Barkman is a certified M&A advisor, certified exit…

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  48. From RN to Serial Entrepreneur: Building a Business You Can Actually Sell | John S. Smith Jr. (#64)

    Do you own a transportation or 3PL business doing $3M or more in revenue? Visit www.bizexitgrow.com to find out how we can help you grow, scale, and exit at maximum value. Most business owners are not building a business. They are building a job. And when it is time to sell, buyers can tell the...

  49. The Sell Side Truth: How to Get Top Dollar When You Exit Your Business | Rob Kale (#63)

    Do you own a transportation or 3PL business doing $3M or more in revenue? Visit www.bizexitgrow.com to find out how we can help you grow, scale, and exit at maximum value. Clean books, owner dependence, client concentration, and the psychology of selling your business. Rob Kale, SMB investor, M&A...

  50. AI, Focus, and Capital Efficient Growth: Rise Robotics CEO Hiten Sonpal | (#62)

    Do you own a transportation or 3PL business doing $3M or more in revenue? Visit www.bizexitgrow.com to find out how we can help you grow, scale, and exit at maximum value. Robotics, capital efficiency, AI-powered engineering, and why focus is the fastest path to scale. Hiten Sonpal, CEO of Rise...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Unlock growth, streamline operations, and prepare your business for a high-value exit. Exit Algorithms features founders, 3PL leaders, and forward-thinking execs who share proven strategies for leveraging technology, automation, and AI to maximize value so you can scale smarter and sell stronger. Tailored for business owners who want to grow, scale, and plan a successful exit.

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