The Exit Club
by Fratzke Media
THE EXIT CLUB podcast, powered by Fratzke Media, is all about what happens once the papers are signed, the deal is done, and life after exit begins. Each week, host Laura Rich talks with successful entrepreneurs across a range of industries about how they navigated the aftermath of an exit. THE EXIT CLUB pulls back the covers on this final stage of the entrepreneurial journey, sharing stories of grief and triumph. About Laura Rich: Veteran journalist and serial entrepreneur Laura Rich exited her business in February 2017. She is also the author of the Paul Allen biography The Accidental Zillionaire and a former columnist for the New York Times. About Fratzke Media: We are solution engineers who specialize in telling stories in the Eight Channels of Digital Marketing. Our team of storytellers excel in leading digital transformations, and exceeding your expectations is our top priority.
Episodes
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#7 - GreenChef Founder Michael Joseph - The Things You Give Up
Michael Joseph is the founder and former CEO of GreenChef, a mealkit business that was acquired earlier this year by HelloFresh. The deal called for Michael to remain with the company, but, like many an entrepreneur, Michael quickly discovered that working for a big company was not for him, and...
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#6 - The Less Common Thing - Interview with Dave Will
Dave Will founded Peach New Media, an online learning business, in 2001, with a little bit of borrowed funds and hopes of customers -- enough, he said, to put "Cheerios on the table" for his family. In 2015, his business was acquired by a private equity firm for eight figures. The path to exit...
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#5 - $134 Million Exit to Twitter - Jud Valeski Founder of Gnip
Jud Valeski founded social data analytics company Gnip, which he sold to Twitter in 2014 after six years for $134 million. Unlike many founders, Jud did not stay with the company past the sale, but the decision to leave was less about whether he wanted to stay or go and more about the one-time...
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#4 - Julie Clark - $25 Million Baby Einstein Exit
Julie Clark is the schoolteacher and mom turned entrepreneur who launched Baby Einstein, which many parents know for the way their videos seem to magically soothe their infants. From its start in 1996, Baby Einstein was a huge hit, and after just five years, Julie sold the business to Disney for...
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#3 - Heidi Ganahl Founder & Former CEO of Camp Bow Wow
In 2014, Heidi Ganahl sold her doggy daycare chain Camp Bow Wow to Veterinary Centers of America for $20 million. She hit her goal on sale price, but, like many entrepreneurs, encountered challenges post-sale when other executives became involved in decision-making. On this episode, Heidi shares...
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#2 - John Georgis, Founder of Banjo Billy's Bus Tour
Our guest on this episode of THE EXIT CLUB podcast is John Georgis, the former founder of Banjo Billy’s Bus Tours, a local tourism company in Colorado. John built Banjo out of an old school bus into a fixture in the Boulder-Denver area. He sold the business in 2015 to an employee because, in his...
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#1 - Laurel Touby Former CEO and Founder of Mediabistro
The first guest on THE EXIT CLUB podcast is Laurel Touby, the former CEO and founder of Mediabistro, a media industry resource based in New York City. Laurel first launched in 1994 as a set of networking parties, but she grew that list of attendees into a customer database on which to build a...
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Welcome to The Exit Club with Laura Rich
THE EXIT CLUB podcast, powered by Fratzke Media, is all about what happens once the papers are signed, the deal is done, and life after exit begins. Each week, host Laura Rich talks with successful entrepreneurs across a range of industries about how they navigated the aftermath of an exit. THE...
About this show
THE EXIT CLUB podcast, powered by Fratzke Media, is all about what happens once the papers are signed, the deal is done, and life after exit begins. Each week, host Laura Rich talks with successful entrepreneurs across a range of industries about how they navigated the aftermath of an exit. THE EXIT CLUB pulls back the covers on this final stage of the entrepreneurial journey, sharing stories of grief and triumph.
About Laura Rich: Veteran journalist and serial entrepreneur Laura Rich exited her business in February 2017. She is also the author of the Paul Allen biography The Accidental Zillionaire and a former columnist for the New York Times.
About Fratzke Media: We are solution engineers who specialize in telling stories in the Eight Channels of Digital Marketing. Our team of storytellers excel in leading digital transformations, and exceeding your expectations is our top priority.
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