002: How to Lead a Good Business to a Great Exit with Chris Snider
By Aline Wealth Management on September 18, 2019
There are now over 600 Certified Exit Planning Advisors in 12 different countries – and many of them wouldn’t be working in this field today without Chris Snider. Chris is the CEO and Founder of the Exit Planning Institute, where he helps financial advisors become Certified Exit Planning Advisors – CEPAs – and empowers them to lead teams, enable educated decisions, and create positive change and successful exits for their clients.
In his book, Walking to Destiny: 11 Actions an Owner Must Take to Rapidly Grow Value and Unlock Wealth, Chris helps you understand what makes your business attractive and ready for transition, reveals how to rapidly grow value, and what to do to unlock the personal wealth trapped within.
Today, Chris joins the podcast to share the unique lessons he learned from his father, the common issues entrepreneurs come across when planning for an exit (and the major hurdles to look out for), and how to build readiness into your business so that you can sell whenever you need to.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- What Chris learned when he exited the corporate world – and how he became fully booked as an advisor.
- The difference between a lifestyle and a value-creating business – and what needs to change to turn an attractive business into one that’s ready for transition.
- How to think in terms of sprints in order to achieve massive, seemingly unattainable goals.
- Why so many owners are miserable after selling their businesses – and why it’s so important to have a plan for what you’re going to do next.
INSPIRING QUOTE
- “Exit planning is really nothing more than a strategic business tool that allows you to drive value to the business while positioning you to harvest that value at some point in your future.” – Chris Snider
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