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Suneera Madhani discusses the journey of building and exiting a billion-dollar business with guest Sarah Chen Spellings.

Get access to THE room and apply to the MFC Spring Retreat here → bit.ly/MFCSpringRetreat What does it really take to build a billion-dollar company, and what happens after you do? In this powerful CEO School episode, Suneera sits down with Sarah Chen Spellings for a raw, unfiltered conversation about entrepreneurship, scaling, and identity. From being rejected by investors to building a fintech company that processed billions in payments, Suneera shares the full journey behind founding Stax (formerly Fatt Merchant), scaling past $100M in revenue, and navigating a complex exit. This episode dives deep into: Suneera's background and the values that shaped her entrepreneurial mindset How to build a startup without venture capital when all odds are against you The hits and the misses of scaling from startup to $1B valuation What no one tells you about selling your company Why women must own their wealth and take bigger financial risks Lessons from launching her second fintech company, Worth Time Stamps: 00:00 Intro + Why This Episode Is Different 03:45 Meet Suneera: Immigrant Roots & Early Entrepreneurship 08:10 “You Have It” — The Confidence That Shaped Her 12:30 Risk, Fear &…

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