Podcast 1327: The Exit Expedition: Why the "Deal" Is Only the Summit by Jerome Myers

Podcast 1327: The Exit Expedition: Why the "Deal" Is Only the Summit by Jerome Myers

June 5, 2026 · 36 min

About this episode

Greg Voisen interviews Jerome Myers about the emotional challenges entrepreneurs face after selling their businesses.

In this podcast, Greg Voisen sits down with author Jerome Myers to unpack his compelling book, The Exit Expedition: Why the "Deal" Is Only the Summit, exposing the jarring emotional vacuum that hits entrepreneurs after selling a business. While traditional exit planning obsesses over valuations and tax structures, Myers reveals the "founder’s exit paradox"—the simultaneous wave of financial relief and profound personal loss that catches high achievers completely off guard. Having walked away from a $20 million division at just 32 years old, he challenges listeners to face the dangerous psychological void that follows a liquidity event, proving that hitting the financial summit is just the beginning. If you've poured your life into your business, this conversation will force you to confront a critical, haunting question: who are you when the business is no longer yours? 🎯 What Listeners Will Learn: - The Founder's Exit Paradox: Discover why financial relief and a sense of empty loss occur at the same time, and why wealth alone cannot fill the sudden psychological void. - The Six Centers of Doubt: Learn how an exit radically disrupts your self-image, vanishes work-centered…

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