How Young Entrepreneurs Take Over Businesses and Succeed in Succession Planning with Colin Sanburg

About this episode

Colin Sanburg shares his entrepreneurial journey and insights on succession planning and business leadership.

The 30-Question Ownership Readiness Diagnostic. Identify your gaps in finance, leadership, and revenue creation before you take the leap. Get your score, get your plan. (It’s FREE!) 👉 https://bit.ly/owner-shipmindset-scoreapp ------------------------------------------------ Want to be a guest on our podcast? Apply and share your expertise with our audience at https://www.podmatch.com/member/artofsuccession ------------------------------------------------ Welcome to The Art of Succession Podcast. Host Barrett Young talks with Colin Sanburg , Founder and CEO of FinElevate and Managing Partner at Abacus Unlimited , about his journey from buying his first business at age 22 to building a portfolio of companies. Colin shares how a turning point early in life sparked his drive toward entrepreneurship and how stepping into a struggling family business led to years of hands-on learning. He explains the lessons he gained in leadership, financial strategy, and business turnaround, and why he later founded FinElevate to help other entrepreneurs build better businesses and gain more freedom. Colin shares his journey from working in a family business to becoming a business owner and…

People in this episode

Host: Barrett Young

Guest: Colin Sanburg

Topics covered

• entrepreneurship
• business succession
• leadership
• financial strategy
• business turnaround

Keywords

• ownership readiness
• entrepreneurship
• business planning
• leadership
• financial strategy

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Organizations: FinElevate, Abacus Unlimited, podmatch.com

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