62: Owner-Centric Exit Planning | John Brown @BEIexitplanning

Listen in as Laurie Barkman talks with John Brown about taking an owner-centric approach to exit planning to achieve your financial goals and be rewarded with the lifestyle you desire. Only 20% of business owners have a formalized plan to transition ownership, but 100% will exit their company one day. John Brown, best selling exit planning author, started BEI in 1996 for the purpose of helping owners benefit from their lives’ work by supporting business advisors who share the same vision.   Listen to learn more about: Working with a financial advisor for future planning What builds business value Why exit planning is business planning How an owner-centric approach to exit planning can help you achieve your transition goals Assessing obstacles to the exit scenario you’ve envisioned How to prevent transition plans from falling through   Show Links: BEI website: https://www.exitplanning.com/ Podcast website: SuccessionStories.com   About: The Succession Stories podcast is hosted by Laurie Barkman, Founder of SmallDotBig. We’ll help you maximize business value, plan your exit transition, and get rewarded for all of your hard work by finding the right buyer. Visit https://smalldotbig.com for more value building resources and subscribe to our newsletter!