The Anxious Achiever The Toll of Selling Your Business: Two Entrepreneurs Share Their Stories
Feb 14, 2024
Bob Glazer, founder of Acceleration Partners, and Michael Kaplan, former CEO of Fashion to Figure, share their experiences of selling their businesses, discussing the emotional toll, physical ailments, and struggle to find new purpose. They also reflect on growing up in a family business, choosing entrepreneurship, and overcoming anxiety. Therapy and time allowed them to process emotions, find empowerment, and appreciate moments of calm.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
Letting Go of a Business Built with Passion
02:18 • 17min
Adapting Vision and Recalibrating in Pursuit of Success: Insights from Entrepreneur Michael Kaplan
19:35 • 2min
Growing Up in a Family Business and Continuing the Legacy
21:17 • 4min
Choosing Entrepreneurship: A Personalized Passion for Business
24:59 • 3min
Anxiety and Overcoming Challenges
27:32 • 19min
Reflecting on Selling Businesses and Finding Empowerment
47:01 • 3min