Lean Marketing Engineering an Exit Worth Eight Figures (or More) With Nick Bradley
What if selling your business could be the most profitable decision of your life—but only if you do it right?
In this high-stakes episode, Allan Dib sits down with Nick Bradley, founder of High Value Exit, to unpack exactly how founders can scale, position, and sell their businesses for eight to nine figures. From maximizing EBITDA to mastering valuation levers like brand, recurring revenue, and team structure, Nick breaks down the difference between leaving millions on the table and building true generational wealth. If you’re even thinking about exiting in the next few years, this conversation could change everything.
Key Takeaways:
1. Understanding Strategic vs. Financial Buyers: Nick explains the two main paths to exit and how each one impacts your role post-sale, valuation, and legacy.
2. Maximizing Your Valuation: Learn how factors like EBITDA, recurring revenue, and proprietary IP can significantly increase the multiple on your business.
3. Thinking Like Private Equity: Nick reveals how investors assess your company, what “prize vs. prey” means, and how to make your business the one they fight to buy.
4. Removing Founder Dependency: Discover why relying too heavily on yourself kills deals—and how to build a leadership team that runs the company without you.
5. Planning Your Exit Like a Pro: Learn why a 36-month window is ideal for preparing a high-value sale, and how to use “unofficial networking” to attract premium buyers.
🎧 Want to exit smarter, not just faster? Listen to or watch the full episode now and learn how to engineer a business that investors fight to acquire.
Want to make your business more valuable—and less dependent on you? This free worksheet will guide you step by step in documenting your key processes so your team can run without hand-holding. It’s the exact kind of systemization that increases your multiple and makes your business transferable, not just profitable.
👉 Download the worksheet here: https://hub.leanmarketing.com/c/free-resources/7-step-framework-to-writing-direct-response-copy-9a4c06-1ca495-edb178-144553-565587-d297ab
Connect with Nick Bradley:
Website: http://highvalueexit.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/realnickbradley/
Instagram: instagram.com/therealnickbradley
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RealNickBradley
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