Exit Paradox
Anastasia Koroleva
I'm Anastasia Koroleva, a 4x exited founder exploring life after selling a business with some of the most remarkable post-exit entrepreneurs in the world. Together, we rediscover purpose, redefine success, master investing, and build fulfilling lives and families.
Having survived a 9-digit exit, I dedicated a decade to researching the deepest challenges faced by entrepreneurs after a business sale. This podcast is the platform to share my and other exited founders' hard-earned wisdom with the world.
To join our community, please subscribe and share your thoughts. I’d love to hear from you 🙏.
Having survived a 9-digit exit, I dedicated a decade to researching the deepest challenges faced by entrepreneurs after a business sale. This podcast is the platform to share my and other exited founders' hard-earned wisdom with the world.
To join our community, please subscribe and share your thoughts. I’d love to hear from you 🙏.
Episodes
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Mar 28, 2024 • 58min
Sriram Gollapalli: Exited Tech Founder Who Loves Investing
Sriram Gollapalli, an exited tech founder turned investor, reflects on his post-exit journey, including estate planning and angel investing. He shares insights on life after selling his business, managing time, and the challenges of transitioning from founder to employee. Sriram also discusses his motivation for starting a new business and the growth of his Longangle community.
Mar 21, 2024 • 1h 39min
Ari Katz. Exited Founder: Why Psychedelics as My New Venture
Ari Katz, exited founder of a top dermatology chain, shares his transition to revolutionizing mental health with psychedelic medicine. Topics include selling his business, seeking help for mental health, utilizing financial freedom, launching Roar, the effects of psychedelics, and applying neuroplasticity for personal growth.
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Mar 14, 2024 • 59min
Matt Matros: Battling Demons and Building Post-Exit Dreams
Entrepreneur Matt Matros shares overcoming struggles after selling his business, battling depression, regret, and alcohol addiction. Discusses post-exit challenges, therapy, love languages, personal growth tools, and reflections on fulfillment, happiness, and family legacy.
Mar 7, 2024 • 1h 12min
Nick Telson-Sillett: Angel Investing, Being Creative and Getting Wiser
Nick Telson-Sillett, the host of 'Pitch Deck' podcast, discusses angel investing, personal growth post-business sale, stress management, motivations for success, and reflections on selling a company. He shares insights on purpose, achievement, and the transition from investor to operator.
Feb 29, 2024 • 53min
Dan Reich: After 4 Exits, I Have No Desire to Retire!
Dan Reich, a seasoned entrepreneur with four successful exits under his belt, is driven by an insatiable desire to innovate. He discusses the importance of fulfillment over mere financial success and shares insights on angel investing. Dan emphasizes collaboration with talented individuals as key to impactful ventures. He reflects on the emotional complexities following exits and the essential role of teamwork in entrepreneurship. With a keen focus on empowering others, he inspires listeners to seek meaningful connections and experiences in their entrepreneurial journeys.
Feb 22, 2024 • 59min
Boris Berenberg: I Regret Selling My Business
Boris Berenberg, a successful founder of a bootstrapped software firm, shares his bittersweet journey after selling his company. He candidly reveals his profound regret and discusses the harsh emotional realities founders face post-sale. Boris delves into the clash between financial expectations and reality, the sense of identity loss, and the importance of personal values. He also addresses mental health impacts, the struggle for work-life balance, and how setbacks can lead to personal growth and deeper community connections.
Feb 15, 2024 • 1h 30min
Aaron White: Beyond the Exit: Sustaining the Serial Builder's Drive
Aaron White, an entrepreneur exploring the art of business, joins Anastasia Koroleva, who navigates identity amidst success. They discuss the obsessive drive that fuels entrepreneurship and the emotional turbulence post-exit. The duo shares insights on maintaining personal identity while achieving professional goals and the joys of creation as the true reward. They address the transformative power of relationships and the importance of self-awareness in the entrepreneurial journey, urging listeners to view their ventures through a lens of creativity and purpose.
Feb 8, 2024 • 59min
Bill Hudenko: Beyond the Exit: Insights from a Psychologist Turned Exited Founder
Bill Hudenko, a serial exited founder and clinical psychologist, discusses the correlation between happiness and money, worries and concerns, joy in life, self-definition, future plans, sense of purpose, personal legacy, motivation for impact, and importance of positive impact. He also reflects on childhood, entrepreneurship, mental health, spirituality, life purpose, and building relationships.
Feb 1, 2024 • 1h 12min
Brett Gelfand: My father sold his business and now I sold mine: Lessons from 2 generations
Brett Gelfand, a second-generation entrepreneur who successfully built and sold a cannabis company, shares invaluable insights from his journey alongside his father. They discuss the transformative impact of stepping away from fear-driven business decisions to embrace passion. Brett highlights the challenges and rewards of a family business dynamic, the influence of parents on entrepreneurship, and the importance of financial freedom for happiness. He also reflects on the personal growth gained through global travel and the shift towards mentoring aspiring entrepreneurs.
Jan 18, 2024 • 1h 21min
Timo Armoo - Retired At 27, Now What?
Timo Armoo, a young entrepreneur who impressively sold his first business at 17 and achieved an 8-figure exit by 27, shares his insights on what comes next after such success. He reflects on the emotional challenges of post-exit life and the importance of cultivating meaningful connections. Timo discusses the shift from seeking validation through financial achievements to focusing on purpose and impact. He emphasizes developing an abundance mindset and the significance of true motivation in entrepreneurship, ultimately redefining success beyond money.
