Welcome to Startup Different! This week we’re excited to welcome a sherpa - specifically a business transition sherpa, to the show! Laurie Barkman, The Business Transition Sherpa®, is the former CEO of a $100 million dollar revenue company that was sold to a Fortune 50. She guides business owners through the often overwhelming process of transition planning and facilitates sell-side and buy-side transactions in the lower middle market. Laurie is an adjunct faculty member at Carnegie Mellon University, Amazon best-selling author of "The Business Transition Handbook," and host of the award-winning Succession Stories Podcast and the new show “the entrepreneur gene”. And she’s here to kickoff Season 5! Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/startupdifferent/episodes/The-Sherpas-Guide-to-Selling-Your-Business---Expert-Advice-from-Laurie-Barkman-Season-5--Episode-2-e2pm43q Website: https://www.startupdifferent.com YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@StartupDifferent Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-startup-different-podcast/id1707691707 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/8db9bd4d-b64a-42f6-a3b5-3ad8c8578e96/the-startup-different-podcast Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9lOTIwZjI0NC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw?sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiYnMGq2ruBAxVmlIkEHXOxCsQQ9sEGegQIARAC Castbox: https://castbox.fm/ch/5595828 iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-the-startup-different-podc-123590551/ Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1707691707 Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/249a4hrn SOCIAL LINKS LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/startup-different Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startupdifferent/ YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@StartupDifferent TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Intro 09:37 The Sherpa Concept and Helping Entrepreneurs 19:03 The Corporate Startup Lab at Carnegie Mellon University 27:19 The Business Transition Handbook and Endgame Entrepreneurship 31:45 Busting the Myth of Exit Planning
