Guiding Businesses to Fulfill

their True Purpose

Exiting a business isn’t just a transaction—it’s a portal to profound personal evolution. At Exit to Excellence, we guide business owners through the Founder’s Exit Paradox, navigating the emotional, psychological, and strategic challenges of this journey to empower them to craft legacies that extend far beyond the boardroom.

Meet the Team Behind Exit to Excellence

Meet the Team Behind Exit to Excellence

We’re a team of seasoned advisors and strategists helping business owners navigate What’s N.E.X.T. by providing the emotional insight and strategic direction needed to transition from ownership to a life of purpose and fulfillment.

We are a collective of experienced advisors, strategists, and mentors dedicated to guiding business owners through the 8 Exits of a Founder. Our team is passionate about helping leaders discover what’s N.E.X.T after their business, providing both the emotional and strategic tools to navigate the transition with ease.

OUR FOUNDER

Jerome Myers

Jerome Myers, America's Leading Exit Authority, created

Exit to Excellence after experiencing the Founder’s Exit

Paradox firsthand—navigating the emotional challenges

that follow selling a business.

A CEPA-certified advisor with an MBA, Jerome blends

strategic insights with emotional intelligence, helping

founders align financial success with a life of purpose and

fulfillment.

After building a $20M division for a Fortune 550 company

and scaling a multimillion-dollar portfolio, he now equips

entrepreneurs worldwide with transformative frameworks

like the N.E.X.T. Intensive and the 8 Exits of a Founder.

Through his books, workshops, and top-rated Your NEXT

podcast, Jerome is redefining what it means to exit

successfully and build a lasting legacy.

VP of Strategic Partners & Growth

Keon Dickenson-Berard

With 12+ years of experience leading sales in competitive

markets, Keon specializes in go-to-market strategy,

business development, team performance, and complex

negotiations.

She’s building our sales and marketing engine while leading partnerships through the Next Alliance, a network of advisors

and exit-focused professionals supporting founders beyond

the business.


Keon also engages directly with founders preparing for or

navigating an exit, opening the door to podcast features,

community membership, or program enrollment. If you’re

interested in partnering, being featured on Your NEXT

podcast', or exploring how we can support your transition

—reach out!

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These tools provide founders with a clear roadmap for financial success and personal growth, supported long-term by the NEO Navigator program.

The Origin of Your NEXT Podcast

Your NEXT podcast was born from a passion to educate, inspire, and guide leaders through life’s transitions, helping them find fulfillment in their next chapter. It all began in 2016 with Tribe Calls, biweekly teleconferences where professionals shared the stories behind their achievements. These conversations evolved into Dreamcatchers, a top-rated podcast celebrating transformational journeys.

Today, Your NEXT continues this legacy by addressing the unique challenges of navigating major transitions.

Over the years, Your NEXT has featured inspiring leaders who have scaled businesses, made successful exits, and built lasting legacies.

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Our Approach

The transition from running a business to exiting it is complex. The Founder’s Exit Paradox refers to the

conflicting emotions business owners experience: balancing the relief of stepping back with the fear of

losing their identity. Our holistic advisory services address these challenges, helping founders find purpose

and fulfillment post-exit.

The journey through each exit is accompanied by the 'Six Centers of Doubt.' These critical challenges are crucial for every founder to confront, comprehend, and conquer to successfully navigate the paradox of parting with their business.

The 8 Exits of a Founder

This framework provides a roadmap to guide you through each phase of your entrepreneurial journey.

Whether you’re stepping away from corporate life or building a post-exit portfolio, this

model ensures personalized guidance tailored to your unique path

Our ‘8 Exits of a Founder’ framework provides a roadmap to guide you through each phase of your entrepreneurial journey. Whether you’re stepping away from corporate life or building a post-exit portfolio, this model ensures personalized guidance tailored to your unique path

Leaving Corporate America

Embrace the unknown and step out of your comfort zone.

CEO 1.0

Lay the groundwork for your venture’s core identity.

Product Manager/ Thought Leader

Carve out a niche and refine your distinctive voice.

CEO 2.0

Evolve into a visionary leader, crystallizing your company’s mission.

Board Chair

Focus on long-term strategies that align with your aspirations.

Liquidity Event

Celebrate your achievements—whether through a sale or scaling.

Building Your Post-Exit Portfolio

Plan for future financial moves and mentor the next generation.

Philanthropy and Legacy

Craft a legacy that transcends business achievements.

Our Mission

Our mission is to guide business owners on the path to Exit to Excellence—ensuring that the journey goes

beyond financial success to embrace purpose, fulfillment, and lasting impact. At Exit to Excellence, we don’t

just help you leave your business; we walk with you into your next chapter, shaping a legacy that truly reflects

your values and aspirations. Exiting isn’t the end—it’s a portal to a life of meaning and significance.

Our mission is to guide business owners on the path to Exit to Excellence—ensuring that the journey goes beyond financial success to embrace purpose, fulfillment, and lasting impact. At Exit to Excellence, we don’t just help you leave your business; we walk with you into your next chapter, shaping a legacy that truly reflects your values and aspirations. Exiting isn’t the end—it’s a portal to a life of meaning and significance.

The 6 Centers of Doubt

The '6 Centers of Doubt' deep-rooted challenges that arise around self-image, relationships, work, health, prosperity, and significance.

Often times exiting a business often triggers these various forms of doubt.

Exiting a business often triggers what we call the 6 Centers of Doubt—deep-rooted challenges that arise around self-image, relationships, work, health, prosperity, and significance.

Our model for a Centered Life, confronts these doubts head-on, guiding business owners through their transition with purpose and resilience. We take a holistic approach to each area, helping founders transform uncertainty into new possibilities:

  1. Self-Image: Rediscovering who you are beyond the business and embracing a new identity

  2. Relationships: Navigating evolving personal and professional connections with intention and balance.

  3. Work: Redefining your role and exploring new directions that ignite passion and purpose.

  4. Health: Prioritizing physical and mental well-being to thrive through the transition.

  5. Prosperity: Recalibrating financial goals to align with a fulfilling post-exit lifestyle.

  6. Significance: Shifting the focus to lasting impact and legacy that reaches far beyond business achievements.

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