The Exit Experience.

Founder Observatory Defines Business Independence as the Ability to Choose the Founder’s Role

Jerome Myers

Published on: 11/11/2026

Business independence is more than founder absence. See four tests for transferring decision agency, trust, resilience, and direction before an exit.

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Jerome Myers: N.C. A&T 2022 Engineering Alumni Award

Jerome Myers

Published on: 20/10/2026

N.C. A&T recognized Jerome Myers with its 2022 College of Engineering Distinguished Alumni Award and selected him as Fall Convocation keynote speaker.

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The Successor Is Not the Only One Being Tested

Jerome Myers

Published on: 15/10/2026

Successor readiness is not a personality verdict. This field case shows how to test the leader, the seat, and the organization with observable evidence.

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Your N.E.X.T. reaches 403 episodes.

Jerome Myers

Published on: 14/10/2026

Your N.E.X.T. reaches 403 episodes. Attributed founder accounts reveal why identity, structure, relationships, and significance belong in exit planning.

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Reciprocal Reliance: When Founder and Company Need Each Other

Jerome Myers

Published on: 06/10/2026

The company may depend on the founder to function while the founder depends on the company to feel useful. The Three C Tests reveal the exchange.

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Define the Leadership Seat Before You Name the Successor

Jerome Myers

Published on: 30/09/2026

Before naming a successor, define the future leadership seat. See how role design, trust evidence, and controlled authority transfer build business independence.

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