The Exit Experience.

The Transaction Illusion: A Deal Can Close Before the Founder Is Finished

Jerome Myers

Published on: 01/09/2026

Jerome Myers explains the Transaction Illusion and why a successful business sale cannot design the founder’s identity, structure, or next life.

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When a Partial Business Sale Threatens Founder Freedom

Jerome Myers

Published on: 21/08/2026

A founder retained control and future upside, but his partial sale could consume five more years. See the personal risks conventional deal analysis missed.

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The Founder’s Exit Paradox: When a Successful Deal Is Not Enough

Jerome Myers

Published on: 30/07/2026

A business sale can succeed while the founder’s personal transition remains unfinished. Jerome Myers uses founder testimony and field research to explain what must be rebuilt after liquidity.

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The Exit Expedition: How to Sequence Decisions Before, During, and After the Deal

Jerome Myers

Published on: 30/07/2026

Most exit plans prepare the company for closing but leave the founder unprepared for what follows. Jerome Myers explains how ascent, summit, and descent change the decisions founders face.

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The Deal Can Close While the Founder Remains Unprepared: Jerome Myers to Address the Transaction Illusion at EPI Greater New York

Jerome Myers

Published on: 22/07/2026

Jerome Myers brings the Transaction Illusion to EPI Greater New York, helping advisors identify founder risks that transaction planning can leave unmeasured.

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Exit to Excellence Launches Founder Observatory Newsroom to Track the Risks Traditional Exit Planning Leaves Unmeasured

Jerome Myers

Published on: 22/07/2026

Exit to Excellence launches the Founder Observatory Newsroom, a research and media hub examining the business and founder risks traditional exit planning leaves unmeasured.

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