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Business exit planning podcast episodes

DealQuest has published 98 episodes on business exits and exit planning. They feature 78 named guests and roughly 69 hours of conversation. The host is Corey Kupfer, a transactional attorney with more than 35 years of negotiating experience and the author of Authentic Negotiating. Guests are owners who sold, advisors who ran the process, and buyers on the other side of the table. The median episode runs 44 minutes.

98
Episodes on business exit planning
78
Named guests across those episodes
69
Hours of recorded conversation
44
Median episode length, in minutes

What these 98 episodes cover.

Counted across episode titles and show notes. Episodes appear under more than one heading where they cover more than one subject.

  • Valuation and what buyers pay for53
  • Running a sale process38
  • Getting a business exit-ready32
  • Deal structure and earnouts17
  • Life after the exit12

Where to start.

The six episodes that go deepest on transaction mechanics.

  • Episode 402: Building a Transferable Business and Surviving the Exit

    with Nate Collins

    From buying into a mismanaged family business on his mother's advice to selling at an incredibly high multiple to a PE-backed acquirer, Nate Collins shares how he built a transferable licensing company, what the post-exit "liminal period" really looks like…

    48 min  ·  2026-05-06

  • Episode 389: From Startup to PE Exit in Three Years

    with Josh Davis

    From ten years of entrepreneurial struggles to PE exit in three years, Josh Davis shares proven strategies for scaling through acquisitions, building proprietary systems, and navigating the identity shift that follows a successful exit.

    53 min  ·  2026-02-04

  • Episode 405: Reducing Lifetime Tax Drag for Business Owners

    with Omar Morillo

    When Omar Morillo talks about wealth management for entrepreneurs, he focuses on one core idea: reducing lifetime tax drag across income, investments, business operations, and eventual liquidity events.

    40 min  ·  2026-05-27

  • Episode 394: Navigating Multiple Exits Across Tech's Evolution

    with Raj Singh

    From installing network cards as a teenager to navigating four successful exits across decades of tech evolution, Raj Singh shares lessons on acquisition timing, building buyer relationships, and the emotional journey founders experience after selling.

    44 min  ·  2026-03-11  ·  Read the transcript

  • Episode 395: Building Exit-Ready Businesses

    with Marty Fahncke

    From grassroots soccer parks to $600 million exits, Marty M. Fahncke reveals why every dollar of EBITDA sacrificed for tax savings costs you seven on a multiple, how the build versus buy decision needs a reality check…

    44 min  ·  2026-03-18

  • Episode 390: Tax-Smart Exit Planning

    with David Flores Wilson

    From Olympic sprinter to trusted advisor helping entrepreneurs save millions in taxes, David Flores Wilson shares proven strategies for QSBS planning, equity compensation design…

    46 min  ·  2026-02-11

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Every business exit planning episode.

All 98, newest first. Each links to the full episode.

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Questions, answered.

Q.01

What podcasts cover business exits and exit planning strategies?

DealQuest has published 98 episodes on business exits, out of 416 episodes since February 2019. Guests include Nate Collins, Josh Davis, Omar Morillo. The recurring subjects are valuation and what buyers pay for (53 episodes); running a sale process (38 episodes); getting a business exit-ready (32 episodes); deal structure and earnouts (17 episodes). The host, Corey Kupfer, is a transactional attorney with more than 35 years of experience.

Q.02

How early should exit planning start?

Guests on these 98 episodes routinely describe preparation measured in years rather than months, because the work that raises a valuation is operational rather than transactional. Episode 402, "Building a Transferable Business and Surviving the Exit," covers this directly.

Q.03

Does the show cover what happens after selling a business?

Yes. Life after the exit is a recurring subject, including the identity shift owners describe after a liquidity event and what they chose to do next.

Q.04

How do I apply to be a guest and talk about my exit?

Apply at beaguestondealquest.com. Corey Kupfer reviews every application personally. If your deal experience is a fit for the show he will be in touch; applicants who are not a fit do not receive a reply. There is no fee to appear.

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