You signed the papers. The wire hit your account. So why does it feel like Grief?
In this episode, we dig into the emotional reality of selling your business, the part nobody prepares you for. Veronica Zora Kirin, serial founder, two-time TEDx speaker, and anthropologist, breaks down why exits mirror the stages of grief even when they go exactly right. We cover how to read the slippage signal before you’ve stayed too long, what earn outs actually do to your identity and your team Relationships, why most buyer conversations fall apart before they ever close, and how to build toward life after the company before the sale process starts.
This is the conversation that should happen before you get the offer. Because the founders who navigate exits well don’t figure it out after closing. They start long before.
Keywords: selling your business, founder exit, emotional impact of exit, business acquisition, post-exit identity, earn out, exit strategy, life after selling, business broker, founder Burnout
