Scale to Exit™ with Alejandra Santos

On this solo episode Alejandra Santos shares how to incorporate exit strategy as business strategy for every day decision making.

You will learn: 

1-How to stop chasing new clients and instead nurtur…

In this episode of Scale to Exit, host Alejandra Santos sits down with Caleb David, Commercial Director at Keller Williams and seasoned real estate broker, to explore the hidden side of business exit…

Most business owners hit a ceiling not because the market isn’t there but because they’re stuck working in the business instead of building one that can run, scale, and eventually sell without them.

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In this conversation with leadership coach and mindset strategist Curtis McCullom, we explore the intersection of neuroscience, sales, and transformation. Curtis shares the core lessons he learned fr…

In this episode of Scale to Exit, I sit down with the brilliantly bold Colin McIntosh — a serial entrepreneur with an unforgettable sense of humor and a sharp sense of purpose. From launching the vir…

Are you wearing all the hats in your business: rainmaker, operator, decision-maker, and firefighter?
If so, you’re not alone, but you are the bottleneck.

In this solo episode of Scale to Exit, I dive…

In this energizing episode of Scale to Exit, Alejandra sits down with Denise Aguilar, a global marketing strategist, startup advisor, and 2025 honoree of the 40 Under 40 award, to explore the real st…

In this episode of Scale to Exit, we’re joined by entrepreneur and investor Saul Cohen, who shares how founders can unlock growth by thinking beyond building and into buying.

From navigating non-tech…

In this episode of Scale to Exit, Alejandra sits down with Marshall to unpack the world of non-traditional lending, with a special focus on asset-based lending. Whether you're scaling, stabilizing, o…

In this episode of Scale to Exit, we sit down with Josh Dorfman, sustainability founder and investor, to unpack what it takes to scale mission-driven companies in the climate economy.

Josh shares the…

In this episode of Scale to Exit, we sit down with beauty industry disruptor and serial entrepreneur Nicole Collins, a powerhouse behind brands like ipsy, YUME, and the revolutionary 213Deli.

Nicole …

What does going from rock bottom to an eight-figure business exit take?

In this deeply inspiring episode, psychotherapist and bestselling author Joyce Marter shares her incredible journey from financ…

What do great leaders, successful founders, and magnetic brands share? They master the art of the pivot, and they know how to tell their story.

In this episode of Scale to Exit, Dr. Cheryl Robinson, …

Raising your first round with zero revenue? This episode is your roadmap. I’m breaking down what investors care about at the seed stage, how to justify your valuation without numbers, and the one mis…

What does it really mean to scale your business and wealth with intention? In this episode, Alejandra sits down with Harvard tax strategist and elite financial advisor Jeff Socha to unpack the mindse…

You don’t build a business to run it forever — you make it so someone wants to buy it.

In this episode of Scale to Exit, we sit down with Jonathan Wilson, a licensed investment banker, M&A advisor, a…

In this powerhouse episode, we sit down with Juliana Garaizar, Founding Partner of Energy Tech Nexus and a trailblazing force in inclusive investing, to explore the shifting landscape of startup fund…

Is your workforce strategy setting your business up for a successful exit, or silently killing its value?

In this episode of Scale to Exit, we sit down with Edie Goldberg, Ph.D., a nationally recogni…

In this powerful episode of Scale to Exit, Alejandra Santos sits down with Sha Nacino to break down the real reason people say yes in business—it’s not logic, it’s connection. Discover how empathy, a…