Succession Stories

Laurie Barkman interviews brothers and business partners, David and Chris Sinkinson, about their experience as co-founders of AppArmor, a bootstrapped SaaS business with a $40 million exit. They disc…

Today’s episode is a rewind of one of our favorite conversations with Karen Norheim, a second generation CEO of American Crane, a manufacturing company founded by her father. The show first aired in …

Host Laurie Barkman, The Business Transition Sherpa®, interviews Maryann Bell, a partner at Wingspan Legacy Partners, about the common myths and challenges facing next generation successors in family…

Host Laurie Barkman, The Business Transition Sherpa, talks with Henry DeVries, publisher, writer, and CEO of Indie Books International.

Listen in as Henry debunks a few myths about creating a sustain…

Join host Laurie Barkman, The Business Transition SherpaⓇ, as she celebrates four years of inspiring conversations and life-changing insights on the Succession Stories podcast. 

With over 4.5 million…

Did you know that 87% of the businesses in the United States are family owned? That’s 32.4 million family businesses and they contribute $7.7 trillion to the GDP. 

Pat Soldano, a strong advocate for …

From humble beginnings to founding Magnum Nutraceuticals, Markus Kaulius shares the saga of transforming a passion into a $170 million empire with Laurie Barkman, The Business Transition SherpaⓇ. Dis…

75% of owners express regrets one year after selling. We’re a mission to break the cycle.

What do we fear in times of transition? How do we develop a vision for ourselves beyond today?

When it comes …

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Host of the #1 stock investing podcast in the world, “We Study Billionaires” Kyle Grieve, jo…

Laurie Barkman, The Business Transition SherpaⓇ, talks with Tony Whatley, a 20+ year serial entrepreneur, business coach, best-selling author, podcast host, and speaker. Tony is Co-Founder of LS1Tech…

Host Laurie Barkman, The Business Transition Sherpa, is joined by Greg McDonough, Managing Partner of Blackburn Capital Advisors and host of the Chief Endurance Officer Podcast. 

Listen in as they di…

Host Laurie Barkman, The Business Transition SherpaⓇ, is joined by Susan Keller, Founder of Entrepreneurial Executives. Susan advises businesses from startups to publicly traded companies on growth s…

Host Laurie Barkman, The Business Transition Sherpa, talks with Jon Eesley, Partner at Windsor Advisory Group. With over 45 years of experience working with privately held businesses, Jon has helped …

Host Laurie Barkman, The Business Transition SherpaⓇ, is joined by Darryl Bates-Brownsword, Managing Partner of Succession Plus in the UK. He hosts The Exit Insights Podcast and is a business consult…

Unlock the story behind Reid Tileston's remarkable entrepreneurial journey in this episode of Succession Stories. Join Laurie Barkman, The Business Transition Sherpa®, as she sits down with Reid, a d…

Host Laurie Barkman, The Business Transition Sherpa, talks with David Spray, Founder and President of Export Advisors, which serves the owners of privately-held, U.S. exporting companies. Over the pa…

Host Laurie Barkman, The Business Transition Sherpa, talks with Mike Malatesta, CEO of LJP Waste Solutions. Over the past 30 years, Mike's experienced the highs and lows of entrepreneurship. He built…

Succession Stories host Laurie Barkman, The Business Transition SherpaⓇ, sits down with JV Crum III, founder of the Conscious Millionaire Institute and Conscious World Foundation Inc.–a global non-pr…

Succession Stories host Laurie Barkman, The Business Transition SherpaⓇ, is joined by Meghan Lynch, the driving force behind Six-Point Creative, a marketing services firm dedicated to empowering fami…

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