In This Episode Of Business Lunch: A Hartford Financial study found that 75% of business owners regret selling their company. Roland Frasier and Ryan Deiss have both lived it, and they get personal about what the wire does not fix: the identity you give up with the business, the buyer promises that rarely survive the close, and why more than half of sellers wind up swooping back in. Then the way out: fulfillment continuity, the threads you build before the exit so you are not adrift after it.

If you have exited a business, share in the comments what surprised you most about life on the other side.

Chapters:

0:00 The telescope and why founders exit unhappy

1:57 The Hartford study: 75% of owners regret selling

4:22 Roland's identity shift after leaving law

6:02 Ryan on exiting Traffic and Conversion Summit

9:10 What buyers promise vs the post exit reality

13:52 Why due diligence pulls the two sides apart

19:46 Business partnerships are marriages: extending grace

23:45 The threads that save you from being adrift

27:02 Fulfillment continuity: Roland's framework

32:14 Find the part of the business that fulfills you

40:47 Reallocating your time as seasons change

48:20 The miserable rich person trap

49:04 Fire and rehire yourself every year

Listen to Business Lunch:

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Roland Frasier:

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rolandfrasier/

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Ryan Deiss:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ryandeiss/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryandeiss/

X: https://x.com/ryandeiss

Scalable: https://www.scalable.co

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