What Comes After Selling Your Business?
4/29/202615 min
Most entrepreneurs spend years building toward success—but very few think about what comes after it.
In this episode of The $100M Entrepreneur Podcast, Brad breaks down what happens after the exit—and why so many entrepreneurs feel lost once the business no longer needs them. Whether you’re planning a passive exit, financial exit, or simply building a company that can run without you, success without a plan for what’s next can leave you stuck.
Brad shares how to define your “next mountain” before you sell by focusing on purpose, passion, and people. He also unpacks the shift from success to significance—and why clarity around what comes next is what makes real freedom possible.
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About Brad Sugars
Internationally known as one of the most influential entrepreneurs, Brad Sugars is a bestselling author, keynote speaker, and the #1 business coach in the world. Over the course of his 30-year career as an entrepreneur, Brad has become the CEO of 9+ companies and is the owner of the multimillion-dollar franchise ActionCOACH®. As a husband and father of five, Brad is equally as passionate about his family as he is about business. That’s why, Brad is a strong advocate for building a business that works without you – so you can spend more time doing what really matters to you. Over the years of starting, scaling and selling many businesses, Brad has earned his fair share of scars. Being an entrepreneur is not an easy road. But if you can learn from those who have gone before you, it becomes a lot easier than going at it alone.
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First 90 secondsBrad Sugars· Host0:00
This is an interesting challenge, and I'd like to address it up front, 'cause if you're planning to sell your business, you need to start thinking about this now. Many entrepreneurs hit that summit and then feel empty. 'Cause I believe a business should be a vehicle to help you have a great life, rather than business being your life. Will you really push through and get to the success that you want? Now, what do I mean by your next mountain? Think of it in one of three ways; purpose, passion, or people. So what happens after you've made it? What happens after you've built a business that can run without you, or you've even gone to a financial exit and you've got the business and it's sold? Well, this is an interesting challenge, and I'd like to address it up front, 'cause if you're planning to sell your business, you need to start thinking about this now. So many entrepreneurs hit that summit and then feel empty. They hit the point of, "Well, now the company's running without me," or they've even exited the company totally, and they're like, "Well, what's next? What do I do?" And this, my friends, is what I want you to start thinking about now. If you're planning to sell in the next three years, I want it in your head that you've gotta start thinking about what's the distinction about, okay, why am I selling? What am I aiming to do? Or even if you're going to just a passive exit, the difference between success and significance. You know, you probably heard me discuss the three phases of money, learn, earn, return. So the first phase of money is learning. Now, you might still be in that phase where you're watching this podcast to learn because you're on your way to making a bunch