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Exiting Doesn't Fix Everything (w/ Kip Knippel)

Kip Knippel built Kip Search into a national C-suite recruiting firm by doing the opposite of what everyone else does — he never posts jobs. This conversation between Jason Sisneros and Kip Knippel gets into what it actually takes to place the right leader in the right seat, why 93% of businesses that go to market never close, and what founders do to blow the deal before they get to close.

We Almost Died 4 Times Before Selling For $2.3 Billion w/ Todd Davis

Todd Davis built LifeLock from a 7-person call center into a $2.3 billion acquisition by Symantec... and nearly lost the company 4 times along the way. This conversation between Jason Sisneros and Todd Davis breaks down the decisions, mistakes, and pivots that kept LifeLock alive through FTC battles, a CMO who blew the budget by $2M, and a single day that erased $1 billion in market cap.

You Lost Millions on Selling Your Business Already... w/ Brandon Agamennone and Jeff Breeding

Business owners selling their company lose millions from avoidable mistakes made years before the sale. Here's what to fix and when. In this episode of Exit Team with Jason Sisneros, Jason sits down with Brandon Agamennone and Jeff Breeding from Victory Private Wealth to unpack the hidden mistakes that destroy exits, the planning most owners avoid, and why building post-exit wealth starts long before the business ever goes to market.

Why a Former Falcon Calls the NFL a “Hobby” w/ 2x NFL All-Pro Ovie Mughelli

In this episode of Built To Exit, Jason Sisneros sits down with former Atlanta Falcons fullback Ovie Mughelli for an in-depth conversation about identity, long-term vision, and why even an NFL career should never become your endgame. Ovie shares how pre-med schooling, strong identity and family values, and having an endgame mindset shape success in football, business, and life after the league.

Why You Stop Short (When Other Business Owners Never Give Up) w/ Mairin Moore Cane

In this episode of Built to Exit, host Jason Sisneros talks with Mairin Moore Kane about how leaders can define themselves regardless of circumstance and why the story of your life is shaped by the decisions you make when everything seems to be going wrong. They cover Mairin’s journey from running multiple businesses across several states to being bedridden for three years with chronic illness, the identity crisis that can happen when productivity disappears, and how leaders often tie their worth to performance until life forces them to rethink everything. They also talk about the turning point that changed everything for Mairin. In the middle of her lowest moment, she realized that even though everything around her was falling apart, she could still decide how her story would end. That decision reshaped her leadership, her purpose, and the way she now helps others rise through adversity.

The Private Equity Survival Guide: You MUST Win Before You Sell (w/ John Leonetti)

In this episode of Built to Exit, host Jason Sisneros talks with John Leonetti about how owners can sell a business without getting blindsided in diligence, pricing, or terms. They cover why selling a business is a “no do-over” process, how buyers think, and what owners can do now to protect price and reduce deal risk: get the business less tied to the owner, keep clean books that a lender can follow, and build a team that can run day-to-day without the founder in every decision. They also talk about the personal side of a sale, including how owners handle the shift after closing, plus a straight view on AI and why it is already changing competition and buyer questions.