The Part of Selling No One Prepares You For


Business owners spend years learning how to build a company. Almost none are taught how to leave one.

On this episode of Ethical Exits, Hannah sits down with Molly McCartan, Managing Partner at The Whisper Group and the first sell-side broker to join the show, to talk about what it takes to represent a founder well through the biggest transaction of their life.


Exploring M&A as a Force for Good: A Podcast Series for Impact Entrepreneurs.

Ethical Exits is sponsored by Up & Over Advisors & Steward Market

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