sellingyourbusinesswithdavidking

Forever upholding the Sigma Chi Jordan Standard, Chris Pflueger graduated the University of Florida (Gamma Theta chapter) with a degree in Economics, then earned an MBA at USF in Finance and Management Information Systems.

With over 25 years of experience in sales leadership, sales management, and executive planning in franchising and related industries. Chris Pflueger is a Certified Franchise Executive and a proven leader: 

• Established a national expansion plan for We Insure and grew the franchise footprint into 33 states in 2 years with over 200 units.

• Produced 200% of goal within 1-year, exceeding industry growth rate and establishing RE/MAX as the global leader.

• Promoted 7 times in 9 years, advancing from Sr. Business Development Consultant to Vice President of 2 organizations within the RE/MAX umbrella.

• Created and rolled out a whole new brand, developing a marketing and sales plan and leading a successful market launch (over 100 units sold in the first two years).

• Exceeded franchise sales goals for 5 straight years (over 975 franchise units sold)

• Designed & rolled out a new web-based delivery platform in under $9M.

Selling a business is the American dream, the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, the reward for years of hard work. Successful entrepreneurs make countless sacrifices in hopes that they would someday reap the benefits of their labor and live a new life of vacations, recreation, and prosperity.

You only exit your business once, so you should feel confident passing this milestone. A successful business exit reflects the preparation done beforehand. Failing to plan is planning to fail.

The owner of a privately held company has several alternatives on how to exit their business. In the absence of an exit strategy, events will inexorably dictate the final exit plan. A costly involuntary exit may be caused by death, disability, divorce, disagreement, or distress.

Selling Your Business with David King will help you take control of the sale process and make it positive one.

In this episode we are joined by Exit Planner and financial advisor Aaron Putroff to discuss Exit Planning, the holistic approach to designing a business-exit strategy that provides the owner maximum value for their life’s work. It encompasses setting Exit Objectives: When do you want to leave? How much money do you need from your business exit? To whom will you sell the business? Then, building an Advisor Team comprised of trusted, professional advisors (CPA, attorney, financial advisor, valuation expert), and planning each aspect of the transition sequence. 
Many business owners delay exiting the business because they’re concerned whether they’ll be able to maintain their lifestyle, whether they’ll have enough after-tax income from the proceeds of selling the business. It’s critical that the plan coordinates the owner’s personal finances with her or her business finances. While they are legally separate and distinct, from a planning perspective they are absolutely integrated. Decisions in one affect the other, and vice versa. Therefore, it’s necessary to devise a plan that succeeds in both domains. 
Aaron served in the US Marine Corps for 10 years, and provides the same level of protection and loyalty for his clients today.

Selling a business is the American dream, the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, the reward for years of hard work. Successful entrepreneurs make countless sacrifices in hopes that they would someday reap the benefits of their labor and live a new life of vacations, recreation, and prosperity.

You only exit your business once, so you should feel confident passing this milestone. A successful business exit reflects the preparation done beforehand. Failing to plan is planning to fail.

The owner of a privately held company has several alternatives on how to exit their business. In the absence of an exit strategy, events will inexorably dictate the final exit plan. A costly involuntary exit may be caused by death, disability, divorce, disagreement, or distress.

Selling Your Business with David King will help you take control of the sale process and make it positive one.

Hosting Kirk Michie, founder of Candor Advisors who has more than 30 years’ experience working with entrepreneurs, closely held business owners, and high net worth families strategic planning to achieve their legacy objectives. In this episode we discuss Fear of Missing Out and how the Imposter Syndrome impacts founders in the M&A process. We also discuss the foundational elements to prepping for sale or navigating the sale process and Keeping the Four Agreements when selling. In strategic and senior management roles, Michie has raised and deployed more than $1 billion of capital, been involved with evaluating more than 2,000 direct investments, participated as principal or advisor on the purchase of 21 businesses, and the sale or recapitalization of more than 30 companies. Kirk’s areas of expertise include transaction advisory services, M&A for founder-owned businesses, family office governance, capital raising, private equity, corporate strategy, and succession planning. His combination of investment and business experience inform his ability to help entrepreneurs navigate complex entity and legacy decisions.

Selling a business is the American dream, the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, the reward for years of hard work. Successful entrepreneurs make countless sacrifices in hopes that they would someday reap the benefits of their labor and live a new life of vacations, recreation, and prosperity.

You only exit your business once, so you should feel confident passing this milestone. A successful business exit reflects the preparation done beforehand. Failing to plan is planning to fail.

The owner of a privately held company has several alternatives on how to exit their business. In the absence of an exit strategy, events will inexorably dictate the final exit plan. A costly involuntary exit may be caused by death, disability, divorce, disagreement, or distress.

Selling Your Business with David King will help you take control of the sale process and make it positive one.