Untrapped Entrepreneur

212: Escaping Corporate America and Helping Others to do the Same with Andy Cavanaugh

Episode Summary

Business broker Andy Cavanaugh shares his journey of being married while running businesses while adding the additional insights of what he sees in married couples selling their businesses. He points out that getting the business ready to sell isn't just about people and systems, it's about a mindset you need to have.

Episode Notes

In this episode Ben chats with Andy Cavanaugh (andy@kcapex.com) of Apex Business Advisors, based out of Kansas City.

Andy discusses:

- his own journey out of corporate America, which featured him repeatedly getting fired despite consistently performing at the top of his game

- how he and his wife's plans of running a franchise together had to get re-imagined when she faced a challenging pregnancy

- the importance of business owners separating their identity from their businesses: this not only makes the business easier to sell, it makes life better too

You’ll find more about Andy's story and others on www.untrapped.com