Chris Yano did everything right. He built his company on one rule: reputation over revenue.

Then he sold it to private equity to scale it, and within a year, he was on the bench, watching strangers run the thing he built.

This is the conversation every owner thinking about selling needs to hear.

Todd Liles and Alan O'Neill sit down with Chris for the unfiltered version of life after the deal closes: the 14-month search for the right partner, the bet on one CEO, the day that CEO walked away, and the moment his mantra got flipped from reputation over revenue to revenue over reputation.

The hard truth underneath it all: an exit doesn't fix broken leadership. It exposes it.

You'll learn:

-Why selling to scale is a completely different decision than selling to exit

-What "I went from offense to defense" really means after a sale

-Why Chris passed on the top two offers and took the third

-What happens to your culture the moment you stop making the calls

-Why the day you sign is the day the game becomes a different sport

-How to build a company worth exiting, and worth running

🎧 Listen on the go:

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2ovHcon0dZEgamxFOdzDFO

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-%24100-million-mindset/id1803514821

All episodes: https://www.toddliles.com/mindset

The $100 Million Mindset is hosted by Todd Liles and Alan O'Neill.