{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Exitwise Productions","title":"Wise Up on M&A by Exitwise | Ep. 3: Who Is the Deal Maker?","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":422,"description":"Most M&A content is made by experts talking to other experts. Wise Up on M&A is different.\nYou know you'll probably need someone to help sell your business. What you might not know is what that person actually does for the next six months.\nWise Up on M&A by Exitwise is part of the Exitwise Productions podcast network, alongside The Wise Exit and the Exited Founder Podcast. Stephanie asks the questions founders actually have, and Exitwise M&A experts answer them.\nEpisode 3: Who Is the Deal Maker?\nStephanie sits down with Brian Dukes, Exitwise M&A expert, to tackle the second seat on the M&A team boat: the deal maker. Brian breaks down who these people are and what they actually do from the moment they're hired to the day the deal closes.\nWhat you'll hear:\nThe three types of deal makers and why the right one for your business isn't a preference, it's a size thing\nWhat a deal maker is actually doing on your behalf while you're still running your company\nWhy signing an LOI might feel like the finish line when you're actually closer to the starting block\nWho gets seat number three on the M&A boat? Coming next week.\nNew episodes every week. Listen and subscribe at podcast.exitwise.com or find us on Youtube.\nLearn more and work with Exitwise at exitwise.com.\nMore from Exitwise Productions:\nThe Wise Exit Podcast by Exitwise: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/exitwise-productions/id1642784919\nThe Exited Founder Podcast by Exitwise: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/exitwise-productions/id1642784919","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/kqLXcfQkTy9HseHP4Vc-qeq0XdZG0N4iHaTw712bSUY/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8wZWEw/ZTU4ZGRlMGUwZDJk/MTM0YTA5OWQ4Yjk1/ZDQ0Yy5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}