A business owner who sold two companies shares what happens after the exit: the emotional whiplash of suddenly having no structure, scrolling job boards out of boredom, and the anxiety of handing your team to new owners. He worries they'll let people down, but finds relief that the buyers actually care about culture.
I sold my Arizona bath business. I did really well off of it. I'm very fortunate. I sold my Tundra Land business and I did really, really well off of it. Very fortunate. And I'm in Arizona and my wife sees me out on the porch and she sees me scrolling on my laptop on a website and she's like, what the heck are you doing? And I was on Indeed looking for a job, which is crazy. Again, part of the emotional rollercoaster that I think we as business owners go through is what am I gonna do with my time? What does this mean for me? What What do I tell my people? What do I tell them? Are people going to be disappointed? Am I going to let them down? Is it going to be a good culture fit? You know, I've been very fortunate that I sold the businesses to good organizations that care about the people.
