Nick is joined by special guest, Anastasia Koroleva, who has been involved in multiple exits and is now focused on the psychological effects of exiting companies. They discuss the importance of understanding the psychological impact of exiting a business, including the challenges and changes that come with it.

Anastasia shares insights on the post-exit period, emphasising the need for healing, self-discovery, and exposure to new experiences. They delve into the concept of finding purpose and authenticity after an exit, highlighting the importance of evolving and aligning one's values with their future goals. 

KEY TAKEAWAYS
Preparation is Key: It is crucial for entrepreneurs to prepare emotionally and psychologically for an exit. Understanding the potential impact on mental health and identity post-exit is essential.
Taking time to heal and reflect post-exit is important. Entrepreneurs should give themselves permission not to know and expose themselves to different activities to aid in the healing process.
Instead of asking "What's next?", entrepreneurs should focus on "Who is next?" This involves understanding who they want to become and aligning their energy towards a specific purpose.
Entrepreneurs should be radically open to challenging their beliefs and assumptions, especially regarding concepts like freedom. It's important to channel freedom intentionally towards meaningful pursuits.
As entrepreneurs satisfy one level of their needs, new motivators and drivers may emerge. It's crucial to recognise that there are other motivators beyond financial gain that can drive fulfilment and purpose.

BEST MOMENTS

"I think it's very important to give yourself permission not to know. It's very important to heal. Building a business takes a toll on our health and mental health. We just need to heal and respect that."

"I think it's extremely important to focus on the 'who' first. 'Who' refers to you, but also as you correctly said, it also refers to people around you. Because we learn so much from just being around the right kind of people."

"Understanding true authenticity, which is absolutely needed to find your real purpose in life, takes time because we need to deal with who we are, and then exit pushes us to do that, pushes us to ask questions."

"It's a big challenge in terms of challenging it because most entrepreneurs, when I speak on stages and you ask the question about what are you doing this for? I usually ask three questions, and the second question is, you know, why does this matter?"

VALUABLE RESOURCES

Anastasia Koroleva - https://www.linkedin.com/in/anastasiakoroleva

Find out now if you’re building a high-value, exitable business (even if you have no immediate plans to sell it). You’ll get an instant PDF report with powerful insights specifically tailored to your business in just 4 minutes.

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Nick Bradley is a renowned entrepreneur, investor, speaker, and business growth expert.

His background is growing and scaling Venture Capital and Private Equity backed businesses globally. Over the last decade, he has completed 117 acquisitions and 25 business exits with a combined valuation of over $5bn dollars.

His mission is to help business founders build valuable businesses and create life-changing exits so they can realise freedom, wealth, and impact.

Nick is joined by special guest, Anastasia Koroleva, who has been involved in multiple exits and is now focused on the psychological effects of exiting companies. They discuss the importance of understanding the psychological impact of exiting a business, including the challenges and changes that come with it.
Anastasia shares insights on the post-exit period, emphasising the need for healing, self-discovery, and exposure to new experiences. They delve into the concept of finding purpose and authenticity after an exit, highlighting the importance of evolving and aligning one's values with their future goals. 
KEY TAKEAWAYS
<ul>
<li>Preparation is Key: It is crucial for entrepreneurs to prepare emotionally and psychologically for an exit. Understanding the potential impact on mental health and identity post-exit is essential.</li>
<li>Taking time to heal and reflect post-exit is important. Entrepreneurs should give themselves permission not to know and expose themselves to different activities to aid in the healing process.</li>
<li>Instead of asking "What's next?", entrepreneurs should focus on "Who is next?" This involves understanding who they want to become and aligning their energy towards a specific purpose.</li>
<li>Entrepreneurs should be radically open to challenging their beliefs and assumptions, especially regarding concepts like freedom. It's important to channel freedom intentionally towards meaningful pursuits.</li>
<li>As entrepreneurs satisfy one level of their needs, new motivators and drivers may emerge. It's crucial to recognise that there are other motivators beyond financial gain that can drive fulfilment and purpose.</li>
</ul>
BEST MOMENTS
"I think it's very important to give yourself permission not to know. It's very important to heal. Building a business takes a toll on our health and mental health. We just need to heal and respect that."
"I think it's extremely important to focus on the 'who' first. 'Who' refers to you, but also as you correctly said, it also refers to people around you. Because we learn so much from just being around the right kind of people."
"Understanding true authenticity, which is absolutely needed to find your real purpose in life, takes time because we need to deal with who we are, and then exit pushes us to do that, pushes us to ask questions."
"It's a big challenge in terms of challenging it because most entrepreneurs, when I speak on stages and you ask the question about what are you doing this for? I usually ask three questions, and the second question is, you know, why does this matter?"
VALUABLE RESOURCES
Anastasia Koroleva - <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/anastasiakoroleva">https://www.linkedin.com/in/anastasiakoroleva</a>
Find out now if you’re building a high-value, exitable business (even if you have no immediate plans to sell it). You’ll get an instant PDF report with powerful insights specifically tailored to your business in just 4 minutes.
<a href="https://highvalueexit.scoreapp.com/">https://highvalueexit.scoreapp.com/</a>
Work with Nick: <a href="https://highvalueexit.com">https://highvalueexit.com </a>
Nick’s Facebook: <a href="https://highvalueexit.com/fb">https://highvalueexit.com/fb</a>
Nick’s LinkedIn: <a href="https://highvalueexit.com/li">https://highvalueexit.com/li</a>
Nick’s Instagram: <a href="https://highvalueexit.com/ig">https://highvalueexit.com/ig</a>
Nick Bradley is a renowned entrepreneur, investor, speaker, and business growth expert.
His background is growing and scaling Venture Capital and Private Equity backed businesses globally. Over the last decade, he has completed 117 acquisitions and 25 business exits with a combined valuation of over $5bn dollars.
His mission is to help business founders build valuable businesses and create life-changing exits so they can realise freedom, wealth, and impact.

Welcome to “Scale Up with Nick Bradley”.

In this podcast, we will show you how to scale up your business and your life! So you can achieve greater freedom, wealth and impact, and live life on your terms.

Ranked #1 business podcast in the U.K. on iTunes and Spotify, we will help you go from start-up to scale-up and beyond:
How to significantly grow your business; how to create commercial strategies that drive predictable revenue; how to leverage systems and processes to free you up from day-to-day operations; how to raise funding and investment; how to generate fast scale via business acquisitions; how to exit your business for life-changing money; ultimately, how to build your empire!

You can only scale a business to the level of your identity, so week in and week out we'll be bringing you inspiring guests to help you on your journey. You see, it's not just about spreadsheets and strategies ... it's about mindset, skillset, purpose and belief - learning from people doing extraordinary things, and making a bigger impact - so you can too.

Introducing your host - entrepreneur, investor and scale-up specialist, Nick Bradley:
- Over 10 years in Private Equity
- 117 acquisitions
- 25 business exits
- $5.3bn in deals
- #1 ranking business podcast in the UK … over 600,000 downloads in 130 countries
- “In business and in life - be grateful, be brave, have faith, show up!"

Contact details:

Work with Nick: https://highvalueexit.com

Nick’s Facebook page: https://highvalueexit.com/fb

Nick’s LinkedIn: https://highvalueexit.com/li

Nick’s Instagram: https://highvalueexit.com/ig

Welcome to “Scale Up with Nick Bradley”.
In this podcast, we will show you how to scale up your business and your life! So you can achieve greater freedom, wealth and impact, and live life on your terms.
Ranked #1 business podcast in the U.K. on iTunes and Spotify, we will help you go from start-up to scale-up and beyond: How to significantly grow your business; how to create commercial strategies that drive predictable revenue; how to leverage systems and processes to free you up from day-to-day operations; how to raise funding and investment; how to generate fast scale via business acquisitions; how to exit your business for life-changing money; ultimately, how to build your empire!
You can only scale a business to the level of your identity, so week in and week out we'll be bringing you inspiring guests to help you on your journey. You see, it's not just about spreadsheets and strategies ... it's about mindset, skillset, purpose and belief - learning from people doing extraordinary things, and making a bigger impact - so you can too.
Introducing your host - entrepreneur, investor and scale-up specialist, Nick Bradley: - Over 10 years in Private Equity - 117 acquisitions - 25 business exits - $5.3bn in deals - #1 ranking business podcast in the UK … over 600,000 downloads in 130 countries - “In business and in life - be grateful, be brave, have faith, show up!"
Contact details:
Work with Nick: <a href="https://highvalueexit.com">https://highvalueexit.com</a> 
Nick’s Facebook page: <a href="https://highvalueexit.com/fb">https://highvalueexit.com/fb</a>
Nick’s LinkedIn: <a href="https://highvalueexit.com/li">https://highvalueexit.com/li</a>
Nick’s Instagram: <a href="https://highvalueexit.com/ig">https://highvalueexit.com/ig</a>

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