Build and Exit

By Julie Wilkinson

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Episodes: 72

Description

Most businesses have finance.

Very few leaders fully trust the numbers they are using to make decisions.

The Build & Exit Podcast is for founders, CEOs and business leaders navigating growth, acquisitions, financial clarity and exit readiness.

Hosted by Julie Wilkinson, each episode explores the operational, financial and structural issues that quietly shape business value, visibility and leadership confidence.

Because the biggest business challenges rarely appear when finance is broken.

They appear when finance technically works, but leadership has stopped trusting the numbers they need to run the business with confidence.

Through conversations with founders, investors, advisers and business leaders, we uncover the lessons behind building businesses that create value, improve visibility, strengthen decision-making and reduce dependency on the owner.

Whether you're scaling, preparing for an exit or simply trying to gain greater control of your business, The Build & Exit Podcast provides practical insights from those who have been there before.

Subscribe to follow conversations on growth, acquisitions, financial clarity and building businesses that create long-term value.


Episode Date
How Michele Hecken Built a Business She Could Sell Without Her | Build and Exit Podcast
Aug 28, 2026
She Bought a Business. It Came With a £677,000 Hidden Tax Liability | Build and Exit Podcast
Aug 20, 2026
1.9% of VC Funding Goes to Female Founders. David B Horne Is Trying to Change That. | Build and Exit Podcast
Aug 13, 2026
Selling My Business Felt Like a Divorce. Here Is What Nobody Tells You. | Build and Exit Podcast
Aug 06, 2026
£3 Million Saved Through Outsourcing: The Strategy Most Businesses Overlook | Build and Exit Podcast
Jul 31, 2026
Are You Building a Legacy or Building a Job? The Hard Truth About Why Most Businesses Don't Sell
Jul 22, 2026
What Is Adjusted EBITDA and Why It Could Make or Break Your Business Sale | Build and Exit Podcast
Jul 15, 2026
Most Businesses Don't Fail Overnight. They Lose Oversight First. | Build & Exit Podcast
Jul 01, 2026
The Operational Risks That Silently Destroy Business Valuations | Build & Exit Podcast
Jun 24, 2026
Your Systems Are Working. So Why Are You Losing Money? | Build & Exit Podcast
Jun 10, 2026
Your Finance Works. So Why Don't You Trust It? | Build & Exit Podcast
Jun 03, 2026
Why Your Finance Function Might Be Holding You Back with Julie Wilkinson
Nov 17, 2025
How a group credit rating dropped by £700k because of one failed acquisition with Gavin Page
Oct 19, 2025
Valuations: Fiction vs. Finance: What paper valuations say vs what they really mean
Aug 31, 2025
Grew to £12m per year adding 23x onto the value of the company with Sam Penny
Aug 11, 2025
Buy and Build success: From employment to acquiring a £4m group
Jul 20, 2025
134% Swings: Welcome to the Subjective World of Valuations with Rob Goddard
Jun 29, 2025
The hidden truth behind business valuation with Julie Wilkinson
May 11, 2025
Triple Business Value by Changing Operational Structures with Julie Wilkinson
Apr 27, 2025
The untold truth - the emotional toll of selling a business with Luke Winter
Apr 13, 2025
1bn of acquisitions to grow the UK economy with Clive Margetts and Oli Luke
Mar 30, 2025
15 acquisitions, lessons learned from one life changing deal with Charlie Norton
Mar 17, 2025
Covid crash to 8 figure success with Céline Aloé
Mar 03, 2025
Julie Discloses All: The Asset Sale Exposed
Feb 17, 2025
When the Numbers Don’t Add Up: A Failed Acquisition with Erin O’Leary
Feb 03, 2025
Turning Setbacks Into Exits: A 75% Loss to 9-Figure Win
Dec 09, 2024
The £18M Leap: From Corporate Grind to Business Mastery with Jamil Anakkar
Nov 25, 2024
From Family Priorities to Profitable Exit: Building a Business That Pays Off - Michèle Hecken
Nov 11, 2024
Life After the Exit: The Silence Following My Sale to Pizza Express with Edin Basic
Oct 28, 2024
Mastering the Exit: Insights from an 8x Business Seller with Rachel Murphy
Oct 13, 2024
Hands On vs. Hands Off: Decoding Owner-Operator and Silent Investor Roles with Taha Afshar
Sep 29, 2024
David Longford - From insolvency to exit with no earn out
Sep 15, 2024
Geoff Ramm - How excellent customer service increases valuations
Sep 01, 2024
Paula Wingate - Tragic exits: 7 figure business owner in intensive care with no exit plan in place
Aug 18, 2024
Todd Sullivan - Broken Deal: Losing staff and suppliers after a failed business sale
Aug 04, 2024
Sam Oliver – £100k professional fees incurred from a disputed earn out clause
Jul 21, 2024
David B Horne - Why only 1.9% of females successfully secure funding
Jul 07, 2024
Kemi Egan - £677,000 unknown tax liabilities due to fraudulent pension scheme uncovered
Jun 23, 2024
Al Zucker - Deal fails due to deteriorated assets that drained cash reserves
Jun 09, 2024
Marc Adams - £3m cost saving on outsourcing activities
May 26, 2024
Steve Lawrence - Resigned from a job to close an acquisition that failed
May 12, 2024
Judith Hamilton & Christine Nicholson - £5m in debt because of hidden receipts
Apr 28, 2024
Nigel Carley - Why investing in fractional ownership differs to time share
Apr 14, 2024
Meena Kumari Adnani - Losing everything to hitting 7 figures
Mar 31, 2024
Della Kirkman - How buying a job built her wealth
Mar 18, 2024
Kush Birdi - Managing cashflow risk post-acquisition
Mar 04, 2024
Kath Jones - £100k debt from funding that fell through
Feb 19, 2024
Kush Birdi - Financial and legal due diligence, what can go wrong!
Feb 05, 2024
Kush Birdi - How can buyers and sellers get aligned pre Heads of Terms
Jan 22, 2024
Kush Birdi - Legal consequences for acquisitions
Jan 08, 2024
Matthew Cusack - Brand risk causing £7m of investment to be withheld
Dec 04, 2023
Robert Rizea: The hard work started after we received £2m for our start up
Oct 30, 2023
Julie Wilkinson: Julie’s story live on NTV – Part 2
Oct 15, 2023
Adrian Knight - Why acquisitions fail with no integration strategy
Oct 02, 2023
Fiona Hudson-Kelly - Tripling the value of her business by understanding financial information
Sep 17, 2023
Julie Wilkinson: Julie’s story live on NTV – Part 1
Sep 03, 2023
Steven Pettigrew: How buying a distressed business helped to double operations
Aug 20, 2023
Paul Avins: Growing by 8 figure acquisitions
Aug 05, 2023
Mathew Wainwright: Global entrepreneur generating £125m from acquisition sales in 12 months
Jul 23, 2023
Chris O’Connell - Losing everything after selling a £25m business only to come back fighting
Jul 09, 2023
Kam Kaur Singh - How to maximise your wealth from an acquisition
Jun 25, 2023
Jamie Simpson - How he purchased 6 acquisitions using cash within a business
Jun 11, 2023
Stephen Brogan - The challenge of buying owner operated businesses
May 28, 2023
Rachel Collar – How employee culture helps successful acquisitions
May 14, 2023
Adam Lawrence – How to build a 7 figure EBITDA through property and acquisition
Apr 30, 2023
Francis West – How cyber breaches have cost businesses over £1.4m
Apr 24, 2023
Perry Newton – Is your brand ready for sale?
Apr 16, 2023
Jason Quaife – Why our Management Buy Out (MBO) took 3 years
Apr 09, 2023
Alicia Barlow – How acquisitions can grow your property portfolio
Apr 02, 2023
Leanne Dawson – How she obtained funding for over 50 acquisitions in 2022
Mar 26, 2023
Paul Quirk – Corporate Employee to Acquisition Entrepreneur
Mar 20, 2023
Build And Exit - Trailer
Mar 01, 2023