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