# Vivian Bryant-Taukiri: 23 years in, 6 weeks out: The no earn-out exit

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Podcast: [2 Commas: The $multi-million exit show with Josh Comrie](https://stenobird.com/podcast/2-commas-the-multi-million-exit-show-with-josh-comrie-7062695)
Published: 2026-04-08T14:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Most founders think selling a business is a transaction. Find a buyer, get a multiple, sign the papers. In reality, it’s an identity shift, a relationship test, and a stress event that shows you what your company is really made of. In this episode of 2 Commas, I sit down with Vivian Bryant‑Taukiri, founder of Brand Spanking, to unpack what it takes to build and scale an experiential marketing agency over 20+ years, and then exit it cleanly. We talk about the shift from “promo girls in Lycra” to modern brand experience, why this is ultimately a people-and-problem-solving business, and how mergers, acquisitions, and COVID pressure-tested everything. This is a practical conversation about partnerships, agency growth, and the reality of selling a service business. You’ll hear what triggered the sale, why a simple offer beat complicated earnouts, and why the most underestimated part of an exit is learning how to sit still after the thing that once defined you is gone.

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