{"podcast":{"title":"2 Commas: The $multi-million exit show with Josh Comrie","slug":"2-commas-the-multi-million-exit-show-with-josh-comrie-7062695","podcast_index_feed_id":7062695,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/two-commas-the-7-figure-plus-exit-podcast-with-josh-comrie/feed.xml","website_url":"https://joshcomrie.com/","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/two-commas-the-7-figure-plus-exit-podcast-with-josh-comrie/20241218_021206_fe397fe6970b819a89541ff0cb045281.png","author":"Josh Comrie","episode_count":92,"summary":"Welcome to 2 Commas: The $multi-million exit show I've spent over two decades helping founders scale their businesses and achieve successful, multimillion-dollar exits. I've also achieved this myself on multiple occasions. With my experience as an entrepreneur, advisor, and investor, I’ve had the privilege of guiding companies through the highs and lows of business growth and exit strategies. Each episode will bring you the previously untold stories of entrepreneurs who have successfully scaled and exited their businesses for seven-figure (2 comma's) plus returns. You’ll hear more about the journeys, challenges, and pivotal moments that led to these transformative exits. My goal is to inform and inspire founders who are looking to scale their ventures to seven, eight or nine figures and beyond. Follow me on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/joshcomrie Download my e-book, \"The Exit Factor\" and sign up to receive the Business Growth Journal weekly: https://www.joshcomrie.com/the-exit-factor","last_synced_at":"2026-09-03T04:21:31.660082+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/2-commas-the-multi-million-exit-show-with-josh-comrie-7062695"},"episode":{"title":"Vivian Bryant-Taukiri: 23 years in, 6 weeks out: The no earn-out exit","slug":"vivian-bryant-taukiri-23-years-in-6-weeks-out-the-no-earn-out-exit","published_at":"2026-04-08T14:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/2-commas-the-multi-million-exit-show-with-josh-comrie-7062695/vivian-bryant-taukiri-23-years-in-6-weeks-out-the-no-earn-out-exit","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/2-commas-the-multi-million-exit-show-with-josh-comrie-7062695","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/two-commas-the-7-figure-plus-exit-podcast-with-josh-comrie/2707406","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/295273/2707406/two-commas-the-7-figure-plus-exit-podcast-with-josh-comrie/2026_04_08_09_44_00_17bdd617-ddbd-419f-b1f1-64312edf609c.mp3","summary":"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.","meta_description":"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…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3909,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/2-commas-the-multi-million-exit-show-with-josh-comrie-7062695/episodes/vivian-bryant-taukiri-23-years-in-6-weeks-out-the-no-earn-out-exit/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/2-commas-the-multi-million-exit-show-with-josh-comrie-7062695/vivian-bryant-taukiri-23-years-in-6-weeks-out-the-no-earn-out-exit.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}