Welcome to THE EXIT – where the world’s most successful founders reveal how they built, scaled, and sold their companies for 8, 9, and even 10 figures.
Hosted by entrepreneur, advisor, and founder of THE EXIT GROUP (http://www.theexit.group), Adrian Salamunovic, THE EXIT Podcast delivers rare, candid conversations with tech, SaaS, and e-commerce founders who’ve done the hard thing: exited. We go beyond the headlines to unpack what really happened—how the deals came together, what almost killed them, and what life looks like after the wire clears.
If you're a founder planning a future exit—or want to learn how the world’s top entrepreneurs think—this is where you'll find insights you won’t hear anywhere else.
– Startup acquisitions & M&A strategy
– Real founder exit stories
– How to sell your company for maximum value
– Post-exit wealth, purpose & reinvention
Welcome to THE EXIT – where the world’s most successful founders reveal how they built, scaled, and sold their companies for 8, 9, and even 10 figures.
Hosted by entrepreneur, advisor, and founder of THE EXIT GROUP (http://www.theexit.group), Adrian Salamunovic, THE EXIT Podcast delivers rare, candid conversations with tech, SaaS, and e-commerce founders who’ve done the hard thing: exited. We go beyond the headlines to unpack what really happened—how the deals came together, what almost killed them, and what life looks like after the wire clears.
If you're a founder planning a future exit—or want to learn how the world’s top entrepreneurs think—this is where you'll find insights you won’t hear anywhere else.
– Startup acquisitions & M&A strategy
– Real founder exit stories
– How to sell your company for maximum value
– Post-exit wealth, purpose & reinvention
Marc Lafleur: From Rock Bottom to Multimillion Dollar Exit – The EXIT Podcast
In this episode of The EXIT Podcast, we sit down with Marc Lafleur, the co-founder of truLOCAL, who went from facing depression to exiting a multimillion-dollar meat delivery company. Marc opens up about how hitting rock bottom gave him the clarity he needed to take big risks, how he bootstrapped his way to 8 figures, and why the real work started after the exit.
From mental health to hustle culture, from raising capital to learning to let go, this one is raw, inspiring, and packed with lessons for any founder or aspiring entrepreneur.
🎧 Listen now to learn:
The truth about what drove Marc to start truLOCAL
The mindset shift that helped him break through fear when nobody believed in him
How he approached scaling without losing the soul of the brand
What he wishes more founders talked about post-exit
📍 About Marc Lafleur:
Marc is a Canadian entrepreneur, speaker, and advocate for mental health in business. After exiting truLOCAL in a major acquisition, he’s focused on inspiring the next generation of builders to find purpose beyond the money.
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