[LEADERSHIP] Ep. 409 Dream Bigger: The Path to Successful Business Exits with Smoke Wallin

This week, Ash welcomes Smoke Wallin, the co-founder and director of DignityMoves.org and the managing director at STS Capital, onto the show to discuss his extensive experience in helping entrepreneurs succeed.    Ash and Smoke share insights on overcoming personal struggles, resilience in entrepreneurship, and building businesses with high integrity. Smoke emphasizes the importance of a positive mindset, gratitude, and proper team alignment.    Smoke shares the strategies for preparing your businesses for acquisition, how to recognize valuable partnerships, and how to maintain a clear vision throughout challenges. This episode is filled with practical wisdom for anyone looking to elevate their entrepreneurial journey.   In this Episode, You’ll Learn: Tools to overcome challenges in business and build resilience. The power of thoughts and beliefs in your career success. How to build a strong team and step into big leadership. How to understand a buyer's perspective. Aligning expectations with outcomes. How to navigate tough times in business with gratitude.   Connect with Smoke Wallin https://smokewallin.substack.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/smokewallin/ Connect with Ash: https://www.instagram.com/ashleystahl/ Take a FREE Quiz to Discover Your Most Authentic Career Path: https://www.ashleystahl.com/freequiz/   Want to become a professional speaker and skyrocket your personal brand?  Ashley’s team at Wise Whisper Agency offers a done-for-you method to get your signature talk written and booked and it's helped more than 100 clients onto the TEDx stage! Head over to WiseWhisperAgency.com/TEDx   Oracle Want to do more and spend less?  Take a free test drive of OCI at oracle.com/yourturn

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Join our host Ashley Stahl each week for conversations with the world's top business, branding and psychology experts to help you amplify your success in work and life! As an international bestselling author and the CEO of Wise Whisper, an agency that's helped more than 100 clients craft their motivational speeches and land a spot on the stage of their dreams, Ashley pulls both mystical and practical information out of every guest that you can leave each episode with lasting tools to build your brand and career (whether in corporate or as an entrepreneur!). Ashley's book and show, both called YOU TURN, are devoted to helping you make meaningful "You Turns" in your life-- the choice to keep coming home to your truest self. When she's not podcasting, she's walking her german shepherd Jupiter, having snaccidents with funfetti cupcakes, or helping her clients at Wise Whisper Agency craft stories that captivate audiences, instill a sense of awe, and heal humanity. Stages Wise Whisper clients have been booked on include the World Business Executive Coaching Summit, C200, Small Business Explo, South By Southwest (SXSW), Monetize Your Expertise Summit, People 1st, Corporate World Intelligence, coaching.com, and TEDx. In fact, Wise Whisper's helped more than 100 clients specifically land their spot on the TEDx stage with nearly 100% success. If you're ready to become a professional speaker, land your spot on some of the world's biggest stages, and skyrocket your personal brand, connect. with Ashley's team at Wise Whisper Agency-- visit WiseWhisperAgency.com to learn more. Ashley's book and show, both called YOU TURN, are devoted to helping you make meaningful "You Turns" in your life, defined as critical moments of transformation when you become radically honest with yourself about some core area of your life that isn't working the way you want it to - and decide to finally make a transformation change. It's time to conquer your fears, up your confidence, and create the business or brand you envision...without taking life too seriously. If you are ready to become a professional speaker and skyrocket your personal brand, connect with Ashley's team at Wise Whisper Agency to get your signature talk written and booked on stage... Head over to WiseWhisperAgency.com/Speak THANK YOU to artist Andybemackin for the You Turn Podcast signature show music