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title: "$25,369,000 EXIT: The Brutal Truths Of Selling My Business"
description: "$25,369,000 EXIT: The Brutal Truths Of Selling My Business, on Secret Leaders. 1,320 views."
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# $25,369,000 EXIT: The Brutal Truths Of Selling My Business

- Channel: Secret Leaders
- Made for: Secret Leaders
- Published: 2025-02-07
- Views: 1,320 (production tracker)
- Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNVb6riadgw
- Form: long, 37:09

in the past 15 years I've exited three companies and these are the things I wish I knew then the exit we all dream of isn't necessarily what it looks like...

## What did Tom do on this video?

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**Secret Leaders.** Head of Content. Owned the format relaunch and editorial strategy, the studio build, the sponsorship revenue, and the team and systems.

Era: Head of Content, Secret Leaders, Jul 2024 to May 2025.