
Losing $1.5M to Exit Ready: How to Fix Owner Bottlenecks - Thomas Addison
In this episode of FailCraft,Certified Exit Planning Advisor (CEPA), Duke MBA, and serial entrepreneurThomas Addison joins Ezekiel to share how losing $1.55 million on a businessdeal that looked flawless on paper became the foundational education for hisgreatest ventures. Bouncing back from catastrophic loss, Thomas went on toacquire and sell a garage door company, execute a profitable exit on afranchise, and scale a commercial PCB repair business that runs completelywithout his daily input. He breaks down why owner dependency silently destroysenterprise valuation, how to avoid buying "shiny…
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