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Alternative Exit #30 | From Ownership to Legacy: Barry Horner’s Journey to Employee Empowerment

What happens when a traditional exit strategy feels like value destruction rather than creation? In this episode, I sit down with Barry Horner, co-founder and executive chair of Paradigm North, one of the UK's leading financial planning firms. Barry shares his transformative journey from exploring trade sales to pioneering employee ownership in 2019, and how he recently completed the leadership transition piece of the puzzle by stepping back as CEO while remaining as executive chair.

We dive deep into the practical realities of building an employee-owned business over six years. From managing…

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