{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Exit Planning Starts Now: How to Build a Sellable Business Long Before You Sell","description":"In this episode of The Elevate Your Business Podcast, host Paden Squires sits down with Adam Ko\u00f3s \u2014 founder and president of Libertas Wealth Management Group and creator of Adrenaline Advisor Consulting. Adam shares how he built a thriving firm from the ground up after starting his career just ten days before 9\/11. From grinding through door-to-door sales to managing four major market crashes, Adam opens up about resilience, leadership, systems, and what it really takes to balance ambition with family life. He also shares how entrepreneurs can turn their business into an investment instead of a job \u2014 and why marketing, delegation, and intentionality are key to scaling without burning out. Episode Timestamps: 01:00 \u2013 Who Adam is beyond his business: husband, dad, and purpose-driven entrepreneur 05:00 \u2013 Learning work-life \u201cintentionality\u201d from his father\u2019s example 07:00 \u2013 How calendar design helped him build real boundaries 09:00 \u2013 Lessons learned from early career hustle and burnout 11:00 \u2013 Redefining \u201cbalance\u201d as intention, not perfection 13:00 \u2013 How Adam redesigned his schedule for freedom 16:00 \u2013 Learning to \u201cturn off\u201d and be fully present at home 19:00 \u2013 The difference between being behind vs. being behind on what matters 20:00 \u2013 Foundational financial advice for entrepreneurs 22:00 \u2013 Why every owner needs a CPA, fractional CFO, and value acceleration plan 25:00 \u2013 Transition planning vs. exit planning: what business owners get wrong 27:00 \u2013 How to make your business sellable (and why you shouldn\u2019t wait) 31:00 \u2013 The #1 skill behind success: relentless execution 32:00 \u2013 Resilience through setbacks and costly mistakes 37:00 \u2013 How systems and processes transformed his firm 38:00 \u2013 Why marketing is a moral responsibility for ethical advisors 41:00 \u2013 The role of mentorship and learning from other business owners 43:00 \u2013 Turning your company into an investment, not just a job 44:00 \u2013 Final words of encouragement for entrepreneurs who feel stuck Key Takeaways: \ud83d\udca1 Systems create freedom \u2014 chaos destroys it. \ud83d\udca1 Success comes from hard work and resilience, but scaling requires delegation. \ud83d\udca1 Treat your family appointments like client meetings \u2014 they\u2019re just as important. \ud83d\udca1 Every entrepreneur needs financial infrastructure: CPA, CFO, and planning for value. \ud83d\udca1 Build your business to run without you \u2014 that\u2019s how you turn it into an investment. \ud83d\udca1 Marketing isn\u2019t vanity; it\u2019s how good advisors protect people from bad ones. Key Quotes from Adam Ko\u00f3s: \ud83d\udde3 \u201cPretend everything you do will be on tomorrow\u2019s front page \u2014 and the rest will take care of itself.\u201d \ud83d\udde3 \u201cThere\u2019s no trophy for working harder than everyone else. Nobody cares.\u201d \ud83d\udde3 \u201cIf you can delegate it or automate it, do it \u2014 and spend your time doing what you love.\u201d \ud83d\udde3 \u201cI\u2019m not a financial planning firm that does marketing. I\u2019m a marketing firm that happens to do financial planning.\u201d \ud83d\udde3 \u201cHard work and resilience are everything \u2014 but systems are what make them sustainable.\u201d Connect with Adam Ko\u00f3s: LinkedIn: https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/adamkoos Follow Elevate on Social Media: Facebook: https:\/\/facebook.com\/elevateandexit Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/elevateandexit Threads: https:\/\/www.threads.com\/@elevateandexit LinkedIn: https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/elevateandexit Twiiter: https:\/\/x.com\/ELEVATEandEXIT Tiktok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@elevateexit2 Youtube: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@elevateyourbusinesspodcast email: info@elevateandexit website: www.elevateandexit.com Connect with the Host, Paden Squires: Website: https:\/\/www.padensquires.com\/ Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/padensquires Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100089855132002 Youtube: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@PadenSquires ","author_name":"The Elevate Your Business Podcast with Adam Koos","author_url":"https:\/\/sites.libsyn.com\/508073","html":"