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MaxValue Podcast
MaxValue is an audio and video podcast for business owners and advisors looking for actionable insights into how to make their business more valuable.
Our show covers a broad range of topics designed to help you improve your business value. Each episode features a guest who shares practical insights on areas like exit strategy development, calculating business value, improving business valuation, building efficient processes, outsourcing globally to scale, and implementing strategies that drive growth.
Whether you're looking to sell, scale, or increase profitability, MaxValue equips you with the tools and knowledge to succeed.
MaxValue Podcast
From Entrepreneurial Wins to Failures: Insights with John Walker
Join host Ben Towne in this episode of Max Value as he sits down with John Walker—entrepreneur, mentor, and longtime Vistage International leader. With over 40 years of experience coaching CEOs and building businesses, John shares hard-earned lessons from both major wins and painful failures.
You’ll hear stories about turning around a strike-ridden manufacturing plant, bringing the Brita water filter to U.S. markets, and navigating the challenges of a failed energy startup. John also dives into the power of leadership vision, what makes succession planning work (or fail) in family businesses, and why he believes the ultimate wealth is human creativity.
Whether you’re a business owner, valuation specialist, or professional advisor, this conversation is packed with insights on leadership, exit planning, and long-term value creation.
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business valuation, exit planning, succession planning, leadership lessons, entrepreneurship, Vistage coaching, family business strategy, human creativity in business.