The Art of Succession · 2026-01-06 · 60 min
The 30-Question Ownership Readiness Diagnostic. Identify your gaps in finance, leadership, and revenue creation before you take the leap. Get your score, get your plan. (It’s FREE!) - Want to be a guest on our podcast? Apply and share your expertise with our audience at - Welcome to The Art of Succession Podcast. Host Barrett Young talks with Doug Thorpe , President & CEO of HeadwayExec, LLC , about his journey from corporate banking to consulting and coaching. Doug shares how his experiences in the banking world led him to focus on leadership development and succession planning for small businesses. He discusses the importance of business owners evolving through key growth phases and the challenges they face in scaling up. Doug also highlights the significance of empowering leadership teams and preparing businesses for successful exits. Doug shares his journey from corporate banking to entrepreneurship and coaching. He talks about the challenges he faced in scaling businesses and the lessons he learned in leadership development and succession planning.
Other episodes covering the same guests and topics, from across The B2B Podcast Index.
How Education Founders Build Succession Plans that Scale Impact Beyond Themselves With Ryan Steuer87 / 100
How Business Owners Can Build a Company That Runs Without Them Using Succession Planning45 / 100
Leadership Succession Models for Founders to Scale Impact and Sell Without Chaos with Bob Labbe76 / 100
Succession Planning Secrets for CPAs to Buy into Partnerships with Confidence - Albert Butler CPA MBA75 / 100
Succession Planning for CPA Firm Leaders to Future-Proof a 125-Year Legacy - Rebekah Olson, CPA75 / 100
