Your Next · 2026-06-21 · 49 min
What happens after the business is sold and the calendar goes quiet? Kevin Nolan exited his business in February 2022 after 17 years of building. Like many founders, he expected freedom, relief, and excitement. Those feelings came, but after a few months, they began to fade. In their place came confusion, uncertainty, and the question so many exited founders struggle to answer: What now? In this episode of Your NEXT, Jerome Myers talks with Kevin about the part of the transition many founders skip: the Nourish phase. Rather than rushing into another business, Kevin gave himself space. He walked the Camino, traveled solo, learned to ride a motorcycle, wrote, reflected, and began listening to the intuition that had been buried beneath years of building. Kevin’s story is a powerful look at identity after exit, the fear of being untethered, and the possibility of discovering that there is still more inside you.
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