Succession Stories
Hosted by Laurie Barkman · Laurie Barkman
5.0from 83 ratings
- 267
- Episodes
- 82
- Transcribed
- 83
- Ratings
- Bi-weekly
- Cadence
- 2020
- First episode
- 115K
- YouTube views
About Succession Stories
Succession Stories is an award-winning podcast guiding entrepreneurs through the journey of transition to transaction, with an exclusive limited series called The Entrepreneur Gene™ Hosted by Laurie Barkman—The Business Transition Sherpa®, nationally recognized business advisor, and Amazon best-selling author of *The Business Transition Handbook*—the show explores the full entrepreneurial lifecycle: from growth to maturity, value creation to exit planning, succession, and M&A for owner-led companies. If you're an entrepreneur looking for inspiration to build a more valuable business, or a business owner seeking the best way to transition or sell your closely held company, this podcast is for you. Each episode provides actionable insights, expert conversations, and real-world stories to help you navigate one of the most important chapters in your entrepreneurial journey. 🎙️ Learn more at https://btsherpa.com
- Publisher
- Laurie Barkman
- Category
- business · business
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 8 Apr 2020
- Latest episode
- 8 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
82 of 267 episodes have a transcript.
8 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
239: Navigating Family Business Succession, Ownership, and Leadership, with Kristi Daeda
25 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
238: From One Truck to $70M: Building Recurring Revenue in Construction, with Bryan Mitchell
12 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
237: What Buyers and Sellers Must Know About SBA Financing in 2026, with Aaron Aldrich, Northwest Bank
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239: Navigating Family Business Succession, Ownership, and Leadership, with Kristi Daeda
Published 8 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] You might go 20 plus years with a single leader in an organization. And so each time you're approaching a succession process, it's new for everybody who's involved. And so it's interesting to think about the kind of notions that people bring to that transition, particularly in the founding generation. […]
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- Kristi Daeda
- Bryan Mitchell
- Aaron Aldrich
- Michele Hecken
- Patrick Thean
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- YouTube views
- 114,742
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 5.0 / 5
- 75 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 8 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 83 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
- Quality
- 96
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 82
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Questions about Succession Stories
Who hosts Succession Stories?
Laurie Barkman host the show. Published by Laurie Barkman.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes bi-weekly, based on its RSS feed.
Does Succession Stories take guests?
Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.
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