+ 30 Minutes Interactive Q&A Get personalized answers to your specific questions about exit planning, valuation, and strategy in a confidential setting with other business owners.
​Engineer Choice. Build to Exit. Finish Strong.
​What separates owners who exit successfully from those who don't? Exit readiness and engineered choice.
You've Built a Great Business. Now ensure you can exit on your own terms.
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Whether you've received an unsolicited offer or are planning your exit over the next 3-5 years, this workshop delivers proven methodologies, case studies, and decades of Scaling Up and M&A experience. The same tools elite coaches use to drive top valuation multiples and strong outcomes.
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The Difference Between Regret
and Your Dream Life
When exit time comes, you want maximum optionality, a successful outcome you're proud of, and peace of mind from smart decisions.
This workshop shows you a pathway to get there.​​​
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Your Facilitator
​​Claire Mula,
Exited Founder & Scaling Up Certified Coach
Advance Certification in Exits
Plus Video Insights From:
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Verne Harnish - Founder, Scaling Up | Author, Start to Scale
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Scott Bushkie - CEO, Cornerstone Business Services | Author, Finish Strong
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Together, they'll guide you through strategies to strengthen your business, identify deal priorities and value drivers, and build your exit strategy, team and timings.
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What You'll Learn:​
Maximise Your Value
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Drive Valuation and don't leave money on the table
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How timing and motivation affect business value
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What deals to prioritise before the process even starts
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Protect your IP and avoid buyer traps
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Find the Right Buyer ​
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Know your exit options to plan ahead
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Which buyer types align with your business and deal priorities
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Growth positioning. What buyers see vs. your hidden advantages
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How to respond to unsolicited offers strategically
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Execute Successfully ​​
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Process readiness. Run your exit without business disruption
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When to start exit planning, what you need to know, and how to design life after
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Growth Systems methodologies that strengthen exit-readiness, valuation and likelihood​
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Who to have on your deal team to maximise the outcome
Build Your Exit Strategy ​​
This workshop Includes:
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Live Q&A with Hamilton Locke M&A and IP Partners
"Common mistakes, tips and pitfalls sellers make during the sales process."
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All materials and exercises. Hands-on workshop materials designed for immediate application.
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Free 77-Page Scaling Up to Finish Strong Workbook.
Designed in consultation with Scott Bushkie, author of Finish Strong and a 20-year M&A Advisor.
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Connect With Peer Founders. Network with other owners navigating similar exit decisions.
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Lunch and Morning Tea. Includes coffee/tea and catering throughout the day.
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Who is this workshop for?
This is for owners, founders and CEOs building strategic options or planning an exit or transition in the next 3-5 years.
Why Attend?​
We all exit someday, so exit on your own terms? Walk away with clarity on your strategic options, an understanding of how to improve business value, the actions to take today to secure your lifestyle, and a complete roadmap that keeps all options open.
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Most importantly? Confidence that you've prepared for the biggest transaction of your life.
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This is an immersive experience: hands-on exercises, expert insights, real-world case studies, proven exercises and tools. Not lectures. Not theory. Real exercises you can apply to your business and implement immediately.

Full-Day Intensive Workshop​​
​Co-developed by Scaling Up author & founder, Verne Harnish and Cornerstone Business Services CEO, Scott Bushkie, author of Finish Strong.
Date:
Wednesday, March 18 2026
Time:
Arrive 9:00 AM AEDT
Ends 3:00 PM AEDT
Location:
Hamilton Locke
37/180 George St, Sydney​​​
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Investment:
$445 per person
Seats are limited


About Claire Mula,
Founder & Scaling Up Certified Coach
I understand how much energy it takes to start, scale and exit a business having experienced it first-hand. Building something meaningful can be deeply rewarding, but it also comes with moments of frustration, uncertainty, and tough decisions, often without a clear playbook or the right advice at the right time.
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With more than 25 years’ experience founding and leading digital and technology-enabled businesses, I work with founders and CEOs using the Scaling Up performance platform to help them build businesses that scale sustainably and create real enterprise value. I coach company owners and leaders from late seed and early scale-up through to established multi-million-dollar organisations.
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My focus is on helping leaders cut through complexity, strengthen the core value drivers of their business, and make deliberate choices about growth, ownership, and what comes next, whether that is preparing for an exit, bringing in investors, or handing the business on.
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I take a practical, straight-talking approach. No hype, no heroics. Just clear thinking, better decisions, proven frameworks to accelerate growth, build valuation and enjoy it along the way!
"My experience has taught me the invaluable role clear data, strategic thinking, and resilience play in scaling up a business. The journey is full of challenges, but being guided by facts, not fear, is key to navigating tough decisions and driving growth. The importance of building a strong, adaptable team and staying focused on the long-term vision, even when the path ahead seems uncertain."​​



