07: Erin Carpenter, How I Sold Thrive Counseling

How I Sold

Welcome to How I Sold! I’m Jessica Fialkovich and I created this podcast after spending over a decade in mergers, acquisitions, and exits and noticing that we often hear the stories of unicorn sales, those that are valued at over a billion dollars–but we don’t often hear about the real-life stories–the stories of the thousands of entrepreneurs every year that build, grow and sell their small business. These are their stories.

Today on the show… building a culture that fuels a business. Erin Carpenter was inspired at a young age to help others battling with mental illness. But it was not until Grad School that she realized that part of that journey involved building a successful practice that supported those who support the rest of us. Today we learn how she started building the foundation of her practice from a young age – learning from others and her own experience along the way. Those skills ultimately allowed her to face some of the toughest challenges as an entrepreneur: switching business models, tackling a pandemic as a mental health provider, and battling cancer. This is Erin’s story on how she sold Thrive Counseling.

Erin Carpenter is a therapist, author and trauma specialist. She grew her group practice over a decade and had a successful exit in 2021. Erin pivoted her work to psychedelic therapy and launched a new practice this year offering ketamine-assisted psychotherapy. You can connect with Erin at www.psychedelicgrowth.net.

Learn more about How I Sold at www.exitfactor.com/howisold.

Presented and sponsored by Exit Factor. Learn how to build a valuable and sellable business at exitfactor.com/pod.