Business owners spend years learning to build a company and almost none are taught how to leave one. Molly McCartan, Managing Partner at The Whisper Group, joins Ethical Exits to talk exit readiness, realistic valuations, earnouts, the right advisory team, and what founders face after the deal closes.

What happens when a mission-driven company becomes infrastructure?

In this narrative episode of Ethical Exits, we trace Whole Foods’ journey from a community-rooted grocery store to its acquisition by Amazon — and examine what changed when growth, capital, and values collided.