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Build and Exit

Build and Exit

By: Julie Wilkinson
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Most businesses have finance.

Very few leaders fully trust the numbers they are using to make decisions.

The Build & Exit Podcast is for founders, CEOs and business leaders navigating growth, acquisitions, financial clarity and exit readiness.

Hosted by Julie Wilkinson, each episode explores the operational, financial and structural issues that quietly shape business value, visibility and leadership confidence.

Because the biggest business challenges rarely appear when finance is broken.

They appear when finance technically works, but leadership has stopped trusting the numbers they need to run the business with confidence.

Through conversations with founders, investors, advisers and business leaders, we uncover the lessons behind building businesses that create value, improve visibility, strengthen decision-making and reduce dependency on the owner.

Whether you're scaling, preparing for an exit or simply trying to gain greater control of your business, The Build & Exit Podcast provides practical insights from those who have been there before.

Subscribe to follow conversations on growth, acquisitions, financial clarity and building businesses that create long-term value.

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Episodes
  • How Michele Hecken Built a Business She Could Sell Without Her | Build and Exit Podcast

    How Michele Hecken Built a Business She Could Sell Without Her | Build and Exit Podcast
    28 Aug 2026

    Michele Hecken built a global business from scratch, grew it to the point where she was working just 4–10 hours a week, and ultimately sold it.

    In this episode, Michele joins Julie Wilkinson to share how she built a business that could run without her, overcame founder dependency, and prepared the company for a successful exit. They discuss delegation, systems, leadership, KPIs, business value and the mindset shift required to truly step away.

    Watch the full video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/HjpCBqbl5NQ?si=kwlz8ivt49KAkpBF
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    30 min
  • She Bought a Business. It Came With a £677,000 Hidden Tax Liability | Build and Exit Podcast

    She Bought a Business. It Came With a £677,000 Hidden Tax Liability | Build and Exit Podcast
    20 Aug 2026

    Kemi Egan bought a business in 2021. What she did not know was that HMRC had already launched a COP8 fraud investigation into the seller six months before completion. By the time she found out, the tax liability had reached £677,000, a further million in director's loan credits had been denied, and she was five months pregnant.

    This episode covers the full story, the due diligence check that could have flagged it, and why she is now in high court litigation.

    Watch the full video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/NrGd1tUK3gY
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    30 min
  • 1.9% of VC Funding Goes to Female Founders. David B Horne Is Trying to Change That. | Build and Exit Podcast

    1.9% of VC Funding Goes to Female Founders. David B Horne Is Trying to Change That. | Build and Exit Podcast
    13 Aug 2026

    Less than 2% of VC funding in the UK goes to female founders. That number has barely moved in 16 years. In this episode David B Horne, who has raised over $110 million and written Funded Female Founders, joins Julie to explain why, and what female founders can do about it.

    Including the one response strategy that makes any founder 14 times more likely to secure funding.

    Watch the full video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/q3xKZ60SIPc?si=8jK33vvLPSi9Qg3A
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    30 min
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