THE FOUNDER
CLARITY INTENSIVE
Leaving your business is a leadership moment.
An eight-session journey to your next chapter.
It is not the end of the story. It is the beginning of your next chapter — and it deserves the same clarity, courage, and intention that helped you build everything up to this point.
You have already done difficult things. You have taken risks, carried responsibility, solved problems, and led through uncertainty. This is built to help those same strengths serve you now, in a different way.
Transition does not ask you to become someone new. It asks you to lead yourself forward.
Built on the Six Pillars of Transition Readiness
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How connected your sense of self is to the business. If who you are is tied too tightly to what you built, letting go becomes much more difficult.
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How clearly you can picture life beyond the business. If the future is vague, it is natural to cling to the present.
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Your ability to release control, trust others, and lead from confidence instead of fear. Transition stalls when everything still has to run through you.
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How openly and effectively transition-related conversations are happening. Avoided conversations create confusion, tension, and signal uncertainty.
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Whether you have the time, energy, and focus to prioritize what your transition actually requires. Important work gets postponed when daily demands consume all available capacity.
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Whether you're preparing the business in ways that match the outcome you actually want. Different exits require different preparation.
THE CURRICULUM
Inside the Eight Sessions
Each session builds on the one before it, moving you from awareness to release to a clear, grounded plan.
01
Why Mindset Matters
All Six Pillars
We start with your Founder Clarity Brief, the personalized report generated from your Founder Clarity Scan. Together, we review where you stand across the six pillars, identify where a Protective, Coping, or Empowered mindset shows up for you, and recognize the strengths and momentum you already have. This session closes with a reflection on leadership: the same qualities that helped you build your business are the ones that will carry you through what's next.
02
Reconnect With
YOUR Story
Emotional Attachment & Identity · Communication & Relational Dynamics
Before looking forward, we look back. You'll reflect on the key events, decisions, and people who shaped your personal and business journey — and begin to see how your identity became connected to what you built. Sharing your story out loud, in a trusted space, lays the foundation for the honest conversations ahead.
03
Exploring What's Next
Vision for What's Next · Emotional Attachment & Identity · Control, Trust & Mindset
Using the Miracle Question, you'll imagine waking up to a future where your transition has already happened successfully — and you feel fulfilled and excited about your life. From there, you'll craft a Problem Statement: a clear articulation of what you're actually trying to accomplish through this transition.
04
Evoking Awareness
Emotional Attachment & Identity · Control, Trust & Mindset
This session asks you to look honestly at the achievements that have shaped your sense of self-worth, and at the work habits, overcommitment, and misplaced priorities that may be costing you more than you realize — in your relationships, your wellbeing, and your ability to prepare for what's next.
05
Reframing the Transition
Emotional Attachment & Identity · Control, Trust & Mindset · Vision for What's Next
Relevance isn't about what you've done in the past. It's about how you show up now. This session helps you redefine what relevance means in your next chapter, and surfaces the internal fears and external pressures — family expectations, financial concerns — that may be creating hesitation or resistance.
06
Releasing Resistance
Control, Trust & Mindset · Emotional Attachment & Identity · Vision for What's Next
You'll choose one transition challenge that continues to drain your energy, and explore the story behind it: where it came from, what's truly outside your control, and what still remains within your influence. This is where you begin practicing acceptance as a discipline — one that reduces tension and restores the energy you need to move forward.
07
Rewriting the Story
Control, Trust & Mindset · Emotional Attachment & Identity · Vision for What's Next
You'll revisit the transition issue you identified in Session Six and examine the story you've been telling yourself about it — where it came from, and what old beliefs or expectations are still shaping your perspective. Through the practice of acceptance, you'll begin rewriting that story through the lens of what's possible. When the story changes, new possibilities open.
08
Your Clarity Navigator
All Six Pillars · Final Integration
In the final session, you'll reflect on how far you've come across all six pillars, revisit the future you first imagined through the Miracle Question, and identify what still needs to be released. You'll organize everything into Your Clarity Navigator: a practical tool capturing your values, your priorities, and your vision for what's next.
FOUNDER SPOTLIGHT
“I thought I was learning how to prepare for exiting my business. I couldn’t have been more wrong.”
— Dennis Devlin Founder & Entrepreneur
When Dennis Devlin enrolled in the Founder Clarity Intensive, he expected practical guidance on succession, retirement, and planning life after his business.
Instead, he discovered that the hardest part of transition wasn’t leaving his company—it was letting go of the identity, beliefs, and responsibilities he had carried for decades.
Three months later, Dennis described the experience as “one of the most transformational experiences of my life,” writing that the greatest return on his investment wasn’t a better exit strategy, but becoming a better version of himself.
His story is a powerful reminder that the most important transition isn’t just what founders do next—it’s who they become next.
GUIDED BY EXPERIENCE,
AND PROVEN FRAMEWORKS
This work is grounded in decades of experience guiding leaders through transition—including building, exiting, and navigating what comes after.
It’s supported by structured frameworks, but shaped around you.
Lisa Bosse
Certified Exit Planning Advisor and Executive Coach serving family businesses
Lisa has spent over 20 years guiding the personal and professional transitions of family business owners, succession teams, and growth-stage leaders. She brings deep insight into founder psychology, family business dynamics, and long-view leadership—and a calm, thoughtful presence that helps founders think clearly through complexity.
Chris Evans
Executive Coach and Transitions Specialist,
3-Time Founder
Chris has built and exited three businesses and now helps seasoned leaders navigate identity shifts, big decisions, and purposeful reinvention. He blends decades of entrepreneurial experience with executive transition coaching to support founders in stepping into what’s next with clarity and confidence.