Laurie Barkman, The Business Transition Sherpa®, is the former CEO of a $100 million revenue company that was sold to a Fortune 50.

She is the founder of Business Transition Sherpa LLC a business transition advisory firm, and is a Partner with Stony Hill Advisors, a mergers and acquisitions firm providing intermediary services to companies in the lower middle market.

As a Business Transition and M&A Intermediary, Laurie advises owners how to create more valuable businesses and find the right buyer when it’s time to let go.

Her expertise in business transition, succession, entrepreneurship, value growth, and M&A has been spotlighted in various media like Newsweek, Forbes, Yahoo! Finance, WTAE/abc, Pittsburgh Post Gazette, and more.

She is an adjunct professor of entrepreneurship at Carnegie Mellon University, and Amazon best-selling author of “The Business Transition Handbook: How to Avoid Succession Pitfalls and Create Valuable Exit Options.” She hosts the award-winning Succession Stories Podcast, rated in the top 2.5% of shows globally.

Laurie serves as an Advisory Board Member for Massaro Corporation, a second generation construction company, and The Orchards, a second generation health services company.

Laurie earned her business degree from Cornell University, MBA from Carnegie Mellon, and received a professional designation from The Alliance of Mergers & Acquisitions Advisors.

She received the Vistage Top New Speaker Award in 2021 and is a Vistage Trusted Advisor Member based in Pittsburgh, PA.

Connect with Laurie for more information about exit value planning, transition advisory, valuations, and M&A transaction services.