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    After the Business Sold   

A new chapter begins the moment the deal completes.

Selling your business ends one story, but the transition that follows can feel even more complex.


The Post-Exit Programme supports founders through this fragile in-between phase, helping you let go with clarity, stabilise your inner world, and build a future with purpose and calm.

Why?

The months after a sale can bring unexpected turbulence.

You’ve gained financial freedom, yet lost the rhythm, identity and sense of purpose that anchored your days.

This period is not just operational change — it’s emotional, relational and existential.

This Programme gives you discreet, structured support to:

Decompress after years of pressure

Redefine who you are without the business

Make thoughtful choices about wealth, relationships and impact

Design a new direction that feels aligned and intentional

It is not therapy, deal advice or executive coaching.

It is a structured, confidential advisory space for founders and owners who have exited — or are exiting — and want to move forward with clarity, dignity and intention.

This work suits reflective leaders who value discretion, depth and considered decision-making. It is not designed for crisis intervention or rapid performance coaching.

Your Post-Exit Epilogue

Research from Yale’s A.J. Wasserstein describes the “founder’s epilogue”:
a space where stability drops, identity blurs and a new narrative must be written.

At Concordia Nova, we see this as a moment of opportunity, a rare pause to shape a life beyond ownership. The Post-Exit Programme is the bridge from what was to what’s next.

Who the NOVA Programme Is For

Founders, family business owners and key shareholders who are:

  • In an earn-out

  • Newly post-sale

  • Navigating leadership handover

  • Adjusting to new wealth and new roles

  • Seeking clarity, meaning and direction after the exit

This programme is not a fit for those seeking tactical business advice, investment selection, or short-term motivation.

What It Helps You Do

Structure your post-sale role
 Set boundaries, handovers and professional expectations during the earn-out period.

Recover after the sale
 Stabilise emotionally, decompress and process the psychological “come-down.”

Redefine your identity
 Separate who you are from what you built — with confidence and compassion.

Reimagine your future
 Explore ventures, creativity, service, travel, philanthropy or simply rest.

Navigate new wealth
 Make considered, values-aligned decisions about spending, gifting and legacy.

Strengthen relationships
 Reset family dynamics, improve communication, and repair strains from the exit process.

Deal with loss
 If you miss your business, you’ll have space to process that safely.

Together, this work helps founders avoid costly missteps, preserve relationships, and make clear, values-aligned decisions about wealth, work and legacy — at a moment when mistakes are easy and expensive.

How the Programme Works

3-Month Foundation (Phases 1–2)

Immediate post-sale stabilisation and redefinition.

6-Month Full Journey (Phases 1–3)

A deeper process of identity work, reflection and reinvention.

  • Your reset and stabilisation phase.

    • 90-minute orientation session

    • Founder Transition Map

    • Emotional and practical recovery plan

    • Early identity and routine reset

  • The inner work begins.

    • Two 60-minute coaching sessions per month

    • Topics: identity, purpose, relationships, wealth mindset, legacy

    • Optional family session to strengthen post-sale communication

    • Reflection tools to help you understand who you are now

  • This signature tool helps you rediscover what energises you, what you value, and what you want more (and less) of.


    It reveals patterns that guide a more intentional future — one rooted in meaning rather than momentum.

  • Your next chapter takes shape.

    • One 60-minute session per month

    • Creation of your “Next Chapter Portfolio”

    • Monthly check-ins and optional accountability

    • Integration of purpose, passion, people and — if you choose — impact and philanthropy

  • For founders exploring how to use their time, influence or wealth for good, the Programme includes optional referrals to specialist philanthropy advisors.


    This supports values-aligned giving, legacy planning, and deeper purpose after exit and without pressure or expectation.

What You Receive

Personal Transition Plan (PDF workbook)

Earn-out Role & Boundary Template

Founder’s Debrief one-page tool

Next Chapter Portfolio

Specialist referrals for wealth, philanthropy, legal or career support

Optional add-ons:

Family session — £450

Ad-hoc support — £250/hour

Accountability check-ins — £150/30 min

Investment

Foundation Piece (3 months): £3,000
Full Package (6 months): £5,000
Rolling monthly extension: £750 per month

Delivered discretely, confidentially, remotely or in person across the UK.
Engagements are intentionally limited to ensure depth, discretion and personal attention.

Why Concordia Nova

I bring lived experience of ownership transitions and decades of senior HR leadership.
I understand the dynamics behind a sale — the pride, fatigue, uncertainty and shifting identity that follow.

The Post-Exit NOVA Programme isn’t therapy and it isn’t deal support.
It’s the structured bridge between your past achievements and your future possibilities.

Is this confidential?
Yes. All conversations and materials are strictly private.

Do you work alongside other advisers?
Yes. NOVA complements legal, financial and wealth advice — it does not replace it.

Next Step

Book a confidential 30-minute consultation to discuss where you are in your post-exit journey and what support would help you move forward with clarity, confidence and calm.