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POST-EXIT NOVA PROGRAMME™
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 NOVA 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 Founders Need NOVA
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.
NOVA 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
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 NOVA 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
What NOVA 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.
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.
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Your reset and stabilisation phase.
90-minute orientation session
Founder Transition Map
Emotional and practical recovery plan
Early identity and routine reset
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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
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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
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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 Package (3 months): £3,000
Full Journey (6 months): £5,000
Rolling monthly extension: £750 per month
Delivered confidentially, remotely or in person across the UK.
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.
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.
