Ever wondered what really happens after you sell your business? Ashley Deland built and sold a top vegan restaurant—then watched the new owners burn it to the ground. In this raw, unfiltered conversation, Ashley and host Carrie Kerpen get brutally honest about burnout, regret, and the secrets nobody tells you about scaling and exiting. This episode is for anyone who thinks selling is the happy ending. Spoiler: it’s just the start of a whole new story.
 
2:04 Her Journey Through Burnout and Breaking Point  
6:09 Opening Karma — A New Vegan Restaurant Vision  
7:10 The Tough Early Challenges Every Restaurant Faces  
8:28 How She Funded Her Businesses Without Taking On Debt  
9:12 Pushing Past Doubt in the Entrepreneurial Journey  
10:56 Scaling the Restaurant With Intention and Strategy  
13:28 Selling the Restaurant and Building Community Along the Way  
15:02 Taking a Full Year Off After the Sale  
16:03 Why Emotional Readiness Matters Before an Exit  
19:01 Understanding How Much Control You Lose After Selling  
20:01 Becoming Truly Emotionally Ready to Exit  
21:06 Why Every Founder Needs an Exit Strategy  
22:13 Lessons Learned From All Her Past Business Chapters  
23:02 Launching Her New Book, *Unreserved*  

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