THE EXIT Podcast

Greg Newlands is a fitness coach for founders and high performers who helps entrepreneurs get into elite shape without extreme diets, burnout, or unsustainable routines. In this episode of The EXIT Podcast, Greg joins Adrian Salamunovic to break down the exact system that helped Adrian lose over 50 pounds, reclaim his energy, and stay consistent while running companies, traveling internationally,...

Daniel Weinand is one of Canada’s most quietly influential founders — the Co-Founder and former Chief Design Officer & Chief Culture Officer of Shopify, the $100B+ commerce platform that reshaped how entrepreneurship works around the world. In this episode of The EXIT Podcast, Daniel reveals the real story behind Shopify’s creation — dropping out of university, moving countries, and building t...

Jack Newton is one of Canada’s most successful and enduring founders — the CEO and Co-Founder of Clio, the legal-tech platform that’s transforming how law is practiced around the world. In this episode of The EXIT Podcast, Jack sits down with Adrian Salamunovic to share his 18-year journey — from bootstrapping during the 2008 financial crisis to raising a $900 million USD Series F, the largest pri...

In this episode of The EXIT Podcast, we sit down with Solon Angel, the founder of MindBridge and now co-founder of Remitian https://remitian.com (formerly Taxpay), a man whose success is defined not by wealth, but by integrity, grit, and purpose. Solon shares his remarkable journey from growing up amid poverty and violence in Brazil to building one of Canada’s most successful AI ventures. His stor...

In this episode of The EXIT Podcast, we sit down with Aydin Mirzaee, co-founder of FluidSurveys and now CEO of Fellow.app. Aydin shares how he built and scaled FluidSurveys into a major player in the online survey space — only to sell it to their sworn enemy, SurveyMonkey. What looked like a dream exit turned into a temporary identity crisis, forcing him to question who he was without the company...

What does it really take to sell your company for life-changing money? In this episode of THE EXIT, I sit down with Mark Macleod — former CFO of Shopify and FreshBooks, founder of SurePath Capital, and the coach behind over $1B in successful exits — to uncover the real truth behind the startup exit process. We talk about: - The biggest mistakes founders make during an exit - The psychology of sell...

Marc Lafleur: From Rock Bottom to Multimillion Dollar Exit – The EXIT Podcast In this episode of The EXIT Podcast, we sit down with Marc Lafleur, the co-founder of truLOCAL, who went from facing depression to exiting a multimillion-dollar meat delivery company. Marc opens up about how hitting rock bottom gave him the clarity he needed to take big risks, how he bootstrapped his way to 8 figures, an...

In this trailer, get a sneak peek into the raw, unfiltered conversations with founders who’ve built, scaled, and ultimately exited their companies. From heartbreak to high-fives, Adrian Salamunovic dives into the real stories behind the business headlines. This isn’t just about term sheets and valuations. It’s about identity shifts, personal growth, and life after the wire transfer. Whether you’re...

What does it really take to build a multi-million dollar digital empire without selling out? In this episode of THE EXIT, I sit down with Neil Patel — digital marketing legend, founder of NP Digital, and creator of companies like Crazy Egg and KissMetrics — to uncover the raw truth behind entrepreneurial success. We dive deep into: The hunger that drives a first-generation immigrant entrepreneur W...