<p>Meghan built exactly the kind of business founders are told to want: flexible, profitable, and “lifestyle-friendly.” Then her 10-year-old assumed she’d be working at hockey practice — and she realized the business had quietly taken more than it ever gave back.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode of <em>The Exit Whisperer</em>, Carrie sits down with Meghan Block, founder of Wicked Good Mom Media to unpack how a single local domain turned into a multi-market media company — and why scaling it further would’ve required giving up the one thing she wasn’t willing to lose: presence with her kids.</p><p><br></p><p>01:31 Meet Meghan Block: From Domain To Media Company</p><p>03:06 Building Wicked Good Mom Media</p><p>05:45 Scaling A Hyperlocal Business</p><p>10:06 The “Summer Of Mama” Reset</p><p>12:08 The Moment She Decided To Sell</p><p>12:59 Getting The Business Exit-Ready</p><p>15:01 Why Private Equity Wasn’t The Answer</p><p>15:27 Defining The Right Buyer </p><p>16:03 Protecting Financial Security After The Sale</p><p>16:17 Why She Refused A Long-Term Earnout</p><p>16:57 Finding The Buyer By Accident</p><p>18:15 When Family Becomes The Real KPI</p><p>21:35 The Boundary That Changed Everything</p><p>27:35 What’s Next After The Exit</p>

The Exit Whisperer

Carrie Kerpen

#69 - Meghan Block (Wicked Good Mom Media)

FEB 24, 202627 MIN
The Exit Whisperer

#69 - Meghan Block (Wicked Good Mom Media)

FEB 24, 202627 MIN

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<p>Meghan built exactly the kind of business founders are told to want: flexible, profitable, and “lifestyle-friendly.” Then her 10-year-old assumed she’d be working at hockey practice — and she realized the business had quietly taken more than it ever gave back.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode of <em>The Exit Whisperer</em>, Carrie sits down with Meghan Block, founder of Wicked Good Mom Media to unpack how a single local domain turned into a multi-market media company — and why scaling it further would’ve required giving up the one thing she wasn’t willing to lose: presence with her kids.</p><p><br></p><p>01:31 Meet Meghan Block: From Domain To Media Company</p><p>03:06 Building Wicked Good Mom Media</p><p>05:45 Scaling A Hyperlocal Business</p><p>10:06 The “Summer Of Mama” Reset</p><p>12:08 The Moment She Decided To Sell</p><p>12:59 Getting The Business Exit-Ready</p><p>15:01 Why Private Equity Wasn’t The Answer</p><p>15:27 Defining The Right Buyer </p><p>16:03 Protecting Financial Security After The Sale</p><p>16:17 Why She Refused A Long-Term Earnout</p><p>16:57 Finding The Buyer By Accident</p><p>18:15 When Family Becomes The Real KPI</p><p>21:35 The Boundary That Changed Everything</p><p>27:35 What’s Next After The Exit</p>