Jaclyn Johnson
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I actually have a good friend who I think her exit was like 500 million, maybe 450 million. And we ended up making around the same amount of money. Is there any right or wrong way to do it? No, not necessarily. It really just depends on the type of business like you want to build.
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no it's not at all and also it typically is you don't know if it's cash you don't know if it's equity you don't have to to roll equity there's earn outs as part of it and mine had all three it's interesting because a lot of people were like wow congrats i'm making 22 million dollars and you're like no not really and again after taxes it's like even more but i feel really happy with where i'm at and like as i mentioned the sale of crane cultivate was by far my biggest windfall and obviously has set me up for a life that i never thought i could have and is amazing
no it's not at all and also it typically is you don't know if it's cash you don't know if it's equity you don't have to to roll equity there's earn outs as part of it and mine had all three it's interesting because a lot of people were like wow congrats i'm making 22 million dollars and you're like no not really and again after taxes it's like even more but i feel really happy with where i'm at and like as i mentioned the sale of crane cultivate was by far my biggest windfall and obviously has set me up for a life that i never thought i could have and is amazing
no it's not at all and also it typically is you don't know if it's cash you don't know if it's equity you don't have to to roll equity there's earn outs as part of it and mine had all three it's interesting because a lot of people were like wow congrats i'm making 22 million dollars and you're like no not really and again after taxes it's like even more but i feel really happy with where i'm at and like as i mentioned the sale of crane cultivate was by far my biggest windfall and obviously has set me up for a life that i never thought i could have and is amazing
However, it was the decisions I made leading up to that that also has increased my net worth over time. And that's like the real estate, the angel investing, obviously bringing on a wealth advisor. All those things are making my money work for me. So it was not just, yes, I had a lot of eggs in that basket, but I also diversified along the way, which I think is important.
However, it was the decisions I made leading up to that that also has increased my net worth over time. And that's like the real estate, the angel investing, obviously bringing on a wealth advisor. All those things are making my money work for me. So it was not just, yes, I had a lot of eggs in that basket, but I also diversified along the way, which I think is important.
However, it was the decisions I made leading up to that that also has increased my net worth over time. And that's like the real estate, the angel investing, obviously bringing on a wealth advisor. All those things are making my money work for me. So it was not just, yes, I had a lot of eggs in that basket, but I also diversified along the way, which I think is important.
That is my story. I hope that continues to be my story.
That is my story. I hope that continues to be my story.
That is my story. I hope that continues to be my story.
I can't tell you that.
I can't tell you that.
I can't tell you that.
I feel really good with where I'm at. I think financial security is so important to me. I think I've worked so hard for this moment in my life and I do feel very fortunate. My life didn't change so drastically. My real estate changed, maybe the car I drove changed, the trips I take changed, but like nothing was so overnight completely drastic for me that it feels really good.