About Exitcon
Why You Absolutely Should Attend ExitCon
You’ll gain direct insight into how businesses are built to sell, from tightening operations to structuring deals and maximizing valuation. Whether you’re an early-stage founder or scaling toward acquisition, you’ll walk away with clear frameworks, real case studies, and the connections needed to move forward with confidence.
For Whom?
Who Should Definitely Attend ExitCon
Speakers
Meet Our Esteemed Speakers and Industry Thought Leaders
20+ Speakers
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Event agenda
Discover the Full ExitCon Agenda
05.00-8.00 PM
Speaker Dinner
A private, invitation-only dinner exclusively for confirmed speakers, co-founders, and select VIP guests. No agenda. No panels. Just the people who are about to shape the weekend in an intimate setting before the doors open.
05.00-8.00 PM
Welcome Crawl
A curated Las Vegas venue experience that brings 300 founders together across 15 private dining rooms each one intentionally assembled by industry. When you walk into your room Thursday night, every person at your table is building in the same space you are. That is not an accident. It is the first deal you make at Exitcon.
08.00-9.00 AM
Morning Networking Coffee
The connections that change everything do not always happen on stage. Grab your coffee, find your people, and start the conversation before the doors open.
9.00 AM - 9.20 AM
Welcome & Vision
Welcome to Vegas! You did not fly to another conference just to sit in room. You came because you are serious about what happens next, the deal, the exit, the next chapter. Post-exit founder Courtney Caldwell walks you through the why behind Exitcon.
Courtney Wiley Caldwell
Shearshare (Post-Exit)
9.20 AM -10.15 AM
Fireside Chat: "The Comeback" with Pinky Cole
She built it fast, lost control of it publicly, restructured, and came out the other side selling her stores and launching a franchise. Pinky Cole sits down with Emma Grede for an unfiltered conversation about what receivership really costs, what the rebuild required, and what it means to exit on your own terms after the world watched you almost lose everything.
10.25 AM - 10.45 AM
Profitable by Design: Why Your Margin Is Your Multiplier
Sequoia Blodgett breaks down how acquirers and investors are valuing businesses differently today, what metrics they are actually looking at, and how the decisions you make in your marketing and sales directly affect your exit multiple.
Sequoia Blodgett
Founder of Raleway Ventures, Lexore Spark
10.45 AM -11.25 AM
Scale It or Sell It: The Decisions That Define Your Exit
Three founders at different stages - pre-exit, mid-process, and post-close - discuss the inflection points that build or destroy enterprise value.
11.25 AM -12.00 PM
When Your Audience Becomes Your Asset | sponsored by SHOPLINE
Nathalie Walton did not build an eCommerce brand. She built an audience. Then Babylist came knocking. She sits down with Christopher Yang, Co-President of SHOPLINE, to talk about how content, community, and commerce create the kind of brand equity that buyers cannot ignore.
12.00 PM -1.00 PM
Lunch + Connections
Seated lunch with intentional table assignments by industry vertical or exit stage. Each table includes a conversation card prompt to get beyond small talk.
1.00 PM -1.30 PM
Deal-Ready: The Checklist No One Gives You
The room works through what founders need in order before they ever take a meeting with a buyer. Covers all four content pillars: financials, legal clean-up, brand equity, and narrative.
1.30 PM -2.00 PM
The Deal Killer: What Founders Don't Know About M&A That Costs Them Everything
You did the work, built the revenue, and got the meeting and then the deal fell apart. A seasoned M&A attorney pulls back the curtain on what actually happens inside a transaction from the legal side, breaking down the clauses, disclosures, and decisions that kill deals at the finish line and exactly what founders need to have in order before they ever sit across from a buyer.
2.00 PM - 3.00 PM
The Exit
This founder does not sugarcoat the process - they break it down. What makes a business worth buying. Why most founders leave money on the table at the exit. And the exact levers you pull to build enterprise value on purpose, not by accident.
4.00 PM - 7.00 PM
Pinky Cole VIP Poolside Pop-Up
After a full day of strategy, panels, and big conversations, VIP ticket holders escape to the pool at The M Resort for an exclusive experience hosted by Pinky herself. This is not a networking session with a view. It is a full reset -- good music, good people, and the kind of conversations that only happen when everyone finally relaxes.
M Resort
Poolside
10.00-2.00 PM
Exit Alley | Application Only
You do not get into Exit Alley by buying a ticket. You get in by being ready. Founders submit their exit readiness, financials, and acquisition interest in advance. Investors and buyers submit their availability and deal criteria. We match you, confirm your meetings, and hand you a schedule before you ever walk through the door.
Sponsorship
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Questions
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Our Hosts
Meet Our Hosts: The Visionaries Behind ExitCon
Exitcon is brought to you by a team of seasoned founders, operators, and dealmakers. Our hosts are dedicated to closing the gap between building and exiting by bringing together the most serious minds in entrepreneurship, acquisitions, and wealth creation.
