of a business owner's personal net worth sits inside their company.
Exit Planning Institute
Unfortunately most founders only start thinking about an exit when they are approached for a sale, are already exhausted or trapped in a business that cannot run without them.
We flip that reality. At Wellspring, we help you structure your business to sell or succeed completely without you, even if you never plan to leave.
On day one you receive a personalised, interactive dashboard tracking your live Readiness Score across six pillars — the human value inside your business and the structural value that underpins it.
Workflows live in documented, IP-protected blueprints, not in your head.
Dependencies de-concentrated so no single relationship holds your value hostage.
The business grows, or at least ticks over, without you in the room.
Forecastable, transparent, audit-ready financials with predictable revenue.
A leadership layer drives execution and strategy without founder intervention.
Automation scales your output without linearly scaling headcount.
The cohort is capped at 10 founders for deep, personalised execution, in four components.
Map your business data into your dashboard, isolate your founder-dependency metrics, and generate your baseline Readiness Score.
Two deep-dive sessions with Dr Vivienne Heyhoe to dissect your scores and build a custom operational blueprint.
One in-person session where the full cohort gathers to stress-test your metrics with peer founders and pressure-test your sellability plan.
We lock the blueprint into your daily operations, leaving you with a business built to scale, run independently, or attract premium buyers.
Founder, Wellspring Exit Advisory
Vivienne brings institutional expertise from her time at JP Morgan as well as current public markets work with the Aquis IPO Academy and SIX, the Swiss Stock Exchange, where she partners with them to lead valuation, investment readiness, and negotiation for prospective listed companies. She is also an angel and acquisition investor.
She built her advisory practice on what she learned the hard way, so you don't have to.
Stop leaving your net worth to chance. Build a business that succeeds without you, maximises your profitability, and protects your wealth.
Founding cohort: £1,995, or 3 monthly payments of £695. Rising to £3,500 from the second cohort.
Apply for one of 10 September places or join the waitlist for the next cohort. To ensure the highest quality peer group, applications will be reviewed to confirm your business is at the right stage to benefit from this particular cohort.
Not sure you're a fit? Book a 90-minute Exit Readiness Diagnostic.