The Secret Formula for Female Entrepreneurs to Scale and Sell for Life-Changing Money.

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You don’t have to build a billion dollar business to have a life-changing exit.

But you do need to understand the value of the business you have today and how to optimize for an exit in the future. The Whisper Way gives you our proven framework to proactively build a business you can sell, on your timeline and your terms.

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Meet The Author: Carrie Kerpen

As the CEO of Likeable, I was focused on building a business that could support my family. “Exit” felt like something that was meant for big tech companies, not for a young woman who started a company with her husband in order to spend more time with their kids. But when I learned there was a possibility of making our business “sellable”, I realized that I could extract life-changing money from a business that supported my lifestyle. 

With a few simple tweaks I was able to sell the business that started with me and my husband in our 600 square foot apartment, for 8-figures. I wrote this book, and built this business, to show you how to do it, too. 

The Whisper Way is a step-by-step guide to setting an exit plan that ensures you get paid for what you've built, whether you're venture backed or bootstrapped on pure belief. I've walked this process with hundreds of founders, and I wrote it all down so you don't have to figure it out alone.

Learn more about Carrie
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What people are saying

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"Carrie sheds the stigma of the term lifestyle business-- and teaches you that the business you built to live your life can become a life-changing asset!"

- Stephanie Cartin, Author and Entrepreneur, Co-Founder of Entreprenista

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"Carrie truly is the Exit Whisperer-and this book is your secret to cashing in on the business you've poured your heart and soul into."

- Rebecca Minkoff, designer, cofounder of The Female Founder Collective, and author of Fearless: The New Rules for Creativity, Courage and Success

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"If you want to build a business that is sellable, there is only one book you need to read, and it's the one you're reading right now."

- Kass Lazerow. Entrepreneur, Investor, VC, Author

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"Exiting the traditional way isn't always the best way. Discover fresh, unconventional approaches you won't find in a textbook- but you will right here in Carrie's book"

- Shelley Zalis. Founder, CEO, The Female Quotient

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"The Whisper Way is GENIUS. Carrie Kerpen has written the ultimate business book for women entrepreneurs that is distinctively relatable, empathetic, practical, and grounded -and is all of that in a fictionalized narrative format that makes The Whisper Way uniquely easy and enjoyable to read. Ramona's retreat will become every woman's fantasy! I've said for years I want women to unashamedly set out to make an absolute goddamn fucking shit-ton of money-Carrie has given all of us the simple-to-follow road map to close the exit gap and do just that. I cannot recommend this book too highly. Buy it now, buy it for all your friends, buy it for your daughters. The Whisper Way is the women's wealth generator of the future."

- Cindy Gallop, founder of Make Love Not Porn

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"The Whisper Way is a story of women who come together to workshop their way toward acquisition. It's told in a fun, interesting way, and highlights the collective power of what happens when brilliant women come together."

- Lindsay Kaplan, cofounder of Chief

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"This book is a blueprint for how to scale and sell your business, told from the mindset of a female entrepreneur, which is so inspiring."

- James Dumoulin, Founder, School of Hard Knocks

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"The Whisper Way is a practical, tactical guide for building a business, combined with delightful storytelling."

- Sheryl Sandberg, Founder, Lean In

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"Carrie has a bold, brave formula for women looking to sell their businesses, and The Whisper Way is an actionable guide to making it all happen."

- Reshma Saujani, Activist, Author, Founder

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"Growing, scaling and selling a company is Messy. I wish this book was around when I was exiting my company. It is literally a guidebook for women looking to scale and sell. Can't recommend it enough."

- Alli Webb, Bestselling Author, Founder of Drybar

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"Carrie Kerpen has written the ultimate guide for women on how to scale and sell their businesses with the best strategy there is - Sisterhood. Honest, authentic, fun and filled with brilliant, must-have advice, this book will be every female founder's beach read, guaranteed."

- Jessica Zweig, Serial Entrepreneur, National Best-Selling Author

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"When I work with influencers, we talk about how to build a brand that's bigger than themselves. Carrie's book not only teaches you how to do that, she teaches how to then sell that brand for life- changing money. This is the key to unlocking a new level of wealth."

- Brittany Hennessy, Author and Entrepreneur

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"Entrepreneurial queens, Take Note: The Whisper Way shatters the silence around your potential, revealing a strategic playbook to seize control, transform your business into a million-dollar asset, and catapult your brand legacy. Part parable, part revolution-this is how you claim your throne."

- Aliza Licht, Founder of Leave Your Mark and author of On Brand

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"Carrie's energy and enthusiasm for helping female founders is infectious and her experience is unparalleled. Selling your business is the most epic finish line ever and this book is a total game changer."

- Randi Zuckerberg, Entrepreneur, Author & Ultramarathon Runner