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The team

Small team. Deep bench.

ExitWell is operated by a tight team of operators and dealmakers — and a wider network of M&A counsel, tax pros, and exited founders.

Kirk Michie, founder of ExitWell and Managing Partner of Candor Advisors
Kirk Michie
Founder

Kirk is the founder of ExitWell and the architect behind its deal-focused curriculum.

He has more than 30 years of experience in capital markets and finance, with involvement in 60+ business transactions and 200+ due-diligence processes — and total capital raised exceeding $1 billion.

Kirk is also the founder and Managing Partner of Candor Advisors, where he advises founders through middle-market M&A.

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Allie Michie
Operations

Allie leads marketing and operations at ExitWell, drawing on a decade of experience in digital marketing and project management.

Her background includes senior project work across wine, sports, software, and healthcare clients at Team One USA and Zambezi LLC.

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Mike Simpson
Product

Mike leads ExitWell's digital experience and platform design.

More than a decade of product development across Fortune 500 companies, plus 10+ years embedded in the San Diego startup community managing $1M+ in B2B advertising.

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