Episode 548: Your Exit to Excellence - Jerome Myers

Update: 2025-08-05

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Going Long Podcast Episode 548: Your Exit to Excellence - Jerome Myers

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Today's special guest, kicking off the brand new guest episode series (airing every Tuesday), is Billy's very good friend and entrepreneur-advisor extraordinaire, Jerome Myers! After building a $20M division of a Fortune 550 company and scaling a multimillion-dollar real estate portfolio, Jerome exited—and realized the part no one talks about: the emotional and psychological toll of success. He coined this invisible challenge the Founder’s Exit Paradox™—and has since dedicated his life to helping entrepreneurs solve it.

In today’s solo episode of The Going Long Podcast, you’ll learn the following:

[00:24 - 04:01 ] Billy welcomes today’s special guest, Jerome Myers!
[04:01 - 05:44 ] Jerome answers the question, “Who exactly is Jerome Myers?”
[05:44 - 16:34 ] Billy asks Jerome about his transition from the corporate world into trying something completely new on his own terms, and moving into entrepreneurship.
[16:34 - 20:54 ] Jerome explains what a “founder” is in the context of enterprise and the world of the entrepreneur.
[20:54 - 24:15 ] Billy asks the question “How do you know if you should be looking into becoming a founder yourself, and how exactly do you get started doing that?”
[24:15 - 30:00 ] Jerome explains the meaning behind the term “Exit to Excellence”.
[30:00 - 33:31 ] Billy asks about whether the Exit to Excellence transition and the service Jerome provides to facilitate this is more U.S. based or if it is also common in Europe.
[33:31 - 37:29 ] Jerome shares a deeper unique insight into important details about how exactly you can be assisted in your own exit to excellence.
[37:29 - 44:34 ] Billy asks Jerome what he would want to leave as a message for his future self.
[44:34 - 45:15 ] Billy wraps up the show.

How best to get in touch with Jerome Myers:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeromemyers/

Exit to Excellence website: https://exittoexcellence.com/

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Learn How to Achieve Financial Optionality
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With 26 years of experience in corporate sales leadership, achieved optionality through multiple income streams, Billy has helped dozens of executives build their paths to take control of their time.

This free course gives you everything you need to identify, plan, and take control of your career while building financial optionality, leveraging your skills, and start living your IDEAL day - today!

Go to: https://www.makeitoptional.com/

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