Ep 269 The Leadership Exit Nobody Prepares You For w/Matt Friedman

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There's a version of success nobody warns you about. The one where you've built something meaningful, achieved significance, and then handed it over. Suddenly the thing that defined you for decades is gone, and you're left wondering who you are without it. Matt Friedman built Wing Zone from $500 and a fraternity kitchen into a 140-location franchise across six countries. He spent 27 years pouring himself into that brand. And when he finally sold it, he discovered something uncomfortable: he had no idea what came next, and he'd been hiding that from himself for years. In this conversation, Matt pulls back the curtain on the quiet identity crisis that follows a major exit, the arrogance that…