That’s the deal on this podcast. The official version of a business transition lives in boardrooms, presentations and tidy documents. My Shout is the conversation that happens afterwards, with someone who’s actually been through it.
Why My Shout exists
Most families can find advice about structures, valuations and process. The harder questions often emerge later: who is ready to let go, what fairness means, how leadership changes identity, and what people wish they had discussed earlier.
Because succession is rarely just succession. Whether the owner is ready to hand over or can’t bring themselves to, once the question is on the table everything else follows: the sale, the restructure, the growth push, and the family conversation nobody scheduled.
Where the board meeting ends and the real conversation starts.
Hosted by Shane Williams
Shane Williams is an independent technology adviser to the boards, owners and buyers of family businesses. He works at the point where a business changes hands: to the next generation, to a CEO who isn’t family, to a partner or investor, or to a buyer.
Find Shane at shanewilliams.com.au and on LinkedIn.
When he isn’t behind this microphone he hosts Manufacturing Tech Australia, and each September he runs Built to Change Hands, a three-day retreat for owners at RACV Noosa.
He’s not here as the expert with the answers. He’s the one pulling the story apart alongside the guest: what actually happened, what surprised you, what would you ask sooner next time.
No how-to playbooks, no tidy case studies. You’ll leave with better questions, not someone else’s answers.
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