About Dom Watson — Independent Business Exit Planning Consultant

Why I Do This Work

[This section should be written in first person by the consultant. Describe the personal motivation — what experience, observation, or moment led you to specialise in exit planning. Authenticity here matters more than polish. Business owners respond to genuine stories, not corporate biographies.]

Example structure: What did you observe about how business owners were being advised — or not advised — that bothered you? What did you see go wrong that could have gone right with better planning? What makes this work meaningful to you personally?

Background and Experience

Dom Watson brings [X] years of experience in [M&A / corporate finance / business advisory / relevant background]. Before establishing an independent practice, [he/she/they] [describe previous roles — be specific about what gives you credibility in this space: transactions advised on, businesses sold, sectors covered, team sizes managed].

That background means the advice you receive is grounded in how deals actually work, what buyers actually look for, and what the real obstacles to a successful exit actually are — not just the theoretical framework.

What Makes This Approach Different

There are several things that distinguish working with an independent exit planning specialist from working with a broker, a corporate finance firm, or a generalist business adviser:

• Independence. No financial relationships with buyers, brokers, solicitors, or funders. The advice you receive is not influenced by who is paying a referral fee to whom.
• No commission. Not paid to push you toward a sale. If the right answer is to spend another two years building value before going to market, that is what you will be told.
• Specialism. Exit planning is not a service line within a broader advisory practice. It is the only thing this practice does. That focus matters when the stakes are this high.
• One relationship. You work with one consultant throughout the entire process — not a partner who signs you up and a junior who does the work.
• Your goals first. The starting point of every engagement is understanding what you actually want — financially, personally, and in terms of the business’s future — before any recommendations are made.

Credentials and Professional Background

• [Professional qualification or membership — e.g. ICAEW, CIMA, CFA, ACCA, RICS, or relevant M&A qualification]
• [Previous firm or employer]
• [Notable transactions or engagements — anonymised if required]
• [Board memberships, advisory roles, or speaking engagements]
• [Any published work, including Exit Your Business Like a Rockstar]

Confidentiality and Trust

Everything discussed during an exit planning engagement — from initial conversation to the final transaction — is treated in strict confidence. No information about your business, your plans, or your identity as a client is shared with any third party without your explicit written consent.

This is not just a professional obligation. It is the foundation of the work. Business owners who are considering their exit rarely want their staff, their customers, or their competitors to know about it. That concern is understood and respected absolutely.

Every engagement begins with a confidentiality agreement. Conversations are never logged on third-party systems without consent. And the simple fact that you have made contact — or that you are a client — is never disclosed.