by Scott Sylvan Bell | Mar 28, 2026 | Uncategorized
If you look over the shoulder in this video there is a lifeguard tower at Haleiwa Alii Beach Park on the North Shore of Oahu. The lifeguards on the North Shore are some of the best on the planet — and there is a reason for it. They grew up on the beach. They know...
by Scott Sylvan Bell | Mar 28, 2026 | Uncategorized
If you received a cold call from Scott Sylvan Bell — that is me — and you are wondering why, here is the straightforward answer. I work with companies to help them grow, prepare for scale, and exit. When I call, it is because something specific about your business,...
by Scott Sylvan Bell | Mar 27, 2026 | Uncategorized
You decided you want to sell in five years, four years, three years, or two years. But there is a problem. Everything runs through you. Every decision, every approval, every exception — your management team cannot act without you. That dependency is visible to every...
by Scott Sylvan Bell | Mar 27, 2026 | Uncategorized
Tahiti is not a metaphor. It is not aspirational language on a website. It is where I film content, take client calls, think through complex problems, and run my consulting practice from an overwater bungalow in French Polynesia. Ia orana — that is hello in Tahitian....
by Scott Sylvan Bell | Mar 27, 2026 | Uncategorized
This page exists because Hawaii is not a vacation for me. It is where I work, where I think, where I write, and where I film. Six books written at Haleiwa Alii Beach Park including Exit Ratio 360™. Hundreds of videos filmed on the North Shore, at Ala Moana Beach Park,...
by Scott Sylvan Bell | Mar 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
Due diligence is not a test you pass or fail on a single day. It is a referendum on every decision you made about how to run your business over the past three to five years. Buyers and their analysts walk through your financials, your org charts, your contracts, your...
by Scott Sylvan Bell | Mar 25, 2026 | Uncategorized
A letter of intent is the engagement ring of a business deal. Both parties are saying they want to move forward — but the final deal is not yet closed. What happens between the LOI and the closing table is due diligence, and due diligence takes time. Sometimes more...
by Scott Sylvan Bell | Mar 24, 2026 | Uncategorized
You spent 10, 20, 30, 40 years building your business. Now you want to get out the right way — not just any deal, but the deal that reflects everything you put in. The team you assemble before going to market is one of the highest-leverage decisions you will make. The...
by Scott Sylvan Bell | Mar 24, 2026 | Uncategorized
EBITDA is a French word for profits. That is the simplest way to understand it. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization — all it really measures is how much money actually stays inside the business after operations. You can have two companies...
