Nick Bradley

High Value Exit

We Help Successful CEOs, Founders, & Entrepreneurs Build High Value, High-Impact, Exitable Businesses.

​Our passion is empowering growth-minded business owners to scale rapidly towards a high-value exit and ultimately, freedom.

That’s why we’ve developed exclusive masterminds, full-service partnerships, and dedicated support to accelerate your impact, and give you back the power and control you deserve.

Our Scale-to-Sale Methodology is the result of 60+ years of combined experience with private equity firms and business transactions, designed specifically for rapid scale toward financial independence.

In working with us, you will gain the focus, direction, and momentum to intentionally and consistently grow your company’s value…

Giving you the leverage and power you need to generate rapid, impressive growth, and with it, the freedom to live your life on your terms.

CEO & Founder, Business Growth Mentor, Strategic Advisor

9FB Capital

At 9FB Capital, we redefine private equity by focusing on transformation — not transactions. We acquire businesses with strong fundamentals but untapped potential, then turn them into industry leaders through disciplined operations, strategic roll-ups, and hands-on execution. Our edge lies in knowing how to scale without breaking what made the business great in the first place. By aligning long-term value creation with operational excellence, we build enduring companies that grow sustainably — delivering exceptional outcomes for owners, investors, teams, and the markets they serve.

GP & Chief Operating Partner

Scale Up With Nick Bradley

"Scale Up With Nick Bradley" is one of the UK's leading business podcasts, often ranked in the Top 10 on iTunes, Spotify and Stitcher. If you are interested in coming on the show as a guest, please contact Christian Palado - christian@fielding.global

Host “Scale Up with Nick Bradley” Podcast

GrowRev

We are a full-stack digital marketing agency. Our specialty is high-level ad buying, but we can help you with: Funnels, Attribution & Tracking Setup, Banners, Video Ads, Email Automation, Copy... Everything that is required to run a successful digital marketing campaign.

We spend over $50 million per year on ads for our clients.

Board Member/Advisor

ShineOn

ShineOn is an e-commerce platform that empowers the creation and sale of high-quality, unique jewelry. We help 10,000+ digital marketers create their own products and pair each new product with a cash-efficient, on-demand supply chain. This means either zero down payment or a small deposit for each new stock of items created.

ShineOn has its jewelry warehouse and Corporate Office located in Saint Petersburg, FL.

Strategic Advisor

Scotch Porter

Scotch Porter is more than just a brand; it’s a call to action. When Calvin Quallis left the comfort of his cushy desk job Jerry Maguire-style to pursue his dream of creating the ultimate beard-grooming line, he did so with the intent of making the most stylishly accessible products in the game.

Scotch Porter is a producer of men's grooming products intended to be used by men for their beard, skin, and hair care. The company's products consist of beard serum, beard balm, hair conditioner, and hair wash and are produced using all-natural elements, enabling men to purchase various grooming products at affordable prices.

Transcend

Transcend is revolutionizing telehealth by expanding healthcare access for athletic performance, longevity care, sexual wellness, hormone therapy, weight loss, non-surgical hair-loss treatments, and so much more. Our goal is to cater to your specific health needs, whether you’re seeking treatment for a particular condition or looking to optimize your overall well-being. With comprehensive consultations, personalized protocols, and in-depth blood panel reviews, we ensure you receive the best care on the cutting edge of medical science.

Chief Operating Officer

AdviserPlus

AdviserPlus is a leading UK provider of Human Capital Management solutions, Employee Relations advisory services and strategic HR consulting. Our solutions also include cloud based and mobile enabled HR portals and employment policy content, HR case management applications and HR analytics technology.
https://adviserplus.com/

Our outsourced ER services, consulting and technology provide a quantifiable ROI supported by evidence based MI. We achieve this by increasing people manager and employee performance, reducing the cost of delivering HR services and reducing operational risk, whilst enabling policy and legislative compliance.

AdviserPlus is owned by Limerston Capital.
https://www.limerstoncap.com/

Chief Executive Officer

The Fielding Group

We are not a traditional consultancy, we are a growth accelerator and investor. Uniquely positioned at the intersections of strategy development, performance improvement and transformational growth. Everything we do is underpinned by commercial reality, rigour and results - providing exceptional insight and advice, together with agile solutions. Over the last decade we have helped businesses, across multiple geographies, simplify, focus, align and win.

How are we different?
With significant UK and global experience, we know how to build, grow, scale and exit businesses. Our specialist team have helped turnaround international corporates; helped multiple entrepreneurs scale; managed digital/technology transition; advised VC/PE investment firms on acquisitions and integrations. Insight, creativity and energy is at the heart of our approach, delivering results-focused strategies and operational plans that work.

What do we care about?
Our mission is to help ambitious organisations adapt to an increasingly competitive and unpredictable marketplace, by focusing and positioning them for sustainable growth and value creation.

Are we right for you?
We don't operate like everyone else. We don't walk away after the strategy work is done. We don’t churn out templated outputs. We work at Board-level, nurturing long-term client relationships to help create sustainable businesses. We believe in knowledge before assumption. Culture driving strategy. Action and making things happen. And we care about the positive impact we make on our clients’ bottom lines. When the work absolutely has to work, you can count on us.

Co-Founder and Director

Ascend Learning

Premier Global, part of Ascend Learning (US) - a leading international EdTech provider of professional & consumer services, clinical healthcare, and fitness & wellness solutions. Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, and owned by Blackstone Private Equity.

I reinvigorated commercial performance with an effective turnaround, injected a new growth strategy, and integrated operations with the US parent business.

- Refocused business performance across multiple sites, embedding a growth strategy; integrated the organisational culture with that of the US business.

- Achieved 17% YOY revenue growth, over 30% of this growth coming in Q4 2016; delivered the highest ever sales revenue month in the company's 25 year history.

- Grew volume market share +70% vs. market growth of 37%; regained market leadership position.

- Rationalised management, injecting stronger domain expertise; introduced a new organisational structure and entrepreneurial culture; revitalised incentive programmes.

- Creatively revamped North American content, launched new market segment with a suite of 100% digital learning products and platforms.

- Awarded UK Active ‘Innovation of the Year’ 2017, for flexible/tailored approach to learning design.

Chief Executive Officer - Premier Global

I help 7 & 8-figure founders scale smarter, increase profit, and build exit-ready businesses that create freedom and life-changing wealth.

I’ve been where you are.
Wrestling with complexity.
Team not stepping up.
Growth stalled - or worse, chaotic.
You built your business to give you freedom. But instead, it owns you.

The good news? This is a fixable problem.
And I can help.

Backed by a decade in private equity, I’ve been the go-to operator investors call when a business needs fixing, scaling, or preparing for a significant exit.
I’ve led four PE-backed companies as CEO, facilitated 27 successful exits worth over $5B - including three deals north of $1B - and been hands-on in scaling more than 100 businesses and leading 50+ acquisitions.

Today, I work with ambitious founders like you - those who’ve built something real and are ready to go to the next level ... bigger, smarter, and with more control.

What I do:
- Strategic advisory for high-growth, high-impact scale-ups
- Private mentoring for elite entrepreneurs
- The High-Value Business™ Boardroom - a private community for serious founders building real enterprise value

What you get:
✔ A business that scales without reliance on you - systems, structure, and the right team in place
✔ Profitable growth and predictable cash flow
✔ A company 'built to sell' (giving you the option, even if you never do)
✔ The freedom to live life fully on your terms

My background:
✅ 30+ years in business leadership
✅ Former PE-backed CEO (4x) and Operating Partner
✅ 100+ businesses scaled, $5B+ in exits
✅ Host of "Scale Up With Nick Bradley" – UK’s #1 business growth podcast, top 0.5% globally
✅ Speaker on 30+ global stages on business growth and M&A
✅ Author of "Exit For Millions" (launching September 2025)

I’m also a family man, an endurance athlete (67 marathons, 24 ultras), and a performance coach obsessed with helping entrepreneurs win - in business and in life.

What my clients say:
🗣 “The best investment I have ever made” – Colin O’Brien
🗣 “50% growth in sales in less than 12 months, and more confidence as a leader” – Dave Jeal
🗣 “It’s given me time, clarity, and total control” – Nicole Brule-Walker

If you're ready to build a business that works for you - and could sell for millions - DM me SCALE TO SALE to get started.

CEO & Founder, Exit Specialist / Business Scale-Up Mentor

"Your business is worth 3X EBITDA. Maybe."

I'll never forget that boardroom silence.

Twenty years of sweat and sacrifice, reduced to a number that made the founder's shoulders sink.

But here's what happened next.

Twelve months later, after getting focused and embedding the right frameworks, we hit 8X. His exit price more than doubled.

Same company. Different lens. Life-changing outcome.

That's why 'Exit for Millions' exists.

It launches today.

The hard truth:
Most founders build businesses they can't sell. Not because the business is bad, but because it's optimized for operations, not value. I've seen this pattern repeat itself countless times.

- Most exits happen at 2-4X EBITDA (you might as well keep it)
- Premium exits (10X+) are rare and elite
- The difference? Usually just 4-5 key strategic decisions

What's inside:
The complete Scale to Sale™ framework I've used across $5B+ in exits to:

- Transform EBITDA margins from teens to 30%+
- Add multiple 7-figures in enterprise value in a matter of months
- Prepare for premium exits (my lifetime deals average = 11.2X)

These aren't theoretical concepts you find in the MBA classroom. They're battle-tested plays from real deals and real outcomes from the world of Private Equity.

The stuff I wish someone had handed me before my first exit.

The ask:
Kindle launches today at 99p. I'm going for #1 on Amazon.

If you've found value in my posts or podcast, I'd appreciate your support and honest feedback.

Bonuses for early supporters this week. Link in the comments below. 👇

Thanks for being part of this. It means a lot.

#ExitStrategy #BusinessValuation #PrivateEquity #MergersAndAcquisitions #ScaleUp

Making Companies More Profitable, Scalable & Valuable | Mentor & Strategic Advisor | Ex-Private Equity CEO & Operating Partner | $5B+ in Exits

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Can we stop pretending revenue equals value?

It doesn't.

Most 7-figure founders think they're building an asset.

What they've actually built is an expensive job they can't sell.

The revenue's there. The team's growing. The P&L looks respectable. But peel back the layers and you find the same structural problem:

Every decision runs through the founder.

Every key client relationship. Every pricing call. Every product decision. Every firefight at 11pm when something breaks.

Strip the founder out for three months and the business doesn't just slow down. It stops.

I've sat in the room negotiating over 50 acquisitions. Seen this pattern 50 times.

A founder shows up with $20M in revenue, 25% EBITDA, and a deck full of growth projections. The numbers look great on paper.

Then DD starts.

- Customer concentration: top 3 clients = 60% of revenue.
- Sales process: founder closes every deal over $50K.
- Product roadmap: lives in the founder's head.
- Leadership team: good operators, but they escalate every decision.
- Working capital: bleeds cash every time you grow because no one's modelled the cycle.

The business isn't an asset. It's a founder with a payroll.

And the valuation reflects that. 3-4x instead of 7-8x. Or the deal dies in DD when the buyer realises the earn out is really just paying the founder to stay and do their old job.

Here's the uncomfortable truth most founders don't hear until they're in a data room:

Revenue doesn't create value. Repeatability does.

Growth doesn't create value. Free cash flow does.

EBITDA doesn't create value. EBITDA that converts to cash does.

You can scale to $20M, $50M, even $100M and still build something that gets a 3x offer ... because buyers aren't paying for top-line. They're paying for predictable, repeatable, transferable cash generation.

The businesses that sell for +10x multiples aren't the ones with the best revenue growth. They're the ones where:

- The sales engine works without the founder's personal network.
- Customer acquisition cost is tracked, and payback period is under 12 months.
- Gross margin doesn't erode as you scale (because someone actually modelled unit economics).
- Leadership makes decisions. The founder sets direction.
- Cash conversion cycle is managed, not guessed at.
- The P&L has operating leverage = profit grows faster than revenue.

Most founders spend years optimising for revenue and zero time optimising for enterprise value.

Then they wonder why buyers walk away or offer 3x with a painful earn out structure that locks them in for three more years.

If you're a 7-8 figure founder and you're still the biggest bottleneck in your business, you don't have an exit problem.

You have a value architecture problem.

And no amount of revenue growth will fix it.

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🚀 We hit #1.

Less than 24 hours after launch, Exit For Millions is now the #1 bestseller on Amazon in the Private Equity category.

To everyone who grabbed a copy, left a review, or shared the news - thank you. This is just the beginning 🔥

If you haven’t listened yet, my new Scale Up episode is live. I break down my Scale to Sale™️ methodology - the 5 pillars that transform your company into an investor-grade asset so you can exit for maximum value and create true freedom.

Here’s what we cover:

The biggest wealth event isn’t in daily operations - it’s at exit. But buyers don’t pay for potential. They pay for proof, predictability, and systems that scale without you.

To command the highest multiple, you need to master 3 levers:

→ Organic growth
→ Strategic scale
→ Multiple expansion

(… all explained fully in Exit for Millions 😎)

To be clear, this isn’t just about selling. It’s about building for optionality - because real freedom comes from having choices.

🎙️ Listen now. Links to the episode and my book in the comments.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

#PrivateEquity #ExitStrategy #Entrepreneurship #BusinessGrowth #Bestseller

Your P&L says you’re profitable.

Your bank account says you’re broke.

PE firms know why. Most founders don’t.

The answer? Cash conversion cycle.

Sounds boring. It’s not.

It’s the difference between a business that looks profitable on paper and one that actually generates cash an investor will pay for.

Here’s the problem:

Most founders celebrate when revenue hits $1M, $10M, $20M, $50M.

PE firms ask a different question: “How long does it take to turn that revenue into actual cash?”

Because growth without cash is just expensive theatre.

You can have 25% EBITDA margins and still be bleeding cash every time you grow. I’ve seen it dozens of times in DD.

The pattern looks like this:

- You land a big client (celebrate!)
- You hire ahead to deliver (payroll goes up)
- You buy inventory or pay suppliers upfront (cash out)
- Client pays on 60-day terms (cash… eventually)
- Meanwhile, your own bills are due in 30 days

Congrats. You just grew yourself into a cash crisis.

PE firms don’t let this happen. They architect cash conversion from day one.

They obsess over three numbers:

1. Days Sales Outstanding (how fast clients pay you)
1. Days Inventory Outstanding (how long cash sits in stock)
1. Days Payable Outstanding (how long before you pay suppliers)

The goal? Get paid before you have to pay others.

Shorten your cash conversion cycle and something magic happens:

- You need less working capital to grow
- You can scale without raising or borrowing
- Your business becomes more valuable (because it’s self-funding)

A business that converts revenue to cash in 30 days is worth more than one that takes 90 days. Even at the same EBITDA.

Why? Because buyers aren’t just buying profit. They’re buying a cash-generating machine.

Most founders find this out in the data room. When the buyer’s FDD team starts pulling apart working capital and the valuation drops by 1-2X because “cash conversion is inefficient.”

By then, it’s too late to fix.

The move?

Track your cash conversion cycle like PE does. Monthly. Religiously.

Then optimize it like your exit multiple depends on it.

Because it does.

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P.S. The full framework for building a cash-efficient, investor-grade business is in Exit for Millions (still 99p on Kindle until tomorrow). Link in the comments.

#PrivateEquity #CashFlow #BusinessStrategy #Exits

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