Laurie Barkman
CEO & Founder
80% of business owners want to stop working in
their business in the next 5-10 years, but most have
not planned for that transition. Many need to
improve the business first.
Laurie Barkman is a "business transition sherpa."
With her firm, SmallDotBig, she advises owners on
having more valuable, sellable businesses. And as a
Partner with Stony Hill Advisors, a mergers and
acquisitions firm, she guides them through the
complex process of letting it go.
Laurie is the former CEO of a $100 million revenue
company with an exit to a Fortune 50 company.
With more than 25 years of C-Suite and award-
winning marketing expertise, she provides
actionable perspectives to drive sustainable value.
Engaging audiences across the US, Laurie is an
Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship at Carnegie
Mellon University, leads executive workshops with
Vistage, and hosts a weekly podcast called
Succession Stories.
Laurie earned her MBA from Carnegie Mellon and
BS from Cornell University. She is a Certified Value
Builder Advisor and has a Certificate from the Exit
Planning Institute.