<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Insight44]]></title><description><![CDATA[Helping business owners prepare for, navigate and execute meaningful ownership transitions with clarity, confidence and thoughtful execution.]]></description><link>https://www.insight44.com/journal</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 05:01:16 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.insight44.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Where Should I Go Next?]]></title><description><![CDATA[At some point, nearly every business owner asks the same question. Where should I go next? It may come after years of steady growth. After an unexpected call from a potential buyer. During a difficult year. Or simply because you have reached a point where you are ready for something different. The circumstances vary. The question does not. Unfortunately, this is also where many owners unintentionally begin moving too quickly. They start asking: Should I sell? Should I expand? Should I acquire...]]></description><link>https://www.insight44.com/post/where-should-i-go-next</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a6955cd94da60ff381b25c3</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 01:35:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0eccd2_acbc16c5cd724cfd8b64636520eb7cca~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>tiffanypanitzke</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Direction to Guided Execution]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are times in business when the problem is not a lack of ideas. It is having too many. You could hire another leader. Expand into a new market. Improve margins. Invest in systems. Reduce your dependence on the business. Prepare for succession. Respond to a buyer. The harder question is: What actually matters most right now? Within the Insight44 Ownership Transition Journey, Compass and Horizon are two connected stages designed to help answer that question and then do something about it....]]></description><link>https://www.insight44.com/post/from-direction-to-guided-execution</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a639c6e532301fe59f8c649</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 17:15:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0eccd2_81f0f190aacc4775865e055bd2e744cd~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>tiffanypanitzke</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why I call myself a Transition Advisor?]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you own a business, there may come a point when you start wondering what comes next. You may not be ready to sell. You may not even know if selling is the right answer. Maybe you are thinking about passing the business to your children. Maybe someone on your management team could eventually own it. Maybe a buyer approached you unexpectedly. Or maybe you simply want to understand what your options could look like five years from now. Who do you call when you do not yet know the answer? That...]]></description><link>https://www.insight44.com/post/why-i-call-myself-a-transition-advisor</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a629c7259dc3f2805c3dda4</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 23:14:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0eccd2_f0722735404749b789f1c2c01ad55b0d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>tiffanypanitzke</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Raising Four Kids Taught me About Ownership Transition]]></title><description><![CDATA[The most important role of my life has nothing to do with private equity, finance or M&#38;A. I raised four amazing kids. It has been the greatest responsibility of my life and my greatest joy. And now that my children are adults, I am realizing how much that experience has shaped the way I work with business owners. Not because parenting and business ownership are the same. They are not. But there are moments in both where something you have poured yourself into for years begins to need you...]]></description><link>https://www.insight44.com/post/what-raising-four-kids-taught-me-about-ownership-transition</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a62ab0c424f5a9980a64382</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0eccd2_c60c21f886bf4d758ee69ac509589054~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>tiffanypanitzke</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why I Built Insight44 Small on Purpose]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I decided what I wanted Insight44 to become, I spent a lot of time thinking about the kind of relationship I wanted to have with the owners I serve. Not how many clients I could handle. Not how large I could make the firm. Not how quickly I could scale it. I kept coming back to a simpler question: What would I want if this were my business and one of the most important transitions of my life? I would want someone who knew me. Someone who understood the business. Someone who remembered...]]></description><link>https://www.insight44.com/post/why-i-built-insight44-small-on-purpose</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a62a994424f5a9980a63fab</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 23:56:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0eccd2_b00227032d864ba4b6e621d9848470de~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>tiffanypanitzke</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Lived Experience Changes the Way I Guide]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is a difference between understanding a business from the outside and carrying the responsibility from inside it. Both perspectives matter. But they are not the same. Much of my career was spent inside operating companies. I was responsible for the numbers, not simply reviewing them. I built forecasts and then had to live with whether we achieved them. I sat across from boards and investors and explained what was working, what was not, and what we were going to do about it. I worked...]]></description><link>https://www.insight44.com/post/why-lived-experience-changes-the-way-i-guide</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a62a6fe59dc3f2805c3f590</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 23:51:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0eccd2_8c311ec69f8d481b832927fc2327544c~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>tiffanypanitzke</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>