You've sold your company.
The founder identity that carried you here is dissolving.
You don't know who you are anymore.
Every hero faces this after the quest. You need a guide.
You've achieved everything you set out to achieve. The exit happened.
The money is in the bank.So why do you feel hollow? This isn't depression. It's not failure.
It's a predictable passage that follows material success.
Most founders either:
- Flee into another venture (avoiding the void)
- Spiral into existential crisis (lost without the company)
- Drift for years (knowing something's wrong but not what)
There's a third path: Navigate the passage with a guide.
I combine business understanding with depth psychology to help you navigate the identity transition beyond success.
I'm not a therapist (I don't treat clinical conditions).
I'm not a business coach (I don't tell you what venture to start next).
I'm a guide. I help you map the territory between who you were and who you're becoming.
THE ARCHETYPAL TRANSITION MAP
I've developed a framework that identifies five predictable transitions post-exit founders navigate:
1. The Hero's Return – The quest ends, identity crisis begins
2. Shadow Integration – Suppressed parts demand attention
3. Death of Founder Identity – The old self must dissolve
4. The Sage's Threshold – Return with wisdom or repeat the quest
5. Meaning Reconstruction – From achievement to significance
You're not lost. You're in a passage. I know this territory. I can guide you through.
Initial engagement:
3-month intensive
- Monthly 2 hour deep-dive sessions
- The Archetypal Transition Map (framework for your journey)
- Email access between sessions (I respond within 48 hours)
- Customized practices for your specific transition stageInvestment: $3,000/month (pilot pricing for first cohort)
Guarantee: If after the first month you don't find value, I'll refund it. No questions asked.
This is deep work. It requires your commitment to inner work between sessions.
But if you're ready, I'll guide you through.
I'm The Post-Exit Guide. I combine finance and business background with years studying Jungian psychology, Joseph Campbell's mythic frameworks, and Mircea Eliade's work on ritual and transformation
.This allows me to speak both languages: the business world you came from, and the psychological territory you're in now.
I work with a small number of clients (10 maximum) to maintain quality of guidance.
If you're a post-exit founder navigating the passage from achievement to meaning, let's talk. guide@francispetkovich.com
- Have sold their company
- Feel hollow despite material success
- Don't know who they are without the founder identity
- Are ready to navigate this transition with depth, not distraction
This work is for founders who want to go THROUGH the passage, not around it.
IMPORTANT DISCLOSURE
Francis Petkovich is not a licensed psychologist, psychiatrist, therapist, or mental health professional.
The Post-Exit Guide provides educational coaching and advisory services using archetypal and mythic frameworks from depth psychology.
This is not therapy, psychological treatment, or clinical mental health services.
If you are experiencing clinical depression, suicidal thoughts, severe anxiety, trauma, substance abuse, or mental health crisis, please seek support from a licensed mental health professional.
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