Building to scale, planning to exit
Building an enduring company is the true proof of success
23mile brings you candid conversations with leaders who have gone the distance, sharing unfiltered lessons on scaling their companies, conquering setbacks, and engineering their exits
Featured Episode
September 9, 2025
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From Wall Street to 2x Exited Founders: How these Siblings Built and Sold the Same Startup Twice | Ziyaad Ahmed
All Episodes
September 2, 2025
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Gaming the System: An M&A Banker's Playbook for Engineering the Perfect Exit | Mike Bank
August 19, 2025
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The Midwife Who Delivered Her Own Life-Changing Startup Exit: Edwina Sharrock
August 12, 2025
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From DJ Decks to a Seven-Figure Exit. Scaling a Tech Startup With the Help of a Six-Pack: Dhilon Solanki, Founder & CEO of Story Locker
August 5, 2025
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From Teenage Founder to Scaling a $250M Business: Dan Schiffman on Building, Exits, and Pivots
July 15, 2025
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Scaling to 8 Figures after Rejecting VC: Maarij Rehman on How to Win by Nailing Enterprise Sales
July 8, 2025
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From Slow-Starter to $100 Million Fortune 500 Exit : Yasen Dimitrov
July 1, 2025
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From Opera to Owner: Frances Simowitz on Buying an Accelerator and Guiding Global Startups into the US
Meet Your Host Kayode Odeleye
Kayode Odeleye is the Founder & CEO of Caena and a former investment banker with over 17 years of experience in strategy, M&A, and capital financing. He’s worked on complex transactions, advised VCs and PE firms, and built both traditional and tech businesses from the ground up.
Now, he brings that wealth of experience to the mic — helping founders navigate the high-stakes world of scaling up.
When he’s not working, he’s probably outdoors training for his next marathon.
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