Exit Proof Podcast Mon, 05 Oct 2026 10:33:01 -0400 https://podcast.exit-proof.com en-us © 2026 Exit Proof Podcast yes d72642ac-65f9-5032-9b12-83fcae96d897 Kwame episodic false For entrepreneurs ready to build a name that survives their business. Hosted by Kwame Kuadey — Inc. 500 founder, Shark Tank alum, Johns Hopkins professor. The playbook for becoming Exit-Proof™ — and a name that outlasts the company.

]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) Kwame https://storage.buzzsprout.com/0utf2udlm9yjxf3otby646298jcp?.jpg Exit Proof Podcast https://podcast.exit-proof.com Episode 2: "There's Enough Sun for Everyone": A Thief Stole From a Stranger — The Stranger Fed Him Dinner Anyway Episode 2: "There's Enough Sun for Everyone": A Thief Stole From a Stranger — The Stranger Fed Him Dinner Anyway Most founders spend years chasing a bigger exit — bigger multiple, bigger acquirer, bigger headline. Delano Massey built a $74M marketing agency, became the #1 minority-owned agency in the country, and then walked toward something entirely different: a legacy built on government contracting expertise, disability advocacy, and mentorship that outlasts any single company he's built.


Delano Massey — known across the government contracting world as "Mr. B2G" — spent over three decades helping businesses win hundreds of millions of dollars in federal, state, and local contracts. He built Jacob's Eye Agency from zero revenue to $74M, ranking among the top 5 marketing agencies in the country and becoming the #1 minority-owned agency in America — all while managing a life-altering injury from his military service that most of his professional network never knew about.

In this conversation, Delano and Kwame explore what it actually means to build a name that survives the business: the discipline the military instilled in him, the personal tragedy that reshaped his priorities, and the moment he realized his agency's success was never going to be the legacy he wanted to leave behind.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:

- How military service shaped his risk management and discipline as an entrepreneur

- The real story behind building a top-5 marketing agency — and the theft that nearly derailed it

- Why he founded Mr. B2G & Associates and The Proposal Factory™ to help other businesses navigate government contracting

- How a private, years-long physical recovery shaped his public leadership style

- Why he's building companies around impact first, revenue second — and what the data says about purpose-driven businesses

If you're a founder thinking about what comes after the business — or wondering how to build a reputation that opens doors long after any single company is sold — this conversation is a masterclass in doing it with intention.

Guest Bio

Delano Massey is the founder of Mr. B2G & Associates and creator of The Proposal Factory™, an AI-powered government contracting operating system. Widely known as "Mr. B2G," he has spent over 30 years helping businesses win hundreds of millions of dollars in federal, state, and local government contracts. A retired U.S. Army JAG Corps veteran and former EO Atlanta President, Delano also founded Jacob's Eye Agency, grown to $74M in revenue, and leads Eradicate Impairment and New Vision O&P, organizations focused on prosthetics and recovery care for underserved communities.

Connect with Delano Massey:

Websites: 

https://mrb2g.com/

https://jacobseyeagency.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/delanomassey/ 


Will your name outlive your business?

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Get your FREE Exit-Proof Score here:
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Learn more about the Exit-Proof Framework:
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]]> Most founders spend years chasing a bigger exit — bigger multiple, bigger acquirer, bigger headline. Delano Massey built a $74M marketing agency, became the #1 minority-owned agency in the country, and then walked toward something entirely different: a legacy built on government contracting expertise, disability advocacy, and mentorship that outlasts any single company he's built.


Delano Massey — known across the government contracting world as "Mr. B2G" — spent over three decades helping businesses win hundreds of millions of dollars in federal, state, and local contracts. He built Jacob's Eye Agency from zero revenue to $74M, ranking among the top 5 marketing agencies in the country and becoming the #1 minority-owned agency in America — all while managing a life-altering injury from his military service that most of his professional network never knew about.

In this conversation, Delano and Kwame explore what it actually means to build a name that survives the business: the discipline the military instilled in him, the personal tragedy that reshaped his priorities, and the moment he realized his agency's success was never going to be the legacy he wanted to leave behind.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:

- How military service shaped his risk management and discipline as an entrepreneur

- The real story behind building a top-5 marketing agency — and the theft that nearly derailed it

- Why he founded Mr. B2G & Associates and The Proposal Factory™ to help other businesses navigate government contracting

- How a private, years-long physical recovery shaped his public leadership style

- Why he's building companies around impact first, revenue second — and what the data says about purpose-driven businesses

If you're a founder thinking about what comes after the business — or wondering how to build a reputation that opens doors long after any single company is sold — this conversation is a masterclass in doing it with intention.

Guest Bio

Delano Massey is the founder of Mr. B2G & Associates and creator of The Proposal Factory™, an AI-powered government contracting operating system. Widely known as "Mr. B2G," he has spent over 30 years helping businesses win hundreds of millions of dollars in federal, state, and local government contracts. A retired U.S. Army JAG Corps veteran and former EO Atlanta President, Delano also founded Jacob's Eye Agency, grown to $74M in revenue, and leads Eradicate Impairment and New Vision O&P, organizations focused on prosthetics and recovery care for underserved communities.

Connect with Delano Massey:

Websites: 

https://mrb2g.com/

https://jacobseyeagency.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/delanomassey/ 


Will your name outlive your business?

Follow me:
⟡ Website: https://www.kwamekuadey.com/
                    https://www.knowneconomy.com
⟡ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kwamekuadey/
⟡ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kwamekuadey/
⟡ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kwamekuadey

Get your FREE Exit-Proof Score here:
https://www.exitproofscore.com

Write your book in 90 days:
https://www.writein90.com

Learn more about the Exit-Proof Framework:
https://www.exit-proof.com

]]> Kwame Buzzsprout-19893208 Fri, 02 Oct 2026 08:00:00 -0400 3904 full false Episode 1: The "You're a Good Guy" Folder — How One Habit Kept This Founder Going on His Worst Days Episode 1: The "You're a Good Guy" Folder — How One Habit Kept This Founder Going on His Worst Days He built a million-dollar creative agency with his two best friends — through bipolar disorder, a second mortgage, borrowed money from his grandmother, and thoughts of self-harm he almost didn't survive.

Eleven years later, Colton Mulligan runs FoxFuel Creative, trains entrepreneurs on leadership and vulnerability through Entrepreneurs' Organization, and keeps a folder on his computer called "You're a Good Guy" for the days when the imposter syndrome hits hardest.

This is the first episode of Exit-Proof — and there was no better person to open with.

Colton Mulligan has spent nearly two decades building brands, developing leaders, and running one of Nashville's most respected creative agencies. But the story behind FoxFuel is not the polished version you'd hear at a pitch competition. It starts with a depression so severe he couldn't say yes to a business opportunity. It swings into a mania so intense he mortgaged his home and borrowed money from his doctor before he had a single client. And it ends with a business that has survived eleven years — because two partners decided to go ride or die with a founder who told them, weeks before launch, that he had Type 1 bipolar disorder.

In this conversation, Kwame Kuadey and Colton go deep on what it actually takes to build something that lasts — not just financially, but personally. They talk about the real dynamics of a decade-long business partnership, what AI is doing to the creative industry right now, why Colton has 80 hours of unedited content sitting on a hard drive he has never published, and the core belief that has anchored every room he has walked into since January 1st, 2015.

What you will walk away with is not a framework. It is something more useful — an honest look at what building actually costs, and why the founders who survive are not always the ones who had the best plan. Sometimes they are just the ones who had the right people.

Guest Bio

Colton Mulligan is CEO and Principal Strategist of FoxFuel Creative, a Nashville-based branding, marketing, and web development agency he co-founded with two of his closest friends nearly a decade ago. With nearly two decades of experience in brand strategy and digital marketing, he helps organizations tell stories that connect and last. As an official Entrepreneurs' Organization Forum Trainer, Colton coaches founders on leadership, emotional intelligence, and vulnerability — and has become a recognized voice on purpose-driven entrepreneurship, mental health in the workplace, and what it means to build with intention. Learn more at foxfuelcreative.com or connect with Colton at linkedin.com/in/coltonmulligan.


WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:

How Colton's undiagnosed bipolar disorder almost prevented him from starting FoxFuel — and how mania ultimately launched it

The real systems and boundaries that allow a founder with a mental health condition to run a business reliably over eleven years

What a decade-long co-founder relationship actually looks like — the meetings, the boundaries, the grace, and the "You're a Going Into Mania" protocol

Why Colton believes staying small gave him more flexibility to navigate the AI disruption than agencies ten times his size

What AI is doing to the creative industry right now — and why the separation between builders and everyone else is accelerating

The single core belief — no one deserves to feel alone — that drives every room Colton walks into

Why Colton has $15,000 in camera equipment, 80+ hours of unedited content, and still hasn't posted — and what that tells every founder about the real reason they are not building their personal brand


Will your name outlive your business?

Follow me:
⟡ Website: https://www.kwamekuadey.com/
⟡ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kwamekuadey/
⟡ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kwamekuadey/
⟡ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kwamekuadey

Get your FREE Exit-Proof Score here:
https://www.exitproofscore.com

Write your book in 90 days:
https://www.writein90.com

Learn more about the Exit-Proof Framework:
https://www.exit-proof.com

]]> He built a million-dollar creative agency with his two best friends — through bipolar disorder, a second mortgage, borrowed money from his grandmother, and thoughts of self-harm he almost didn't survive.

Eleven years later, Colton Mulligan runs FoxFuel Creative, trains entrepreneurs on leadership and vulnerability through Entrepreneurs' Organization, and keeps a folder on his computer called "You're a Good Guy" for the days when the imposter syndrome hits hardest.

This is the first episode of Exit-Proof — and there was no better person to open with.

Colton Mulligan has spent nearly two decades building brands, developing leaders, and running one of Nashville's most respected creative agencies. But the story behind FoxFuel is not the polished version you'd hear at a pitch competition. It starts with a depression so severe he couldn't say yes to a business opportunity. It swings into a mania so intense he mortgaged his home and borrowed money from his doctor before he had a single client. And it ends with a business that has survived eleven years — because two partners decided to go ride or die with a founder who told them, weeks before launch, that he had Type 1 bipolar disorder.

In this conversation, Kwame Kuadey and Colton go deep on what it actually takes to build something that lasts — not just financially, but personally. They talk about the real dynamics of a decade-long business partnership, what AI is doing to the creative industry right now, why Colton has 80 hours of unedited content sitting on a hard drive he has never published, and the core belief that has anchored every room he has walked into since January 1st, 2015.

What you will walk away with is not a framework. It is something more useful — an honest look at what building actually costs, and why the founders who survive are not always the ones who had the best plan. Sometimes they are just the ones who had the right people.

Guest Bio

Colton Mulligan is CEO and Principal Strategist of FoxFuel Creative, a Nashville-based branding, marketing, and web development agency he co-founded with two of his closest friends nearly a decade ago. With nearly two decades of experience in brand strategy and digital marketing, he helps organizations tell stories that connect and last. As an official Entrepreneurs' Organization Forum Trainer, Colton coaches founders on leadership, emotional intelligence, and vulnerability — and has become a recognized voice on purpose-driven entrepreneurship, mental health in the workplace, and what it means to build with intention. Learn more at foxfuelcreative.com or connect with Colton at linkedin.com/in/coltonmulligan.


WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:

How Colton's undiagnosed bipolar disorder almost prevented him from starting FoxFuel — and how mania ultimately launched it

The real systems and boundaries that allow a founder with a mental health condition to run a business reliably over eleven years

What a decade-long co-founder relationship actually looks like — the meetings, the boundaries, the grace, and the "You're a Going Into Mania" protocol

Why Colton believes staying small gave him more flexibility to navigate the AI disruption than agencies ten times his size

What AI is doing to the creative industry right now — and why the separation between builders and everyone else is accelerating

The single core belief — no one deserves to feel alone — that drives every room Colton walks into

Why Colton has $15,000 in camera equipment, 80+ hours of unedited content, and still hasn't posted — and what that tells every founder about the real reason they are not building their personal brand


Will your name outlive your business?

Follow me:
⟡ Website: https://www.kwamekuadey.com/
⟡ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kwamekuadey/
⟡ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kwamekuadey/
⟡ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kwamekuadey

Get your FREE Exit-Proof Score here:
https://www.exitproofscore.com

Write your book in 90 days:
https://www.writein90.com

Learn more about the Exit-Proof Framework:
https://www.exit-proof.com

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