{"id":30498,"date":"2025-03-21T20:53:43","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T20:53:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.growthink.com\/?p=30498"},"modified":"2025-09-26T08:34:36","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T08:34:36","slug":"identity-shift-transitioning-out-of-company-ownership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.growthink.com\/content\/identity-shift-transitioning-out-of-company-ownership","title":{"rendered":"Identity Shift &#8211; Transitioning Out of Company Ownership"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"30498\" class=\"elementor elementor-30498\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48eba04 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"48eba04\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-614a073 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"614a073\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In this episode we explore the world of business owner identity. 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