Carrie Kerpen

Carrie Kerpen is the founder and CEO of The Whisper Group, the #1 Exit Readiness Advisory Practice for Women-Owned Businesses. Prior to launching The Whisper Group, Carrie cofounded Likeable Media, one of the world’s first social marketing agencies, which was named the 6th Best Place To Work in New York City. After successfully navigating the sale of Likeable to a 1200-person technology firm, 10Pearls, in 2021 Carrie researched The Exit Gap, producing an annual report on the disparities in exit values of female-led companies. She went on to build The Whisper Group, the largest collective of exited female founders who advise women entrepreneurs through their best exit.

She is the author of WORK IT: Secrets For Success From The Boldest Women In Business and THE WHISPER WAY: The Secret Formula For Women Entrepreneurs To Scale and Sell For Life-Changing Money, as well as the host of The Exit Whisperer, a podcast featuring exited female founders. Carrie is also a Certified Exit Planning Advisor (CEPA), and lives in Port Washington, New York with her husband, her three children, and her dog Homer.