04.28.26 CEO Forum — Optimizing Your Business Today for the Best Exit Tomorrow

Agenda — Networking, Presentation, Conversation, Q&A

In 1993, Patti Peeples, PhD founded HealthEconomics.Com — a digital-first platform before digital-first was a strategy. She spent years making it more understandable, more transferable, and more valuable. Then she sold it to a top 100 Healthcare Technology company.

In this session, Ken Theriot and Gwen Griggs draw out the real story: what Patti did five years before the deal closed, what caught her off guard, and what every founder in the room can use — whether a transaction is two years away or ten.

Readiness is not a date. This conversation is about what it actually is.

Questions we’ll dig into:

How do I know if my company is actually ready — or just feels ready?
What do buyers see that founders are too close to notice?
Is my revenue working for me — or against me in a deal?
How do I reduce dependence on myself without losing what makes the company valuable?
What does “the right buyer” actually mean — and how do I find them?

Date:
Tuesday, April 28, 2026 / 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm ET

Location:
AnuVision Technologies, 11417 Saints Rd — Jacksonville, FL (map)

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Patti Peeples, PhD – Serial Entrepreneur, Health Industry Thought Leader / Jacksonville — Dr. Peeples advises business expansion, strategic planning, acquisition planning, and improved operations. She founded a company focused on health care value and access, later acquired by a top 100 Healthcare Technology company. Widely published in the peer review literature and a frequent speaker, Dr. Peeples has served in senior positions for major pharma organizations including Novartis and ALZA-a J&J company.

Gwen Griggs, Managing Director, ADVOS | Strategy + Law / Ponte Vedra, FL — Along with Whitney Harper, Gwen co-founded ADVOS legal, a new model, agile firm of experienced management team lawyers handling complex transactions and keeping high-growth companies deal-ready with an eye on the day-to-day. Gwen started her career at Holland & Knight and spent most of her career on management teams in legal and operational roles, including a role where she led the acquisition of 21 properties over a 3 year period.

Special thanks to our sponsors — committed to supporting the founders who are building something worth keeping