Chris Vanderzyden, CPA, CVGA, is an author, speaker, and leading educator on exit planning and mergers and acquisitions. She is a founding partner of Legacy Partners LLP,a mergers and acquisitions advisory firm dedicated to serving privately held middle-market business owners to create and execute successful exit strategies resulting in the harvesting and preservation of wealth. She’s the author of "Master Your Exit Plan: Sell Your Business, Preserve Your Legacy" and the bestseller "7 Steps to Entrepreneurial Victory."