Felena Hanson sat down with Carrie Kerpen, to discuss the sale of Likeable, one of the first social media agencies in existence.
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 started, and scaled Likeable Media, a women-led digital agency, which was named the 6th Best Place To Work in New York City. After successfully navigating the sale of Likeable to 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 Collective, the only community dedicated exclusively to exited female founders. 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 (May 2025), 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.
