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. 🐶
