Stephen V. Smith is a storyteller and entreprenuer who, alongside his wife Michele, spent 25 years building a national marketing and communications firm that was named to the Inc. 5000 list, then selling the company to a strategic acquirer in the midst of a pandemic.

His latest project is I Want To Sell My Small Business, a newsletter to help owners navigate the financial, operational, human, and emotional components of selling their small business. It's published by Rare Life Media, a team on a mission to help small business owners and other creators realize and pursue what a rare life means to them.