Mya Stone receives CEPA Credential and Joins International Community of Business Advisors at the Exit Planning Institute
The Exit Planning Institute is proud to announce that Mya Stone, Director of Human Capital and Exit Planning Advisor at Calder Capital, recently earned the Certified Exit Planning Advisor (CEPA) credential after completing the Institute’s intensive five-day executive MBA-style program. Stone joins an elite group of business advisors who have received this credential and are now part of the Exit Planning Institute’s international community of CEPAs. The CEPA program is the most widely accepted and endorsed professional exit planning program in the world.
About Mya Stone
Mya Stone joined Calder Capital in October 2024 as Director of Human Capital, where she leads strategic HR initiatives that support both internal teams and clients in navigating M&A transactions, workforce strategies, and exit planning. As an Exit Planning Advisor, she works closely with business owners to ensure they are optimally prepared for transition, helping them align their workforce, leadership structure, and human capital strategy with their long-term business goals.
With over a decade of experience in human capital management, leadership development, and workforce planning, Stone brings a people-first approach to exit planning. She understands that a company’s value is deeply tied to its leadership, employees, and organizational culture, and she helps business owners optimize their teams to drive enterprise value before a sale or transition. Bolstering her professional experience, Mya holds a Bachelors from Michigan State University in Political Science as well as a MBA from Harvard Business School.
Earning the CEPA credential enhances Stone’s ability to provide comprehensive exit planning services, ensuring business owners maximize value and create seamless transitions by integrating workforce strategy into the overall exit plan.
Outside of work, Mya enjoys traveling, skiing, and spending time with her family.
About the CEPA Program
The Certified Exit Planning Advisor (CEPA) program is designed for business advisors who work closely with owners of privately held companies. The program focuses on Master Planning, aligning business, personal, and financial goals through the Value Acceleration Methodology™.
The executive MBA-style format includes a mix of lectures, group discussions, case studies, and individual exercises, helping advisors develop the expertise needed to guide business owners through successful exits and value optimization strategies. The program is led by the Exit Planning Institute’s faculty of experienced advisors, authors, and industry experts.
To receive the CEPA credential, Stone completed the rigorous five-day program, which involved approximately 100 hours of pre-course study, 30 hours of classroom instruction, and a three-hour proctored exam.
About the Exit Planning Institute
The Exit Planning Institute delivers interactive education, training, and performance-enhancing resources designed to advance the field of exit planning. Since its founding in 2005, the Institute has been the leading professional organization serving M&A advisors, wealth managers, financial planners, accountants, attorneys, and other business professionals involved in exit planning. To learn more, please visit: www.exit-planning-institute.org.
About Calder Capital
Calder Capital, LLC is a lower middle market investment bank providing mergers and acquisitions advisory services to business owners, entrepreneurs, family offices, and investors across the United States. Our dedicated team of professionals combines extensive industry experience, technological innovation, negotiation savvy, and key relationships to exhibit exceptional execution. Calder’s services include mergers and acquisitions advisory, private funds and capital markets advisory, and business valuations. To learn more, please visit: www.caldergr.com.