BREAKING NEWS! Pat Flynn SOLD Smart Passive Income: Liz Wilcox Bought SPI

BREAKING NEWS: Pat Flynn sold Smart Passive Income, and Liz Wilcox bought SPI.

In this special Real Business Connections episode, Ben Albert sits down with Liz Wilcox right after the announcement that she purchased Smart Passive Income from Pat Flynn and Matt Gartland.

Liz shares the real story behind the SPI sale, how the deal started, why Pat trusted her with the future of Smart Passive Income, and what it feels like to become the new owner of one of the most recognized brands in online business, passive income, podcasting, and entrepreneurship.

They talk about Liz’s journey from RV travel blogger to email marketing expert, building a successful membership business, creating freedom on her own terms, and why she said yes to buying SPI even though she had already built a business that worked.

This is more than an acquisition story. It is a real conversation about legacy, trust, community, transparency, business self-discovery, and what happens when the person behind the business steps into a bigger chapter.

Liz also shares what changes with her at the wheel, what stays true to the Pat Flynn era, what Team WIN means, and what entrepreneurs can expect from the next season of Smart Passive Income.

Plus, we talk about the official Pat Flynn and Liz Wilcox announcement video, the reaction from the SPI community, and Pat’s upcoming “last hurrah” event, Collabs for Community, happening October 1st at Kit’s New York City Studio.

If you’ve been searching who bought Smart Passive Income, why Pat Flynn sold SPI, or what Liz Wilcox is planning next as the new owner of Smart Passive Income, this is the conversation.

Watch Pat Flynn and Liz Wilcox announce the SPI sale:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XaI2X5yEtE

Official SPI announcement:

https://www.smartpassiveincome.com/blog/liz-wilcox-purchases-smart-passive-income/