Operators at heart, investors by trade
We know the commitment it takes to build and run a thriving business in the middle market. Many of us have been there ourselves. Over the past 20+ years, we’ve found that our greatest successes have come from working with partners who share our values of hard work, honesty, perseverance, and a deep desire to win.
Our Purpose
We aim to make a lasting impact and help transform businesses into resilient market leaders. To do this, we invest in people – people who we believe will work hard to win together and build a purposeful organization that solves the needs of others.
We’re here to be a trusted extension of your team – to help you make tough decisions, to drive more value, and to help you grow and scale in ways that you may not have even envisioned.
Our People
We bring more than capital to our portfolio companies. We bring decades of experience, insight, and operating know-how to small and mid-sized businesses. You don’t get results like we do without the right people on your team. It’s all in our name. Gridiron is a reference to American football, a sport that requires flexible strategies, a clear vision and game plan, and above all, a well-coordinated team with a deep desire to win. Each team member brings their own unique strengths, experience, and skill sets that are key to our success.
Our Values
Hard Work
We know the grit and hustle it takes to build a business from the ground up. We roll up our sleeves and work right alongside you to take your company to the next level.
Honesty
Our relationships are rooted in trust and transparency. We do what we say we will.
Perseverance
We know there is more than one way to achieve our goals. You never know what challenges are around the corner, but our playbook of tried-and-true processes allows us to easily pivot and stay ahead of the game.
Deep Desire to Win
You can’t just have a vision – you need to really want it. When we see an opportunity, we do everything in our power to win it.
Winning Together
Winning requires a collaborative team effort. We understand that we’ll never know as much about a company as its founders and senior leaders. We also know that a company’s people and culture are critical to its success, which is why we foster a shared strategic vision with owners and management teams. We enhance powerful teams by combining your in-house expertise with our background in building businesses. Our partners support every relationship from the ground up by providing personalized resources and diverse perspectives to win in competitive markets.
Our relationships outlive our investments – often by decades. To us, that’s a sign that we’re doing things the right way: forging relationships and developing strategies that last.
Working at Gridiron
Building Team Chemistry
We genuinely look forward to showing up to work every day because we love our jobs as well as the people we work with. We organize monthly activities to bring our team together, whether it is to eat, play sports, celebrate our wins, share our stories, or simply have fun outside of the office. (Of course, Gridiron family dogs are welcome, too!)
Empowering Our People
We know the value of embracing a team with diverse backgrounds and experiences. That’s why we have dedicated Employee Resource Groups, including our Women’s Initiative, that offer networking, training, and learning opportunities so team members feel supported in their paths to growth.
Giving Back
Our impact on the communities where we serve is greatly important to us. We have dedicated “Giving Days” and offer our team additional time off to participate in charitable activities with organizations we care about – such as No Child Hungry, Habitat for Humanity, and many other organizations we’ve actively supported.
The Gridiron Impact
