Founded by Owners Who Have Sold Their Own Companies
We built this brokerage around the things nobody did for us when we sold: a number we could trust, a calendar we could plan around, a fee we could read, and a plan for our people.
Meet Our TeamWe started this firm because we had been the seller
Gainz Growth Partners was founded in Ogden, Utah by business owners who had already been through an exit and came away convinced the industry could do better. We had seen how it works from the owner's chair: a broker wins the listing with a flattering valuation, posts it to a marketplace, and waits. When the deal stalls in diligence, the owner is the one who pays for it.
So we built the process we wished we had. A written opinion of value before anyone commits to anything, with the method shown. Preparation before the business goes to market. A blind profile to buyers we have already qualified, and your approval before any of them learns your name. Then hands-on work through negotiation, due diligence, and closing, because that is where deals are won or lost.
Our partners bring 20+ years of combined transaction experience across manufacturing, professional services, healthcare, construction, technology, and retail. We work with owner-operated companies typically valued between $1 million and $50 million, in Utah and across the United States.
Our record
Every business we have taken to market has sold
Against a market where only 20–30% of listed businesses ever sell and the industry closes about 22% of its listings, ours have all closed, each within 12 months. We track this from deal one and we will keep publishing it, including the day it is no longer 100 percent.
Four principles, each with a mechanism behind it
A principle without a process is a slogan. Each of these is something you can see in the first week.
Tell the truth about value
We would rather lose a listing than win it with an inflated number. Every opinion of value we write is one we are prepared to defend to a buyer and a lender, and it says so if we would not take the business to market.
Prepare before you list
Buyers pay for clean books, documented processes, and a business that runs without its owner. The work happens before the first buyer conversation, not after the first offer falls apart.
Disclose in stages
No buyer learns the name of your company until they have signed an NDA, shown proof of funds, and been approved by you. Your employees, customers, and competitors hear it from you.
Get paid when you do
One success fee at closing. No retainer, no valuation charge, no monthly fees. The percentage, the term, and the way to end the engagement are published on our fees page.
The two questions no broker asked us
A third of owners rank what happens to their employees nearly as high as the price. Three in four report regret within a year of selling. Neither shows up on a broker's website, because neither is about the commission.
We ask both questions in the first conversation, and we put the answers into the process.
We ask about your people before we ask about your multiple.
The first conversation covers who runs what, who needs to stay, and what you owe the people who built the business with you.
Retention and transition terms go in the letter of intent.
When your team matters to the deal, it is written into the offer, not left to a handshake at closing.
Buyers are screened for fit, not just funds.
Proof of funds gets a buyer through the door. What they plan to do with your team and your customers decides whether we bring them to you.
The year after is part of the first call.
Three in four owners report regret within a year of selling. We ask what that year looks like before we talk about price, because a sale that leaves you adrift was not a good sale.
Ogden, the Wasatch Front, and beyond
We are headquartered in Ogden, Utah and meet Wasatch Front owners in person. For clients elsewhere in the Western United States and nationwide, we combine video consultations with travel for site visits, buyer meetings, and closings.
Regions:
Contact:
- • bret@gainzgrowthpartners.com
- • Ogden, Utah 84405
- • By appointment only
Business Hours:
Monday - Friday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM MST
Saturday & Sunday: Closed
By appointment only
LET’S START WITH YOUR NUMBER
A first conversation with Gainz Growth Partners is confidential, free, and carries no obligation. Within 5 business days you will know what your business is worth and whether now is the time.