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About Us
We care about all stakeholders.
We are highly selective, and we only work with a few exclusive investment firms & businesses.
we want to get it right: the right buyer, the right seller, the right time, the right deal.
Jon Polenz founded Owner 1st after successfully building and selling a commercial service business to a private equity group.
Jon is a Certified Merger & Acquisition Advisor and an active member of AM&AA, the leading international organization for Middle Market M&A professionals.
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Jon is an Advisor to Halogen Ventures, an early-stage venture capital fund investing in consumer technology companies led by women. Halogen has invested in over 70 portfolio companies that have generated over $10 Billion in market value.
Jon servs on the Board of Directors of PestCo, a portfolio company of Thompson Street Capital Partners. PestCo operates nation-wide and has over $100M of annual revenue, making it the 15th largest pest control in the U.S.
Business Interviews
Jon loves meeting and talking with other business leaders. Prior to starting OwnerCo, he produced a business podcast and Emmy-nominated video series that featured interviews with founders, CEOs, business owners, and business leaders including Mark Cuban, Sheryl Sandberg, Jessica Alba, and Ted Turner.
He gained important insights being in the room with these business people at the top of their games, and OwnerCo is a way for Jon to keep talking with business leaders, every day.
Jon has produced interviews with the Founders/CEOs of these great companies:
Our Values
We want to be the best at what we do. This means we approach our work in a thoughtful, intentional way. We have developed a set of core values to guide the way we run our business and make decisions. This is our DNA.
We prioritize people
We value long-standing working relationships built with mutual respect, loyalty, and integrity.
We are exclusive
Privacy, confidentiality, and trust matter to us. We are highly focused and selective.
We are professionals
We are experts who bring specialized knowledge and strong capabilities to the table to add value.
We are results-driven
We are hungry, hard-working, action-biased, and relentless in pursuit of progress and great outcomes.
We are radically honest
We are hyper-realists who believe honesty can be a change-maker. Accountability is important.
We are growth-oriented
We are always adapting and developing. We have an abundance mindset and set a high bar for success.
