What if your firm could reach your next goal without becoming more corporate?
Keeping your A/E firm on track means keeping up with an ever-increasing set of pressures. And this looks different depending on what your goals are – both for yourself and for your firm. Are you thinking about:
- How to sell your business while keeping your unique identity?
- How to strengthen your firm in ways that allow for more employee opportunity, financial stability, and access complex projects without losing control, rewards, or your unique identity?
- How to grow your business beyond the barriers that hold you back today while maintaining control of brand and its future value?
We have struggled with a lot of the same pressures and saw that there weren’t many good options within our industry.
At GMB, we believe in creating more good in the world. Creativity, generosity, and care for people not only drive our work, but how we approach our business. And we are looking to expand that impact. If you’ve been thinking about what’s next for your firm, read more about our approach and philosophy.
The GMB approach
Our ownership structure is a direct extension of our culture of empowered decision-making.
Our teams are self-managed, empowering them to make decisions that best serve our clients, our company, and our people. This flexibility allows individuals and teams to perform at their best, without the rigidity of traditional corporate structures weighing them down.
GMB operates best when everyone possesses a holistic understanding of the interactions between all the moving parts, from teams’ roles to our financial performance. This helps everyone make the best decisions for their team or client.
We understand how all of our roles work toward our joint success, so we share in those rewards jointly as well.
Keep what makes your firm special.
Gain what you can’t build alone.
Partnering with GMB means…
Your clients reap the benefits when your team has access to more resources, knowledge, work experience, and even additional disciplines.
Who you are – your name, your visual identity, and your reputation – have helped you become who you are today. We want to help strengthen and grow what you’ve built.
Keeping decisions close to the people who are most impacted by them is core to our Team of Teams philosophy.
We are intentional in making our people-first culture a reality. All of our decisions are run through this lens of supporting people and structuring our business in ways that are people-centered.
As designers of the built environment, we know how important a sense of place is. We want to be grounded in our communities and a valued part of what makes them thrive.
Get the investment and resources you want without giving up your autonomy or future value.