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Job description
About Us
Forge Holdings is a dynamic investment firm focused on acquiring and growing lower middle market businesses generating $3M-$15M in annual cash flow. We adopt a people-first philosophy, prioritizing high-energy teams driven by grit, bias to action, and a passion for value creation over traditional experience. Our CEOs are empowered to lead their businesses, make bold decisions, and unlock value creation through smart capital allocation.
About The Role
As CEO, you will lead one of our portfolio companies, serving as the primary capital allocator to drive sustainable value creation. We welcome first-time CEOs and those with experience in the role — our founders succeeded as first-timers at ages 30 and 37 — and seek hungry leaders excited by ownership, accountability, and earning through impact. This role demands high energy, decisive action, and a relentless focus on aligning people, strategy, execution, and acquisitions to generate superior, long-term value creation.
What We're Looking For
We seek great decision-makers motivated by:
Ownership: Taking full command of a business and its destiny
Accountability: Driving results with responsibility and without excuses
Value Creation: Building lasting equity through smart, disciplined allocation of capital
Key Responsibilities
Allocation of Capital Across Four Pillars: People, Strategic Initiatives, Internal Growth Investments, External Acquisitions, Balance, and Culture
People: Hire top-tier A-players, foster relationships and a retentive culture, and empower them to own capital decisions within their teams
Strategic Initiatives: Identify high-impact value creation opportunities, prioritize them, and execute to achieve measurable outcomes
Internal Investments - Growth Assets: Invest in technology, property, plant, and equipment on timelines that support growth
External Investment - Acquisitions: Pursue strategic add-on acquisitions that are highly accretive on standalone merits
Balance: Act as the ultimate decision-maker, balancing short-term execution with long-term value building
Culture: Cultivate a culture of accountability and ownership that motivates performance and rewards value creation
Requirements
Demonstrable history of value-creating decisions for yourself, teams, and organizations — no prior CEO experience required
Proven track record in capital allocation across people, strategy, assets, and acquisitions
Bias to action, with grit and energy to thrive in ambiguous, high-stakes environments
Excitement for earning through equity and creating tangible impact in a lower middle market setting
If you're eager to bet on yourself and lead with unrelenting energy, we’re eager to speak with you about accelerating your career in partnership with Forge Holdings. Applications received outside of our HRIS will not be reviewed. Please click this link to apply:
Benefits
Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
Training & Development
Stock Option Plan
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Worksite address
omaha, NE, 68197, US
Who can apply
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