Founding Partner John Mickelson of Midwest Growth Partners shares how the idea for MGP was born, what it’s like to run a private equity firm in Iowa, and what services they provide to businesses they work with. MGP manages more than $154 million of committed private capital which is used to facilitate orderly business succession planning transitions, honoring the legacies of past owners and employees in addition to making growth equity investments in quality, growing companies that are managed by great people who share their cultural values.