Successfully helping business owners, entrepreneurs and executives achieve their goals since 2003!
About Gross and Company
When the business matters, experience matters more
Gross & Company provides fractional executive leadership and high-stakes advisory for industrial, manufacturing, and technically complex businesses facing growth, transition, or performance pressure.
Led directly by Tom Gross — former CEO, COO, and General Manager, we step in when clear judgment, execution, and accountability are required.
- 25+ years senior leadership experience
- CEO, COO & GM of $5M–$220M industrial businesses
- Founder of multiple North American subsidiaries and start-ups
- Deep expertise in manufacturing, automation, machinery, and advanced technology
- Trusted advisor to PE firms, boards, and founders
Who We Work With
Gross & Company works with organizations at inflection points — when internal capability, leadership bandwidth, or experience is no longer sufficient.
We are typically engaged by:
- Founder-led companies that have outgrown their structure
- Private-equity-backed firms in transition
- Industrial and manufacturing businesses under margin pressure
- Technology and engineering companies struggling to commercialize
- Boards that need experienced, steady executive leadership - fast
If the situation is complex, technical, or high stakes, you’re in the right place.
Specialized Industry Sectors
- CNC Machine Tools & Manufacturing Technology
- Cutting Tools and Robotic Automation
- Defense & Aerospace
- Medical Device Manufacturing
- Architectural, Engineering, and Construction
- Law Firm Non-Legal Operations & IT
- University Start-ups & Entrepreneurial Education
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what we do
We step into situations and help businesses move forward.
Fractional & Interim Executive Leadership
- CEO, COO, CFO, Chief Engineering, Plant Management and cross-functional leadership during growth, transition, or turnaround.
Business & Growth Strategy
- Commercialization, market entry, pricing, channel strategy, and Go-To-Market (GTM) execution for industrial and technology companies.
Turnarounds & Performance Improvement
- Operational resets, margin recovery, accountability systems, and execution discipline.
M&A, Integration & Transaction Support
- Due diligence, post-merger integration, restructuring, and leadership continuity.
Board-Level Advisory
- Clear judgment, independent thinking, and real-world operating experience - not theory.
How we're different
Most advisors have opinions; we have scar tissue that has been earned.
- Former CEO, COO, and GM - not career consultants
- Deep manufacturing, engineering, and automation background
- Comfortable with P&L ownership, people decisions, and pressure
- Hands-on execution paired with strategic clarity
- Direct, practical, and accountable
Clients work with us because they need someone who has actually done the job.
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