Operating by John Brewton

Operating by John Brewton

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Operating Stories: What Private Equity Taught Me by Never Investing in My Family’s Business

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John Brewton
Mar 08, 2026
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Private equity never wrote us a check.

They did something far more valuable.

They told me everything that was wrong with our business.

For free. Repeatedly.

Over several dozen meetings across a period of years.

This is the story of R.G. Brewton, Inc.

My family’s industrial distribution company that I helped optimize, grow and scale more than 3…

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