Headquartered in Waterloo, Iowa, VGM Group offers professional services to help our business customers grow, diversify offerings, and sustain their competitive advantage. We are experts in our various fields who care about our customers’ success. Services include group purchasing, commercial insurance, management of healthcare services and networks in post-acute cases, healthcare distribution direct to patient homes, specialty consulting, online education, digital, print, and traditional marketing, and more.
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What really sets VGM Group apart is our people, who are both employees and owners. As a 100% employee-owned company, our more than 1,500 employee owners are empowered to impact the business, no matter their role. We are guided by what we call our Power of One principles, which are ideas we embrace each day. Learn more about these principles and what it’s like to be part of VGM on the Careers page.
With employee owners in 40 states and Canada, you’re closer to VGM than you might think. Approximately 600 people work in the Waterloo offices and the remainder work in one of VGM’s eight offices outside of Waterloo or work from home.
Since its founding in 1986, VGM Group has evolved several times over. Perhaps the most significant evolution came in 2008 when we became 100% employee owned. This shift is the primary driver of our current and future growth. We’re approximately 5x larger today, with employee owners in 40 states and Canada. And because we constantly change to meet our customers’ needs, we’re destined to become an even bigger company, serving even more types of businesses—all due to the power of employee ownership.
Community Recognition VGM News
Published April 2, 2025
Nominations for the 2024 HME Woman Of The Year have officially opened and are being accepted through May 1, 2025. In its ninth year, presented by VGM Group, Inc., this award recognizes a woman who has made significant contributions throughout her career to her community, company, and to the home medical equipment industry as a whole.
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Community Employee Ownership VGM News
Published April 1, 2025
In the first quarter of 2025, VGM Group’s Community Giving efforts focused on projects and organizations that help promote education and literacy throughout the community. Donations this quarter totaled: $18,950. Learn more about these organizations below.
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Careers Employee Ownership VGM News
Published April 1, 2025
2024 was a record-breaking year for VGM, and that success is driven by our employee owners. They’re the ones that make it possible—leading to some of the best years for many of VGM’s business units.
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Careers Community Employee Ownership VGM News
Published March 31, 2025
VGM Group is pleased to announce the promotion of Chris Wendland to Chief Legal Officer. In this newly created role, Wendland will oversee all legal matters for VGM Group, ensuring compliance and providing strategic legal guidance to support the company's growth and innovation. With this promotion, Wendland also joins VGM’s senior leadership team.
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Careers Employee Ownership Recognition VGM News
Published March 27, 2025
VGM Group, Inc. has been named Employee Owned Company Of The Year by the Iowa/Nebraska Chapter of The ESOP Association (TEA). The award was presented on Feb. 27. VGM Group is now in the running for the National Employee Owned Company Of The Year Award, which will be announced during TEA’s National Conference May 13–16 in Washington, D.C.
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Published February 27, 2025
VGM Group is excited to once again earn The Best Place for Working Parents® business designation in 2025. This is the fourth year in a row VGM has received this honor, demonstrating the company’s ongoing commitment to offering support for its working parents.
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Careers Community Employee Ownership VGM News
Published February 19, 2025
In November 2023, the VGM Child Care Center opened its doors for the first time to employee owners and their young ones. With the constant struggle of securing reliable child care over the last few years, the VGM Child Care Center lifted off much needed weight from the shoulders of dozens of employee owners.
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Published February 17, 2025
VGM Group is pleased to announce the promotion of Barry Thwaits to Executive Vice President, Customer Success with VGM & Associates. In this newly created role, Thwaits will continue to develop a long-term vision for coordinated communication and strategies that help VGM’s customers scale their business.
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